generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://www.verkada.com/updates/
docs: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/introduction
scheme: dated announcements (Verkada Updates + API docs); no formal semver on the public API
current: mixed per-resource v1/v2
entries:
- date: '2024-11'
  type: breaking
  highlights:
  - >-
    New API architecture: scoped API Keys (per product / "Critical Endpoints",
    Read-only or Read/Write) that must be exchanged for short-lived 30-minute API
    Tokens (x-verkada-auth) to authenticate at the endpoint level.
  - Legacy API keys deprecated but honored until their existing expiration.
- date: '2024-08-29'
  type: additions
  highlights:
  - Occupancy Trends endpoint - foot-traffic trend analysis across cameras for BI tools.
  - Object Positioning metadata stream (MQTT) for dwell-time and occupancy analytics.
- date: recent
  type: additions
  highlights:
  - Guest API v2 (guest events, hosts, approved/deny lists, visits, guest types).
  - Face Unlock v2 access-credential management (invite, upload photo, copy profile photo, disable).
  - Event-Based Webhooks with filtered, event-driven payloads (cameras, access, alarms, guest).
notes: >-
  Verkada does not publish a single machine-readable dated changelog file; recent
  entries above are reconstructed from the Verkada Updates page, the API docs, and
  product announcement posts. The live docs at apidocs.verkada.com are the source of truth.