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Nov 6, 2026 · Backend Development

Spring Boot 2.6 Path Matching Upgrade: Fixing Broken Interceptor Patterns

This article explains how Spring Boot 2.6's switch from AntPathMatcher to PathPatternParser breaks existing path patterns in interceptors and static resources, details the syntax differences, shows how to fix patterns using {*path} capture groups, and provides troubleshooting techniques including actuator/mappings and unit testing with PathPatternParser.