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[dev-docs] Adds section explaining internal and public APIs #195840

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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions dev_docs/tutorials/versioning_http_apis.mdx
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The exact number of past APIs and the length of time they are kept available will vary per use case. Generally, the length of time will be shorter for internal HTTP APIs than for public HTTP APIs.
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We only declare HTTP APIs that are stable and reliable as public and keep all development changes behind internal HTTP APIs. Public HTTP APIs are intended for external consumption and are typically garanteed not to change within a major. Internal HTTP APIs may change more frequently, as long as they adhere to the versioning principles outlined in the rest of this doc.

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Versioned HTTP APIs should hold to the following set of properties. **Note:** how you meet these is properties is up to you. Use the examples provided as a guide.

### 1. Do not directly expose persistence schemas on your HTTP API endpoints
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