# Is java API Client 7.16 be used with Elasticsearch version 7.9.2?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-java-api-client-7-16-be-used-with-elasticsearch-version-7-9-2/315465
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [September 29, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-java-api-client-7-16-be-used-with-elasticsearch-version-7-9-2/315465 "2022-09-29T13:57:26Z")
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### Author:  [@Karthik\_Amar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karthik_Amar)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-java-api-client-7-16-be-used-with-elasticsearch-version-7-9-2/315465/1 "2022-09-29T13:57:26Z")
Hi all. Sorry if this very obvious question. As per documentation
> The Elasticsearch Java client is forward compatible; meaning that the client supports communicating with greater or equal minor versions of Elasticsearch. Elasticsearch language clients are only backwards compatible with default distributions and without guarantees made.
As per documentation we will not be able to use java api client 7.16 with elasticsearch 7.9.2, But only elasticsearch version 7.16 or more. I just want to know whether i understood it right
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-java-api-client-7-16-be-used-with-elasticsearch-version-7-9-2/315465/2 "2022-09-29T13:57:26Z")
Elasticsearch version 7.9 is [EOL](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) and no longer supported. Please upgrade ASAP.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-java-api-client-7-16-be-used-with-elasticsearch-version-7-9-2/315465/3 "2022-10-27T13:58:28Z")
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