I have started noticing today that the flight plan API is not returning Captain, FO names in the API response if custom set. I am able to get default values when set to empty entries for the crew.
As far as I remember it was okay till earlier this week. But something may have changed in last couple of days.
API Response when custom values are set to crew names
Hi, custom names data is no longer provided in v1 of the SimBrief API.
Developers who need this data can move to a newer version of the API, which requires them to implement the Navigraph Authentication flow. If this is something they are interested in, they should reach out to dev@navigraph.com for further guidance!
Alternatively, if the app is sending a custom name to SimBrief, they could potentially store and re-read that name from their own system, rather than reading it from the XML after generating.