generated: '2026-08-13'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://documentation.handwrite.io/ ; https://github.com/handwriteio/API-Docs commit history ;
  live probes of status.handwrite.io and handwrite.statuspage.io on 2026-08-13 ; derived from
  openapi/handwrite-io-*-openapi.yml
provider: Handwrite IO
providerId: handwrite-io
description: >-
  Versioning, deprecation, status and support posture for the Handwrite API. Handwrite versions
  by URI path and has stayed on v1 since 2019. It publishes NO deprecation policy, NO status
  page, NO SLA and NO changelog. Nothing here is inferred — each absence below was probed.
versioning:
  style: uri-path
  current_version: v1
  base_url: https://api.handwrite.io/v1
  versions_published:
    - v1
  first_documented: '2019-10'
  note: >-
    The Slate docs repo (handwriteio/API-Docs) has carried /v1 since its first commits in
    November 2019. No v2 and no preview/beta version is published.
  content_negotiation: false
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  rfc8594_compliant: false
deprecation_policy:
  published: false
  url: null
  notice_period: null
  note: >-
    No deprecation or sunset policy exists on the docs site, the marketing site, or in the docs
    repo. No RFC 8594 Sunset or Deprecation header was observed on the 2026-08-13 live probe. No
    Deprecation pointer is wired into apis.yml, because there is no policy to point at.
deprecated_operations:
  count: 0
  note: 'No operation in openapi/ carries `deprecated: true`.'
status_page:
  published: false
  url: null
  evidence:
    - url: https://status.handwrite.io/
      status: 000
      note: DNS does not resolve / connection failed
    - url: https://handwrite.statuspage.io/
      status: 200
      note: >-
        FALSE POSITIVE — the 200 is an Atlassian redirect. The request ends at
        https://www.atlassian.com/software/statuspage (title "Real-Time Incident Communication
        with Statuspage"), and /api/v2/status.json redirects to statuspage.io marketing. There
        is no Handwrite status page. No StatusPage pointer is wired into apis.yml.
  documented_maintenance_signal:
    status: 503
    meaning: "We're temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later."
    source: https://documentation.handwrite.io/#response-codes
    note: >-
      A documented 503 is the only maintenance signal Handwrite gives a client. With no status
      page, an agent cannot distinguish planned maintenance from an outage.
sla:
  published: false
  uptime_target: null
  support_response_target: null
fulfillment_lifecycle:
  description: >-
    Distinct from the API version lifecycle — this is the lifecycle of the physical artifact the
    API creates, and it is what a client actually polls.
  states:
    - name: processing
      meaning: order accepted, not yet written
    - name: written
      meaning: written but not yet delivered
    - name: complete
      meaning: has been mailed
    - name: problem
      meaning: rare; technical issue on Handwrite's end which they will resolve
    - name: cancelled
      meaning: also rare; Handwrite does not typically allow cancellations
  observation_mechanism: polling GET /order/{orderId}
  push_mechanism: none
  source: https://documentation.handwrite.io/#get-an-order
support:
  email: hello@handwrite.io
  contact_page: https://www.handwrite.io/contact-us
  faq: https://www.handwrite.io/faq
  developer_dashboard: https://app.handwrite.io/integrations/api
  status_channel: none
  issue_tracker: https://github.com/handwriteio/API-Docs/issues
  note: The docs repo has an issue template ("start-here"), the only public developer feedback channel.
maintenance_signal:
  docs_repo: https://github.com/handwriteio/API-Docs
  last_commit: '2026-03-18'
  last_commit_message: Clarify endpoint documentation by removing proof access note
  note: >-
    The docs repo is still touched, which is the strongest evidence the API is maintained. But
    the surface has not grown since GET /order was added in September 2020, and the only
    installable client library last shipped in November 2020.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com