diff --git a/CHANGELOG-v3-conf.md b/CHANGELOG-v3-conf.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfac106f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG-v3-conf.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Add `v3` to the types service, and at it to the Services page. No change to environment required.
diff --git a/context/app/api/client.py b/context/app/api/client.py
index 338706c8d8..0d82edaa0b 100644
--- a/context/app/api/client.py
+++ b/context/app/api/client.py
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ def get_vitessce_conf_cells_and_lifted_uuid(self, entity, marker=None, wrap_erro
         else:
             try:
                 def get_assay(name):
-                    type_client = TypeClient(current_app.config["TYPE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT"])
+                    type_client = TypeClient(
+                        current_app.config["TYPE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT"]
+                        + current_app.config["TYPE_SERVICE_PATH"])
                     return type_client.getAssayType(name)
                 Builder = get_view_config_builder(entity=entity, get_assay=get_assay)
                 builder = Builder(entity, self.groups_token, current_app.config["ASSETS_ENDPOINT"])
diff --git a/context/app/default_config.py b/context/app/default_config.py
index e3596499ae..6a348e7e6e 100644
--- a/context/app/default_config.py
+++ b/context/app/default_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 
+# By keeping this in code rather than configuration,
+# we can atomically release changes that uses new service features,
+# rather than requiring backward compatibility from new API versions.
+version = 'v3'
+
+
 class DefaultConfig(object):
     # This should be updated when app.conf is updated:
     # Test runs will only see this config and not app.conf.
@@ -12,7 +18,10 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
     PERMANENT_SESSION_LIFETIME = timedelta(minutes=60)
     SESSION_COOKIE_SAMESITE = 'Lax'
 
-    PORTAL_INDEX_PATH = '/v3/portal/search'
+    # These app-wide configurations do not vary between environments:
+
+    TYPE_SERVICE_PATH = f'/{version}'
+    PORTAL_INDEX_PATH = f'/{version}/portal/search'
     CCF_INDEX_PATH = '/entities/search'
 
     # Everything else should be overridden in app.conf:
@@ -23,6 +32,7 @@ class DefaultConfig(object):
 
     GATEWAY_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
     ELASTICSEARCH_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
+    TYPE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
     ASSETS_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
     XMODALITY_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
     WORKSPACES_ENDPOINT = 'should-be-overridden'
diff --git a/context/app/static/js/components/ServiceStatusTable/ServiceStatusTable.jsx b/context/app/static/js/components/ServiceStatusTable/ServiceStatusTable.jsx
index da0551ddbb..e3326e61a7 100644
--- a/context/app/static/js/components/ServiceStatusTable/ServiceStatusTable.jsx
+++ b/context/app/static/js/components/ServiceStatusTable/ServiceStatusTable.jsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function ServiceStatusTable({
   entityEndpoint,
   gatewayEndpoint,
   workspacesEndpoint,
+  typeServiceEndpoint,
 }) {
   const gatewayStatus = useGatewayStatus(`${gatewayEndpoint}/status.json`);
 
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ function ServiceStatusTable({
           response: gatewayStatus.search_api,
           noteFunction: (api) => `ES: ${api.elasticsearch_connection}; ES Status: ${api.elasticsearch_status}`,
         }),
+        buildServiceStatus({
+          apiName: 'type-api',
+          githubUrl: 'https://github.com/dbmi-pitt/search-adaptor',
+          endpointUrl: typeServiceEndpoint,
+          response: gatewayStatus.search_api,
+          noteFunction: () => 'Included in search-api for historical reasons.',
+        }),
         buildServiceStatus({
           apiName: 'uuid-api',
           response: gatewayStatus.uuid_api,
diff --git a/context/app/utils.py b/context/app/utils.py
index a8fbc15e06..88eb6b3dbb 100644
--- a/context/app/utils.py
+++ b/context/app/utils.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def get_default_flask_data():
             'gatewayEndpoint': current_app.config['GATEWAY_ENDPOINT'],
             'elasticsearchEndpoint': current_app.config['ELASTICSEARCH_ENDPOINT']
             + current_app.config['PORTAL_INDEX_PATH'],
+            'typeServiceEndpoint': current_app.config['TYPE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT']
+            + current_app.config['TYPE_SERVICE_PATH'],
             'assetsEndpoint': current_app.config['ASSETS_ENDPOINT'],
             'entityEndpoint': current_app.config['ENTITY_API_BASE'],
             'xmodalityEndpoint': current_app.config['XMODALITY_ENDPOINT'],