Release Notes

August 28, 2025

Release Date

August 28, 2025

Features

  • AI integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server added.

    • Now you can run API Hub for Contract Testing AI using the MCP and generate and review contract tests directly in your IDE.

    • We added API Hub for Contract Testing test generation and review capabilities to the SmartBear MCP Server.

    • PactFlow MCP client now supports provider states.

    Learn more about it in the MCP documentation.

  • Bi-Directional Contract Testing (BDCT) improved.

    • We added support for patterned fields, such as 4XX or 5XX status codes, in BDCT workflows.

Fixes

  • AI

    • We fixed a minor issue with the --apply flag when used in projects with unstaged files or an unorganized workspace.

August 14, 2025

Release Date

August 14, 2025

Features

  • User Interface improved.

    • Now you can delete a Pacticipant version directly from the UI.

  • Bi-Directional Contract Testing (BDCT) improved.

    • We updated BDCT to handle missing schemas in the OAS document.

    • We published new BDCT API endpoints:

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer/{consumerName}/version/{consumerVersionNumber}/cross-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer/{consumerName}/version/{consumerVersionNumber}/consumer-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer/{consumerName}/version/{consumerVersionNumber}/provider-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer/{consumerName}/version/{consumerVersionNumber}/provider-contract

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer/{consumerName}/version/{consumerVersionNumber}/consumer-contract

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/cross-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/consumer-contract

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/provider-contract-verification-results

      • /contracts/bi-directional/provider/{providerName}/version/{providerVersionNumber}/provider-contract

      See the API documentation for details on using these endpoints.

Fixes

  • User Interface

    • Long texts in the Integrations grid now wrap correctly.

    • We updated the terminology to clearly distinguish between provider status ("Verified") and consumer status ("Published").

    • We fixed broken sidebar links to application pages.

    • We resolved an error where live validation was malfunctioning when editing a webhook.

    • We fixed a bug where selector changes on the Application Version page were not applied immediately.

    • Team administrators without user read permissions can no longer add users.

    • We fixed a visual glitch where extra or unexpected elements briefly appeared on the verification results page.

    • We removed the Create System Account button for users without the necessary permissions.

July 31, 2025

Release Date

July 31, 2025

Features

  • LiveChat integration added.

    • We added Salesforce LiveChat to the API Hub for Contract Testing UI to help with real-time support and onboarding.

  • AI-powered code review added.

    • We added AI-powered code review for Pact tests written in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Java.

      Note

      This feature is currently in beta.

  • User Interface pagination controls improved.

    • We updated the pagination controls to improve accessibility and usability.

  • Bi-Directional Contract Testing improved.

    • We added support for discriminator.mapping in Bi-Directional Contract Testing (BDCT).

Fixes

  • User Interface

    • We fixed broken application links in the sidebar navigation.

    • We resolved crashes caused by malformed URIs.

    • We fixed display issues for some core engine variant Pact verification errors.

    • We updated the labels on the application version page to clearly distinguish 'Verified' (provider) from 'Published' (consumer) in compatibility statuses.

July 28, 2025

Release Date

July 28, 2025

Features

  • AI code review for Pact tests added. API Hub for Contract Testing AI now supports reviewing Pact tests for best practices. This feature is currently available for:

    • JavaScript / TypeScript

    • Java

    You can learn more about the supported languages on the AI page.

July 17, 2025

Release Date

July 17, 2025

Features

  • Performance improved.

    • We improved the UI time-to-first-byte (TTFB) performance.

Fixes

  • User Interface

    • We fixed an issue that loaded /environments even when users didn’t have the required permissions.

    • We resolved a crash that occurred when creating new webhooks.

    • We fixed a crash caused by destructuring null Pact bodies.

    • We added fallback handling for null headers in Pact files.

  • General Maintenance

    • We prevented guest users without API tokens from accessing the HAL Explorer.

    • We fixed an issue that stopped users from updating roles.

  • AI

    • We improved error messages and handling when OpenAPI documents cause a 'no matched interactions' error during AI processing.

July 3, 2025

Release Date

July 3, 2025

Features

  • User interface updated.

    • We added navigational links between applications and the matrix pages.

    • Now you can filter applications with many integrations.

Fixes

  • We fixed an issue that made the Application Version page unusable for users without environment read or manage permissions.

  • We fixed a bug that prevented newly added webhook headers from being saved correctly.

May 19, 2025

Release Date

May 19, 2025

Features

  • New AI-Supported Languages. API Hub for Contract Testing AI now supports the following languages:

    • .NET

    • Go

    • Kotlin

    • Swift

    • PHP

    You can learn more about the supported languages in AI⚡️.

  • UI Updates. We improved some sections of the API Hub for Contract Testing's dashboard. Visit User Interface 2.x.x for more information.

April 17, 2025

Release Date

April 17, 2025

Features

  • Test Templates added. You can now provide your own code templates and add extra instructions when generating Pact tests. This helps the generated tests better match your existing style and patterns. It also makes them align more closely with what you want. Learn more in Test Templates.

January 14, 2025

Release Date

January 14, 2025

Features

  • PactFlow is now API Hub for Contract Testing. API Hub for Contract Testing, previously known as PactFlow, is now part of API Hub. Read more here about it.

  • API Hub UI update. Go to Understanding API Hub Navigation to learn more about the API Hub's improved interface navigation.

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