Real world API governance and versioning
Real world API governance and versioning Real world API governance and versioning is not about control alone. It is about clear contracts, predictable changes, and good communication across teams and partners. In practice, governance works when there are roles, policies, and lightweight automation. A product owner, a platform owner, and a small change advisory board can keep things moving without slowing innovation. Versioning patterns vary. Path versioning (for example /api/v1/resources) is easy to understand. Header versioning (such as X-API-Version: 2) can reduce URL churn but adds checks for clients. Some teams combine both, routing logic at the edge and in gateway layers. The rule of thumb: choose a scheme that minimizes breaking changes and makes dependencies visible to consumers. ...