generated: '2026-07-17'
method: searched
source: >-
  https://docs.pay.jp/v1/api/ , https://pay.jp/info (dated announcements),
  https://status.pay.jp (Statuspage)
notes: >-
  PAY.JP versions its API by URI path (/v1, with a newer /v2 guide surface). It
  does not publish a formal RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation-header policy; deprecations
  are communicated as dated notices on https://pay.jp/info with effective dates.
versioning:
  scheme: uri-path
  current: v1
  also: v2 (developer guides at https://docs.pay.jp/v2/)
  docs: https://docs.pay.jp/v1/api/
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://pay.jp/info
  sunset_header: false
  mechanism: >-
    Dated advance notices on the announcements page with an effective date; no
    machine-readable Sunset/Deprecation headers.
  recent_examples:
    - date: '2026-04-15'
      change: Card object address_zip_check specification change; validity-check amount ¥11 -> ¥0 (effective 2026-07-17).
    - date: '2026-03-03'
      change: Foreign-issued card authorization period capped at "maximum 7 days" (planned August 2026).
status_page: https://status.pay.jp
status_page_provider: Atlassian Statuspage (payjp.statuspage.io)
sla:
  url: null
  note: No public numeric uptime SLA located; incident history is on the status page.
deprecated_operations: []