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Originally posted by itsnotunusual_rk

Usually for API related issues /u/edgarverona is the best source... There is probably a lot going on these days, any idea when perk functionality comes back for the API? Thank you :)

Greetings! Unfortunately the problems we've been having maintaining the ability to return sockets and plugs have been persistent! I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused many of you.

For now, we are back to returning your currently selected plugs: but we're keeping a close eye on it, and I consider the status to be "tentative and still experimental, but hopeful."

Information on plugs that aren't currently selected, however, is where we're running into more systemic problems that are going to take longer to resolve. The format in which we return non-selected plug data was not built to sustain the amount of plug information that has been adding up over the years: Armor 2.0 and other recent additions to plug data has tipped the scales into it being an unsustainable way for us to return this data.

We're exploring options currently, both testing backwards compatible and incompatible options to try and make it sustainable for whatever may come in the future. Once those changes are released, there will likely be some additional lag time as your favorite apps shift to use the new data.

My goal is to get a fix out the door later this month, but it depends on a lot of factors (such as the effectiveness and maintainability of the changes: I am currently prototyping to get a better sense of both). Hopefully returning the "active" plugs provides enough functionality to minimize the discomfort in the interim!