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Snap Store Developer Documentation
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The **Snap Store** is a way to build and publish Linux software in
straightforward and robust manner.

The Store provides version-aware hosting and delivery functionality.

Linux has historically been beset by the problem of delivery software updates
to users whose systems might not always be in sync with the distribution's own
updates, and an absence of de-facto packagaing and delivery standards across
distributions.

The Snap ecosystem makes possible delivery of software updates independently
of an operating system or platform's own release cadence. The Snap Store is an
implementation of this. As well as the `App store for Linux
<https://snapcraft.io>`_, Stores ("Brand stores") can be created for specific
platforms, IoT devices and ecosystems.

For both developers and users the Store provides a way to balance risk with
access to the latest features and updates.


Reference
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Technical information - specifications, APIs, architecture

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APIs
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The Store APIs exist in two versions. Although Version 2 is a newer set of
APIs, at present some functionality exists only in Version 1.

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    Version 1 API <reference/v1/index>
    Version 2 API <reference/v2/en/index>


Brand Stores
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This section contains information relevant for Brand Store customers.

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    brandstores/self-serve-interfaces