# Rest API version compatibility

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-version-compatibility/245679>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-version-compatibility/245679 "2020-08-19T21:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Musfiqur\_Siddique](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/musfiqur_siddique/32/73048_2.png) [@Musfiqur\_Siddique](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Musfiqur_Siddique)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-version-compatibility/245679/1 "2020-08-19T21:18:07Z")

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> <https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/51816>
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> Systems/clients that wish to interact with Elasticsearch are required to do so over the REST API. Breaking changes to the REST...

Will we see this feature while upgrading to ES 8? I am asking this because we were in the process of creating a version independent rest adapter for upgrades. If this feature becomes available, we no longer need it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/rest-api-version-compatibility/245679/2 "2020-09-16T21:18:10Z")

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