Feb
5
2026
Upcoming Changes
API Platform Upcoming Changes
| No. | Feature | Details | QA Test Date | Target PROD Date | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduce AI chat assistant to developer.finra.org | Delivers immediate support for technical questions for leveraging FINRA API Platform | January 2026 | January 2026 | Yes |
| 2 | Delete Draft Filing | Allows users to delete draft U4, U5 and BR filings | Q1 2026 | Q1 2026 | Yes |
| 3 | On Behalf Of (OBO) | Allows a firm to enable a vendor to access data on behalf of the firm and perform regulatory filing and reporting activities once the vendor agrees to the OBO relationship. | June 2026 | July 2026 | Yes |
| 4 | Add all missing enumerations in Composite Individual and Composite Branch Schemas | Q4 2026 | Q4 2026 | No | |
| 5 | Report Cards via API | New initiative to provide all report cards via Query API. See here for details on report cards. | Q3 2026 | Q3 2026 | Yes |
| 6 | U4 Form Prefill dataset | Rebranded the Individual Pre-Registration V2 dataset as U4 Form Prefill dataset to specifically highlight its use for U4 form prefill | Q2 2026 | Q2 2026 | Yes |
| 7 | Ability to get updated section information via Individual Delta and Branch Delta | Q4 2026 | Q4 2026 | No | |
| 8 | Broker Dealer Firm List Dataset | Provides the capability to retrieve a list of all broker-dealer firms via the Query API. | Early Q2, 2026 | Early Q2, 2026 | Yes |
| 9 | Firm Renewal Dataset | August 2026 | September 2026 | Yes | |
| 10 | Ability to Subscribe to News and Update without creating a FINRA Gateway Account | 2026 | 2026 | No | |
| 11 | FinPro Tasks Dataset | Allows users to retrieve a list of all FinPro tasks for an Individual Representatives associated with the firm | September 2026 | September 2026 | Yes |
| 12 | Registered Individual Search V1 | Retired as of June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | Yes |
| 13 | Individual Pre-Registration Search v2 |
Retiring Individual Pre-Registration Search v2 dataset on February 26, 2027 and replacing it with U4FormPrefill | Feb 15, 2027 | Feb 26, 2027 | No |
| 14 | Individual Delta Version 1 | Retiring Individual Delta Version 1 and replacing it with Version 2 | March 15, 2027 | March 31, 2027 | No |