# Which version of the API should apps use? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** question, api\ **Created:** [June 8, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/which-version-of-the-api-should-apps-use/79919 "2026-06-08T16:14:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoeCohen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/joecohen/32/2408_2.png) [@JoeCohen](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/JoeCohen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/which-version-of-the-api-should-apps-use/79919/1 "2026-06-08T16:14:14Z")
I noticed that warnings which used to be in the [API v2 documentation](https://api.inaturalist.org/v2/docs/) are not longer present. Should apps switch from v1 to v2? ---
**Author:** ![optilete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/optilete/32/1908_2.png) [@optilete](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/optilete)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/which-version-of-the-api-should-apps-use/79919/2 "2026-06-08T17:00:33Z")
> [@Is v2 the official API now?](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-v2-the-official-api-now/77258/7): > > Yes we are considering v2 out of beta, and the preferred API to use going forward. [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-v2-the-official-api-now/77258/7](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/is-v2-the-official-api-now/77258/7) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/which-version-of-the-api-should-apps-use/79919/3 "2026-08-07T17:00:38Z")
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