Setting Up API Changelog Monitoring in 5 Minutes

Getting started with API changelog monitoring doesn't require a complex setup process. With APIDrift, you can go from zero to monitoring your critical API dependencies in under five minutes.

Step 1: Sign In (30 seconds)

Head to apidrift.dev/sign-in and authenticate with your GitHub account. No passwords to create, no email verification — just a single OAuth click.

APIDrift uses GitHub OAuth because most developers already have a GitHub account, and it requires no additional permissions or scopes beyond basic profile information.

Step 2: Browse Available APIs (1 minute)

After signing in, you'll see your dashboard. Click "Add APIs" to browse the 26+ pre-configured API sources:

• Payments: Stripe, Paddle
• Auth: Auth0, Clerk
• Cloud: AWS, Vercel, Cloudflare
• Communication: Twilio, SendGrid, Resend
• Database: Supabase, Prisma, Drizzle
• DevTools: GitHub, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS
• And more: Sentry, Algolia, Slack, Linear, and others

Each integration has a pre-configured scraper that knows exactly where to find changelog entries and how to parse them.

Step 3: Add APIs to Your Watchlist (1 minute)

Click the + button next to each API you want to monitor. The free plan supports up to 3 APIs — pick the ones that matter most to your current projects.

Not sure which ones to pick? Start with:

1. Your payment provider (Stripe, Paddle) — breaking changes here directly affect revenue
2. Your framework (Next.js, React) — major version changes affect your entire codebase
3. Your database ORM (Prisma, Drizzle) — schema and query changes affect your data layer

Step 4: Wait for the First Scan (automatic)

APIDrift scrapes your monitored APIs on a regular schedule. Your first results will appear after the next scan cycle. Once entries are detected, each change goes through the AI classification pipeline:

1. Type classification: breaking change, deprecation, feature, bug fix, security, performance, or cosmetic
2. Severity assignment: critical, warning, or informational
3. Summary generation: A plain-English explanation of what changed and why it matters

Step 5: Check Your Dashboard (1 minute)

Your dashboard shows:

• Recent changes across all monitored APIs, sorted by severity
• API health scores — a stability rating based on change frequency and severity
• Change history — a timeline view of all detected changes

Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate quickly: j/k to move between entries, o to open details, x to mark as reviewed.

What Happens Next

Depending on your plan, you'll receive:

• Free: Weekly email digest summarizing all changes, breaking changes first
• Pro: Daily AI-prioritized digest, plus Slack and webhook alerts
• Team: Everything in Pro, plus public changelog pages and team member access

Each digest email highlights breaking changes and deprecations at the top so you can scan for critical items in 30 seconds.

Upgrading Later

If 3 APIs isn't enough, the Pro plan ($12/month) supports up to 20 APIs with daily digests and AI migration guides. The Team plan ($35/month) removes all limits.

You can upgrade at any time from your account settings — changes take effect immediately.

That's It

No YAML config files. No webhook setup. No API keys to generate. Sign in, pick your APIs, and APIDrift handles the rest.

Get started now — free forever, no credit card required.