# Transitioning from v1 Items to Catalog APIs

DevFeed: [Transitioning from v1 Items to Catalog APIs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/transitioning-from-v1-items-to-catalog-apis-15931.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/transitioning-from-v1-items-to-catalog-apis>)

Author: Tristan Sokol

Published: 2017-09-13T18:09:33Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [CRUD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/crud.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [catalog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/catalog.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [crud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crud.md>), [v1](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/v1.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to transition from Square's v1 Items APIs to its newer Catalog APIs. It describes how Catalog endpoints consolidate item-related entities, support batch operations, simplify item creation, and make management across multiple locations easier.

## Source excerpt

Item management can be an important piece of any application. Here is what you need to know if you are moving from the v1 items APIs to the new Catalog endpoints.