Rubyflow iconRubyflowOct 20, 2026

API Versioning in Rails: Start at /api/v1 Before You Think You Need It

Most Rails APIs start as a format.json branch in an HTML controller and only become an API once a partner depends on them. This post lays out the structure to put in place before that: URL path versioning starting at /api/v1 , an Api::BaseController < ActionController::API that owns auth, error envelopes and transactio

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