You can’t access Sora 2 through OpenAI’s Sora app, website, or API now. OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026, and the Sora API on September 24, 2026. Both dates have passed as of November 9, 2026. (help.openai.com)
Consumer app and website access
There is no current Sora app or web signup route to follow. OpenAI’s discontinuation notice confirms that both experiences have ended; an old invite, a ChatGPT subscription, or the launch-era signup instructions do not restore access. (help.openai.com)
For context, Mashable reported during the initial rollout on October 1, 2025, that people could download the Sora iOS app, sign up there for an access notification, and use sora.com after receiving an invite. That describes the launch-era process, not a way to access Sora today. The same report quoted an initial rollout in the U.S. and Canada; those historical details should not be treated as current availability rules. (openai.com)
What to do: Don’t spend time searching for an invite code or trying to join that old notification flow. The historical article did not provide an invite code or a promised wait time, and OpenAI’s discontinuation notice confirms the app and web service have ended. (openai.com)
Production API access
The Sora API is also discontinued. OpenAI’s API deprecations documentation lists September 24, 2026, as the removal date for Sora 2 video-generation models and the Videos API. A consumer subscription or prior API setup does not provide a current Sora 2 generation route after that shutdown. (developers.openai.com)
So there is no current Sora 2 API request, model ID, or endpoint to set up for production use. Don’t rely on old examples or third-party services claiming to restore access; the official shutdown notice says the API has ended. (help.openai.com)
If you created videos in Sora
OpenAI’s discontinuation guidance says users can export Sora content by going to sora.chatgpt.com/sunset and selecting Export. OpenAI says the export will be prepared and an email sent when it is ready. (help.openai.com)
Bottom line
If you’re asking how to start using Sora 2 now, there is no supported OpenAI app, web, or API access path: the consumer experiences ended April 26, 2026, and the API ended September 24, 2026. The old invite instructions are historical only. (help.openai.com)