Sitecore XM Cloud Just Got the New Publishing Jobs Table UI and API

Let’s be honest—publishing in Sitecore XM Cloud has sometimes felt like sending your content into the void and hoping for the best. You hit publish, cross your fingers, and wait. And wait. And maybe check a log file or two if you're lucky enough to have access. But that’s all changing.

Sitecore just dropped a major update that’s going to make publishing feel less like a guessing game and more like mission control. The new Publishing Jobs Table UI and a seriously powerful REST API are here, and they’re rolling out fully on September 17, 2025. Whether you’re a marketer trying to hit a campaign deadline or a developer automating your CI/CD pipeline, this update is built to make your life easier.

Let’s break it down.

UI That Actually Tells You What’s Going On

Picture this: a clean, intuitive dashboard that shows you every publishing job from the last 30 days. No more digging through logs or waiting for someone in IT to tell you what’s happening. The new Publishing Jobs Table UI gives you real-time visibility into your publishing queue—who started what, when it started, how long it took, and whether it succeeded or failed.

Here’s what stands out:

• Live Queue Tracking: You can see exactly where your job sits in the queue. No more blind waiting.
• Detailed Timings: Start time, finish time, queue time, run time—it’s all there.
• Who Did What: Know who triggered the job, what type it was (smart publish, full republish), and what options were selected.
• Error Insights: Hover over job statuses to get the full story—partial successes, failures, and everything in between.

And the best part? You don’t need to be an admin to use it. Marketers can now check job statuses themselves, which means fewer Slack messages to devs and faster decision-making.

Automation Lovers, Rejoice: The New Publishing API Is a Beast

If you’re the kind of person who gets excited about scripting and automation, the new Publishing REST API is going to be your new best friend. It’s fully documented and ready to plug into whatever tools you’re using—Postman, Node.js, .NET, Python, you name it.

Here’s what you can do:

• Trigger Publishes Programmatically: Choose your targets, languages, and options.
• Monitor Jobs in Real Time: Pull job details, check statuses, and even audit user permissions.
• Cancel Jobs Mid-Flight: No more restarting environments just to stop a runaway publish.
• Extract Metrics for Reporting: Perfect for dashboards, audits, or just keeping tabs on performance.

This isn’t just a dev tool—it’s a gateway to smarter workflows. Think Slack alerts when jobs finish, nightly publishes that run automatically, or even auto-cancel logic if a job takes too long.

What Used to Be Frustrating and How This Fixes It?

Before this update, publishing in XM Cloud had some serious blind spots:

• You couldn’t see where your job was in the queue.
• Cancelling a job often meant restarting the whole environment.
• Marketers had to rely on devs for status updates.
• Developers had to build clunky workarounds just to automate basic tasks.

Now? You’ve got transparency, control, and flexibility. The UI gives you a clear picture of what’s happening, and the API lets you build whatever publishing logic your team needs.

Real-World Scenarios where it really helps

1. A publish stuck in the queue can be cancelled and restarted to go live faster.
2. Publishes can be scheduled automatically at night, with stats tracked for performance.
3. If a publish is slow, the UI shows the reason (like media processing) so it can be fixed quickly.
4. Job histories can be exported by user or date for audits—no manual effort needed.

This update is more than just an add-on—it’s a big improvement. The new Publishing Jobs Table UI and API make publishing in Sitecore faster, easier, and more reliable.

Whether you’re coding or just need to push content live, these features save time and remove guesswork.

Happy publishing!