diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
index bb075a63d75..cae5f5099b4 100644
--- a/.github/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/labeler.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 'platform: api':
   - api-server/**/*
+  - api/**/*
 
 'scope: tools/scripts':
   - cypress/**/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-web.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-web.yml
index 1726fa47111..c014b5e96e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-web.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ on:
       - 'docs/**'
     branches-ignore:
       - 'renovate/**'
+      - 'next-api'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'next-api'
 
 jobs:
   build-client:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
index cd01d4c7836..f6d59c6ec7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js-tests.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ on:
   push:
     branches-ignore:
       - 'renovate/**'
+      - 'next-api'
   pull_request:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - 'next-api'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read