diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 767ae572..392f420f 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ On the frontend, you can set the environment variables in a `.env.local` file or
 THUMBNAIL_URL=localhost:9000
 NEXT_PUBLIC_RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000
-NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/api/v1
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/v1
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ You can populate the development database with test data using:
 
 ```bash
 curl -X 'GET' \
-  'http://localhost:4000/api/v1/seed/seed-dev' \
+  'http://localhost:4000/v1/seed/seed-dev' \
   -H 'accept: */*'
 ```
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/discord.strategy/index.ts b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/discord.strategy/index.ts
index 61dc578a..c31ea7e0 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/discord.strategy/index.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/discord.strategy/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class DiscordStrategy extends PassportStrategy(strategy, 'discord') {
     const config = {
       clientID: DISCORD_CLIENT_ID,
       clientSecret: DISCORD_CLIENT_SECRET,
-      callbackUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/auth/discord/callback`,
+      callbackUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/v1/auth/discord/callback`,
       scope: [DiscordPermissionScope.Email, DiscordPermissionScope.Identify],
       fetchScope: true,
       prompt: 'none',
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/github.strategy.ts b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/github.strategy.ts
index 27293151..b7ea82ab 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/github.strategy.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/github.strategy.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class GithubStrategy extends PassportStrategy(strategy, 'github') {
     super({
       clientID: GITHUB_CLIENT_ID,
       clientSecret: GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET,
-      redirect_uri: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/auth/github/callback`,
+      redirect_uri: `${SERVER_URL}/v1/auth/github/callback`,
       scope: 'user:read,user:email',
       state: false,
     });
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/google.strategy.ts b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/google.strategy.ts
index a19e1789..4a045f57 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/google.strategy.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/google.strategy.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class GoogleStrategy extends PassportStrategy(Strategy, 'google') {
 
     const SERVER_URL = configService.getOrThrow<string>('SERVER_URL');
 
-    const callbackURL = `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/auth/google/callback`;
+    const callbackURL = `${SERVER_URL}/v1/auth/google/callback`;
     GoogleStrategy.logger.debug(`Google Login callbackURL ${callbackURL}`);
 
     super({
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.spec.ts b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.spec.ts
index a77f26c6..54e4f877 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.spec.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe('MagicLinkEmailStrategy', () => {
       const email = 'test@example.com';
 
       const magicLink =
-        'http://localhost/api/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token';
+        'http://localhost/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token';
 
       const user = { username: 'testuser', email };
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('MagicLinkEmailStrategy', () => {
         to: email,
         context: {
           magicLink:
-            'http://localhost/api/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token',
+            'http://localhost/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token',
           username: 'testuser',
         },
         subject: 'Noteblock Magic Link',
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('MagicLinkEmailStrategy', () => {
       const email = 'testuser@test.com';
 
       const magicLink =
-        'http://localhost/api/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token';
+        'http://localhost/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token';
 
       const user = { username: 'testuser', email };
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('MagicLinkEmailStrategy', () => {
         to: email,
         context: {
           magicLink:
-            'http://localhost/api/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token',
+            'http://localhost/v1/auth/magic-link/callback?token=test_token',
           username: 'testuser',
         },
         subject: 'Welcome to Noteblock.world',
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.ts b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.ts
index eb528158..08ee579a 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/auth/strategies/magicLinkEmail.strategy.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export class MagicLinkEmailStrategy extends PassportStrategy(
   ) {
     super({
       secret: MAGIC_LINK_SECRET,
-      confirmUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/auth/magic-link/confirm`,
-      callbackUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1/auth/magic-link/callback`,
+      confirmUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/v1/auth/magic-link/confirm`,
+      callbackUrl: `${SERVER_URL}/v1/auth/magic-link/callback`,
       sendMagicLink: MagicLinkEmailStrategy.sendMagicLink(
         SERVER_URL,
         userService,
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/song/song-upload/song-upload.service.ts b/apps/backend/src/song/song-upload/song-upload.service.ts
index bbf37b9d..400d8739 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/song/song-upload/song-upload.service.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/song/song-upload/song-upload.service.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class SongUploadService {
 
     if (!this.soundsMapping) {
       const response = await fetch(
-        process.env.SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/data/soundList.json',
+        process.env.SERVER_URL + '/v1/data/soundList.json',
       );
 
       this.soundsMapping = (await response.json()) as Record<string, string>;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class SongUploadService {
     if (!this.soundsSubset) {
       try {
         const response = await fetch(
-          process.env.SERVER_URL + '/api/v1/data/soundList.json',
+          process.env.SERVER_URL + '/v1/data/soundList.json',
         );
 
         const soundMapping = (await response.json()) as Record<string, string>;
diff --git a/apps/frontend/.env.local.example b/apps/frontend/.env.local.example
index 0ca9ef49..0695f03e 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/.env.local.example
+++ b/apps/frontend/.env.local.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 THUMBNAIL_URL=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_RECAPTCHA_SITE_KEY=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_URL=http://localhost:3000
-NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/api/v1
+NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/v1
 NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_DOMAIN=