# Calls without the X-GitHub-Api-Version header are redirected to a newer version

From March 10, 2028, GitHub REST API answers calls to no x-github-api-version header from a newer version.

On March 10, 2028, GitHub REST API version 2022-11-28 reaches its end of support. Requests with no x-github-api-version header previously defaulted to this version. Starting on that date, requests that omit the header are redirected to the next oldest supported version rather than the retiring one.

## What to use instead

Send X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2026-03-10 and make the updates required by its breaking changes list. Past that date, calls omitting the header are answered from the next oldest supported version.

- API: GitHub REST API (api.github.com)
- Kind: Version retirement
- Takes effect: March 10, 2028
- Calls after that day: answered by a newer version
- Calls it hits: `no x-github-api-version header`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/about-the-rest-api/api-versions)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against GitHub REST API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/github-rest-api/breaking-changes/calls-without-the-x-github-api-version-header-are-redirected-to-a-newer-version/

## GitHub REST API's words

> Requests without the X-GitHub-Api-Version header will default to use the 2022-11-28 version. Requests that do not specify an API version default to the next oldest supported version, not the closing down version. API version: 2022-11-28; End of support date: March 10, 2028.

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