diff --git a/lua/freeze-code/deprecated.lua b/lua/freeze-code/deprecated.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..959645b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/freeze-code/deprecated.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+local deprecated = {}
+
+deprecated.command = function(command, message)
+  local messages = {}
+  table.insert(
+    messages,
+    "Deprecated command: "
+      .. command
+      .. "\n"
+      .. message
+      .. ".\nPlease use :help freeze-code.nvim.txt for more information."
+  )
+  vim.api.nvim_err_write(
+    string.format("[freeze-code.nvim] %s", table.concat(messages, "\n \n  ") .. "\n \nPress <Enter> to continue.\n")
+  )
+end
+
+deprecated.options = function(opts)
+  local messages = {}
+  table.insert(
+    messages,
+    "Deprecated options:\n" .. vim.inspect(opts) .. ".\nPlease use :help freeze-code.nvim.txt for more information."
+  )
+  vim.api.nvim_err_write(
+    string.format("[freeze-code.nvim] %s", table.concat(messages, "\n \n  ") .. "\n \nPress <Enter> to continue.\n")
+  )
+end
+
+return deprecated
diff --git a/lua/freeze-code/init.lua b/lua/freeze-code/init.lua
index f30632f..b00d94f 100644
--- a/lua/freeze-code/init.lua
+++ b/lua/freeze-code/init.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 local api = require("freeze-code.utils.api")
 local cfg = require("freeze-code.config")
+local deprecate = require("freeze-code.deprecated")
 
 ---@class FreezeCode
 local freeze_code = {}
@@ -21,6 +22,18 @@ local create_autocmds = function()
   end, {})
 end
 
+---@class FreezeCode
+---@field freeze function: freezes the current buffer
+freeze_code.freeze = function(_line1, _line2)
+  deprecate.command("require('freeze-code').freeze", "Now using `require('freeze-code.utils.api').freeze`")
+end
+
+---@class FreezeCode
+---@field freeze_line function: freezes the current line
+freeze_code.freeze_line = function()
+  deprecate.command("require('freeze-code').freeze_line", "Now using `require('freeze-code.utils.api').freeze_line`")
+end
+
 ---@class FreezeCode
 ---@field setup function: setup function for `freeze-code.nvim`
 ---freeze-code's set up function