This section provides an overview of what's new in the latest versions of the Admin API.

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Updates in Admin API v1.3 (Latest Release)

Refactor Admin API for Clean Separation

Admin API 1.3 has been refactored for more separation from Admin App, which was originally the development base for Admin API.   ADMINAPI-91 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Return Vendor and Profile IDs in /applications Endpoints

A field report requested that vendor and profile IDs should be returned as part of the /applications endpoint, which has now been included in Admin API 1.3.

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Update System.Data.SqlClient to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient

Due to a recommendation from Microsoft, we have updated the data access library to use Microsoft.Data.SqlClient instead of System.Data.SqlClient. ADMINAPI-47 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Disable Shell Debug Messages in Docker

A field report requested to repress logging of certain elements in Docker configurations. ADMINAPI-86 - Getting issue details... STATUS

Other Updates

Other technical product updates, such as consolidating namespaces and library renaming, have also been included in this update.  Please see the Admin API 1.3 release report for full details.

Updates in Admin API v1.2

Multiple Security Model / ODS Version Support

The ODS/API Platform has two different security models in versions 3.4-5.3 and 6.0-6.1.  This version of Admin API supports both versions of that security model with the same operation endpoints for management via API (ODS/API v3.4-5.3 and v6.0-v6.1 and future versions may be supported).

Updates in Admin API v1.1

Claim Sets

Admin API v1.1 provides support to importing and exporting claim sets via API. Admin API is available as both a standalone installation under IIS and as a Docker deployment.  Admin API v1.1 supports ODS/API v3.4 to v5.3.

Updates in Admin API v1.0

Initial Release

This is the initial release of Admin API v1.0.  It provides functionality to create vendors, applications, and credentials within an Ed-Fi ODS / API Platform instance. Admin API is available as both a standalone installation under IIS and as a Docker deployment.