"Version Numbers" API Responses
This is an example Version Numbers API response (It contains line breaks and indents for easier reading.).
{
"version_data": {
"software": {
"firefox": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"102",
"0",
"1"
],
"download_url": "https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/new/",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/firefox",
"release_date": "2022-07-06"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"102",
"0"
],
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/firefox-android",
"release_date": "2022-06-28"
},
"ios": {
"latest_version": [
"102",
"1"
],
"download_url": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/id989804926",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/firefox-ios",
"release_date": "2022-07-11"
}
},
"firefox-esr": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"102",
"0"
],
"download_url": "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/",
"release_date": "2022-06-28"
}
},
"opera": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"89",
"0",
"4447",
"38"
],
"download_url": "https://www.opera.com/",
"release_date": "2022-07-08"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"63",
"3",
"3216",
"58675"
],
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.touch",
"release_date": "2021-06-07"
}
},
"internet-explorer": {
"internet-explorer-xp": {
"latest_version": [
"8"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2009-03-19"
},
"internet-explorer-vista": {
"latest_version": [
"9"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2011-03-14"
},
"internet-explorer-windows-7": {
"latest_version": [
"11"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2019-12-10"
},
"internet-explorer-windows-8": {
"latest_version": [
"10"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2016-12-13"
},
"internet-explorer-windows-8-1": {
"latest_version": [
"11"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2019-12-10"
},
"internet-explorer-windows-10": {
"latest_version": [
"11"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2019-12-10"
},
"internet-explorer": {
"latest_version": [
"11"
],
"download_url": "https://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/internet-explorer",
"release_date": "2019-12-10"
}
},
"chrome": {
"windows": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"114"
],
"download_url": "https://www.google.com/chrome/",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome",
"release_date": "2022-07-05"
},
"macos": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"114"
],
"download_url": "https://www.google.com/chrome/",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome",
"release_date": "2022-07-05"
},
"linux": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"114"
],
"download_url": "https://www.google.com/chrome/",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome",
"release_date": "2022-07-05"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"71"
],
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome-android",
"release_date": "2022-07-05"
},
"ios": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"63"
],
"download_url": "https://itunes.apple.com/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id535886823",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/chrome-ios",
"release_date": "2022-06-24"
}
},
"edge": {
"windows": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"1264",
"49"
],
"download_url": "https://www.microsoft.com/edge",
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/edge",
"release_date": "2022-07-06"
},
"ios": {
"latest_version": [
"100",
"1185",
"50"
],
"download_url": "https://apps.apple.com/app/microsoft-edge/id1288723196",
"release_date": "2022-04-24"
},
"macos": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"1264",
"51"
],
"download_url": "https://www.microsoft.com/edge",
"release_date": "2022-07-07"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"100",
"0",
"1185",
"50"
],
"download_url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.emmx",
"release_date": "2022-04-25"
}
},
"safari": {
"macos": {
"latest_version": [
"15",
"4"
],
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/safari",
"release_date": "2022-05-04"
},
"ios": {
"latest_version": [
"15",
"4"
],
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-browser/safari-iphone",
"release_date": "2022-05-04"
}
},
"vivaldi": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"4",
"3"
],
"download_url": "https://vivaldi.com/download/",
"release_date": "2021-10-10"
}
},
"yandex-browser": {
"windows": {
"latest_version": [
"22",
"7",
"0"
],
"download_url": "https://browser.yandex.com/",
"release_date": "2022-07-11"
},
"ios": {
"latest_version": [
"22",
"7",
"1",
"569"
],
"download_url": "https://browser.yandex.com/mobile/",
"release_date": "2022-07-01"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"21",
"3",
"4",
"59"
],
"download_url": "https://browser.yandex.com/mobile/",
"release_date": "2021-06-07"
},
"macos": {
"latest_version": [
"22",
"7",
"0"
],
"download_url": "https://browser.yandex.com/",
"release_date": "2022-07-11"
}
}
},
"operating_system": {
"chrome-os": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"103",
"0",
"5060",
"114"
],
"platform_version": [
"14816",
"99",
"0"
],
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-operating-system/chrome-os",
"release_date": "2022-07-07"
}
},
"macos": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"12",
"4"
],
"release_date": "2022-05-16"
}
},
"ios": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"15",
"5"
],
"update_url": "https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-update-your-operating-system/ios",
"release_date": "2022-05-16"
}
},
"windows": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"21H2"
],
"build": [
"22000",
"778"
],
"release_date": "2022-06-24"
}
},
"android": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"12"
],
"release_date": "2021-10-04"
}
}
},
"plugin": {
"flash": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"32",
"0",
"0",
"465"
],
"update": "465",
"download_url": "https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/",
"release_date": "2020-12-08"
},
"android": {
"latest_version": [
"11",
"1",
"115"
],
"update": "81",
"release_date": "2013-09-10"
}
},
"java": {
"standard": {
"latest_version": [
"8"
],
"update": "333",
"download_url": "https://java.com/download/",
"release_date": "2022-05-02"
}
}
}
},
"result": {
"code": "success",
"message_code": "version_numbers_returned",
"message": "Version Numbers were returned successfully"
}
}
You will see that all the version data is contained under the version_data field. Then, the version data is grouped into three main keys: software, operating-system, and plugin.
Then, under each of those main keys, you will see the various packages we track version numbers for.
Each package then has one or more "streams" that contain version information. Most of the packages use a stream called "standard" to hold the version number. In the case of software packages which run on more than one "stream" (ie. platform or operating system), you will find the different streams under there.
For example: Firefox has standard, android, and ios streams. Chrome has streams for each major operating system that it runs on.
| latest_version | Contains a list of version number fragments. |
|---|---|
| update | Only exists for flash and java. This is a number additional to the latest_version - it's an "update" or "revision" number. eg. Sometimes there is a Flash update without Adobe releasing a new "version" - the update value increases but the version number stays the same. |
| update_url | A URL giving instructions on how to update this software to the latest version. It will be a link to one of our tutorials showing you how to update your web browser. You can direct your user there to get further help. |
| download_url | The software vendor's download page - where your user can download the latest version from. |
| release_date | We'll do our best to include the release date of the software or plugin; this isn't always perfectly accurate because some versions of sotware are gradually rolled out across the install-base and so it's hard to determine when exactly it was "officially" released, but it generally gives a good indication. |