Deletion is the final stop, when an API and its infrastructure are actually retired. Done responsibly, it includes data handling, archiving definitions, and honoring whatever I promised consumers on the way out. A clean deletion is the last impression an API leaves behind.
Deletion
Deprecate
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Retirement (Lifecycle)
Require that retiring an API is a deliberate, documented step that only happens after a deprecation period, with the shutdown date, the reason, and the alternative all made clear to consumers. I wa...
