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Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Another update on Chrome's third-party cookie deprecation affecting Front pluginsIMPORTANT

On July 22, 2024, Google released a blog post indicating that regulators may allow the continued use of third-party cookies if users opt into them. If this turns out to be the case, it will still be important to provide alternatives to third-party cookies for those users who do not consent to the use of third-party cookies, as noted in our original post. However, Google continuing to support third-party cookies would allow you to keep using these cookies in Front plugins if you have control over the browser decisions of your users (if all your plugin users belong to your company, for example).

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Introducing connectors, the evolution of dynamic objectsCONNECTORS

Connectors provide a no-code means of making API calls to external systems and can also transform URLs or strings found in comments or messages into structured objects that are easy to access from a conversation in Front. Connectors come in two flavors:Application objects (previously known as “dynamic objects”)—these connectors identify matching patterns (such as order IDs) in Front conversations or comments and automatically attach a structured object to the conversation that contains information about and a link to the external resource. Application requests—these connectors make API calls to external systems to provide a no-code method for building integrations. These requests can also be leveraged in rules and macros. Currently, only GET requests are supported, but additional methods will be available soon to allow you to push data to external systems. If you are currently using dynamic objects, they will be migrated to application objects in the coming days without any impact or

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Please update your Highway dynamic object configurationDynamic Objects

Highway Integration Enhancements: New "spoof warning" workflow and cleaner dynamic object variables If you had configured the Highway dynamic object configuration per our tutorial prior to May 31st, 2024, then the configuration contained errors that could lead to false positives for the fraud use case described in the tutorial. It also did not include the spoof warning property from the Highway API. Our tutorial now reflects the correct setup, and we’ve created a migration guide to make it easier to know exactly what changes to make (limited only to the fraud use case). When you complete the changes, your dynamic objects will look like: Let us know if there are any questions!

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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An update on Chrome's third-party cookie deprecation affecting Front pluginsIMPORTANT

Based on recent developments, we’ve updated our original post on handling Chrome’s third-party cookie deprecation to note the following:Google has postponed the deprecation to Q1 2025 (originally Q3 2024) We now also recommend the Storage Access API as a viable solution to handling the deprecation, in addition to CHIPS. More details in the original post. We’ve linked to an example of handling partitioned cookies in Next.js for a Google Sign In authentication flow.

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Update your Postman collection linksIMPORTANT

Due to breaking changes in Postman, the Postman collections previously supplied in our Developer Portal can no longer push changes to forks. To obtain the latest Postman collections of our Core API and Channel API, create new forks from the following links:Core API collection Channel API collection These forks should be able to pull changes as expected whenever we update the source collection. Thanks for being part of our Front developer community!

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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How to prepare for phone number normalization in the Front APIIMPORTANT

On September 1st 2024, we will be introducing E.164 phone number normalization to the Front API to address issues caused by inconsistent phone number handles attached to contacts. Phone number handles for contacts in Front can be created via the API, the Front contacts manager, incoming messages in channels, CRM contact syncs, and CSV import of contacts. With so many different ways of creating contacts and storing phone numbers for those contacts, it’s important to normalize the data because the different input formats can lead to duplicate contacts and related search issues. To prepare for this change, make sure your API requests (including those made through the Zapier integration) are sending valid phone numbers with the country code included. Country codes must be preceded by a plus (+) sign. Read the “Potential impacts” section below for details.If you experience any issues with phone number normalization, reach out to us and we can roll the feature back for your company instance

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Dynamic objects now leverage the rule systemPLATFORM UPDATE

Dynamic objects are now integrated with rules. This means that you can use Front’s powerful rule system to customize when and how dynamic objects apply to your workflows. IMPORTANTRules have been auto-generated for all existing dynamic object configurations. These auto-generated rules have been named Create dynamic objects. While you are welcome to edit these rules, please note that disabling or deleting these rules will stop the associated dynamic objects from working. Where to manage dynamic object rulesYou can manage existing dynamic object rules from Settings > Company name / Workspace name > Rules. As noted in the above callout, dynamic objects that you created prior to March 12th, 2024 will have auto-generated rules named Create dynamic objects associated with them, but the rules you create from this point forth will be named whatever you choose to name them. If you create a dynamic object for the first time and no rule has been created before, the “Dynamic object config

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Knowledge base API is now live!CORE API UPDATE

We are happy to announce that you can now access knowledge base API endpoints through the Core API. These endpoints allow you to read and update your internal and external Front knowledge bases. With the API, you now have the flexibility to process your knowledge base content for various purposes, including advanced display on different websites and additional means of importing content. Read the docs on our Developer Portal to start using the knowledge base API endpoints.

kapFronteer

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Sort conversation messages by created dateCORE API UPDATE

You can now sort messages returned by the List conversation messages endpoint by their creation date.The endpoint now includes the query parameters sort_by and sort_order. Set sort_by to created_at, and then specify whether you want the sort_order to return messages as asc (oldest first) or desc (newest first) results.

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Replacing third-party cookies in Front pluginsIMPORTANT

In a significant move towards enhancing user privacy, major web browsers are on a trajectory to deprecate support for third-party cookies to limit cross-site tracking. This shift has notable implications for developers of Front custom plugins or third-party integrations that rely on third-party cookies for authentication and other functionalities. Understanding this transition is crucial to ensure the continued seamless operation of your plugins once third-party cookies are fully deprecated. Note: On July 22, 2024, Google released a blog post indicating that regulators may allow the continued use of third-party cookies if users opt into them. If this turns out to be the case, it will still be important to provide alternatives to third-party cookies for those users who do not consent to the use of third-party cookies, as noted in the rest of this article. However, Google continuing to support third-party cookies would allow you to continue using these cookies in Front plugins if you hav

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Breaking changes to the Analytics endpointIMPORTANT

We are making a breaking change to the Create a new analytics export endpoint offered by our Core API. The endpoint will now require you to specify the columns that will be present in the export. Previously, the endpoint generated an export that included all available columns. In addition, three columns will be deprecated from the export: Resolution time, Replies to resolve, and Final resolution. You should use Total reply time, Replies to resolution, and Stage resolution time instead. Why are we making these changes?We are making these changes for the following reasons:By explicitly specifying the columns you need in the export, future additions to the available columns will not affect your export. This ensures backwards compatibility as we continue to enrich the Analytics data. Customers who need a subset of columns in their exports can benefit from faster exports and smaller response sizes. The Resolution time, Replies to resolve, and Final resolution columns are being deprecated b

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[us-west-1] Scheduled database maintenance on Jan. 7thIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-01-07 0800 UTC and Sunday 2023-01-07 0900 UTC, customers in our us-west-1 data center region may experience a disruption to the following features:* Full text search* Contacts manager* Autosuggest in the composer including: recipients, tags, inboxes, and teammates* Certain parts of the settings UI including: search, teammates, inboxes, channels, rules, views, tags, time off and shifts* Conversation audit trailThis is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service.What is the impact?During the window, parts of the app experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages in search, events in search, and autosuggest resources in search will be delayed.Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disruption to customers.What will the exact experience be for our c

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[eu-west-1] Scheduled database maintenance on Dec. 31stIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-12-31 0200 UTC and Sunday 2023-12-31 0300 UTC, customers in our eu-west-1 data center region may experience a disruption to the following features:* Full text search* Contacts manager* Autosuggest in the composer including: recipients, tags, inboxes, and teammates* Certain parts of the settings UI including: search, teammates, inboxes, channels, rules, views, tags, time off and shifts* Conversation audit trailThis is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service.What is the impact?During the window, parts of the app experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages in search, events in search, and autosuggest resources in search will be delayed.Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disruption to customers.What will the exact experience be for our c

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[us-west-2] Scheduled database maintenance on Dec. 31stIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-12-31 0800 UTC and Sunday 2023-12-31 0900 UTC, customers in our us-west-2 data center region may experience a disruption to the following features:* Full text search* Contacts manager* Autosuggest in the composer including: recipients, tags, inboxes, and teammates* Certain parts of the settings UI including: search, teammates, inboxes, channels, rules, views, tags, time off and shifts* Conversation audit trailThis is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service.What is the impact?During the window, parts of the app experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages in search, events in search, and autosuggest resources in search will be delayed.Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disruption to customers.What will the exact experience be for devel

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Dynamic objects sample code availableNEW SAMPLE CODE

We are excited to announce the release of sample code that demonstrates how to augment dynamic objects with information fetched from a server or API. The code also demonstrates how to verify that requests to the server are coming from Front. We hope this code is useful and results in more powerful dynamic object use cases for customers!

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Event limit added to analytics exportsCore API Update

The Fetch an analytics export endpoint now enforces a maximum of 5,120,000 events or messages within a single export. If your export exceeds this number, the API will return a response with the status parameter set to too_big. To address this scenario, reduce the time period of the export and fetch it again.

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[us-west-1] Downtime / maintenance affecting conversations API endpointsIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-11-19 0800 UTC and Sunday 2023-11-19 0900 UTC, customers in our us-west-1 data center region may experience an interruption to loading conversations, loading conversation lists, and reopening conversations from an integration. This is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service. What is the impact?During the window, the conversations viewing experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages, counter updates of all workspaces, and some asynchronous conversation mass-actions will be delayed. Developers trying to use the API via integrations may receive a 503 "service unavailable" error in their list conversations responses during the interruption. This should be resolved once the maintenance is complete. Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disrup

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[eu-west-1] Downtime / maintenance affecting conversations API endpointsIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-11-12 0200 UTC and Sunday 2023-11-12 0300 UTC, customers in our eu-west-1 data center region may experience an interruption to loading conversations, loading conversation lists, and reopening conversations from an integration. This is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service. What is the impact?During the window, the conversations viewing experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages, counter updates of all workspaces, and some asynchronous conversation mass-actions will be delayed. Developers trying to use the API via integrations may receive a 503 "service unavailable" error in their list conversations responses during the interruption. This should be resolved once the maintenance is complete. Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disrup

xdmnlFronteer

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Custom fields + .eml messages added to the APICore API Update

Custom Fields in the Core APIThe Core API now exposes endpoints to list the custom fields that can be used on different resources:Use GET /accounts/custom_fields to list the custom fields available on an Account (docs). Use GET /contacts/custom_fields to list the custom fields available on a Contact (docs).Use GET /conversations/custom_fields to list the custom fields available on a Conversation (docs). Use GET /inboxes/custom_fields to list the custom fields available on an Inbox (docs). Use GET /teammates/custom_fields to list the custom fields available on a Teammate (docs). In addition, the Custom Field data model now returns all the supported values for the Custom Field of type enum. Accessing email messages in the .eml formatThe Get message (GET /messages/:message_id) endpoint now supports customizing the response's Content Type.By default, the endpoint returns the documented JSON data. However, you can now request the response to contain the message in the .eml format by setti

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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[us-west-2] Downtime / maintenance affecting conversations API endpointsIMPORTANT

Between Sunday 2023-10-22 0700 UTC and Sunday 2023-10-22 0800 UTC, customers in our us-west-2 data center region may experience an interruption to loading conversations, loading conversation lists, and reopening conversations from an integration. This is due to planned maintenance work required on a core database service. What is the impact?During the window, the conversations viewing experience will be degraded or unavailable. The display of new messages, counter updates of all workspaces, and some asynchronous conversation mass-actions will be delayed. Developers trying to use the API via integrations may receive a 503 "service unavailable" error in their list conversations responses during the interruption. This should be resolved once the maintenance is complete. Why are we doing this?One of our core database clusters needs to be restarted during the maintenance window while we perform an important security upgrade. We are doing this type of work during off-hours to minimize disrup

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Logistics TMS sample plugin availableNEW SAMPLE CODE

We just launched a new sample plugin application on the Developer Portal that demonstrates how to use the Plugin SDK to load data from an external system of record and display it to the Front user. The plugin provides advanced interactivity, allowing the Front user to reply to conversations with contextual data or attach documents from the external system to the draft. In our example, we mock a Transportation Management System (TMS) that might be used by a logistics company to manage data about transactions or shipments. Check out a video overview The sample plugin can be adapted to any number of use cases and industries: customer service, finance, retail, hospitality, real estate, etc. The plugin demonstrates the following concepts:Loads the Front Plugin SDK through React context Reads data from a RESTful API and displays it in the Front sidebar Implements the Front UI Kit to save time developing UI components Detects links attached to the selected Front conversation and loads recor

kapFronteer

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New closeDraft method availablePlugin SDK

Composer plugins now have access to a closeDraft function, which both closes the composer plugin and the draft composer in Front. This is useful for plugins that send messages directly within the modal window. For example, in the following screenshot, the Send Template button sends a message template through a channel, and uses the closeDraft function to close both the composer modal that contains the button AND the draft composer behind it. Note that this method is available for composer plugins but not sidebar plugins. Learn about the closeDraft function on the Developer Portal.

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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Tag endpoints will start returning paginated resultsImportant

This announcement details a potentially breaking change to the Core API. The changes might affect you if your company uses our API in one of your integrations or tools to return a list of company, team, or individual tags. TLDR: Please update your Front integrations by November 4th, 2023 so that they handle paginated results from the Tags API endpoints. Previously, these endpoints returned all the tags in one response, but we are changing this behavior so that the endpoints return paginated results instead. This change will result in better API performance when retrieving tags from a list of potentially hundreds or thousands of tags. If your integrations have been relying on the endpoints to return all the tags in one response, you will have to update those integrations so that they paginate through the list of results instead. You can learn how to handle paginated results on our Developer Portal. We understand changes take time to implement, so we are releasing these changes in a way

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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New pagination documentationCore API Update

Ever wondered how pagination works for the Core API? We now offer a quick guide to get you up to speed.

Javier - Developer RelationsCommunity Manager

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New query object documentationCore API Update

Have you been confused by the q search query object available on some Core API endpoints? We hear you! Now you can access a new help topic to learn how to filter the results of certain GET endpoints to retrieve exactly what you need. P.S. Remember to subscribe to our API News & Updates page to be notified of developer news!

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