generated: '2026-07-19'
method: searched
source: https://dev.knewton.com/implementation/api-versioning/
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v0
  path_pattern: <hostname>/<version>/
  docs: https://dev.knewton.com/implementation/api-versioning/
  release_model:
    stages:
    - name: release candidate
      duration: six months
      description: A new API version enters a six-month release-candidate period for partner
        feedback.
    - name: long-term support (LTS)
      description: After promotion to LTS status the previous LTS version receives 12 months
        of continued support.
  non_breaking_changes:
  - New optional JSON keys may be added to request bodies.
  - Additional parameters may be added to response bodies.
  - New endpoints may be added.
  - Algorithm and parameter adjustments affecting recommendation and analytics responses.
  compatibility_guarantee: Existing header, path, and request body parameter keys and formats
    will not change within the current version of the API.
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://dev.knewton.com/implementation/api-versioning/
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  support_window: 12 months of continued support for the previous LTS version after a new
    version is promoted to LTS.
  exceptions: Security, intellectual property, legal compliance or other critical issues may
    require immediate updates outside the normal window.
deprecated_operations:
- operation: POST /batch
  description: Batch account creation (up to 50 accounts).
  source: https://dev.knewton.com/reference/accounts/
- operation: POST /registrations/{id}/focus-events
  description: Focus event. Goals now automatically focus whenever a recommendation is
    requested for the goal.
  source: https://dev.knewton.com/reference/events/
deprecated_fields:
- field: focus_state
  on: GET /registrations/{reg_id}/recommendation
  description: Deprecated field indicating goal focus state.
- field: in_progress
  on: learning-instances
  description: Deprecated; always true.
status_page: https://status.knewton.com/
sla:
  url: null
  uptime_target: null
  note: No public SLA or uptime target is published on the Knewton developer site; SLAs are
    handled in partner agreements.
changelog:
  published: false
  note: The dev.knewton.com sitemap contains no changelog or release-notes page. Version
    transitions are communicated through the API versioning policy and partner channels.
company_lifecycle:
  founded: 2008
  acquired_by: John Wiley & Sons
  acquired: 2019
  current_product_line: Knewton alta
  note: www.knewton.com now redirects to the Wiley Knewton alta courseware pages. The
    Knewton Enterprise Platform developer documentation at dev.knewton.com remains live.