Navigating API Versioning: Ensuring Seamless Backward Compatibility

Hello

I have been evolving an API that supports a variety of client applications & as new features roll out; managing API versioning has become a critical challenge. :thinking:

Ensuring backward compatibility while introducing breaking changes requires careful planning & I have encountered issues with deprecated endpoints, inconsistent error responses & version negotiation that can confuse client developers. :innocent: Checked Versioning | SwaggerHub Documentation Rails course guide for reference .

The complexity increases when multiple versions need to be supported simultaneously, forcing us to maintain legacy code & design new endpoints that align with modern best practices.

Iā€™m particularly interested in discussing strategies for managing versioning in a way that minimizes disruption, such as implementing clear deprecation policies, using robust versioning frameworks, and ensuring consistent error handling across versions. :thinking:

Iā€™d love to hear from the community about successful approaches, tools, or frameworks that have streamlined your API versioning process. Insights on integrating versioning into your CI/CD pipelines or automating backward compatibility tests would be especially valuable.

Thank you !! :slightly_smiling_face: