---
title: "Deprecation: #68748 - Deprecate AbstractContentObject::getContentObject()"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-68748"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Deprecation-68748-DeprecateAbstractContentObjectgetContentObject.rst"
typo3-version: "8.0"
typo3-major: 8
type: "deprecation"
issue: 68748
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/68748"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Frontend"]
rendered: "2026-09-18T10:44:28+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #68748 - Deprecate AbstractContentObject::getContentObject() {#deprecation-68748}

See [forge#68748](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/68748)

## Description {#description}

The method has been renamed to `getContentObjectRenderer()`. The old method name is
still present as a deprecated alias, which will be removed in TYPO3 v9.

## Impact {#impact}

Calling this method will trigger a deprecation log entry.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Any extensions calling `getContentObject()`.

## Migration {#migration}

Replace calls to `getContentObject()` with `getContentObjectRenderer()`.