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A Debmedia Original December 17, 2025 · 1 min read

Can you explain how you would handle versioning an API when making backward-incompatible changes and how you would manage that in Git?

To handle backward-incompatible changes in an API, I would use versioning in the URL, such as /v1/resource and /v2/resource. In Git, I would create a new branch for the new…

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📅 Dec 17, 2025 ⏱ 1 min read

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Can you explain how you would handle versioning an API when making backward-incompatible changes and how you would manage that in Git?

COVER // CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE VERSIONING AN API WHEN MAKING BACKWARD-INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES AND HOW YOU WOULD MANAGE THAT IN GIT?

To handle backward-incompatible changes in an API, I would use versioning in the URL, such as /v1/resource and /v2/resource. In Git, I would create a new branch for the new version, allowing for independent development while maintaining the old version until users transition.

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