What's new and changed in IBM Software Hub APIs

API updates can include new endpoints, bug fixes, and deprecations. Releases are listed in reverse chronological order so that the current release is at the beginning of the topic.

The IBM Software Hub APIs are composed of REST APIs, Python libraries, Javadoc, and software development kits (SDKs). Some services document APIs while other services do not provide external APIs. For more information, see Available APIs.

You can see a list of the new features for the platform and all of the services at What's new in IBM Software Hub.

IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.2

A new version of the IBM Software Hub APIs were released in October 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.2.

This release includes the following changes:

Issues fixed in this release: This release of the service includes various fixes.
Customer-reported issues fixed in this release: For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data on the IBM Support website.

IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.1

A new version of the IBM Software Hub APIs were released in August 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.1.

This release includes the following changes:

New features

This release of IBM Software Hub APIs includes the following features:

New POST /usermgmt/v3/groups/{group_id}/members endpoint: You can now create groups by using the /usermgmt/v3/groups/{group_id}/members endpoint. This new endpoint accepts an LDAP group defined as an array of objects, where each object has a name and id. If you use custom attribute mappings, the new endpoint gives you more flexibility. You can provide a user-friendly name that appears in the user interface as the display name and you can still use an id for the group that works with your custom attribute mapping.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release

For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.

IBM Software Hub Version 5.2.0

A new version of the IBM Software Hub APIs were released in June 2025 with IBM Software Hub 5.2.0.

This release includes the following changes:

New features

This release of IBM Software Hub APIs includes the following new features and API versions:

Configure API keys to expire automatically

If an administrator configures API key expiration, then your API keys expire after a preset number of days. You can see when your API key expires on your profile page. You can also receive notifications when your API key is close to expiring.

For more information about configuring API key expiration, see Configuring API key expiration.

New API versions

The following IBM Software Hub APIs were updated for this release:

IBM Software Hub Platform API: You can use the IBM Software Hub Platform API to programmatically manage the IBM Software Hub platform.
IBM Software Hub instance management API: You can use the IBM Software Hub instance management API to programmatically manage instances of IBM Software Hub.

Customer-reported issues fixed in this release

For a list of customer-reported issues that were fixed in this release, see the Fix List for IBM Cloud Pak for Data on the IBM Support website.

Deprecated features

The following features were deprecated in this release:

v1 and v2 data quality endpoints for IBM Knowledge Catalog: The v1 and v2 data quality endpoints for IBM Knowledge Catalog are no longer supported, and they will be removed in a future release. Consider migrating to the newer v3 or v4 endpoints.
v2 data profile option endpoint for IBM Knowledge Catalog: The /v2/data_profiles/options endpoint for IBM Knowledge Catalog is no longer supported. It will be removed in a future release.