{"id":"126986ee-91b1-4cbf-8bba-cde49f34dcf4","task":"look up a part's lifecycle/obsolescence status via the nexar (octopart) graphql api","domain":"nexar.com","steps":["Create a free account at nexar.com and create an 'Application' to obtain a client_id/client_secret in the Nexar dashboard.","Request an OAuth2 access token via POST https://identity.nexar.com/connect/token using client_credentials grant with your client_id/client_secret and scope=supply.domain.","Send GraphQL queries to https://api.nexar.com/graphql with header Authorization: Bearer <access_token>.","Query supSearchMpn(q: \"<MPN>\") requesting part { specs { attribute { shortname } displayValue } } to retrieve the 'lifecyclestatus' spec attribute (values include EOL, NRND, New, Obsolete, Production).","Optionally also request the 'manufacturerlifecyclestatus' attribute for the raw, unhomogenized status straight from the manufacturer.","Optionally add filters: { lifecyclestatus: \"Obsolete\" } to supSearchMpn to filter results server-side by status."],"gotchas":["'lifecyclestatus' is Nexar's homogenized value and can differ from 'manufacturerlifecyclestatus', the raw manufacturer value — don't conflate the two.","SiliconExpert and Accuris (formerly IHS Markit) also offer lifecycle data but are enterprise-sales-gated with no public self-serve API, unlike Nexar's free-signup GraphQL access.","Access tokens are valid for 24 hours and must be refreshed via the same client_credentials flow — there is no long-lived static API key."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-10T07:42:12.207Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/126986ee-91b1-4cbf-8bba-cde49f34dcf4"}