Refine

Refine

API Version Lifecycle

Stop losing track of which API versions are live, deprecated, or mid-sunset.

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What changes when you build this

The gaps you're living with today,
and what this tool fixes.

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Problems
  • Version status is spread across changelogs, wiki pages, and Slack — nobody knows which versions are actually deprecated
  • Consumers find out about breaking changes after they break, not before
  • Deprecation timelines slip because there's no single view of which consumers still call old endpoints
  • Platform engineers spend 30+ minutes per release manually updating version docs and notifying downstream teams
  • Sunset decisions get delayed for months because migration progress is invisible
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Solutions
  • One dashboard shows every API version's status — draft, active, deprecated, sunset — in real time
  • Deprecation timelines are visible to consumers and platform teams with automated alerts before deadlines
  • Consumer migration progress is tracked per version so sunset decisions are backed by actual traffic data
  • Version releases update one source of truth instead of 4+ places manually
  • Sunset dates are enforced with clear gates: no version retires until consumer migration hits threshold

What the data model looks like

Refine generates this table structure from your
prompt. Edit columns, types, and relationships after.

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Mistakes to avoid

These are the failure patterns teams hit most often
when building this.

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Deprecation without consumer notificationFix: Trigger automated alerts to all registered consumers when a version status changes to deprecated.
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Sunset date with no migration trackingFix: Block sunset status until consumer migration percentage crosses your threshold — 90% or higher.
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Orphaned versions nobody ownsFix: Require an owner assignment for every version; flag unowned versions weekly in standups.
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Version sprawl from skipped sunsetsFix: Set a maximum active version count per API and surface violations on the dashboard.
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Breaking changes without version bumpFix: Link deployment records to version entries so every breaking change maps to a new version row.

Frequently asked questions

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