VK_API_VERSION(3)

# VK_API_VERSION(3) Manual Page

## Name

VK_API_VERSION - Deprecated version number macro

## C Specification

`VK_API_VERSION` is now commented out of `vulkan_core.h` and cannot be used.

Warning | This functionality is superseded by Vulkan Version 1.0. See Legacy Functionality for more information.

    // Provided by VK_VERSION_1_0
    //#define VK_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_API_VERSION(0, 1, 0, 0) // Patch version should always be set to 0

## See Also

VK_MAKE_API_VERSION, VK_VERSION_1_0

## Document Notes

For more information, see the Vulkan Specification.

This page is extracted from the Vulkan Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

## Copyright

Copyright 2014-2026 The Khronos Group Inc.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0