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Creates comprehensive API changelogs documenting breaking changes, deprecations, and migration strategies for API consumers. Use when managing API versions, communicating breaking changes, or creating upgrade guides.

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API Changelog & Versioning

Document API changes with clear migration paths and deprecation timelines.

Changelog Structure

# API Changelog

## v3.0.0 (2025-01-15) - Breaking Changes

### Breaking Changes
- Response format now follows JSON:API specification
- Authentication switched from API tokens to JWT Bearer

### Migration Steps
1. Update base URL to `/api/v3`
2. Replace `Authorization: Token xxx` with `Authorization: Bearer xxx`
3. Update response parsing for new envelope format

## v2.5.0 (2024-12-01) - Features

### New Features
- Webhook support for order events
- Batch operations endpoint
- Field filtering via `?fields=` parameter

### Improvements
- 56% faster response times on /products
- Enhanced error messages with field-specific suggestions

Deprecation Schedule

VersionStatusSupport Until
v3.xCurrentFull support
v2.xMaintenance2025-06-01
v1.xEOLUnsupported

Version Support Policy

  • Current: Full support, new features
  • Maintenance: Bug fixes and security only
  • EOL: No support, remove from docs

Migration Guide Template

## Migrating from v2 to v3

### Before (v2)
```json
{ "user_name": "john" }

After (v3)

{ "data": { "type": "user", "attributes": { "name": "john" } } }

Steps

  1. Update SDK to v3.x
  2. Modify response handlers
  3. Test in staging environment
  4. Update production

## Best Practices

- Provide 3-6 months deprecation notice
- Include before/after code examples
- Mark breaking changes prominently
- Maintain backward compatibility when feasible
- Version via URL path (`/api/v1/`) for clarity

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