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API Deprecation & Migration Experience Survey

Measures developer sentiment toward API deprecation timelines, guidance clarity, and migration burden to inform improvements in API lifecycle communication and support practices.

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22 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to the API Deprecation & Migration Experience Survey. This survey explores your experience with API or platform deprecations, including timeline fairness, guidance quality, and migration effort. Your responses will help improve how deprecations are communicated and managed. Participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers — we are interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate. Estimated time: 6–8 minutes.

Q02
Multiple Choice

When did you most recently encounter an API or platform deprecation that affected your work?

Q03
Multiple Choice

Was a specific removal or sunset date provided for the deprecation?

Q04
Long Text

How clear was the deprecation guidance you received (e.g., migration documentation, changelogs)?

Q05
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How much effort did the migration require for your codebase?

Q06
Multiple Choice

Where did you first learn about the deprecation?

Q07
Long Text

What is your primary role?

Q08
Long Text

Based on your responses in this survey, what would make deprecation timelines and guidance clearer and fairer for you?

Q09
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Who initiated the deprecation you most recently experienced?

Q10
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Approximately how many weeks of advance notice were you given before the deprecation took effect?

Q11
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How would you rate the clarity of step-by-step migration instructions?

Q12
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Rank the following pain points from most to least impactful during your deprecation and migration experience.

Q13
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After this deprecation experience, how did your trust in the vendor or provider change?

Q14
Long Text

How many years of professional software development experience do you have?

Q15
AI Interview

We'd like to explore your deprecation experience in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

Q16
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Overall, how fair was the deprecation timeline you experienced?

Q17
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How would you rate the quality of code examples or migration guides provided?

Q18
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Approximately how many employees does your organization have?

Q19
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Thank you for your time — your feedback will directly inform how we improve deprecation practices and developer experience.

Q20
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What is the minimum number of weeks of advance notice you consider fair for breaking API changes?

Q21
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How would you rate the completeness of the breaking-changes documentation?

Q22
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Which region are you primarily based in?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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