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Shreyans Padmani
Shreyans Padmani

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API Versioning in .NET

API versioning is crucial for maintaining and evolving your APIs without breaking existing clients. In this post, we'll walk through how to implement API versioning in ASP.NET Core Web API using the Asp.Versioning NuGet packages.

Install Packages

Register Services

Versioning Controllers

Action Based API Versioning

Conclusion

API versioning is not just a good practice—it's essential for building scalable, maintainable, and client-friendly web APIs. With the help of the Asp.Versioning library in .NET, you can implement versioning using URLs, headers, query strings, or media types with minimal setup.

Whether you choose controller-based or action-based versioning, having a structured approach allows you to evolve your API without disrupting existing consumers. Start versioning today and future-proof your API architecture!

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