Should we version our APIs and if so, how?

Kirill Kurko

OpenAI

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This post discusses the best practices for versioning REST and GraphQL APIs. It explores the different approaches to versioning, the reasons for versioning an API, how to encode versioning into an API, and the difference between versioning and evolving an API.

Best Practices for Versioning REST and GraphQL APIs