Projects platform versioning (BETA)

HubSpot developer projects include a platformVersion field that enables you to control which version of the projects platform you're developing on. This enables you to access updated functionalities, rollback to previous versions, and generally coordinate changes as needed. 

Below, learn how to set the platformVersion in a project, along with the available versions and their updates.

Manage versions

To set which version of the developer platform your projects are running on, use the platformVersion field in your project's hsproject.json file.

After changing the version number, you'll need to upload the project to the HubSpot account to enable access to the version updates.

// Example project.json config file { "name": "my_project", "srcDir": "src", "platformVersion": "2023.2" }

Available versions

  • Latest version: 2023.2 (November 21, 2023)
  • Initial release: 2023.1 (upcoming sunset on March 31, 2024)
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2023.2

Available as of November 21, 2023.

Changes primarily impact app functions, including:

  • Support for asynchronous functions (async / await)
  • Public URL support for app functions
  • PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN moved from context.secrets to process.env
  • Increased log size from 4KB to 256KB with logs now in order of execution
  • Support for Node 18

Learn more about working with these changes below.

2023.1
Upcoming sunset

Initial release of the developer platform.

This version will no longer be available after March 31, 2024. After this date, attempts to upload projects at this version will fail.

Changes in 2023.2

Version 2023.2 of the developer platform includes the changes below.

Serverless function configuration

The following changes have been made for serverless function configuration (serverless.json):

  • Previously, serverless functions in projects supported two types of functions: app and API endpoint. App functions have been updated to support public URLs for making API requests, so you no longer need to build these as separate types.
  • With this update, the runtime and version fields have also been removed.
  • This version uses Node18, and lower versions cannot be specified.

Previous serverless function configuration

// serverless.json before update { "runtime": "nodejs18.x", "version": "1.0", "appFunctions": { "functionName": { "file": "function1.js" } }, "endpoints": { "path/to/endpoint": { "file": "githubUserFunction.js", "method": ["GET", "POST"] } } }

Updated serverless function configuration

// serverless.json after update { "appFunctions": { "functionName": { "file": "function1.js", "endpoint": { "path": "path/to/endpoint", "method": ["GET"], } } } }

Async support

Projects now support asynchronous functions. Callbacks are no longer supported in this version.

To update your serverless functions to use async:

  • Add async to the function definition.
  • Remove the callback (sometimes referred to as sendResponse), and use return statements to return response.
  • Use await and try/catch instead of promise chaining.
  • Return the desired response or throw an error.

Before

const hubspot = require("@hubspot/api-client"); exports.main = myFunction = (context = {}, sendResponse) => { const { hs_object_id } = context.propertiesToSend; const userId = context.parameters.userId; const hubspotClient = new hubspot.Client({ accessToken: process.env["PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN"], }); const properties = { "name":"newName", }; const SimplePublicObjectInput = { properties }; const objectType = "myObject"; const objectId = hs_object_id; const idProperty = undefined; hubspotClient.crm.objects.basicApi .update(objectType, objectId, SimplePublicObjectInput, idProperty) .then((res) => { sendResponse(res); }) .catch((err) => { console.error(err); sendResponse(err); }); };

After

const hubspot = require("@hubspot/api-client"); exports.main = async (context = {}) => { const { hs_object_id } = context.propertiesToSend; const userId = context.parameters.userId; const hubspotClient = new hubspot.Client({ accessToken: process.env["PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN"], }); const properties = { "name":"newName", }; const SimplePublicObjectInput = { properties }; const objectType = "myObject"; const objectId = hs_object_id; const idProperty = undefined; try { const res = await hubspotClient.crm.objects.basicApi .update(objectType, objectId, SimplePublicObjectInput, idProperty) return res } catch (err) { console.error(err); return err; } };

Private app access token authentication

Whereas previously you would refer to private app access tokens with context.secrets.PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN, you'll now use process.env rather than context.secrets. For example:

// Include HubSpot node API client const hubspot = require('@hubspot/api-client'); exports.main = async (context = {}) => { // instantiate HubSpot node API client const hubspotClient = new hubspot.Client({ accessToken: process.env["PRIVATE_APP_ACCESS_TOKEN"] }); //your function return response; };

Improved logging

Version 2023.2 increases log size from 4KB to 256KB and guarantees logs to be in order of execution. You can also take advantage of improved in-app logging, such as log tracing.

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