generated: '2026-09-12'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://appwrite.io/docs/apis/release-policy, https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/billing/uptime-sla,
  https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/billing/support-sla, https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/security/dev-keys,
  https://appwrite.io/changelog, https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/releases and
  https://status.appwrite.online/ — read 2026-09-12.
provider: Appwrite
providerId: appwrite
versioning:
  api:
    scheme: URI path prefix
    current: v1
    mechanism: Every endpoint is served under /v1. The prefix is reserved for breaking changes and
      has not moved since Appwrite 0.x.
    support: 3 latest API versions receive maintenance support
    extended_security_support: 10 years
    backward_compatibility: >-
      Any new Appwrite version retains backward compatibility for every API version still under
      maintenance support.
  product:
    scheme: semver
    current: 2.0.0
    cloud_vs_self_hosted: >-
      Cloud receives features first; self-hosted releases typically follow about two months later.
      Appwrite 2.0 shipped to self-hosted on 2026-09-07.
    minor_cadence: one minor release per quarter, plus patch releases for bugs and security
    support: latest major version >= 1.x.x
    extended_security_support: 10 years
  sdks:
    scheme: semver
    support: last 5 major versions of each SDK
    extended_security_support: 10 years
    detail: packages/appwrite-packages.yml
  runtimes:
    support: 24 months minimum from initial release
    extended_security_support: per language/OS vendor
    docs: https://appwrite.io/docs/products/functions/runtimes
deprecation:
  policy_published: true
  policy_url: https://appwrite.io/docs/apis/release-policy
  phases:
    - name: Support
      scope: Continued bug fixes and security updates.
    - name: Extended security support
      scope: Security updates only.
  headers:
    sunset: false
    deprecation: false
    note: >-
      Appwrite publishes a written deprecation and support policy but does NOT emit RFC 8594
      Sunset or Deprecation response headers, and no operation in the 1,022-operation spec carries
      `deprecated: true`. Deprecations are announced in the changelog and in the docs page for the
      affected feature, which a human reads and an agent does not.
  notice: >-
    Appwrite states it gives early notice and introduces breaking changes slowly, and continues to
    support the last five major SDK versions specifically to give developers time to adjust.
  announced_deprecations:
    - item: Dev keys
      status: creation paused
      announced: '2026-07-22'
      detail: >-
        Creation of new dev keys is paused and dev keys will be removed. Dev keys were the documented
        way for a client app to bypass rate limits in development (X-Appwrite-Dev-Key header).
      docs: https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/security/dev-keys
    - item: Credential minting by API keys and JWTs
      status: removed
      announced: '2026-08-17'
      detail: API keys and JWTs can no longer mint further credentials.
      docs: https://appwrite.io/changelog/entry/2026-08-17
    - item: Legacy Databases API
      status: superseded
      detail: >-
        The `databases` service (70 operations) is superseded by TablesDB, DocumentsDB and VectorsDB
        in Appwrite 2.0 and is described as "the legacy Databases API" in the MCP server's own flag
        list. It is not marked deprecated in the spec and is still shipped.
deprecated_operations:
  count: 0
  note: >-
    Derived from openapi/_original/appwrite-open-api3-latest.json — no operation carries a
    `deprecated: true` flag.
sla:
  published: true
  uptime:
    url: https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/billing/uptime-sla
    commitments:
      - plan: Free
        uptime: null
        note: No uptime commitment.
      - plan: Pro
        uptime: '99.5%'
        allowed_monthly_downtime: ~3.6 hours
      - plan: Scale
        uptime: '99.9%'
        allowed_monthly_downtime: ~43.2 minutes
      - plan: Enterprise
        uptime: '99.95%'
        allowed_monthly_downtime: ~21.6 minutes
    service_credits:
      - band: below commitment but >= 99%
        credit: 10% of monthly fee
      - band: below 99% but >= 95%
        credit: 25% of monthly fee
      - band: below 95%
        credit: 50% of monthly fee
    claim_window: 30 days from the incident, via a support ticket in the Appwrite Console
    scope_note: >-
      Uptime is measured only for the Appwrite services an organization actively uses; an outage in
      an unused service does not count as downtime.
  support:
    url: https://appwrite.io/docs/advanced/billing/support-sla
status_page:
  url: https://status.appwrite.online/
  http_status: 200
  checked: '2026-09-12'
changelog:
  url: https://appwrite.io/changelog
  markdown: https://appwrite.io/changelog.md
  releases: https://github.com/appwrite/appwrite/releases
  detail: changelog/appwrite-changelog.yml
data_lifecycle:
  - item: Paused free projects
    rule: Free projects pause after a week of inactivity and are deleted 90 days later.
    announced: '2026-06-29'
  - item: Deployment retention
    rule: Functions and Sites deployments are retained per a configurable retention setting.
    announced: '2026-05-15'
  - item: Backup retention
    rule: Every database is provisioned with a default backup policy; 7-day retention on Pro,
      configurable per policy.
  - item: Enterprise log retention
    rule: 90-day log retention with custom backup policies on Enterprise.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com