We’re excited to announce the introduction of refresh tokens along with full OAuth flow support to version 2.0 of the Widen Collective® API. We’ve also redesigned the OAuth allow access page and token formats.
• Kyle BrownWe will be deprecating several endpoints in version 1.0 of the Widen Collective® API in June of 2022. If you’re currently using or plan to use the endpoints listed in this blog, we recommend that you remove use of them to avoid issues in your integration(s).
• Kyle BrownTL;DR: We have updated version 2.0 of the API to allow up to 50 requests per second and to allow up to 40 concurrent uploads when using the chunked upload endpoint.
• Cory ForsethVersion 1.0 of the Widen Collective® API has long had the ability to return information about the Collective user associated with the presented Access Token. This same user information is now being returned in version 2.0.
• Cory ForsethLast year we introduced a number of new product information endpoints to the Widen Collective® API v2.0. We’re now providing even more functionality to easily search your products and also organize them within your product category hierarchy.
• Greg BartnickFor better consistency and ongoing support of the Widen Collective API v2.0, we’re planning on releasing a change that changes the shape of download links.
• Dan BeghinWe've created an early access toggle to allow you to test your API integrations with our new branded links.
• Matt OlcikasVersion 1.0 of the Widen Collective® API has long had the ability to return information about asset groups in your Collective app. This same asset group information is now being returned in version 2.0. Custom integrations use asset group endpoints to help organize and permission assets.
• Dan BeghinWe’re making search delimiters consistent across the Assets app and Widen Collective API v2.0.
• Kyle FerrisWiden’s Entries application organizes your product information such as manufacturing specs, marketing copy, and digital assets in one user-friendly system. Endpoints for Products and Channels have been added to Widen’s public API to allow you to import, enrich, and export this product information to other systems in your technology...
• Xiuming ChenFor better consistency and ongoing support of the Widen Collective API v2.0, we’re planning on releasing a change that impacts supplying and retrieving empty metadata values.
• Dan Beghin & Stephen CoakleyPagination is an essential tool for effectively managing large result sets. The Widen API offers two methods of paginating search results from the v2 asset search endpoint: offset and scroll. Offset-based pagination is suitable for user interfaces, while scroll-based pagination facilitates automated consumption of search data. We will give...
• Kyle FerrisHigh reliability and dependability of the Widen Collective API are imperative for our customers and their critical integrations. As we pursue giving our customers the best possible experience, we've launched Early Access Toggles to safely support early access to new functionality.
• Cory ForsethWelcome to the Widen Developer blog, where you can learn about important fixes, new features, and possible upcoming changes to the Widen Collective API.
• Dan Beghin & Cory Forseth