API Design · Middle · Question 26 of 75

What counts as a breaking change in a REST API?

✓Correct answer: Removing or renaming fields, changing types, adding required request fields, tightening validation, or changing error codes and status codes clients rely on
2Only changing the URL
3Adding new endpoints

Explanation

Adding optional request fields, new endpoints or new response fields is normally safe.

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