API Versioning and Backward Compatibility
API Versioning and Backward Compatibility Versioning helps teams evolve APIs without breaking clients. A thoughtful plan reduces outages, supports partners, and improves developer experience. The goal is to keep old clients working while new features arrive. Why versioning matters APIs change over time. Without versioning, even small edits can break code, cause hard-to-trace errors, and force urgent client updates. Versioning provides a predictable path for changes and clear expectations for users. ...