Stable API

Definitions

1. An API that is expected to remain compatible across releases or to change only under clearly signaled rules. In platform culture, calling an API stable is a commitment that downstream users can build against it without constant breakage.

   In plain English: An API that is expected not to break consumers unexpectedly.

   Example: "The SDK finally became credible once the maintainers treated the public surface as a stable API instead of changing function signatures every release."

Related Terms

• Breaking Change
• gRPC
• Backward Compatible
• API Specification Standard
• OpenAPI Community
• OpenGL
• Rust Edition
• Stable Branch
• Versioning