Release Notes
Platform & API Changelog
Track version increments, new developer tooling, documentation releases, and gateway updates across the Rook platform.
v1.0.0
Launch of the Rook Developer Portal
September 11, 2026
We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the Rook Developer Portal (dev.rookpayments.com)—a comprehensive, unified platform for developers building financial solutions and card programs. This release brings together full interactive API reference documentation, self-service developer application and API key management, real-time analytics, interactive testing utilities, 24 in-depth architectural guides, 9 enterprise use-case blueprints, multi-tenant RBAC, and seamless SSO integration with the Rook Dashboard.
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Complete Unified Public OpenAPI Specification covering 240+ production endpoints
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Interactive API Explorer with dynamic parameter builders, instant request testing, response schema inspection, and live code snippet generation in cURL, TypeScript, Python, and Go.
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Self-Service Developer Console for registering developer apps, managing API keys, configuring custom credential expiry, and tracking active products./console/apps
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Real-time API Analytics Dashboard providing live visibility into API call volume, latency percentiles (p50, p95, p99), HTTP status distribution, and multi-tenant program metrics.
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Fine-grained Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) with lightweight boolean claim verification (can_create_apps, can_view_analytics, can_manage_keys) enforced in UI and proxy middleware.
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Interactive Webhook Signature Verifier utility with HMAC-SHA256 computation, 300-second replay window validation, and secret rotation testing.
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API Status & Gateway Probe measuring edge reachability and latency across Sandbox and Production gateways.
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Idempotency Key Generator tool supporting compliant UUID v4 creation, header validation (Idempotency-Key), and conflict resolution debugging.
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Comprehensive Documentation Suite: 24 guides covering Quickstart, Architecture, Authentication, Environments, Real-Time Authorization, Card Issuing, Moving Money, Disputes, and Webhook Events.
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9 Production Use-Case Blueprints detailing architectures for Expense Management, Commercial & Consumer Cards, Software Platforms, Fleet Telematics, AI Agent Issuing, Stablecoin Cards, and more./use-cases
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Global Fast Search (Cmd+K) indexing all documentation, guides, developer utilities, and all 240+ OpenAPI paths with instant keyboard navigation.
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Official SDK client libraries released for TypeScript/JavaScript (@rook/sdk), Python (rook-sdk), Go (rook-go), and Java/Kotlin (rook-java)./docs/sdks