---
breadcrumbs:
- - /developers
  - For Developers
- - /developers/design-documents
  - Design Documents
- - /developers/design-documents/extensions
  - Extensions
- - /developers/design-documents/extensions/proposed-changes
  - Proposed & Proposing New Changes
- - /developers/design-documents/extensions/proposed-changes/apis-under-development
  - API Proposals (New APIs Start Here)
page_name: instructions-for-api-shepherds
title: '[Deprecated] Instructions for API launch engineers'
---

## [API
launch](/developers/design-documents/extensions/proposed-changes/apis-under-development)
no longer utilizes launch engineers.