diff --git a/keyserver/src/endpoints.js b/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
--- a/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/endpoints.js
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
   initialReduxStateRequestValidator,
 } from './responders/redux-state-responders.js';
 import {
-  updateRelationshipsResponder,
-  updateRelationshipInputValidator,
+  legacyUpdateRelationshipsResponder,
+  legacyUpdateRelationshipInputValidator,
 } from './responders/relationship-responders.js';
 import {
   reportCreationResponder,
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@
     policies: baseLegalPolicies,
   },
   update_relationships: {
-    responder: updateRelationshipsResponder,
-    inputValidator: updateRelationshipInputValidator,
+    responder: legacyUpdateRelationshipsResponder,
+    inputValidator: legacyUpdateRelationshipInputValidator,
     policies: baseLegalPolicies,
   },
   update_role: {
diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/relationship-responders.js
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 import t, { type TInterface, type TUnion } from 'tcomb';
 
 import {
-  type TraditionalRelationshipRequest,
+  type LegacyTraditionalRelationshipRequest,
   type RelationshipErrors,
   traditionalRelationshipActionsList,
-  type RelationshipRequest,
-  farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator,
+  type LegacyRelationshipRequest,
+  legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator,
 } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { tShape, tUserID } from 'lib/utils/validation-utils.js';
 
 import type { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
 import { updateRelationships } from '../updaters/relationship-updaters.js';
 
-export const traditionalRelationshipRequestValidator: TInterface<TraditionalRelationshipRequest> =
-  tShape<TraditionalRelationshipRequest>({
+const legacyTraditionalRelationshipRequestValidator: TInterface<LegacyTraditionalRelationshipRequest> =
+  tShape<LegacyTraditionalRelationshipRequest>({
     action: t.enums.of(
       traditionalRelationshipActionsList,
       'relationship action',
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@
     userIDs: t.list(tUserID),
   });
 
-export const updateRelationshipInputValidator: TUnion<RelationshipRequest> =
+export const legacyUpdateRelationshipInputValidator: TUnion<LegacyRelationshipRequest> =
   t.union([
-    traditionalRelationshipRequestValidator,
-    farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator,
+    legacyTraditionalRelationshipRequestValidator,
+    legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator,
   ]);
 
-async function updateRelationshipsResponder(
+async function legacyUpdateRelationshipsResponder(
   viewer: Viewer,
-  request: RelationshipRequest,
+  request: LegacyRelationshipRequest,
 ): Promise<RelationshipErrors> {
   return await updateRelationships(viewer, request);
 }
 
-export { updateRelationshipsResponder };
+export { legacyUpdateRelationshipsResponder };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/updaters/relationship-updaters.js b/keyserver/src/updaters/relationship-updaters.js
--- a/keyserver/src/updaters/relationship-updaters.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/updaters/relationship-updaters.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   relationshipActions,
   undirectedStatus,
   directedStatus,
-  type RelationshipRequest,
+  type LegacyRelationshipRequest,
 } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import { threadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import type { NewThreadResponse } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 async function updateRelationships(
   viewer: Viewer,
-  request: RelationshipRequest,
+  request: LegacyRelationshipRequest,
 ): Promise<RelationshipErrors> {
   if (!viewer.loggedIn) {
     throw new ServerError('not_logged_in');
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 
 async function createPersonalThreads(
   viewer: Viewer,
-  request: RelationshipRequest,
+  request: LegacyRelationshipRequest,
   userIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 ) {
   invariant(
diff --git a/lib/actions/relationship-actions.js b/lib/actions/relationship-actions.js
--- a/lib/actions/relationship-actions.js
+++ b/lib/actions/relationship-actions.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import type { CallSingleKeyserverEndpoint } from '../keyserver-conn/call-single-keyserver-endpoint.js';
 import type {
   RelationshipErrors,
-  RelationshipRequest,
+  LegacyRelationshipRequest,
 } from '../types/relationship-types.js';
 import { ServerError } from '../utils/errors.js';
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 const updateRelationships =
   (
     callSingleKeyserverEndpoint: CallSingleKeyserverEndpoint,
-  ): ((request: RelationshipRequest) => Promise<RelationshipErrors>) =>
+  ): ((request: LegacyRelationshipRequest) => Promise<RelationshipErrors>) =>
   async request => {
     const errors = await callSingleKeyserverEndpoint(
       'update_relationships',
diff --git a/lib/types/endpoints.js b/lib/types/endpoints.js
--- a/lib/types/endpoints.js
+++ b/lib/types/endpoints.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   UPDATE_USER_SETTINGS: 'update_user_settings',
   UPDATE_DEVICE_TOKEN: 'update_device_token',
   UPDATE_ENTRY: 'update_entry',
-  UPDATE_RELATIONSHIPS: 'update_relationships',
+  LEGACY_UPDATE_RELATIONSHIPS: 'update_relationships',
   UPDATE_ROLE: 'update_role',
   UPDATE_THREAD: 'update_thread',
   UPDATE_USER_SUBSCRIPTION: 'update_user_subscription',
diff --git a/lib/types/relationship-types.js b/lib/types/relationship-types.js
--- a/lib/types/relationship-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/relationship-types.js
@@ -75,22 +75,22 @@
 });
 export type RelationshipButton = $Values<typeof relationshipButtons>;
 
-export type TraditionalRelationshipRequest = {
+export type LegacyTraditionalRelationshipRequest = {
   +action: TraditionalRelationshipAction,
   +userIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 };
 
-export type FarcasterRelationshipRequest = {
+export type LegacyFarcasterRelationshipRequest = {
   +action: 'farcaster',
   +userIDsToFID: { +[userID: string]: string },
 };
 
-export type RelationshipRequest =
-  | TraditionalRelationshipRequest
-  | FarcasterRelationshipRequest;
+export type LegacyRelationshipRequest =
+  | LegacyTraditionalRelationshipRequest
+  | LegacyFarcasterRelationshipRequest;
 
-export const farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator: TInterface<FarcasterRelationshipRequest> =
-  tShape<FarcasterRelationshipRequest>({
+export const legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator: TInterface<LegacyFarcasterRelationshipRequest> =
+  tShape<LegacyFarcasterRelationshipRequest>({
     action: tString('farcaster'),
     userIDsToFID: t.dict(tUserID, t.String),
   });
diff --git a/lib/types/relationship-types.test.js b/lib/types/relationship-types.test.js
--- a/lib/types/relationship-types.test.js
+++ b/lib/types/relationship-types.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator } from './relationship-types.js';
+import { legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator } from './relationship-types.js';
 
 describe('updateFarcasterRelationshipInputValidator', () => {
   test('SHOULD validate input with 2 userIDsToFID entries', () => {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         '512': 'f512',
       },
     };
-    expect(farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator.is(input)).toBe(true);
+    expect(legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator.is(input)).toBe(true);
   });
 
   test('Should not validate if action is not farcaster', () => {
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
         '512': 'f512',
       },
     };
-    expect(farcasterRelationshipRequestValidator.is(input)).toBe(false);
+    expect(legacyFarcasterRelationshipRequestValidator.is(input)).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js b/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
--- a/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/relationship-list-item.react.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   type RelationshipErrors,
   userRelationshipStatus,
   relationshipActions,
-  type RelationshipRequest,
+  type LegacyRelationshipRequest,
 } from 'lib/types/relationship-types.js';
 import type {
   AccountUserInfo,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
   +dispatchActionPromise: DispatchActionPromise,
   // async functions that hit server APIs
   +updateRelationships: (
-    request: RelationshipRequest,
+    request: LegacyRelationshipRequest,
   ) => Promise<RelationshipErrors>,
   // withOverlayContext
   +overlayContext: ?OverlayContextType,