diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/mod.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/mod.rs
index 18b1af8e..b66a20bf 100644
--- a/atuin-server/src/handlers/mod.rs
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod history;
 pub mod record;
 pub mod status;
 pub mod user;
+pub mod v0;
 
 const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/record.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/record.rs
index eae907fe..d5d64445 100644
--- a/atuin-server/src/handlers/record.rs
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/record.rs
@@ -1,109 +1,47 @@
-use axum::{extract::Query, extract::State, Json};
+use axum::{extract::Query, response::IntoResponse, Json};
 use http::StatusCode;
-use metrics::counter;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use tracing::{error, instrument};
+use serde_json::json;
+use tracing::instrument;
 
 use super::{ErrorResponse, ErrorResponseStatus, RespExt};
-use crate::router::{AppState, UserAuth};
+use crate::router::UserAuth;
 use atuin_server_database::Database;
 
-use atuin_common::record::{EncryptedData, HostId, Record, RecordIdx, RecordStatus};
+use atuin_common::record::{EncryptedData, HostId, Record, RecordId};
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
 pub async fn post<DB: Database>(
     UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
-    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
-    Json(records): Json<Vec<Record<EncryptedData>>>,
 ) -> Result<(), ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
-    let State(AppState { database, settings }) = state;
+    // anyone who has actually used the old record store (a very small number) will see this error
+    // upon trying to sync.
+    // 1. The status endpoint will say that the server has nothing
+    // 2. The client will try to upload local records
+    // 3. Sync will fail with this error
 
-    tracing::debug!(
-        count = records.len(),
-        user = user.username,
-        "request to add records"
+    // If the client has no local records, they will see the empty index and do nothing. For the
+    // vast majority of users, this is the case.
+    return Err(
+        ErrorResponse::reply("record store deprecated; please upgrade")
+            .with_status(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST),
     );
-
-    counter!("atuin_record_uploaded", records.len() as u64);
-
-    let too_big = records
-        .iter()
-        .any(|r| r.data.data.len() >= settings.max_record_size || settings.max_record_size == 0);
-
-    if too_big {
-        counter!("atuin_record_too_large", 1);
-
-        return Err(
-            ErrorResponse::reply("could not add records; record too large")
-                .with_status(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST),
-        );
-    }
-
-    if let Err(e) = database.add_records(&user, &records).await {
-        error!("failed to add record: {}", e);
-
-        return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to add record")
-            .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
-    };
-
-    Ok(())
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
-pub async fn index<DB: Database>(
-    UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
-    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
-) -> Result<Json<RecordStatus>, ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
-    let State(AppState {
-        database,
-        settings: _,
-    }) = state;
+pub async fn index<DB: Database>(UserAuth(user): UserAuth) -> axum::response::Response {
+    let ret = json!({
+        "hosts": {}
+    });
 
-    let record_index = match database.status(&user).await {
-        Ok(index) => index,
-        Err(e) => {
-            error!("failed to get record index: {}", e);
-
-            return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to calculate record index")
-                .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
-        }
-    };
-
-    Ok(Json(record_index))
-}
-
-#[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct NextParams {
-    host: HostId,
-    tag: String,
-    start: Option<RecordIdx>,
-    count: u64,
+    ret.to_string().into_response()
 }
 
 #[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
-pub async fn next<DB: Database>(
-    params: Query<NextParams>,
+pub async fn next(
     UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
-    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
 ) -> Result<Json<Vec<Record<EncryptedData>>>, ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
-    let State(AppState {
-        database,
-        settings: _,
-    }) = state;
-    let params = params.0;
-
-    let records = match database
-        .next_records(&user, params.host, params.tag, params.start, params.count)
-        .await
-    {
-        Ok(records) => records,
-        Err(e) => {
-            error!("failed to get record index: {}", e);
-
-            return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to calculate record index")
-                .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
-        }
-    };
+    let records = Vec::new();
 
     Ok(Json(records))
 }
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78fb47b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub(crate) mod record;
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/record.rs b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/record.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..717ccf54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/atuin-server/src/handlers/v0/record.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+use axum::{extract::Query, extract::State, Json};
+use http::StatusCode;
+use metrics::counter;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use tracing::{error, instrument};
+
+use crate::{
+    handlers::{ErrorResponse, ErrorResponseStatus, RespExt},
+    router::{AppState, UserAuth},
+};
+use atuin_server_database::Database;
+
+use atuin_common::record::{EncryptedData, HostId, Record, RecordIdx, RecordStatus};
+
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
+pub async fn post<DB: Database>(
+    UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
+    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
+    Json(records): Json<Vec<Record<EncryptedData>>>,
+) -> Result<(), ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
+    let State(AppState { database, settings }) = state;
+
+    tracing::debug!(
+        count = records.len(),
+        user = user.username,
+        "request to add records"
+    );
+
+    counter!("atuin_record_uploaded", records.len() as u64);
+
+    let too_big = records
+        .iter()
+        .any(|r| r.data.data.len() >= settings.max_record_size || settings.max_record_size == 0);
+
+    if too_big {
+        counter!("atuin_record_too_large", 1);
+
+        return Err(
+            ErrorResponse::reply("could not add records; record too large")
+                .with_status(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST),
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let Err(e) = database.add_records(&user, &records).await {
+        error!("failed to add record: {}", e);
+
+        return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to add record")
+            .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
+pub async fn index<DB: Database>(
+    UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
+    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
+) -> Result<Json<RecordStatus>, ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
+    let State(AppState {
+        database,
+        settings: _,
+    }) = state;
+
+    let record_index = match database.status(&user).await {
+        Ok(index) => index,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("failed to get record index: {}", e);
+
+            return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to calculate record index")
+                .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
+        }
+    };
+
+    Ok(Json(record_index))
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct NextParams {
+    host: HostId,
+    tag: String,
+    start: Option<RecordIdx>,
+    count: u64,
+}
+
+#[instrument(skip_all, fields(user.id = user.id))]
+pub async fn next<DB: Database>(
+    params: Query<NextParams>,
+    UserAuth(user): UserAuth,
+    state: State<AppState<DB>>,
+) -> Result<Json<Vec<Record<EncryptedData>>>, ErrorResponseStatus<'static>> {
+    let State(AppState {
+        database,
+        settings: _,
+    }) = state;
+    let params = params.0;
+
+    let records = match database
+        .next_records(&user, params.host, params.tag, params.start, params.count)
+        .await
+    {
+        Ok(records) => records,
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("failed to get record index: {}", e);
+
+            return Err(ErrorResponse::reply("failed to calculate record index")
+                .with_status(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR));
+        }
+    };
+
+    Ok(Json(records))
+}
diff --git a/atuin-server/src/router.rs b/atuin-server/src/router.rs
index 90e726d3..fd2b2783 100644
--- a/atuin-server/src/router.rs
+++ b/atuin-server/src/router.rs
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ pub fn router<DB: Database>(database: DB, settings: Settings<DB::Settings>) -> R
         .route("/sync/status", get(handlers::status::status))
         .route("/history", post(handlers::history::add))
         .route("/history", delete(handlers::history::delete))
-        .route("/record", post(handlers::record::post))
-        .route("/record", get(handlers::record::index))
-        .route("/record/next", get(handlers::record::next))
+        .route("/api/v0/record", post(handlers::v0::record::post))
+        .route("/api/v0/record", get(handlers::v0::record::index))
+        .route("/api/v0/record/next", get(handlers::record::next))
         .route("/user/:username", get(handlers::user::get))
         .route("/account", delete(handlers::user::delete))
         .route("/register", post(handlers::user::register))