API Versioning (Spring)

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Jun 18, 2023

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API versioning is very important for several reasons

1. Maintain backward compatibility: As an API evolves, changes may be made to existing endpoints, request and response formats, or the behaviour of the API. Without proper versioning, these changes could break existing client applications that are built on the previous version of the API. Versioning allows for changes to be made to the API without breaking existing client applications.
2. Introduce new features: Versioning provides a way to introduce new features to an API while maintaining backward compatibility with existing client applications. This allows for the API to evolve over time to meet the changing needs of users and developers.
3. Enable experimentation: Versioning allows for experimental features to be introduced to an API without affecting existing client applications. This allows developers to test new features and gather feedback before making them part of the stable API.
4. Improve maintainability: Versioning can make an API more maintainable by making it easier to manage changes and track usage over time. This can help developers and API providers identify areas where improvements can be made and optimize the API for better performance and usability.

There are mainly four ways to maintain your API versions

• URL versioning: The API version is included as part of the URL. For example, /v1/users might represent…