diff --git a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
index ad5768465..028c5e91d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/cheatsheet.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ To add configuration to your config file, you can copy it from the base config.
 * `attachment_links`: Set to true to enable automatically adding attachment link text to statuses.
 * `max_report_comment_size`: The maximum size of the report comment (Default: `1000`).
 * `safe_dm_mentions`: If set to true, only mentions at the beginning of a post will be used to address people in direct messages. This is to prevent accidental mentioning of people when talking about them (e.g. "@friend hey i really don't like @enemy"). Default: `false`.
-* `healthcheck`: If set to true, system data will be shown on ``/api/pleroma/healthcheck``.
+* `healthcheck`: If set to true, system data will be shown on ``/api/v1/pleroma/healthcheck``.
 * `remote_post_retention_days`: The default amount of days to retain remote posts when pruning the database.
 * `user_bio_length`: A user bio maximum length (default: `5000`).
 * `user_name_length`: A user name maximum length (default: `100`).
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ config :pleroma, :mrf_user_allowlist, %{
 
 This can be used to configure a keyword list that keeps the configuration data for any kind of frontend. By default, settings for `pleroma_fe` and `masto_fe` are configured. You can find the documentation for `pleroma_fe` configuration into [Pleroma-FE configuration and customization for instance administrators](/frontend/CONFIGURATION/#options).
 
-Frontends can access these settings at `/api/pleroma/frontend_configurations`
+Frontends can access these settings at `/api/v1/pleroma/frontend_configurations`
 
 To add your own configuration for PleromaFE, use it like this:
 
@@ -848,13 +848,13 @@ config :pleroma, :admin_token, "somerandomtoken"
 You can then do
 
 ```shell
-curl "http://localhost:4000/api/pleroma/admin/users/invites?admin_token=somerandomtoken"
+curl "http://localhost:4000/api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/invites?admin_token=somerandomtoken"
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```shell
-curl -H "X-Admin-Token: somerandomtoken" "http://localhost:4000/api/pleroma/admin/users/invites"
+curl -H "X-Admin-Token: somerandomtoken" "http://localhost:4000/api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/invites"
 ```
 
 Warning: it's discouraged to use this feature because of the associated security risk: static / rarely changed instance-wide token is much weaker compared to email-password pair of a real admin user; consider using HTTP Basic Auth or OAuth-based authentication instead.
diff --git a/docs/development/API/admin_api.md b/docs/development/API/admin_api.md
index f6519830b..8f855d251 100644
--- a/docs/development/API/admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/development/API/admin_api.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users`
+The `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/*` path is backwards compatible with `/api/pleroma/admin/*` (`/api/pleroma/admin/*` will be deprecated in the future).
+
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users`
 
 ### List users
 
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
   - *optional* `actor_types`: **[string]** actor type list (`Person`, `Service`, `Application`)
   - *optional* `name`: **string** user display name
   - *optional* `email`: **string** user email
-- Example: `https://mypleroma.org/api/pleroma/admin/users?query=john&filters=local,active&page=1&page_size=10&tags[]=some_tag&tags[]=another_tag&name=display_name&email=email@example.com`
+- Example: `https://mypleroma.org/api/v1/pleroma/admin/users?query=john&filters=local,active&page=1&page_size=10&tags[]=some_tag&tags[]=another_tag&name=display_name&email=email@example.com`
 - Response:
 
 ```json
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 }
 ```
 
-## DEPRECATED `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users`
+## DEPRECATED `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users`
 
 ### Remove a user
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
   - `nickname`
 - Response: User’s nickname
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users`
 
 ### Remove a user
 
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
   ]
 - Response: User’s nickname
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/follow`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/follow`
 
 ### Make a user follow another user
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 - Response:
   - "ok"
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/unfollow`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/unfollow`
 
 ### Make a user unfollow another user
 
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 - Response:
   - "ok"
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/toggle_activation`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/toggle_activation`
 
 ### Toggle user activation
 
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 }
 ```
 
-## `PUT /api/pleroma/admin/users/tag`
+## `PUT /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/tag`
 
 ### Tag a list of users
 
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
   - `nicknames` (array)
   - `tags` (array)
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users/tag`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/tag`
 
 ### Untag a list of users
 
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
   - `nicknames` (array)
   - `tags` (array)
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group`
 
 ### Get user user permission groups membership
 
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ Authentication is required and the user must be an admin.
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
 Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is returned when the permission group doesn’t exist.
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## DEPRECATED `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## DEPRECATED `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
 ### Add user to permission group
 
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On failure: `{"error": "…"}`
   - On success: JSON of the user
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
 ### Add users to permission group
 
@@ -182,9 +184,9 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On failure: `{"error": "…"}`
   - On success: JSON of the user
 
-## DEPRECATED `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## DEPRECATED `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
 ### Remove user from permission group
 
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On success: JSON of the user
 - Note: An admin cannot revoke their own admin status.
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/users/permission_group/:permission_group`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/permission_group/:permission_group`
 
 ### Remove users from permission group
 
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On success: JSON of the user
 - Note: An admin cannot revoke their own admin status.
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/activate`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/activate`
 
 ### Activate user
 
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/deactivate`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/deactivate`
 
 ### Deactivate user
 
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/approve`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/approve`
 
 ### Approve user
 
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname_or_id`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname_or_id`
 
 ### Retrive the details of a user
 
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On failure: `Not found`
   - On success: JSON of the user
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname_or_id/statuses`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname_or_id/statuses`
 
 ### Retrive user's latest statuses
 
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/instances/:instance/statuses`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/instances/:instance/statuses`
 
 ### Retrive instance's latest statuses
 
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/statuses`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/statuses`
 
 ### Retrives all latest statuses
 
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ Note: Available `:permission_group` is currently moderator and admin. 404 is ret
   - On failure: `Not found`
   - On success: JSON array of user's latest statuses
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/relay`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/relay`
 
 ### List Relays
 
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ Response:
 ]
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/relay`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/relay`
 
 ### Follow a Relay
 
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@ Response:
 {"actor": "https://example.com/relay", "followed_back": true}
 ```
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/relay`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/relay`
 
 ### Unfollow a Relay
 
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ Response:
 {"https://example.com/relay"}
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/invite_token`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/invite_token`
 
 ### Create an account registration invite token
 
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ Response:
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/invites`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/invites`
 
 ### Get a list of generated invites
 
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ Response:
 }
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/revoke_invite`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/revoke_invite`
 
 ### Revoke invite by token
 
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ Response:
 }
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/users/email_invite`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/email_invite`
 
 ### Sends registration invite via email
 
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@ Response:
       ]
     ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/password_reset`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/password_reset`
 
 ### Get a password reset token for a given nickname
 
@@ -477,11 +479,11 @@ Response:
 ```json
 {
   "token": "base64 reset token",
-  "link": "https://pleroma.social/api/pleroma/password_reset/url-encoded-base64-token"
+  "link": "https://pleroma.social/api/v1/pleroma/password_reset/url-encoded-base64-token"
 }
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/force_password_reset`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/force_password_reset`
 
 ### Force passord reset for a user with a given nickname
 
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@ Response:
   - `nicknames`
 - Response: none (code `204`)
 
-## PUT `/api/pleroma/admin/users/disable_mfa`
+## PUT `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/disable_mfa`
 
 ### Disable mfa for user's account.
 
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ Response:
   - `nickname`
 - Response: User’s nickname
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/credentials`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/credentials`
 
 ### Get the user's email, password, display and settings-related fields
 
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ Response:
 }
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/credentials`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/credentials`
 
 ### Change the user's email, password, display and settings-related fields
 
@@ -596,7 +598,7 @@ Status: 404
 {"error": "Not found"}
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/reports`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports`
 
 ### Get a list of reports
 
@@ -756,17 +758,17 @@ Status: 404
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/grouped_reports`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/grouped_reports`
 
 ### Get a list of reports, grouped by status
 
 - Params: none
 - On success: JSON, returns a list of reports, where:
   - `date`: date of the latest report
-  - `account`: the user who has been reported (see `/api/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
-  - `status`: reported status (see `/api/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
-  - `actors`: users who had reported this status (see `/api/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
-  - `reports`: reports (see `/api/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
+  - `account`: the user who has been reported (see `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
+  - `status`: reported status (see `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
+  - `actors`: users who had reported this status (see `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
+  - `reports`: reports (see `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports` for reference)
 
 ```json
   "reports": [
@@ -780,7 +782,7 @@ Status: 404
   ]
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/reports/:id`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports/:id`
 
 ### Get an individual report
 
@@ -792,7 +794,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 404 Not Found `"Not found"`
   - On success: JSON, Report object (see above)
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/reports`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports`
 
 ### Change the state of one or multiple reports
 
@@ -823,7 +825,7 @@ Status: 404
 
   - On success: `204`, empty response
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/reports/:id/notes`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports/:id/notes`
 
 ### Create report note
 
@@ -835,7 +837,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 400 Bad Request `"Invalid parameters"` when `status` is missing
   - On success: `204`, empty response
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/reports/:report_id/notes/:id`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reports/:report_id/notes/:id`
 
 ### Delete report note
 
@@ -847,7 +849,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 400 Bad Request `"Invalid parameters"` when `status` is missing
   - On success: `204`, empty response
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
 
 ### Show status by id
 
@@ -858,7 +860,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 404 Not Found `"Not Found"`
   - On success: JSON, Mastodon Status entity
 
-## `PUT /api/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
+## `PUT /api/v1/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
 
 ### Change the scope of an individual reported status
 
@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 404 Not Found `"Not found"`
   - On success: JSON, Mastodon Status entity
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/statuses/:id`
 
 ### Delete an individual reported status
 
@@ -885,7 +887,7 @@ Status: 404
     - 404 Not Found `"Not found"`
   - On success: 200 OK `{}`
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/restart`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/restart`
 
 ### Restarts pleroma application
 
@@ -900,7 +902,7 @@ Status: 404
 {}
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/need_reboot`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/need_reboot`
 
 ### Returns the flag whether the pleroma should be restarted
 
@@ -913,7 +915,7 @@ Status: 404
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/config`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/config`
 
 ### Get list of merged default settings with saved in database.
 
@@ -940,7 +942,7 @@ Status: 404
 }
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/config`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/config`
 
 ### Update config settings
 
@@ -1089,7 +1091,7 @@ config :quack,
 }
 ```
 
-## ` GET /api/pleroma/admin/config/descriptions`
+## ` GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/config/descriptions`
 
 ### Get JSON with config descriptions.
 Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
@@ -1122,7 +1124,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }]
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/moderation_log`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/moderation_log`
 
 ### Get moderation log
 
@@ -1152,7 +1154,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 ]
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/reload_emoji`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/reload_emoji`
 
 ### Reload the instance's custom emoji
 
@@ -1160,7 +1162,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 - Params: None
 - Response: JSON, "ok" and 200 status
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/confirm_email`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/confirm_email`
 
 ### Confirm users' emails
 
@@ -1168,7 +1170,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
   - `nicknames`
 - Response: Array of user nicknames
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/users/resend_confirmation_email`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/resend_confirmation_email`
 
 ### Resend confirmation email
 
@@ -1176,13 +1178,13 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
   - `nicknames`
 - Response: Array of user nicknames
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/stats`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/stats`
 
 ### Stats
 
 - Query Params:
   - *optional* `instance`: **string** instance hostname (without protocol) to get stats for
-- Example: `https://mypleroma.org/api/pleroma/admin/stats?instance=lain.com`
+- Example: `https://mypleroma.org/api/v1/pleroma/admin/stats?instance=lain.com`
 
 - Response:
 
@@ -1197,7 +1199,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/oauth_app`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/oauth_app`
 
 ### List OAuth app
 
@@ -1229,7 +1231,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 ```
 
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/oauth_app`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/oauth_app`
 
 ### Create OAuth App
 
@@ -1262,7 +1264,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/oauth_app/:id`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/oauth_app/:id`
 
 ### Update OAuth App
 
@@ -1287,7 +1289,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }
 ```
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/oauth_app/:id`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/oauth_app/:id`
 
 ### Delete OAuth App
 
@@ -1298,7 +1300,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
   - On failure:
     - 400 Bad Request `"Invalid parameters"` when `status` is missing
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches`
 
 ### Get a list of all banned MediaProxy URLs in Cachex
 
@@ -1322,7 +1324,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/delete`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/delete`
 
 ### Remove a banned MediaProxy URL from Cachex
 
@@ -1337,7 +1339,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/media_proxy_caches/purge`
 
 ### Purge a MediaProxy URL
 
@@ -1353,7 +1355,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 
 ```
 
-## GET /api/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/chats
+## GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/users/:nickname/chats
 
 ### List a user's chats
 
@@ -1382,7 +1384,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 ]
 ```
 
-## GET /api/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id
+## GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id
 
 ### View a single chat
 
@@ -1409,7 +1411,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }
 ```
 
-## GET /api/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id/messages
+## GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id/messages
 
 ### List the messages in a chat
 
@@ -1447,7 +1449,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 ]
 ```
 
-## DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id/messages/:message_id
+## DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/chats/:chat_id/messages/:message_id
 
 ### Delete a single message
 
@@ -1474,7 +1476,7 @@ Loads json generated from `config/descriptions.exs`.
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
 
 ### Get an instance document
 
@@ -1488,7 +1490,7 @@ Returns the content of the document
 <h1>Instance panel</h1>
 ```
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
 - Params:
   - `file` (the file to be uploaded, using multipart form data.)
 
@@ -1504,7 +1506,7 @@ Returns the content of the document
 }
 ```
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/admin/instance_document/:document_name`
 
 ### Delete an instance document
 
@@ -1516,7 +1518,7 @@ Returns the content of the document
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/admin/frontends
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/admin/frontends
 
 ### List available frontends
 
@@ -1541,7 +1543,7 @@ Returns the content of the document
 ]
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/admin/frontends/install`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/admin/frontends/install`
 
 ### Install a frontend
 
diff --git a/docs/development/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md b/docs/development/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
index 38d70fa78..493cb4c16 100644
--- a/docs/development/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
+++ b/docs/development/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object:
 - `allow_following_move`: boolean, true when the user allows automatically follow moved following accounts
 - `unread_conversation_count`: The count of unread conversations. Only returned to the account owner.
 - `unread_notifications_count`: The count of unread notifications. Only returned to the account owner.
-- `notification_settings`: object, can be absent. See `/api/pleroma/notification_settings` for the parameters/keys returned.
+- `notification_settings`: object, can be absent. See `/api/v1/pleroma/notification_settings` for the parameters/keys returned.
 - `accepts_chat_messages`: boolean, but can be null if we don't have that information about a user
 - `favicon`: nullable URL string, Favicon image of the user's instance
 
diff --git a/docs/development/API/pleroma_api.md b/docs/development/API/pleroma_api.md
index d8790ca32..d896f0ce7 100644
--- a/docs/development/API/pleroma_api.md
+++ b/docs/development/API/pleroma_api.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Requests that require it can be authenticated with [an OAuth token](https://tool
 
 Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string) or as [form data](https://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html). Files must be uploaded as `multipart/form-data`.
 
-## `/api/pleroma/emoji`
+The `/api/v1/pleroma/*` path is backwards compatible with `/api/pleroma/*` (`/api/pleroma/*` will be deprecated in the future).
+
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/emoji`
 ### Lists the custom emoji on that server.
 * Method: `GET`
 * Authentication: not required
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 ```
 * Note: Same data as Mastodon API’s `/api/v1/custom_emojis` but in a different format
 
-## `/api/pleroma/follow_import`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/follow_import`
 ### Imports your follows, for example from a Mastodon CSV file.
 * Method: `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: HTTP 200 on success, 500 on error
 * Note: Users that can't be followed are silently skipped.
 
-## `/api/pleroma/blocks_import`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/blocks_import`
 ### Imports your blocks.
 * Method: `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
     * `list`: STRING or FILE containing a whitespace-separated list of accounts to block
 * Response: HTTP 200 on success, 500 on error
 
-## `/api/pleroma/mutes_import`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/mutes_import`
 ### Imports your mutes.
 * Method: `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
     * `list`: STRING or FILE containing a whitespace-separated list of accounts to mute
 * Response: HTTP 200 on success, 500 on error
 
-## `/api/pleroma/captcha`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/captcha`
 ### Get a new captcha
 * Method: `GET`
 * Authentication: not required
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: Provider specific JSON, the only guaranteed parameter is `type`
 * Example response: `{"type": "kocaptcha", "token": "whatever", "url": "https://captcha.kotobank.ch/endpoint", "seconds_valid": 300}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/delete_account`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/delete_account`
 ### Delete an account
 * Method `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"status": "success"}` if the deletion was successful, `{"error": "[error message]"}` otherwise
 * Example response: `{"error": "Invalid password."}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/disable_account`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/disable_account`
 ### Disable an account
 * Method `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -86,21 +88,21 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"status": "success"}` if the account was successfully disabled, `{"error": "[error message]"}` otherwise
 * Example response: `{"error": "Invalid password."}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/mfa`
 #### Gets current MFA settings
 * method: `GET`
 * Authentication: required
 * OAuth scope: `read:security`
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"enabled": "false", "totp": false }`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa/setup/totp`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/mfa/setup/totp`
 #### Pre-setup the MFA/TOTP method
 * method: `GET`
 * Authentication: required
 * OAuth scope: `write:security`
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"key": [secret_key], "provisioning_uri": "[qr code uri]"  }` when successful, otherwise returns HTTP 422 `{"error": "error_msg"}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa/confirm/totp`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/mfa/confirm/totp`
 #### Confirms & enables MFA/TOTP support for user account.
 * method: `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{}` if the enable was successful, HTTP 422 `{"error": "[error message]"}` otherwise
 
 
-## `/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa/totp`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/mfa/totp`
 ####  Disables MFA/TOTP method for user account.
 * method: `DELETE`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -121,14 +123,14 @@ Request parameters can be passed via [query strings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{}` if the disable was successful, HTTP 422 `{"error": "[error message]"}` otherwise
 * Example response: `{"error": "Invalid password."}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/accounts/mfa/backup_codes`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/accounts/mfa/backup_codes`
 ####  Generstes backup codes MFA for user account.
 * method: `GET`
 * Authentication: required
 * OAuth scope: `write:security`
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"codes": codes}`when successful, otherwise HTTP 422 `{"error": "[error message]"}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/admin/`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/admin/`
 See [Admin-API](admin_api.md)
 
 ## `/api/v1/pleroma/notifications/read`
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ See [Admin-API](admin_api.md)
 * Note: Behaves exactly the same as `POST /api/v1/upload`.
   Can only accept images - any attempt to upload non-image files will be met with `HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type`.
 
-## `/api/pleroma/notification_settings`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/notification_settings`
 ### Updates user notification settings
 * Method `PUT`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ See [Admin-API](admin_api.md)
     * `hide_notification_contents`: BOOLEAN field. When set to true, it removes the contents of a message from the push notification.
 * Response: JSON. Returns `{"status": "success"}` if the update was successful, otherwise returns `{"error": "error_msg"}`
 
-## `/api/pleroma/healthcheck`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/healthcheck`
 ### Healthcheck endpoint with additional system data.
 * Method `GET`
 * Authentication: not required
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ See [Admin-API](admin_api.md)
 }
 ```
 
-## `/api/pleroma/change_email`
+## `/api/v1/pleroma/change_email`
 ### Change account email
 * Method `POST`
 * Authentication: required
@@ -378,7 +380,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 * Params: None
 * Response: JSON, returns a list of Mastodon Conversation entities that were marked as read (200 - healthy, 503 unhealthy).
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
 
 ### Get pack.json for the pack
 
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 }
 ```
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
 
 ### Creates an empty pack
 
@@ -407,7 +409,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `name`: pack name
 * Response: JSON, "ok" and 200 status or 409 if the pack with that name already exists
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
 
 ### Updates (replaces) pack metadata
 
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 * Response: JSON, updated "metadata" section of the pack and 200 status or 400 if there was a
   problem with the new metadata (the error is specified in the "error" part of the response JSON)
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=:name`
 
 ### Delete a custom emoji pack
 
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `name`: pack name
 * Response: JSON, "ok" and 200 status or 500 if there was an error deleting the pack
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/import`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/import`
 
 ### Imports packs from filesystem
 
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 * Params: None
 * Response: JSON, returns a list of imported packs.
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/remote`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/remote`
 
 ### Make request to another instance for packs list
 
@@ -456,7 +458,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `page_size`: page size for packs (default 50)
 * Response: JSON with the pack list, hashmap with pack name and pack contents
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/download`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/download`
 
 ### Download pack from another instance
 
@@ -469,7 +471,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 * Response: JSON, "ok" with 200 status if the pack was downloaded, or 500 if there were
   errors downloading the pack
 
-## `POST /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
+## `POST /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
 
 ### Add new file to the pack
 
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `filename`: (*optional*) new emoji file name. If not specified will be taken from original filename.
 * Response: JSON, list of files for updated pack (hashmap -> shortcode => filename) with status 200, either error status with error message.
 
-## `PATCH /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
+## `PATCH /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
 
 ### Update emoji file from pack
 
@@ -496,7 +498,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `force`: (*optional*) with true value to overwrite existing emoji with new shortcode
 * Response: JSON, list with updated files for updated pack (hashmap -> shortcode => filename) with status 200, either error status with error message.
 
-## `DELETE /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
+## `DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/files?name=:name`
 
 ### Delete emoji file from pack
 
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
   * `shortcode`: emoji file shortcode
 * Response: JSON, list with updated files for updated pack (hashmap -> shortcode => filename) with status 200, either error status with error message.
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/emoji/packs`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs`
 
 ### Lists local custom emoji packs
 
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ The status posting endpoint takes an additional parameter, `in_reply_to_conversa
 }
 ```
 
-## `GET /api/pleroma/emoji/packs/archive?name=:name`
+## `GET /api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/archive?name=:name`
 
 ### Requests a local pack archive from the instance