Changelog

Version 2.x (Stable)

Version 2 reached stable on January 14, 2026. No API changes were made since the release candidate.

v2.0.0

2026-01-14

  • Promoted v2 from release candidate to stable with no changes since v2.0.0-rc.1.

v2.0.0-rc.1

2025-12-10

  • Locked down breaking changes and aligned request/response contracts with the beta schema.

v2.0.0-beta.4

2025-11-17

  • Breaking changes:
    • Bundled geodata and picture information into single fields, which now also contain license and source information.
    • Renamed field area_in_sqm to area_in_km2 to correct the naming.
    • Filtering protected areas by rule attributes is now enforcing combined filtering across rule attributes, so all specified filters must be satisfied simultaneously.
    • Use a more generic filter syntax for external references.
    • Remove obsolete fields from wildlife endpoints.
    • Enforced strict validation for query and path parameters across all endpoints, returning consistent standardized error payloads when inputs are invalid.
  • Added:
    • Allow ordering of protected area results.
    • Enhanced OpenAPI schema with additional and updated metainformation.
  • Fixed:
    • Always return absolute urls.

v2.0.0-beta.3

2025-09-30

  • Rename 'target' in external references to 'name'.
  • Fix return types of nested endpoints and remove data redundancy in them.

v2.0.0-beta.2

2025-08-25

  • External references are now normalized and grouped as external_references object.
  • fields parameter now strips whitespaces to reduce hard to debug field selection errors.

v2.0.0-beta.1 - Initial beta release

2025-07-01

  • New API endpoints with enhanced performance.
  • Improved data models and extended filters.
  • Full OpenAPI 3.0 schema and interactive documentation.

Version 1.x (Deprecated)

This version is deprecated and will not receive any further updates or fixes.

Sunset date: 2026-06-30

Final release: v1.0.0, last update: August 2024

Please migrate to v2 for new features and ongoing support.