generated: '2026-07-23'
method: searched
source: https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/versioning
versioning:
  scheme: semver + uri-path
  current_major_examples:
    sterling: v4
    fps: v3
    chaps: v6
    cross-border: v4
    mccy-accounts: v2
    sepa-ct: v1
    cop: v1
  docs: https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/versioning
  policy: >-
    Semantic Versioning. Minor/patch bumps for optional, backwards-compatible
    additions (new optional fields in requests, responses, or webhook payloads);
    a new major version is provisioned for any breaking change (mandatory field
    added, existing field removed).
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://clearbank.github.io/uk/docs/api/support-life-cycle
  min_support_months: 12
  review_cadence_months: 6
  withdrawal_notice_months: 6
  effective_min_lifespan_months: 18
  sunset_header: false
  exception: >-
    Earlier withdrawal only for regulatory/scheme obligations or API
    incompatibility.
status_page: https://clearbank.statuspage.io/
sla:
  published: false
  note: SLA/uptime commitments are covered under commercial onboarding agreements, not public docs.
deprecated_operations: []