Highcharts new and removed API since version 9.2.2

[DiegoCardoso]

Below is a list of added and removed (or marked as deprecated) API since the version 9.2.2, which is currently used in Charts.

New Chart types

Highcharts Core

1. Highcharts v10.0.0 (2022-03-07)

   • arc diagram - API: https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.arcdiagram

2. Highcharts v11.0.0 (2023-04-25)

   • treegraph - API: https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.treegraph
   • pictorial - API: https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.pictorial

Highcharts Stock

1. Highcharts Stock v12.0.0 (2024-11-27)

   • Point and Figure - API: https://api.highcharts.com/highstock/series.pointandfigure
   • Renko - API: https://api.highcharts.com/highstock/series.renko

Added API

Version	New API Option / Feature	API Link
10.1.0	plotOptions.series.allowMutatingData	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.series.allowMutatingData
10.1.0	accessibility.point.describeNull	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/accessibility.point.describeNull
10.1.0	chart.events.fullscreenOpen & fullscreenClose	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/chart.events.fullscreenOpen
		https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/chart.events.fullscreenClose
10.1.0	accessibility.series.descriptionFormat	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/accessibility.series.descriptionFormat
10.1.0	accessibility.keyboardNavigation .seriesNavigation.rememberPointFocus	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/accessibility.keyboardNavigation.seriesNavigation.rememberPointFocus
10.1.0	plotOptions.pie.thickness	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.pie.thickness
10.2.0	series.onPoint	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.line.onPoint
10.3.0	plotOptions.series.label.useHTML	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.series.label.useHTML
11.0.0	xAxis.minorTicksPerMajor	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/xAxis.minorTicksPerMajor
11.2.0	series.sankey.nodeAlignment	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.sankey.nodeAlignment
11.2.0	series.sankey.linkColorMode	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.sankey.linkColorMode
11.3.0	colorAxis.width	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/colorAxis.width
11.3.0	colorAxis.height	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/colorAxis.height
11.3.0	chart.axisLayoutRuns	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/chart.axisLayoutRuns
11.3.0	series.organization.hangingSide	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.organization.hangingSide
11.4.0	series.sankey.nodeDistance	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.sankey.nodeDistance
11.4.2	pane.background.borderRadius	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/pane.background.borderRadius
11.4.2	yaxis.plotBands.borderRadius	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/yAxis.plotBands.borderRadius
11.4.4	legend.events.itemClick	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/legend.events.itemClick
11.4.4	plotOptions.treemap.traverseToLeaf	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.traverseToLeaf
12.0.0	series.<type>.data.x (date strings)	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/series.line.data.x (example)
12.0.0	lang.locale	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/lang.locale
12.0.0	title.minScale	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/title.minScale
12.0.0	plotOptions.boxplot.whiskerLength	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.boxplot.whiskerLength
12.0.0	labels.textOverflow	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/labels.textOverflow
12.0.0	texts.textOverflow	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/texts.textOverflow
12.0.0	lang.ucfirst	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/lang.ucfirst
12.1.0	plotOptions.treemap.cluster	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.cluster
12.2.0	tooltip.fixed	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/tooltip.fixed
12.2.0	tooltip.position	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/tooltip.position
12.2.0	plotOptions.series.nullInteraction	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.series.nullInteraction
12.2.0	plotOptions.treemap.dataLabels.headers	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.dataLabels.headers
12.2.0	plotOptions.treemap.groupPadding	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.groupPadding
12.2.0	plotOptions.treemap.nodeSizeBy	https://api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.nodeSizeBy

Removed / Deprecated API

Version	Deprecated / Removed API	Replacement / Note
10.0.0	drilldown.drillUpButton	Use drilldown.breadcrumbs → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/drilldown.breadcrumbs
	treemap.traverseUpButton	Use plotOptions.treemap.breadcrumbs → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/plotOptions.treemap.breadcrumbs
	Experimental sonification module (old version)	Removed; replaced by the new sonification module (no direct public API link)
11.0.0	labels (top-level option)	Use Annotations → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/annotations
11.4.4	series.events.legendItemClick (legacy event)	Use legend.events.itemClick → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/legend.events.itemClick
12.0.0	Series.xData, Series.yData, Series.processedXData, Series.processedYData	Use Series.getColumn() → api.highcharts.com/class-reference/Highcharts.Series#getColumn
	title.widthAdjust	Use exporting.buttons.contextButton.buttonSpacing → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/exporting.buttons.contextButton.buttonSpacing
	Global time-related settings on the old top-level	Use time group → api.highcharts.com/highcharts/time