Changelog

Enable Neon Auth in Vercel

You can now enable Neon Auth directly from the Neon Postgres Integration on Vercel. Enable it when creating a database, or later by going to the Storage tab in Vercel, selecting your database, and updating the Settings.

Neon Auth makes it easy to add authentication to your app. User data is stored in your Neon Postgres database, so you can query it like any other table — and join it with your app data.
Learn more in the Neon Auth guide.

Backup & Restore enhancements

The Backup & Restore page (available in Early Access) includes two updates:

• The Instant point-in-time restore selector now defaults to the current time, making it easier to restore to the present or a recent point in time.

  

• You can now edit the snapshot name — an improvement based on feedback from our Early Access users.

  

New guides

We've published new guides to help you get the most out of your Postgres database:

• Getting started with ElectricSQL and Neon
• Build an AI-powered knowledge base chatbot using n8n and Neon Postgres
• Using Neon Postgres with Zapier
• Explore our latest Postgres extension guides

Neon Auth variables now set automatically in Vercel

For users of the Neon Postgres Integration on Vercel, we've made it easier to get started with Neon Auth. When you connect a Vercel project to a Neon database, the integration now sets the environment variables required to use Neon Auth in your Next.js project:

• NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_PROJECT_ID
• NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_PUBLISHABLE_CLIENT_KEY
• STACK_SECRET_SERVER_KEY

These variables enable quick setup of Neon Auth, which syncs user profiles to your Neon database—making them queryable via the neon_auth.users_sync table. This simplifies authentication workflows in your app and removes the need to configure these values manually in Vercel.

To try Neon Auth, you can quickly deploy the Next.js template for Neon Auth, which is preconfigured to use these variables.

For more details on how the Neon integration sets Vercel environment variables, see our Vercel Native Integration guide.

Postgres version updates

We updated supported Postgres versions to 14.18, 15.13, 16.9, and 17.5, respectively.

When a new minor version is available on Neon, it is applied the next time your compute restarts (for any reason). For more about how we handle Postgres version upgrades, refer to our Postgres version support policy.

Postgres version and region migrations using Import Data Assistant

Neon's Import Data Assistant can help you move your data when you need to update your Postgres version or change regions. Check out the docs for details on how to use it for these scenarios.

Stream Arduino sensor data into Neon with NeonPostgresOverHTTP

During this week's product team hackathon, Peter Bendel (Postgres Performance Engineer) took top prize with a hardware project that streams Arduino sensor data directly into Neon. The project uses NeonPostgresOverHTTP — an open-source library available in the official Arduino Library Manager.

New guides

We've published new guides to help you get the most out of Neon:

• HONC Guide - Building serverless Task APIs with Hono, Drizzle ORM, Neon, and Cloudflare for edge-enabled data applications
• Zero Guide - Integrating Zero by Rocicorp with Neon to build reactive, real-time applications with client-side cache and instant UI updates
• File storage integration guides for AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Cloudflare R2, and more - Learn how to store files in external services while tracking metadata in Neon
• RedWoodSDK Guide - Connecting Neon to RedwoodSDK, a framework for building full-stack applications on Cloudflare

Introducing the Neon Data API (Early Access)

We're excited to announce the Neon Data API, now available in Early Access! Instantly turn your Neon Postgres database into a REST API. No backend required. Query tables, views, and functions right from your client app using standard HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE), powered by PostgREST.

What can you do with the Neon Data API?

• Query your database from any client using HTTP or PostgREST-compatible SDKs (postgrest-js, postgrest-py, postgrest-go)
• Secure your API with Neon Auth or your own JWKS

Once enabled, you'll get a unique API endpoint for your project. Here's how you might query your data from postgrest-js:

const { data, error } = await postgrest
  .from('notes')
  .select('id, title, created_at, owner_id, shared')
  .eq('owner_id', user.id)
  .order('created_at', { ascending: false });

Want to try it?

The Data API is in Early Access and requires an invite. Message us from the Console or on Discord and we'll get you set up.

Learn more in our getting started guide.

Neon credits

We’ve launched a new Neon credit system in the console that we'll use for promotions, referrals, and goodwill. To test the new system, we're offering a $20.00 credit to Free plan users who upgrade to a paid Neon plan.

Claim your $20 credit

The credit will appear at the top of the Neon console and is automatically applied to your account when you upgrade.

Collapsible console sidebar

You asked, we delivered. The Neon Console sidebar is now collapsible, giving you more space to focus on your work. Perfect for smaller screens or when you just need a little extra room.