---
title: "Check for available update"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/self-update/check_version"
tags: ["update"]
---

# Check for available update

`POST /api/v1/self-update/check_version`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com`
- URL: `https://demo.invoiceninja.com/api/v1/self-update/check_version`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-API-TOKEN`, `X-Requested-With`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/docs/api/v1/self-update/check_version/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Checks for an available system update

## Headers

- `X-API-TOKEN` string, required
- `X-Requested-With` string, required

## Response `200`

Version check response

## Other responses

- `401`: Authentication error
- `403`: Authorization error
- `default`: Unexpected Error

## Changes

- **2026-02-09** `c85938f55efd`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/invoiceninja/apis/invoice-ninja-api-reference/changes/api/v1/self-update/check_version/post.md)

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