API Versioning Strategy: URI or Header? A Pragmatic Choice For many developers, API version management is a topic that's often overlooked in the early stages of a project but can lead to significant issues over time. Especially when designing RESTful APIs, one of the most fundamental questions we face is: "How will I version my APIs?" The two most common answers that come to mind are typically URI-based versioning and Header-based versioning. Both approaches have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. So, which one is more practical in the real world? In this post, I will delve deep into these two strategies and offer a pragmatic evaluation on when to choose which. API version management allows clients to add new features or modify existing ones without breaking their current workflows. If we don't version an API, any changes we make can cause unexpected errors for existing clients.…