API Versioning

API Layer

The Gusto API is now versioned. When a breaking change is introduced to the Gusto API, we release a new API version to avoid breaking existing partner applications. Developers may continue to use older API versions, or upgrade their application to use the newest Gusto API version.

All new versions will be announced in our changelog.

Setting your API version

You can set the API version by including a X-Gusto-API-Version header in your API calls.

curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/me \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
     --header 'X-Gusto-API-Version: 2022-09-15'

If no X-Gusto-API-Version is specified, the v1 version will be used. You may notice that all Gusto API request URLs include v1. This should remain the same for all requests regardless of API version; the value passed into the X-Gusto-API-Version header will determine the date-based API version associated with your API call.

We also pass back the X-Gusto-API-Version in the response header as a way for callers to confirm that their requested X-Gusto-API-Version was respected.

Minimum API Version

We use your application’s minimum API version to validate the supplied X-Gusto-API-Version header version. If the header version is using an API version that is older than the minimum API version, your API request will return a 406 Not Acceptable error.

{"name":"Invalid X-Gusto-API-Version Header","message":"Invalid API Version `2022-09-15`. Version must be >= your application's minimum API version `2022-11-01` and not in the future."}

Version Creation

When you create a demo application, the minimum API version is automatically set to the latest stable version of our API. Your production application’s minimum API version will be set during the launch process.

You can view your applications minimum API version in the Developer Portal.

Breaking changes

We consider the following to be backwards-incompatible changes:

Deleting a resource or API endpoint
Deleting a response field
Modifying a resource or method URI
Modifying a field name
Modifying required query parameters
Modifying authorization

Non-breaking changes

We consider the following to be backwards-compatible changes:

Adding new API endpoints
Adding new optional parameters to existing endpoints
Adding new response fields
Changing the order of properties in existing API responses

These non-breaking changes are additive in nature. They will be documented and applied to previously released API versions.

API Versions