diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 6a0218d..dc1ec8c 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class panko::api (
   $es_index_name                = $::os_service_default,
 ) inherits panko::params {
 
+  warning('This Class is deprecated and will be removed in future releases.')
+
   include ::panko::deps
   include ::panko::policy