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API Versioning Strategy Reference
Search API versioning approaches by strategy or scenario. Covers URL path, Accept header, query parameter versioning, breaking vs non-breaking changes, and the Sunset deprecation header.
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API Versioning Strategy Reference
The API Versioning Strategy Reference covers URL path, Accept header, and query parameter versioning with breaking change classification and Sunset deprecation header guidance.
• Choose between URL and header versioning before designing a new API
• Determine whether an API change is breaking or non-breaking
• Reference Sunset header format before deprecating an API version
• Understand semantic versioning conventions for REST APIs
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FAQ
What does this tool tell you?
The API Versioning Strategy Reference covers URL path, Accept header, and query parameter versioning with breaking change classification and Sunset deprecation header guidance.
What affects the result most?
URL path versioning: /v1/users — most common, cache-friendly, explicit, but pollutes URLs. Header versioning: Accept: application/vnd.api+json;version=1 — clean URLs, harder to test in browser. Query param: /users?version=1 — easy to test, breaks caching, less RESTful.
How should I use the result?
Use this tool to orient quickly to the concepts, field names, or values you are about to look up in a full specification or vendor documentation. It summarizes the common cases; the authoritative source remains whichever standard or vendor doc defines the values themselves.
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