# 2026.10 Public API / SDK Changes

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**Heads Up – New API Version Coming Soon**  
We want to inform you that a new version of the Public API is currently in development. No action is required on your end at this time - we will provide full documentation and a clear adoption timeline ahead of any changes.

**What's changing?**  
- Enforced role-based access control (RBAC)  
- Stricter request validation

Stay tuned for more details soon.

## Public API [Copy link to this section](https://docs.unique.ai/it-operators/installing-and-upgrading-unique/release-notes-and-calendar/release-notes-2026/release-2026-10/2026-10-public-api-sdk-changes#public-api "Copy link to this section")

### **New Endpoints**

tech **PATCH** **Update Space -** API to update a space (assistant). Preserves the `assistant_id` so end users keep chat history. Requires Manage access to the space.

**Path:**  
- spaceId (required) – ID of the space (assistant) to update

**Body:**  
- name (optional) – Space name  
- title (optional) – Space title  
- explanation (optional) – Space description  
- alert (optional) – Alert message for the space  
- chatUpload (optional) – Valid values: `ENABLED`, `DISABLED`  
- languageModel (optional) – Language model (e.g. `AZURE_GPT_4o_2024_0806`); must be supported for the company  
- isPinned (optional) – Whether the space is pinned  
- settings (optional) – Space settings (object)  
- allowEndUserSpace (optional) – Whether end users can create spaces from this assistant  
- uiType (optional) – Valid values: `MAGIC_TABLE`, `UNIQUE_CUSTOM`, `TRANSLATION`, `UNIQUE_AI`. Use `UNIQUE_AI` for legacy migration  
- modules (optional) – Array of module updates by ID; each object: `moduleId` (required), `configuration`, `name`, `description`, `weight`

**Example**  
```
curl --location --request PATCH 'https://api.uat1.unique.app/v1/public/space/<space-id>' \  
--header 'x-user-id: <user-id>' \  
--header 'x-company-id: <company-id>' \  
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <api-key>' \  
--header 'x-app-id: <app-id>' \  
--header 'x-api-version: 2023-12-06' \  
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \  
--data '{
  "name": "Customer Support Assistant",
  "uiType": "UNIQUE_AI"
}'
```

## SDK [Copy link to this section](https://docs.unique.ai/it-operators/installing-and-upgrading-unique/release-notes-and-calendar/release-notes-2026/release-2026-10/2026-10-public-api-sdk-changes#sdk "Copy link to this section")

tech **Update Space** \- Modify space properties including name, title, language model, and UI type without losing chat history. Supports module updates.

**Example**  
```
space = unique_sdk.Space.update_space(
  user_id=user_id,
  company_id=company_id,
  space_id="assistant_abc123",
  name="Updated Space Name",
  title="Updated Title",
  languageModel="AZURE_GPT_4o_2024_0806",
  uiType="UNIQUE_AI", # Migrate from legacy
  isPinned=True,
)
```

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