What is the role of the @GetMapping, @PostMapping, etc., in API versioning?

Table of Contents

• Conclusion

Conclusion

Annotations like @GetMapping, @PostMapping, @PutMapping, @DeleteMapping, and others in Spring Boot provide an easy and powerful way to handle HTTP requests for different API versions. They allow you to:

• Manage versioned endpoints for different HTTP methods (e.g., GET, POST).
• Provide distinct behaviors for each version of the API, ensuring backward compatibility while adding new features.
• Use multiple versioning strategies such as path, header, and parameter-based versioning in combination with these HTTP method annotations.

By strategically using these annotations along with versioning strategies, you can create a flexible and maintainable API that supports multiple versions and evolves over time.