Changelog
What's new, what's changed, and what's coming. This page tracks every Chaindoc release so you can keep your integration up to date.
Release cadence
Major releases ship quarterly (may include breaking changes). Minor releases ship monthly with backwards-compatible additions. Patches go out weekly for bug fixes. Security updates deploy immediately.
v1.0.0 — December 2025
The first stable release. The API is production-ready, both SDKs have full TypeScript support, and the docs you're reading now are live.
New features
- Server SDK (`@chaindoc_io/server-sdk`) — Node.js SDK with automatic retries and full type definitions
- Embed SDK (`@chaindoc_io/embed-sdk`) — frontend signing interface for React, Vue, Angular, and vanilla JS. Under 10KB gzipped.
- Webhooks — real-time event notifications with HMAC SHA256 verification
- Embedded signing flow — signers complete the process inside your app instead of being redirected
- KYC integration — identity verification through Sumsub
- Access control — role-based and email-based permissions with six built-in roles
- Multi-chain support — document verification on Ethereum, Polygon, BSC, and Arbitrum
- Batch operations for uploading and processing multiple documents
- Full-text search across documents with hashtag and metadata filtering
API changes
- Rate limiting with `X-RateLimit-*` response headers
- Field-level validation errors in 400 responses
- Pagination on all list endpoints
- Health check endpoint (`GET /health`) for monitoring
- API key usage statistics in the dashboard
SDK highlights
- TypeScript definitions with IntelliSense for every method and type
- Automatic retry with exponential backoff (configurable)
- Zero runtime dependencies for the Embed SDK
- Works with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and vanilla JS
- Debug mode that logs requests and responses to the console
Security
- HMAC SHA256 webhook signature verification
- API key rotation with zero downtime
- IP whitelisting for API access
- Two-factor authentication for the dashboard
- SOC 2 Type II certification. See the security guide for details.
Roadmap — Q2 2026
Here's what's in progress. No firm dates on these yet, but they're actively being built:
- Python SDK for backend integration
- PHP SDK
- Mobile SDKs (iOS and Android)
- Advanced signature template system
- Bulk signature requests (send the same document to hundreds of recipients)
- Custom branding for the signing interface
- Analytics dashboard for document and signature metrics
What to do next
- Quick start — get your first signature in 10 minutes
- Installation — set up the SDKs
- API documentation — full endpoint reference
- Webhooks — real-time event notifications
- Security — encryption, compliance, and key management