generated: '2026-09-12'
method: searched
source: >-
  Guidewire Cloud Platform release page and the InsuranceSuite Cloud API Consumer Guide on
  docs.guidewire.com; status page probed directly.
provider: guidewire
providerId: guidewire

versioning:
  published: true
  scheme: major.minor.patch for the Cloud API release as a whole; major version in the endpoint path (/admin/v1)
  policy: >-
    Minor releases are identical or additive to the previous release and are not expected to carry
    breaking changes. A major release changes existing functionality and is published at a new /vN
    path ALONGSIDE the previous major version, so one InsuranceSuite release can serve /v1 and /v2 of
    the same API simultaneously.
  breaking_change_definition:
    published: false
    note: >-
      Defined in Guidewire's "Schema Backwards Compatibility Contract", which is not published on the
      public documentation site. The docs say: "To access a copy of this contract, consult Guidewire."
      This is the single largest lifecycle gap on the public surface — the versioning promise is
      stated, but the definition of what breaks it is customer-only.
  docs: https://docs.guidewire.com/cloud/cc/202511/cloudapibf/cloudAPI/topics/101-Fund/01-overview-of-Cloud-API/c_list-of-APIs-in-Cloud-API.html

release_cadence:
  interval: every four months
  months: [April, August, December]
  named_releases: true
  note: >-
    Releases carry a ski-resort code name and a YYYY.MM number. The current release is Qusar (2026.07);
    the public API references are published per release and older releases remain online.
  docs: https://www.guidewire.com/products/technology/guidewire-cloud-platform-releases

deprecation:
  policy_published: false
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  note: >-
    No RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation header contract and no public deprecation-policy page were found on
    the Guidewire developer or documentation surface. Superseded major versions coexist at their own
    /vN path, but Guidewire does not publish a retirement schedule or a notice period for them. Checked
    the Cloud API Consumer Guide, the Cloud API Configuration Guide and www.guidewire.com/developers.
  no_deprecation_pointer_reason: >-
    No Deprecation pointer is emitted in apis.yml because no deprecation policy is published — the
    versioning policy above is a compatibility promise, not a deprecation policy.

status_page:
  url: https://status.guidewire.com/
  http_status: 200
  platform: Atlassian Statuspage
  probed: '2026-09-12'
  note: >-
    Public, no login. Covers Guidewire Cloud application and platform availability by region and
    product. The RFC 9116 security.txt served from this host belongs to Atlassian, not Guidewire.

sla:
  published: false
  note: >-
    Availability and support SLAs are contractual, set in the customer's Guidewire Cloud subscription
    / Master Services Agreement. No public SLA document was found.

support:
  channels:
    - name: Guidewire Community (case submission)
      url: https://community.guidewire.com/s/case-home-page
      access: customer login required
    - name: Guidewire Community (forums, collaboration groups)
      url: https://community.guidewire.com/
      access: login required
    - name: Developer forum
      url: https://www.guidewire.com/developers/developer-community/guidewire-dev-forum
      access: public landing page; participation requires community login

end_of_life:
  published: false
  note: >-
    Per-release end-of-support dates are not published on the public site. Older release
    documentation and API references remain online back to 2022.2 (Flaine) for InsuranceNow and
    2024.11 (Las Leñas) for the InsuranceSuite Cloud API references.