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How can you prevent client crashes when upgrading an API?
Track: Java
Topic: HTTP JSON APIs
Focus: API Versioning
Java: API Versioning
Answer
Use versioning and maintain backward compatibility.
To prevent client crashes during API upgrades, use versioning to separate major changes and maintain backward compatibility by supporting older versions. This allows clients to upgrade at their own pace. For example, an e-commerce API can introduce a new version `/v2/orders` with enhanced features while keeping `/v1/orders` available for existing clients.
To prevent client crashes during API upgrades, use versioning to separate major changes and maintain backward compatibility by supporting older versions. This allows clients to upgrade at their own pace. For example, an e-commerce API can introduce a new version `/v2/orders` with enhanced features while keeping `/v1/orders` available for existing clients.
Topics: API Versioning HTTP JSON APIs Java