# POST /api/bulk/articles changes: the unversioned path now serves API v4, not backwards compatible

Calls to POST /api/bulk/articles on DOAJ API stopped working on July 18, 2024.

- API: DOAJ API (doaj.org)
- Kind: Behaviour change
- Announced: May 22, 2024
- Takes effect: July 18, 2024
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /api/bulk/articles`
- Source: [Announcement](https://blog.doaj.org/2024/07/16/were-cutting-over-to-the-new-api/)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/doaj-api/breaking-changes/post-api-bulk-articles-changes-the-unversioned-path-now-serves-api-v4-not/

## What to use instead

Send bulk article uploads in the v4 format to POST /api/v4/bulk/articles; v1 to v3 no longer accept bulk uploads.

## DOAJ API's words

> As previously mentioned on this blog, we will migrate to the newest version of our API on Thursday 18th July. The v4 API will become the “current” API version and be available at /api AND /api/v4.