diff --git a/cypress/integration/fileUpload.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/fileUpload.spec.ts
index f10ae0a7b..6d2cab99a 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/fileUpload.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/fileUpload.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('File upload', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.intercept({
         method: 'POST',
-        url: '/api/v2/media/upload'
+        url: '/api/private/media/upload'
       }, {
         statusCode: 201,
         body: {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('File upload', () => {
   it('upload fails', () => {
     cy.intercept({
       method: 'POST',
-      url: '/api/v2/media/upload'
+      url: '/api/private/media/upload'
     }, {
       statusCode: 400
     })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/history.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/history.spec.ts
index 5ae951eb8..fcb883454 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/history.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/history.spec.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe('History', () => {
   describe('Pinning', () => {
     describe('working', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        cy.intercept('PUT', '/api/v2/history/features', (req) => {
+        cy.intercept('PUT', '/api/private/history/features', (req) => {
           req.reply(200, req.body)
         })
       })
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('History', () => {
 
     describe('failing', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        cy.intercept('PUT', '/api/v2/history/features', {
+        cy.intercept('PUT', '/api/private/history/features', {
           statusCode: 401
         })
       })
diff --git a/cypress/integration/profile.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/profile.spec.ts
index e5183db5f..dd4de202c 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/profile.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/profile.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 describe('profile page', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     cy.intercept({
-      url: '/api/v2/tokens',
+      url: '/api/private/tokens',
       method: 'GET'
     }, {
       body: [
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('profile page', () => {
       ]
     })
     cy.intercept({
-      url: '/api/v2/tokens',
+      url: '/api/private/tokens',
       method: 'POST'
     }, {
       body: {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('profile page', () => {
       }
     })
     cy.intercept({
-      url: '/api/v2/tokens/1601991518',
+      url: '/api/private/tokens/1601991518',
       method: 'DELETE'
     }, {
       body: []
diff --git a/cypress/integration/signInButton.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/signInButton.spec.ts
index 24cdcfec1..0c27c4f87 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/signInButton.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/signInButton.spec.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('When logged-out ', () => {
       cy.get('[data-cy=sign-in-button]')
         .should('be.visible')
         // The absolute URL is used because it is defined as API base URL absolute.
-        .should('have.attr', 'href', 'http://127.0.0.1:3001/api/v2/auth/saml')
+        .should('have.attr', 'href', 'http://127.0.0.1:3001/api/private/auth/saml')
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/cypress/support/config.ts b/cypress/support/config.ts
index 6f7e78536..4f6071dd8 100644
--- a/cypress/support/config.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/config.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const config = {
 }
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('loadConfig', (additionalConfig?: Partial<typeof config>) => {
-  return cy.intercept('/api/v2/config', {
+  return cy.intercept('/api/private/config', {
     statusCode: 200,
     body: {
       ...config,
diff --git a/cypress/support/visit-test-editor.ts b/cypress/support/visit-test-editor.ts
index b7f845053..3d721c993 100644
--- a/cypress/support/visit-test-editor.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/visit-test-editor.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('visitTestEditor', (query?: string) => {
 })
 
 beforeEach(() => {
-  cy.intercept(`/api/v2/notes/${ testNoteId }-get`, {
+  cy.intercept(`/api/private/notes/${ testNoteId }-get`, {
     'id': 'ABC123',
     'alias': 'banner',
     'lastChange': {
diff --git a/public/api/v2/config b/public/api/private/config
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/config
rename to public/api/private/config
diff --git a/public/api/v2/history b/public/api/private/history
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/history
rename to public/api/private/history
diff --git a/public/api/v2/me b/public/api/private/me
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/me
rename to public/api/private/me
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/banner b/public/api/private/notes/banner
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/banner
rename to public/api/private/notes/banner
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/features-get b/public/api/private/notes/features-get
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/features-get
rename to public/api/private/notes/features-get
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions-list b/public/api/private/notes/features/revisions-list
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions-list
rename to public/api/private/notes/features/revisions-list
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions/1598389571 b/public/api/private/notes/features/revisions/1598389571
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions/1598389571
rename to public/api/private/notes/features/revisions/1598389571
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions/1598390307 b/public/api/private/notes/features/revisions/1598390307
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/features/revisions/1598390307
rename to public/api/private/notes/features/revisions/1598390307
diff --git a/public/api/v2/notes/old b/public/api/private/notes/old
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/notes/old
rename to public/api/private/notes/old
diff --git a/public/api/v2/tokens b/public/api/private/tokens
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/tokens
rename to public/api/private/tokens
diff --git a/public/api/v2/users/dermolly b/public/api/private/users/dermolly
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/users/dermolly
rename to public/api/private/users/dermolly
diff --git a/public/api/v2/users/emcrx b/public/api/private/users/emcrx
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/users/emcrx
rename to public/api/private/users/emcrx
diff --git a/public/api/v2/users/mrdrogdrog b/public/api/private/users/mrdrogdrog
similarity index 100%
rename from public/api/v2/users/mrdrogdrog
rename to public/api/private/users/mrdrogdrog
diff --git a/src/components/application-loader/initializers/configLoader.ts b/src/components/application-loader/initializers/configLoader.ts
index ca86bba37..794feccd2 100644
--- a/src/components/application-loader/initializers/configLoader.ts
+++ b/src/components/application-loader/initializers/configLoader.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { getAndSetUser } from '../../login-page/auth/utils'
 
 export const loadAllConfig: (baseUrl: string) => Promise<void> = async (baseUrl) => {
   setApiUrl({
-    apiUrl: (process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND || baseUrl) + '/api/v2'
+    apiUrl: (process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND || baseUrl) + '/api/private'
   })
 
   const config = await getConfig()