To mitigate the risk of exposing data through application programming interface (API) queries, which of the following design considerations is MOST important?

Data quality focuses on the accuracy and consistency of data, which is important but does not directly prevent excessive data exposure in API responses.

Data integrity ensures that data remains accurate and consistent over its lifecycle, but it does not inherently limit the amount of data returned by an API query.

Data minimization is most important because it ensures that API responses only include the absolute minimum amount of data required for the specific request, significantly reducing the potential attack surface and the quantity of sensitive information exposed if an API is compromised or misused.

Data retention policies govern how long data is stored, which is crucial for overall data governance but doesn't directly address the risk of over-exposure through real-time API queries.