Third-party applications that use the Google Hangouts API will stop working after April 25, 2017

When Google launched Allo and Duo messengers, it was said that the Hangouts would remain a cross-platform chat for corporate users. And now it is time for changes that will help follow the chosen course. Google Hangouts FAQ update reveals the date of the disconnection of the API, which will occur at the end of April this year. In fact, this means that any third-party application that is integrated with Google Hangouts will stop working for several months.

In addition to updating the FAQ , email notifications were sent to developers who use the Hangouts API.

Text of the letter:

We’ve been retiring the hangouts API. It was originally intended to support the use of social scenarios.

We understand this platform. We’re carefully looking at what’s going on. ”

The letter said that the rejection of the Google Hangouts API occurred in order to optimize further efforts to develop this service. This API was originally designed to support social user interaction as part of the Google+ platform, while the Hangouts are now focused on corporate use. They understand that this change will hit developers who have invested in the development of their API. But it was a balanced and deliberate decision, and the company believes that it will provide the best video call experience.
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According to the FAQ, a few exceptions will still be made: you can call Hangouts via DialPad and RingCentral, and also remain working integration with the Slack corporate service, as well as with the Toolbox, Control Room and Cameraman services.

From the translator: I understand that the translation is of poor quality, but it seemed to me important to convey the news itself, which I read not on Habré / GT, but on a third-party site, to an audience where people may well have their own integration with Hangouts.