generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/v3/reference,
  https://developers.google.com/workspace/release-notes,
  https://www.google.com/appsstatus
description: >-
  Versioning, deprecation, and availability posture for the Google Drive API.
  Drive versions the API in the URI path (v3, current); backwards-incompatible
  changes ship as a new major version and old versions are announced for
  deprecation via the Workspace release notes rather than RFC 8594 headers.
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v3
  mechanism: Version in the base path (/drive/v3); v2 is the prior generation.
  docs: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/v3/reference
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/v3/reference
  changelog: https://developers.google.com/workspace/release-notes
  sunset_header: false
  notes: >-
    Feature deprecations (e.g. enforceExpansiveAccess query param deprecated
    2026-02-25; copyRequiresWriterPermission superseded by DownloadRestriction)
    are announced in the Workspace release notes. Drive does not emit RFC 8594
    Sunset/Deprecation response headers.
sla:
  url: https://workspace.google.com/terms/sla.html
  public_uptime_target: "99.9%"
  notes: Google Workspace SLA commits to 99.9% monthly uptime for covered services.
status_page: https://www.google.com/appsstatus/dashboard/
rate_limits: https://developers.google.com/workspace/drive/api/guides/limits
deprecated_operations: []