---
name: vpc-api-identity-beta-change-log
title: Beta VPC Identity API change log
description: Read the API change log to learn about updates and improvements to the Beta IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Identity API. The change log lists changes that are ordered by the date that they were released.
last-updated: 2025-07-15
---

> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Beta VPC Identity API change log
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Read the API change log to learn about updates and improvements to the Beta IBM Cloud® Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) [Identity API](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/vpc-identity-beta). The change log lists changes that are ordered by the date that they were released.
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Some beta features are for accounts that have special approval to preview a particular beta feature. Contact your IBM sales representative if you are interested in getting access.
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Compatibility with earlier versions is not guaranteed as a feature progresses through its beta phase or from the final beta release to its initial GA release. Using non-GA-mature features might introduce the risk of corrupting resources in your account. IBM strongly recommends that you do not use non-GA-mature features on production accounts.
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## 15 July 2025
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### For all version dates
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This feature is now generally available. See the [VPC Identity API change log](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-identity-api-change-log&format=markdown#26-august-2025-identity) and [Updating to the 2025-08-26 version of the VPC Identity API](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-2025-08-26-migration-metadata-identity&format=markdown).

**Bare metal server support.** Accounts that have special approval to preview this feature can now access the identity service from bare metal servers. You can use the new [create identity access token](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/vpc-identity-beta/latest#create-access-token) method to create an access token for your bare metal server, and pass that token to the new [create identity certificate](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/vpc-identity-beta/latest#create-identity-certificate) method. Alternatively, you can pass that token to the [create IAM access token](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/vpc-identity-beta/latest#create-iam-token) method, and then use that token to access IAM-enabled services. You can also use these new methods from virtual server instances. For more information, see the Beta VPC [Identity API](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/apis/vpc-identity-beta).

### For version `2025-07-15` or later
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**Instance identity methods.** When a beta `version` query parameter of `2025-07-15` or later is used, the request fails with an HTTP response of `404` because the `/instance_identity` methods were removed. Clients need to migrate to the new `/identity` methods.

For more information, see [VPC Identity API known issues](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-known-issues&format=markdown#identity-api-known-issues).