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Validation API Changelog

February 14, 2025​

Initial rollout​

  • Launched Validation API v1. This version is now deprecated. New integrations should use v2.

May 28, 2026​

Launched​

  • Launched Validation API v2 with facility listing, reservation sync, and reservation lookup. Validation API v1 is deprecated; new integrations should use v2.

June 2026​

Added​

  • Added reservation lookup by rental ID, barcode, and license plate.
  • Added cursor-based pagination and more options for searching reservation history.
  • Added a staging-only endpoint for creating test reservations.

July 21, 2026​

Added​

  • Added the optional operator_facility_id field to facility responses.

August 24, 2026​

Added​

  • Added support for the current, unversioned audience values while continuing to accept legacy audience values.

October 13, 2026​

Added​

  • Added the Webhooks API for reservation updates. You can register, list, retrieve, update settings for, and delete webhook registrations.
  • Added the VALIDATION_API_RESERVATION_UPDATES webhook type. SpotHero can send reservation updates to a registered HTTPS endpoint.
  • Added signed webhook deliveries. Verify each delivery with its one-time shared secret and the SpotHero-Webhook-Signature header. Use the SpotHero-Reservation-Version header to ignore duplicate or older deliveries.
  • Added optional webhook settings to request reservation projections in deliveries. Access to these fields depends on your account entitlements.