generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://cognitohq.com/docs/guides/api-changelog
description: >-
  Cognito API changelog. Two dated API-version lines exist; version dates change
  only on a breaking change. A separate product/dashboard changelog runs weekly
  at https://cognitohq.com/changelog.
scheme: date-based (Cognito-Version header)
current_versions:
- {product: Identity, version: '2016-09-01'}
- {product: Screening, version: '2020-08-14'}
- {product: Flow, version: '2020-08-14'}
docs:
  api_changelog: https://cognitohq.com/docs/guides/api-changelog
  product_changelog: https://cognitohq.com/changelog
  breaking_changes: https://cognitohq.com/docs/guides/breaking-changes
entries:
- date: '2020-08-14'
  version: '2020-08-14'
  type: addition
  highlights: Screening dashboard and API released; new API version line for Screening and Flow.
- date: '2019-09-18'
  type: change
  highlights: Dashboard branding redesign.
- date: '2018-07-10'
  type: addition
  highlights: API keys download page added.
- date: '2017-11-10'
  type: addition
  highlights: Password reset system added.
- date: '2017-10-25'
  type: addition
  highlights: Address timeline visualization added.
- date: '2017-10-24'
  type: improvement
  highlights: Name deduplication improved.
- date: '2016-09-01'
  version: '2016-09-01'
  type: breaking
  highlights: >-
    Initial Identity release with the new request-signature authentication;
    identity assessment scores changed to be nullable (breaking).
recent_product_updates:
- Create hosted verifications via API and more Flow step context
- Document-verification-only territories enabled, webhooks and more
- Expanded Lightning coverage, optional ID collection, SMS device handoffs
- Introducing Flow Hybrid
- Sandbox integration helper and manually cancelable Flow session
notes: Product-changelog highlights sampled from cognitohq.com/changelog slugs (2021-2022 weekly line).