15 Apr 2025
April News Recap

We don’t want you to miss any of this month’s updates. Below you’ll find a full recap of this month's major announcements, new code samples, documentation updates, events, and more.
Announcements
Spring awakening: Fresh updates for Data Exchange Connectors
We are excited to share the latest enhancements to our Data Exchange Connectors, expanding interoperability and improving efficiency across Revit, Tekla Structures, and Rhino. These updates bring new features, performance improvements, and wider compatibility, helping users streamline their workflows. Dive into the details
Introducing Secure Service Accounts (SSA)-now in public beta
We’re excited to announce the public beta release of the new Secure Service Accounts (SSA) API — a more secure, flexible, and modern way to authenticate server-to-server integrations with Autodesk Platform Services (APS). Learn more
ACC Cost Management: new APIs to manage sub cost items
We are pleased to inform you about the new API enhancement to manage sub cost items, including support for retrieval, creation, updates, deletion, and copying. Check out this blog post for more info.
AutoCAD 2026 (Watt) now available in Design Automation API
Good news for developers using the Design Automation APIs! The latest AutoCAD engine, AutoCAD 2026 (Watt), has been added to Design Automation, allowing you to leverage its new capabilities in cloud-based automation workflows. Find out more
Autodesk Data Connector for Power BI now supports Federated Views
We're excited to share that the latest version of the Autodesk® Data Connector for Power BI now supports federated views – one of the most requested features from our users! Learn more
ACC Admin API: new API to list all projects for a specified user
We're excited to announce a new API enhancement that allows you to retrieve all projects associated with a specific user in a more efficient way. Read more
OpenAPI Specs are here!
We’re excited to announce that our SDK team has just open-sourced OpenAPI specifications for several of our REST APIs. If you’re a developer building on top of APS, this is a game-changer. With OpenAPI specs you can now explore, integrate, and automate against APS APIs faster and with more confidence than ever before! Read this post for more info.
Tandem now supports EMEA region
When creating new facility in Tandem, a user can decide where data for the facility will be stored – in addition to default location (US) a user can now create facility on regional data center in Europe. Head to our blog to learn more and understand the impact on the Tandem Data API.
Breaking changes
Design Automation GET WorkItems/:id Rate Limit 150 RPM will be enforced May 1, 2025
Autodesk Takeoff API: deprecating measurementType in classification systems
Australia Region code change from APAC to AUS (Deadline Extension – July 31, 2025)
Code samples and tips
Fusion configurator sample
Create a Python REST API server
Tandem Data API-create asset link
AEC Data Model API:2 new queries including elementGroupExtractionStatusAtTip and propertyDefinitionsBy ElementGroup
"templateId" field is added in ACC Projects related APIs to identify the template project created from
Events
Autodesk DevCon Europe May 20-21 in Amsterdam, register today
Join 700 coders and digital leaders May 20-21 in Amsterdam at Autodesk's premier event for software developers and business innovators. Gain firsthand insights from Autodesk Platform Services experts. Check out some of our top classes and save 25% when you register by May 2nd.
APS Accelerators
Ever wondered if an APS Accelerator was for you? Check out our comprehensive guide to APS Accelerators. At our Accelerators attendees benefit from dedicated time to develop your Autodesk Platform Services application – with direct help and training from APS engineering experts. Join us for one of our upcoming accelerators in New York, New York and Munich, Germany.
APS Tuesdays
Autodesk Platform Services (APS) Tuesdays is a free weekly webinar for anyone interested in powering digital transformations, digital twins, insightful dashboards, enterprise integrations, automations, and more. Come join our 45-minute introduction to learn the basics of Autodesk Platform Services, what people are building, and ways you can benefit. Learn more and save your spot here.
Ask the APS Expert call
Ask the APS Expert is a bi-weekly call with Autodesk Platform Services engineers for you to ask your tecnical questions and learn about the latest API releases, updates, global events and learning resources. Join us every other Wednesday at 11am Eastern Time at no cost. Sign up
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