We are announcing the sunset of Falcon Sandbox Public API v1, which will reach end of life as of August 3, 2021, 12:00 PM EST. After this date, the Falcon Sandbox Public API v1 will stop responding altogether.
Here at Hybrid Analysis, we are dedicated to enabling our community to leverage a unified platform for automated malware forensics by concentrating our efforts on improving our systems to deliver the best experience, performance, features, and tools to enrich malware analysis.
Anyone visiting the Hybrid Analysis homepage has probably already seen the banner about retiring the Falcon Sandbox Public API v1, and we have already started notifying API connectors authors about version removal.
Falcon Sandbox Public API v2 has been in use for more than a year, and we’ve made great efforts to integrate existing API v1 features into API v2, while also expanding on them.
Who is Impacted?
This change impacts everyone that has been using the Falcon Sandbox Public API v1. Starting today June 8, 2021, the Falcon Sandbox Public API v1 has entered the sunset period, leading to deprecation beginning August 3, 2021,12:00 PM EST.
Anyone using the VxWebService Python API Connector v2 with the Falcon Sandbox Public API v2 will not be impacted and the code that resides in the master branch of that repository supports API v2.
As a reminder, the legacy VxWebService app utilising API v1 is not supported anymore, but still available in the v1 branch.
Why the Change to Falcon Sandbox Public API v2?
As some of you have already noticed when using the API v2, one of the major benefits involves using OpenAPI and Swagger Docs, which have become the world standard for defining RESTful interfaces.
Data security and privacy are also something we take seriously, so the fact that Falcon Sandbox Public API v2 is also SOC II compliant is all the more critical. This means the API v2 is built around the five “trust service principles” involving security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy.
But most importantly, with Falcon Sandbox Public API v2 we can readily and constantly roll out new features that can help you, the research community, expand on analysis capabilities while offering a reliable API standard that’s easy to use.
For a complete list of features and functionalities we have added over time into the Falcon Sandbox Public API v2, check out our API v2 changelog section (here)
How to Successfully Migrate to Falcon Sandbox Public API v2?
Throughout the sunsetting phase, those who still use the API v1 are encouraged to switch to the API v2 by following the instructions we have put together (here).
If you have any automation dependencies running on Falcon Sandbox Public API v1, please make the necessary changes and switch to Falcon Sandbox Public API v2 using the available documentation.
We hope this graceful transition will not bring too much disruption to your activities. If you experience any issues with the migration process or if you have suggestions on new features that you would like to have available, please let us know.
Happy Hunting!
