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how to track api schema changes over time without juggling manual diffs
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how to track api schema changes over time without juggling manual diffs

DEV Community·Maximus Beato·about 1 month ago
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the problem managing multiple api versions means keeping track of structural changes can get messy fast. manually comparing schemas is tedious, error-prone, and slows down development. the solution auto-fetch multiple schema versions and compare them easily. api-schema-delta does this by pulling schemas from your public endpoints and highlighting differences. curl -X GET https://api-schema-delta.apimesh.xyz/check?endpoints=https://api.example.com/v1/schema,https://api.example.com/v2/schema { "schemas": [ { "version": "v1", "diffs": ["added field 'age'", "removed field 'nickname'"] }, { "version": "v2", "diffs": ["new field 'dateOfBirth'", "changed 'name' to 'fullName'"] } ], "trend": "schema evolving as expected" } Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode how it works it fetches schemas from provided endpoints, parses their structure, and compares them to identify differences. it supports both rest and graphql schemas, making it flexible for various api types.…

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