API Evolution Tracking
Track how your APIs change over time with baseline-driven comparison, structured change classification, version recommendations, and published changelogs. Covers all six API types: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, AsyncAPI, Webhooks, and MCP.
API evolution tracking is baseline-driven. Create named snapshots at meaningful points (after an API review, before a release), then compare against them to see exactly what changed, classified by impact severity. The system covers all six API types and produces published changelogs that consumer teams can browse without needing access to the repository.
How It Works
Change Classification
Every change is classified into one of four categories based on its impact on consumers:
Version Management
Supported API Types
API evolution tracking works identically across all six API types. Each type has its own parser and structural property definitions:
Published Changelogs
Drift Dashboard Integration
The drift dashboard in the source control panel shows API contract drift alongside general architectural drift. Select a baseline and immediately see:
Everything in NeoArc Studio is a file. Your diagrams, documents, and schemas live in Git alongside your code, with full version history and standard collaboration workflows.
Document REST APIs with full endpoint specifications, OpenAPI import and export, seven HTTP methods, parameters, request and response bodies linked to shared schemas, authentication schemes, and a published API browser. REST is one of six API types (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, AsyncAPI, Webhooks, MCP) sharing a unified schema layer.
Step-by-step guide to tracking API changes with baselines: set a versioning strategy, create baselines, compare changes, review classifications, create new versions when needed, and publish changelogs for consumer teams.