diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/favorites_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/favorites_handler.rs
index a1ee2703..bd4da7ba 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/favorites_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/favorites_handler.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 use utoipa::ToSchema;
 
 use crate::application::dtos::display_helpers::{
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ pub async fn get_favorites(
     auth_user: AuthUser,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let user_id = auth_user.id;
+    warn!("Deprecated endpoint called: GET /api/favorites — use GET /api/favorites/resources instead");
 
     match favorites_service.get_favorites(user_id).await {
         Ok(favorites) => {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/folder_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/folder_handler.rs
index 8c8b19c5..e8aea4ca 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/folder_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/folder_handler.rs
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ pub async fn list_folder_contents(
     auth_user: AuthUser,
     path: Path<String>,
 ) -> axum::response::Response {
+    tracing::warn!("Deprecated endpoint called: GET /api/folders/{{id}}/contents — use GET /api/folders/{{id}}/resources?resource_types=folder instead");
     FolderHandler::list_folder_contents_impl(state, auth_user, path).await
 }
 
@@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ pub async fn list_folder_contents_paginated(
     path: Path<String>,
     pagination: Query<PaginationRequestDto>,
 ) -> axum::response::Response {
+    tracing::warn!("Deprecated endpoint called: GET /api/folders/{{id}}/contents/paginated — use GET /api/folders/{{id}}/resources instead");
     FolderHandler::list_folder_contents_paginated_impl(state, auth_user, path, pagination).await
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/recent_handler.rs b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/recent_handler.rs
index 5ce50631..fe6d978a 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/handlers/recent_handler.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/handlers/recent_handler.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use axum::{
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tracing::{error, info};
+use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::application::dtos::display_helpers::{
     category_for, format_file_size, icon_class_for, icon_special_class_for,
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub async fn get_recent_items(
     Query(params): Query<GetRecentParams>,
 ) -> impl IntoResponse {
     let user_id = auth_user.id;
+    warn!("Deprecated endpoint called: GET /api/recent — use GET /api/recent/resources instead");
 
     match recent_service.get_recent_items(user_id, params.limit).await {
         Ok(items) => {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs b/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
index da26f78d..17ae3e82 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/api/routes.rs
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ pub fn create_api_routes(app_state: &Arc<AppState>) -> Router<Arc<AppState>> {
         };
 
         Router::new()
-            .route("/", get(get_favorites)) // deprecated, kept for compat
-            .route("/resources", get(list_favorites_resources)) // new cursor-paginated endpoint
+            .route("/", get(get_favorites)) // deprecated — kept for external compat
+            .route("/resources", get(list_favorites_resources))
             .route("/batch", post(favorites_handler::batch_add_favorites))
             .route(
                 "/{item_type}/{item_id}",
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ pub fn create_api_routes(app_state: &Arc<AppState>) -> Router<Arc<AppState>> {
         use crate::interfaces::api::handlers::recent_handler;
 
         Router::new()
-            .route("/", get(recent_handler::get_recent_items))
+            .route("/", get(recent_handler::get_recent_items)) // deprecated — kept for external compat
             .route("/resources", get(recent_handler::list_recent_resources))
             .route(
                 "/{item_type}/{item_id}",