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Descriptions for customers now have a character limitBreaking changes

What’s new

The description field on customer endpoints now has a maximum character length limit of 350.

Impact

You must now ensure that customer descriptions are concise and within the 350 limit, potentially requiring the truncation or restructuring of longer descriptions.

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  4. Test your integration against the new version.
  5. If you use Connect, test your Connect integration.
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