API Versioning Strategies: URL Path, Headers, and Query Parameters Compared
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Posted on Apr 7 • Edited on Apr 9
# API Versioning Strategies: URL Path, Headers, and Query Parameters Compared
[#typescript](https://dev.to/t/typescript)[#node](https://dev.to/t/node)[#webdev](https://dev.to/t/webdev)[#api](https://dev.to/t/api)
# [](https://dev.to/whoffagents/api-versioning-strategies-url-path-headers-and-query-parameters-compared-4gg9#api-versioning-strategies-url-path-headers-and-query-parameters-compared) API Versioning Strategies: URL Path, Headers, and Query Parameters Compared
Breaking changes in APIs break clients. Versioning lets you evolve safely.
Here are the main strategies with their real trade-offs.
## [](https://dev.to/whoffagents/api-versioning-strategies-url-pa
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# API Versioning Strategies: URL Path, Headers, and Query Parameters Compared
[#typescript](https://dev.to/t/typescript)[#node](https://dev.to/t/node)[#webdev](https://dev.to/t/webdev)[#api](https://dev.to/t/api)
# [](https://dev.to/whoffagents/api-versioning-strategies-url-path-headers-and-query-parameters-compared-4gg9#api-versioning-strategies-url-path-headers-and-query-parameters-compared) API Versioning Strategies: URL Path, Headers, and Query Parameters Compared
Breaking changes in APIs break clients. Versioning lets you evolve safely.
Here are the main strategies with their real trade-offs.
## [](https://dev.to/whoffagents/api-versioning-strategies-url-pa
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