We don’t want you to miss any updates! Below you’ll find a recap of all APS blog posts published since our last recap—including new API releases and plenty of tutorials.
Announcements
Introducing Passthrough Billing: A Flexible Way to Manage API Costs
With passthrough billing, eligible API usage generated through applications can use customers' available capacity. It's rolling out in two phases, and you'll need to take action to opt-in. Learn how to prepare.
Introducing APS Usage Insights in Autodesk Assistant
Knowing how your applications actually consume APIs matters. That's why we're adding APS Usage Insights to Autodesk Assistant, so you can get that picture by asking for it. Explore the capability.
Action Required for Users of the Get Forms and Put Forms Values APIs
The v1 Get Forms, Get Values, or Put Form Values API endpoints will be retired on June 30, 2027 and users will need to migrate to their replacements. Learn what you need to do.
Industry News
Autodesk Completes Acquisition Deal With BIMDeX
Autodesk has completed its acquisition of select BIMDeX technology assets and intellectual property, and a subset of the BIMDeX team has joined Autodesk. Learn more about the acquisition.
AI-Native APS: From Idea to Outcome, with Context, Control, and Trust
AI-native APS will compound value across the life of what you build, from the start of an idea to reaching users and agents. If you're working on a solution idea, start here.
AI in the Real World
Organizations are using APS to create real business value. Professional Engineering Consultants built an MCP server that saves engineers hours when preparing for quality control reviews. See the use case.
Passthrough Billing: A Guide for ISVs
Evaluate whether passthrough is the right model for your application and, if you choose to use it, understand the technical options for enabling it. Read the full blog.
API Releases & Updates
Autodesk Forma Naming Standards API Is Now Generally Available
The Autodesk Forma Naming Standards API has been in public beta for a long time, and we're excited to announce it is ready for production use. Learn how to use it.
More Webhook Events for Issues API: Track Comments and Attachments
The Autodesk Forma Issues API now extends webhook support to changes to objects associated with an issue, including comments and attachments. See the documentation.
AEC Data Model API Support for Plant 3D Is Now Generally Available
The AEC Data Model API enables developers to query structured data from Plant 3D Collaboration projects, including separate data sets for P&ID and 3D piping. Get started.
BuildingConnected API Enhancements
This release adds endpoints for retrieving and signing an NDA, adds signature tracking, applies NDA-based access controls, and changes how opportunity project pairs are returned. Read the details.
Code Samples & Tutorials
Sign Your Forma Drawings Without Leaving the Cloud
A signature shouldn't mean a round trip through your downloads folder. With APS, you can get your Forma drawings signed without leaving the cloud. Get the source code.
AEC Data Model API Best Practices Under the New Pricing Model
Discover five technical practices that can help production applications retrieve and process AEC Data Model data more efficiently. Read the blog.
Let AI Write Your Data Exchange SDK Code
The Data Exchange SDK changes too fast to rely on what the agent remembers. A reflected skill keeps it current with one command. Learn how to build one.
Authentication Patterns for APS MCP Servers
Walk through the authentication patterns APS recommends for custom MCP servers and map them onto the new aps-mcp-auth-examples repository. See the steps.
3-Legged OAuth vs. Secure Service Accounts
What if a token refresh goes wrong in your application? Knowing when to use normal 3-legged authentication instead of Secure Service Accounts can help. Learn more.
Check Egress Travel Distance Directly in the Viewer
This sample turns the Viewer geometry into a walkable grid, finds the path to the exit, and gives you a verdict against editable standards, all in the browser. Give it a try.
Build Your Own Webhooks for Revit Cloud Model Changes
Autodesk Platform Services can notify you when a Revit cloud model is published or synced. What it doesn't tell you is what changed. Learn how to close the gap.
Using Design Automation to Make Custom Views Available to Data Exchange
Explore how Forma determines which Revit views to extract, how to register additional views using the Revit API, and how the Exchange Creator .NET sample can help. Follow these steps.
Data Exchange GraphQL API vs. .NET SDK: Which One Should You Use?
If you're building applications around Autodesk Data Exchange, sooner or later you will face a choice: should you use the GraphQL API or the .NET SDK? Get the answers here.
Events
Webinar: Discover Autodesk Data Exchange in Infrastructure
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 4:00 PM CET (10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST)
Join us to walk through the basics of Autodesk Data Exchange, explore practical infrastructure use cases, and show how organizations are already applying these workflows to real projects. Register here.
Build with Autodesk + Microsoft Experts in Silicon Valley
Meet us in Silicon Valley March 9–12, 2027, for a special APS Developer Accelerator that brings experts from Autodesk and Microsoft together for four days of dedicated building. Learn more and apply.
Advance APS Innovation in Paris
Our Developer Accelerator in Paris from Dec. 1–4, 2026 is your chance to build side-by-side with APS engineers and solve your coding challenges. Register today.
Autodesk DevCon 2027
DevCon 2027 will take place April 14–15 in Barcelona, with two days of technical learning, industry insight, and collaboration. Save the date now and stay tuned for more information.