The Messages API now supports threaded message conversations in Webex Teams. Use the new parentId property when creating a message to create a new thread or to reply to an existing message thread. You can also use the new parentId query parameter to list messages in a particular thread.

Administrators for an organization can now use the new Hybrid Clusters and Hybrid Connectors resources to view details about their Cisco Webex Hybrid Services deployments via the Webex API.

Webex Devices and Places may now be managed via two new API endpoints: Devices and Places. For more information about working with devices and places, see the xAPI Guide.

You can now use the xAPI to programmatically invoke commands on and query the status of devices that run Webex RoomOS software. Check out the xAPI Guide and xAPI API Reference to get started.

Full administrators for an organization can now list Webex Control Hub Admin Audit Events. See this article for more information about the types of events that are available.

Your apps can now provide a web-like user interface with actionable buttons, input text boxes, dropdowns, checkboxes, images, and more right within Webex Teams spaces by including Cards when creating a message. Check out the announcement on the blog to learn more.

The sipAddress property currently returned via the Get Room Details endpoint is now deprecated. After September 30, 2019, this property will no longer return the SIP address for the space. Instead, use the Get Room Meeting Details endpoint to retrieve the space's SIP address along with more detailed meeting information such as PSTN numbers and the meeting URL.

You can now retrieve extended meeting details for a space (room). Use the new Get Room Meeting Details action to see the meeting details for the space such as the SIP address, Webex Meetings URL, and PSTN dial-in numbers.

People now includes additional status values: "call", "meeting", and "presenting". See this article for more information about the different status options in Webex Teams.

People will soon include a new response property: lastModified, which will specify the date and time when the person was last modified, either directly via the API, Webex Control Hub, or the Cisco Directory Connector.

Memberships will soon include two new response properties: roomType, which will specify the type of space (direct 1:1 or group) the membership is associated with, and isRoomHidden, which will specify whether or not a 1:1 space is hidden in the Webex Teams clients for the participant.

Beginning April 27, 2019, the Webex platform will require that API clients use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol. To align with industry best practices for transport security, the TLS 1.1 encryption protocol will be disabled on all endpoints. See this blog post for more information.

The People API now includes a phoneNumbers response property, which will provide the phone numbers associated with the person. This read-only property will only be returned for people within the same organization.

Currently, compliance officers can only see membership Events for spaces owned by their organization. Soon, compliance officers will have access to membership events for all spaces which include members of their organization, regardless of the space's owner.

Compliance officers can now delete messages in 1:1 spaces that were sent by an external user. Previously, messages in 1:1 spaces from an external user could only be monitored.

You can now retrieve messages in a 1:1 space without first knowing the roomId of the conversation. Use the new List Direct Messages action with the other party's person ID or email to retrieve messages from the 1:1 space.

A new type of application is now available! Guest Issuer apps may now be created to let guest users collaborate with your organization’s paid users. See our Guest Issuer documentation for more information about Guest Issuer apps.

The Memberships API will no longer return memberships and will instead return a 404 Not Found for team spaces (rooms) which are archived.

Webex Resource Groups for Hybrid Services may now be managed via two new API endpoints: Resource Groups and Resource Group Memberships. For more information about managing Resource Groups via the Webex API, see the Managing Hybrid Services guide.

The People API will soon include a new phoneNumbers field, which will provide the phone numbers associated with the person. This read-only field will be returned for people within the same organization.

Group mentions in messages are now included in Messages API response details. A new response parameter, mentionedGroups, will be present if a group is @mentioned in a message.

The Messages API now accepts group mentions, such as @all, when creating new messages. See the Formatting Messages guide for details.

The Messages API will soon accept group mentions, such as @all, when creating new messages. Check back for more information within the coming weeks.

The Messages API no longer rejects new messages which contain an @mention for an email address that is not associated with a Webex Teams user. The message will contain the display name, if provided, or the email address in plain text instead of the @mention.

Two new roles will soon be available via the Roles API: User Admin and Device Admin. These roles may be assigned or unassigned to users with the People API.

The Messages API currently accepts values for both the text and markdown parameters when sending a message. After July 15, 2018, this API will return an error if a new message contains values for both parameters. Use only one parameter for the message body. Markdown content will be automatically transformed to plain-text for API clients which support only plain-text messages.

The following scopes have been deprecated and will no longer work after August 15, 2018: spark-admin:events_read, spark-admin:memberships_read, spark-admin:memberships_write, spark-admin:messages_read, spark-admin:messages_write, spark-admin:rooms_read, spark-admin:teams_read, spark-admin:team_memberships_read, and spark-admin:team_memberships_write. They are no longer available for testing via Test Mode in the Webex Teams API Reference, or with your portal token, if you are an Organization Administrator. These scopes have been replaced by spark-compliance scopes for use by designated Compliance Officers. See this guide for more information about compliance scopes.

The Messages API currently accepts @mentions in 1:1 messages. After May 26, 2018, this API will return an error if a message sent to a 1:1 space contains an @mention.

All licenses for Hybrid Services which are available for an organization, both enabled and disabled, will now be returned via the Licenses API. Hybrid Services licenses may now be assigned to users before a particular service is activated.

Beginning March 17, 2018, the Cisco Spark platform will require API clients to use TLS 1.1 or higher. The TLS 1.0 encryption protocol will be disabled on all endpoints to align with industry best practices for transport security. See this blog post for more information.