diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyle.h b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyle.h
index b3e1b28eee1..10fad0196ed 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyle.h
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyle.h
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 /**
  Returns a source with the given identifier in the current style.
 
+ @note Source identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids source identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s sources over time.
+
  @return An instance of a concrete subclass of `MGLSource` associated with the
     given identifier, or `nil` if the current style contains no such source.
  */
@@ -199,6 +207,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 /**
  Removes a source from the current style.
  
+ @note Source identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids source identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s sources over time.
+
  @param source The source to remove from the current style.
  */
 - (void)removeSource:(MGLSource *)source;
@@ -214,6 +230,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 /**
  Returns a style layer with the given identifier in the current style.
  
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set
+    the style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
+ 
  @return An instance of a concrete subclass of `MGLStyleLayer` associated with
     the given identifier, or `nil` if the current style contains no such style
     layer.
@@ -240,6 +264,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 
 /**
  Inserts a new layer below another layer.
+ 
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set
+    the style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
 
  @param layer The layer to insert.
  @param sibling An existing layer in the style.
@@ -248,6 +280,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 
 /**
  Inserts a new layer above another layer.
+ 
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set
+    the style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
 
  @param layer The layer to insert.
  @param sibling An existing layer in the style.
@@ -256,6 +296,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 
 /**
  Removes a layer from the map view.
+ 
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set
+    the style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
 
  @param layer The layer object to remove from the map view. This object
  must conform to the `MGLStyleLayer` protocol.
@@ -287,6 +335,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 
 /**
  Deactivates the style class with the given identifier.
+ 
+ @note Style class names are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids style class name changes that will occur in the default
+    style over time.
 
  @param styleClass The style class to deactivate.
  */
@@ -307,6 +363,14 @@ static const NSInteger MGLStyleDefaultVersion = 9;
 
 /**
  Removes a name and its associated image from the style.
+ 
+ @note Names and their associated images are not guaranteed to exist across
+    styles or different versions of the same style. Applications that use this
+    API must first set the style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a
+    convenience method like `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`,
+    `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL” inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually
+    constructed `NSURL`. This approach also avoids image name changes that will 
+    occur in the default style over time.
 
  @param name The name of the image to remove.
  */
diff --git a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.h b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.h
index 40d6519ac73..771a48c7ffe 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.h
+++ b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.h
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  
  Unlike the `styleURL` property, this property is set to an object that allows
  you to manipulate every aspect of the style locally.
+ 
+ @note The default styles provided by Mapbox contain sources and layers with
+    identifiers that will change over time. Applications that use APIs that
+    manipulate a style's sources and layers must first set the style URL to an
+    explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`.
  */
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) MGLStyle *style;
 
@@ -1142,6 +1149,14 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  To find out the layer names in a particular style, view the style in
  <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/studio/">Mapbox Studio</a>.
  
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
+ 
  @param point A point expressed in the map view’s coordinate system.
  @param styleLayerIdentifiers A set of strings that correspond to the names of
     layers defined in the current style. Only the features contained in these
@@ -1205,6 +1220,14 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  To find out the layer names in a particular style, view the style in
  <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/studio/">Mapbox Studio</a>.
  
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
+ 
  @param rect A rectangle expressed in the map view’s coordinate system.
  @param styleLayerIdentifiers A set of strings that correspond to the names of
     layers defined in the current style. Only the features contained in these
diff --git a/platform/macos/src/MGLMapView.h b/platform/macos/src/MGLMapView.h
index 5ffc04e6583..88745db212d 100644
--- a/platform/macos/src/MGLMapView.h
+++ b/platform/macos/src/MGLMapView.h
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  
  Unlike the `styleURL` property, this property is set to an object that allows
  you to manipulate every aspect of the style locally.
+ 
+ @note The default styles provided by Mapbox contain sources and layers with
+    identifiers that will change over time. Applications that use APIs that
+    manipulate a style's sources and layers must first set the style URL to an
+    explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`.
  */
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) MGLStyle *style;
 
@@ -793,6 +800,14 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  To find out the layer names in a particular style, view the style in
  <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/studio/">Mapbox Studio</a>.
  
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
+
  @param point A point expressed in the map view’s coordinate system.
  @param styleLayerIdentifiers A set of strings that correspond to the names of
     layers defined in the current style. Only the features contained in these
@@ -856,6 +871,14 @@ IB_DESIGNABLE
  To find out the layer names in a particular style, view the style in
  <a href="https://www.mapbox.com/studio/">Mapbox Studio</a>.
  
+ @note Layer identifiers are not guaranteed to exist across styles or different
+    versions of the same style. Applications that use this API must first set the
+    style URL to an explicitly versioned style using a convenience method like
+    `+[MGLStyle outdoorsStyleURLWithVersion:]`, `MGLMapView`'s “Style URL”
+    inspectable in Interface Builder, or a manually constructed `NSURL`. This
+    approach also avoids layer identifer name changes that will occur in the default
+    style’s layers over time.
+
  @param rect A rectangle expressed in the map view’s coordinate system.
  @param styleLayerIdentifiers A set of strings that correspond to the names of
     layers defined in the current style. Only the features contained in these