---
title: "Breaking: #77186 - ExtDirect eID entry point removed"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-77186"
source: "Changelog/8.3/Breaking-77186-ExtDirectEIDEntryPointRemoved.rst"
typo3-version: "8.3"
typo3-major: 8
type: "breaking"
issue: 77186
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/77186"
tags: ["JavaScript", "Backend", "PHP-API"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #77186 - ExtDirect eID entry point removed {#breaking-77186}

See [forge#77186](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/77186)

## Description {#description}

The frontend eID script to call the `ExtDirect` API for backend calls has been removed.

## Impact {#impact}

Calling `index.php?eID=ExtDirect` will result in an PHP exception.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

Instances using the ExtDirect eID script.