At Streamfinity, we have built a browser extension that interacts with our API and presents useful actions and data on YouTube. The browser extension is fully open-source on GitHub and we are automatically uploading each release to the Firefox, Chrome and MS Edge extension stores.

This is done through a GitHub Action workflow.

Notice anything? The Microsoft Edge workflow has failed.

v1 API Deprecation

Recently, Microsoft deprecated their v1 API endpoint to publish new extension packages and disabled it on January 10th.

Cool, so we've implemented the v1.1 API endpoint. They changed around some authentication parameters but everything else was the same.

BESIDES THE FACT THAT IT DOES NOT WORK.

Every single API request fails with a HTTP 500.

Microsoft is a fucking mess

When debugging this, I wanted to login to our company account and try to reach the support.

So let's log in

• open partner.microsoft.com

• get redirected to login.microsoftonline.com

• wait a minute for "Trying to sign you in"

• get redirected to login.live.com

• enter your email address

• wait a couple of seconds for the UI to shift around

• enter your password

• get asked if you want to stay logged in

• get redirected to a blank page on partner.microsoft.com

✨ AI Support ✨

So let's open a support ticket.

Oh cool there's only a fucking AI support Assistant which can't even respond to questions regarding Edge workspace. What's Edge workspace? No fucking clue.

Outstanding, so I'll just select some random topic and ask it about my issue.

Awesome, the AI Assistant recommended to contact the AI Assistant. What a time to be alive.

At least, there's now a "Contact Support" button.

PERFECT, Microsoft won't even talk to you if you have any issues with their Edge workspace.

Microsoft is a fucking mess.

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