HubSpot Developer Changelog

New CLI features - HubDB, file manager fetch, and webpack serverless

Live: July 16, 2020

The CMS CLI (Command Line Interface) is getting several new features in version 1.1.9. Interact with HubDB, fetch from the file manager, and create webpack-serverless. Use npm install -g @hubspot/cms-cli@latest to update to the latest version.

Theme Field Validation

Live: July 27, 2020

At CMS Hub launch we announced themes. We are rolling out validation for the theme fields.json to help theme developers. Errors in the file will be publish blocking, preventing you from adding invalid code that won't work. This is rolling out in two...

Creation of themes, serverless functions, and access to default themes and modules in the Design Manager

Live: July 8, 2020

The launch of CMS Hub introduced serverless functions, themes, and HubSpot default themes. Creating serverless functions and themes previously required using the CMS CLI. You can now do this through the Design Manager. Please note: serverless...

Drag and drop area styles moved from footer to header

Announced: June 24, 2020

Drag and drop areas produce styles from attributes in the template and page-editor. These styles are output in the standard_footer_includes. Those styles are moving to the standard_header_includes.

The CMS CLI is replacing FTP

Announced: April 29, 2020

FTP is an aging technology from the 1970s that relies on FTP clients we didn't build. To deliver the best developer experience we can, it doesn't make sense to continue investing resources in the maintenance of an experience that you’re not...

CMS Hub Developer Features and Updates

Announced: April 14, 2020

What's happening? The launch of CMS Hub includes several important updates for developers. Nothing needs to be done to existing sites to preserve existing functionality. The changes we're announcing make the HubSpot CMS more powerful for developers...

Google Analytics and the HubSpot cookie banner

Announced: December 12, 2019

What’s happened? On November 1, 2019, we made a change to the Google Analytics integration that will prevent the Google Analytics tracking script from firing until a visitor opts in to cookie tracking via the HubSpot cookie banner.

Sunset: Workflow field for custom modules

Announced: December 5, 2019

The field for allowing users to select a workflow in custom modules is being deprecated on December 5th. You won’t be able to create a workflow field when creating new modules in the design manager UI, CMS-CLI, or FTP.

Announcement: Enhanced field validation

Announced: November 26, 2019

EDIT: This change has started to take effect. We'll be rolling this out gradually over the next week What’s Changing? HubSpot is changing how validation works on some commonly used fields for contacts, including the first and last name. This change...

Announcement: Deals now support merging

Announced: November 25, 2019

What’s happening Deals are central to a CRM. Businesses need to be sure of what the state of their pipeline and closed business is. Deals hold information about completed sales and potential future ones. Because mistakes happen, we are releasing the...

Sunset of JWT SSO Setup for Private Content

Live: January 29, 2025

What's Changing? On January 29th, 2025 we are deprecating the ability to set up Single Sign-On (SSO) for JWT-based applications. Moving forward, we will be replacing this functionality with the OpenID Connect (OIDC) standard1. If you are already...

Breaking Change: Upcoming Change to Scope Requirements for App Cards in Private Apps

Live: December 1, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance security within the HubSpot ecosystem, we will update the scope requirements for app cards in private apps on December 1st, 2024.

Breaking Change: Removed Support for Referencing Custom Object Types by Base Name

Live: April 29, 2025

We are removing the undocumented support for requesting custom object types by their base name (GET/crm/v3/objects/{baseName}) in HubSpot public APIs. All custom object types must be referenced by their unique identifier (object type ID, fully...

Public Beta: Automatic Deactivation of Exposed Tokens

Live: April 7, 2025

To enhance the security of our platform and protect our customers, we are introducing an automatic token deactivation public beta feature on October 8th, 2024, for any HubSpot tokens publicly exposed in GitHub repositories. This update is designed...

Updated Merge Functionality for CRM Objects (including Contacts and Companies)

Live: January 14, 2025

Note: This changelog supersedes a prior version published on July 22, 2024. Due to customer feedback and confusion regarding the scope of changes, we have updated and clarified the details in this new changelog. Please review the updated information...

Bug Fix: Batch Read Limit for HubSpot Associations API

Live: January 6, 2025

HubSpot is introducing a new limit on the number of IDs that can be supplied to the Batch Read endpoint for (/{fromObjectType}/{toObjectType}/batch/read) both the v3 and v4 public Associations API.

Updated merge functionality for contacts and companies

Live: January 14, 2025

Note: This changelog has been superseded by an updated version published on October 2, 2024. Please refer to the new changelog for the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding merge functionality for contacts, companies, and other CRM...

Breaking Change: Enhanced Validations for Non-String Properties in HubSpot's CRMObject APIs

Live: January 6, 2025

Starting January 6, 2025, HubSpot will implement enhanced validations for non-string property values, including enumeration and multi-value enumeration property values submitted via the CRMObject APIs. This change aims to improve data integrity and...

Update: Legacy CTA Sunset

Live: March 31, 2025

Based on community feedback, we have updated our approach to transitioning from Legacy CTAs to the new CTA editor in HubSpot. In Q1 2025, new CTAs cannot be created by the Legacy CTA editor. Below are more details explaining the plan and changes to...

Upcoming Sunset: V1 Contact Lists API

Live: May 30, 2025

What’s changing? The V1 Contact Lists API will sunset on May 30th, 2025. After this date, calls made to the v1 endpoints will no longer function. We're sunsetting the V1 Contact Lists API to focus our development efforts on the improved V3 Lists...

Legacy v1 Integration Timeline API Update

Live: December 2, 2024

We are making an important update to ensure our platform remains cutting-edge and to facilitate the introduction of new features. Starting December 2, 2024, the legacy v1 Integration Timeline API will no longer support mutations of Timeline Events....

Legacy CTA Sunset Timeline and Scope Update

Live: December 31, 2024

Previous Sunset Start: April 30, 2024