Beckn Protocol Version 2.0 (Long Term Support)

[ravi-prakash-v]

Overview

It's finally here! The Beckn Protocol V2.0 Long Term Support (LTS) version.

This release is a step toward making Beckn v2 easier to build on, easier to reason about, and easier to adopt across networks.

The changes in this branch bring the protocol surface, supporting guidance, and release materials into closer alignment so that implementers, reviewers, and future contributors are working from the same foundation. The intent is not only to clarify what Beckn v2 is today, but to make the path forward more coherent for what the ecosystem can become next.

Across the release, the specification now reads more like a living foundation for interoperability: clearer API intent, cleaner developer pathways, better structured RFC material, and more explicit recognition of the people shaping the work along the way.

If Beckn v2 is meant to be stable at the core and expansive at the edges, this release is intended to make that philosophy more tangible.

Repository Structure

protocol-specifications-v2/
├── ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md
├── api/
│   └── v2.0.0/
│       ├── beckn.yaml
│       └── README.md
├── GOVERNANCE.md
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

Key artifacts

• api/v2.0.0/beckn.yaml — authoritative OpenAPI 3.1.1 specification for Beckn Protocol v2.0.0.
• api/v2.0.0/README.md — API package overview, endpoint families, and operational notes.
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md — contributor recognition for this release line.

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Design Principles

Stable transport, evolving payloads

The schemas defined in beckn.yaml are transport schemas. They define request/response framing, callback patterns, authentication expectations, acknowledgment behavior, and protocol-level constraints. They do not attempt to fully own domain semantics.

This separation allows the transport layer to remain stable while transaction payloads, vertical extensions, and implementation patterns continue to evolve over time.

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