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What's New ​

Latest features, improvements, and updates to BoardAPI.

November 2025 ​

AI Agents Platform (Beta) ​

We've launched our AI Agents platform - autonomous agents that react to board events.

New Features:

  • 3 presets: AI Tutor, Moderator, Timer
  • Visual recipe builder (no-code)
  • Trigger-Action system
  • Custom agent creation via API

Learn More: AI Agents Documentation

Student Zones Enhancement ​

Unique feature for educational platforms - assign personal areas to participants.

What's New:

  • Auto-assignment of zones
  • Zone templates
  • Lock/unlock individual zones
  • Zone-level permissions

Use Cases:

  • Exams (isolated workspaces)
  • Individual exercises
  • Breakout sessions

Learn More: Student Zones

Custom Components SDK v2 ​

Major update to our component development framework.

New Modules:

  • board.offline - Queue changes when disconnected
  • board.ui - Enhanced custom rendering
  • board.participants - Improved presence tracking

Breaking Changes:

  • board.storage.set() now returns Promise
  • manifest.json requires version field

Migration Guide: SDK API Reference

October 2025 ​

WebSocket Events v2 ​

Improved real-time event system with better performance.

Improvements:

  • 50% lower latency
  • Event filtering on server-side
  • Automatic reconnection with backoff
  • Better error messages

Learn More: WebSocket API

Presenter Modes ​

New presenter modes for educational and business use cases.

Modes:

  • Follow Me: All participants follow presenter's viewport
  • Spectate: Presenter observes individual participants
  • Lock Mode: Disable editing during presentation

Learn More: Presenter Modes

September 2025 ​

AI Generation API ​

Generate board content using AI (powered by GPT-4).

Capabilities:

  • Text to diagram
  • Brainstorm ideas
  • Auto-layout elements
  • Generate vocabulary cards

Example:

bash
curl -X POST https://api.boardapi.io/api/v1/boards/abc-123/ai/generate \
  -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Create a mind map about solar system",
    "style": "colorful"
  }'

Learn More: AI Generation API

Frames Feature ​

Structure boards into slides, rooms, and breakout areas.

Use Cases:

  • Slide-based presentations
  • Virtual rooms (breakout sessions)
  • Multi-page documents

Learn More: Frames Documentation

August 2025 ​

Template System ​

Reusable board configurations for faster setup.

Features:

  • Save board as template
  • Apply template to new boards
  • Share templates across organization
  • Template marketplace (coming soon)

Learn More: Templates API

Monitoring & Analytics ​

Track board performance and usage.

Metrics:

  • Real-time concurrent users
  • Element creation rate
  • WebSocket latency
  • Error tracking

Learn More: Monitoring API

July 2025 ​

White-Label Support ​

Fully customizable branding for embedded boards.

Customization:

  • Custom domain (boards.yourdomain.com)
  • Logo replacement
  • Color scheme
  • Hide BoardAPI branding

Learn More: White-Label Setup

Webhook Enhancements ​

Improved webhook delivery and debugging.

New Features:

  • Retry with exponential backoff
  • Webhook signing (verify authenticity)
  • Delivery logs and statistics
  • Test webhook endpoint

Learn More: Webhooks API

Upcoming Features ​

Roadmap (Q1 2026)

In Development:

  • Component Marketplace (publish/discover components)
  • Advanced Permissions (role-based access)
  • Export to PDF/Image
  • Version History & Snapshots
  • Mobile SDK (React Native)

Planned:

  • Video/Audio Calling (integrated)
  • Collaborative Cursors (enhanced)
  • Smart Shapes (auto-recognition)
  • Offline Mode (full support)

Want to influence our roadmap? Contact us

Deprecations & Breaking Changes ​

Deprecated APIs ​

Deprecated - Remove by March 2026

Old Authentication Header:

bash
# DEPRECATED
-H "Authorization: Bearer xxx"

# USE THIS INSTEAD
-H "X-API-Key: org_live_xxx"

Old Board Creation:

bash
# DEPRECATED
POST /api/v1/boards/create

# USE THIS INSTEAD
POST /api/v1/boards

API Version History ​

VersionReleasedStatusEnd of Life
v1July 2025Current-
v0 (beta)May 2025DeprecatedMarch 2026

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Version Information ​

Current API Version: v1 Last Updated: November 29, 2025 Documentation Version: 2.0