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The Appwrite MCP server now supports MCP Events. Agents can subscribe to new users, failed function executions, finished deployments, new rows, and uploaded files, and react the moment they happen.
Appwrite Auth now supports OAuth2 login with Hugging Face, Resend, Cloudflare, TikTok, Kakao, and Webflow. See what each returns and how to add it to a server-side app.
Appwrite Auth now supports passkeys. Users sign up and sign in with Face ID, Touch ID, a fingerprint, or the device PIN, and one passkey works on your website and in your Android and iOS apps.
Self-host Appwrite on Kubernetes with the official Helm chart, using built-in or managed PostgreSQL, Redis, and ClickHouse, S3, and Functions and Sites.
Appwrite Functions can now run on an interval as an alternative to cron. Set how often a function runs, and Appwrite picks when within each interval it starts.
Appwrite Android SDK 29.0.0 works with R8 full mode, fixing queries, Realtime, and saved sessions in release builds ahead of Google Play's 2027 DEX rule.
Appwrite now serializes key-value cache entries in a binary format instead of JSON. Cached list responses consume up to 69% less memory, and cached list throughput increases by up to 29%.
Appwrite Sites now supports Jaspr with server-side rendering. Build websites in Dart, deploy them from Git, and render every request on Appwrite Cloud.
Premium Geo DB adds city, time zone, ISP, ASN, and connection type to IP geolocation on Appwrite Cloud, for Firewall rules, usage, and the Locale API.
Appwrite Auth now checks passwords against Have I Been Pwned, so you can flag, reject, or block sign-in with passwords exposed in known data breaches.
Appwrite Avatars now returns a profile photo for any user with one getPhoto call, resolving OAuth2 photos, Gravatar, Libravatar, and initials in order.
Your mobile app can now use the platform's own Sign in with Apple or Google account picker and exchange the ID token for an Appwrite session in one request, with no redirect through Appwrite.
Connect Resend once and Appwrite creates a sending-only API key, fills in your project SMTP settings or Messaging provider, and enables it in one click.
Native PostgreSQL, native MySQL, and dedicated TablesDB, DocumentsDB, and VectorsDB databases now run in all six Appwrite Cloud regions, with data kept in region.
Appwrite is now an official ChatGPT plugin. Connect your account to explore projects, manage resources, and use the same plugin within Codex to build apps.
The Appwrite plugin for Codex now bundles the hosted Appwrite MCP server and thirteen agent skills. Install it from the ChatGPT desktop app or the Codex CLI.
The Appwrite plugins for Claude Code and Codex now include the hosted Appwrite MCP server, so your agent can work with your Appwrite project after one OAuth sign-in.
Appwrite Firewall presets turn OTP, geo, and scraping policies into ready-made rules. See the available presets, when to use each, and how to apply one.
The Appwrite Terraform provider now carries the Partner Premier badge on the HashiCorp Terraform Registry. Learn what the tier means and how to use the provider.
Preview deployments on Appwrite Sites now require an Appwrite account that belongs to the project's organization, so a preview link no longer works for anyone who finds it.
Appwrite Start is Appwrite Cloud production pricing for selected regions, built so more developers can grow on Appwrite rather than maximize margin on this tier.
Appwrite Sites now mints a scoped, short-lived API key for every build and SSR request, so server-rendered sites call your project without storing a key.
Appwrite 2.1 brings the S3 API and AutoGravity to self-hosted instances, adds TikTok and Kakao sign-in, and fixes for Appwrite Console.
Introducing the Affiliates program, a new way to share Appwrite, track referrals, and earn Cloud credits when people you refer upgrade to Pro.
AutoGravity brings automatic image cropping to Appwrite Storage. Learn how saliency detection and face detection pick the focal point behind gravity=auto.
Self-hosted Appwrite now runs all background workers in a single container by default. Learn how the combined topology works and when to scale out with separate workers.
Appwrite 2.0 runs new self-hosted instances on Postgres by default. Choose Postgres, MariaDB, or MongoDB in the setup wizard when you install.
Appwrite 2.0 brings a rebuilt Console, PostgreSQL as the default database, and a combined worker topology that runs your instance on 16 containers instead of 33.
Register an app in your organization and build dashboards, deployment tools, CLIs, and agents for other Appwrite developers, with consent-based, scoped tokens instead of pasted API keys.
Appwrite Domains brings registration, DNS, and TLS into your organization. Buy names across 160+ TLDs, host the zone, and connect Sites and Functions.
Appwrite Firewall adds project-level traffic rules to Appwrite Cloud. Deny, bypass, challenge, rate limit, or redirect requests to your API, Functions, and Sites, with an impact preview before every change.
Your Appwrite project can now act as an OAuth 2.1 and OpenID Connect provider, so other apps can offer Sign in with your product and request scoped access to your APIs.
Appwrite now deploys from Bitbucket. Connect a workspace, pick a repository, and every push builds a Site or Function, with links that resolve to Bitbucket.
Connect a GitLab account to Appwrite and deploy Sites and Functions directly from your GitLab repositories, including projects that live inside GitLab groups.
Appwrite Storage now exposes an S3-compatible API. Point the AWS CLI, the AWS SDKs, and tools like rclone at your Appwrite buckets, with no migration required.
Store flexible JSON documents, query them with the Appwrite SDKs, and let your data model evolve with your product instead of ahead of it.
Provision a managed MySQL 8.4 instance inside your Appwrite project and keep using the drivers, ORMs, and tools your applications already depend on.
Store embeddings, generate them from text with built-in models, and rank documents by similarity without adding a separate vector service to your stack.
Run a managed PostgreSQL instance inside your Appwrite project and connect to it with psql, your ORM, and the entire PostgreSQL ecosystem.
Appwrite 2.0 brings a new engine, a rebuilt Console, five database types, an S3 API, an OAuth 2.1 server, and organization-level Domains and Firewall.
Appwrite Explorer brings the Appwrite REST API into the Console. Browse every endpoint, build requests with guided forms, send live calls against your project, and inspect responses without leaving the browser.
Console IV puts the docs, CLI, Explorer, and your projects in one app so you stop bouncing between the IDE, docs, SDKs, terminals, and the agent.
Appwrite Terminal runs the Appwrite CLI directly inside the Console. Your session and project context are preconfigured, with keyboard-first controls and multi-tab workflows, so you can inspect resources without leaving the project.
Hyperloop B is the Swoole coroutine engine behind Appwrite 2.0. Here is what it is, the concurrency problem it solves, and the 7x I/O throughput it buys.
Bun 1.4 is now available as a runtime for Appwrite Functions and as a build runtime for Appwrite Sites. We benchmarked it against Bun 1.3 and Node 26.
Appwrite now supports a custom MFA factor. Appwrite generates and verifies the code, and your function delivers it through WhatsApp, a voice call, or any provider you choose.
Appwrite Sites now packages new deployments with SquashFS, removing archive extraction and cutting the format-dependent cold-start path by up to 51% on larger sites.
The Appwrite CLI moves from TypeScript to Go. It starts 17 times faster and installs two packages in place of 330. Every flag, exit code, and byte of JSON output stays the same.
Deploy your own MCP server on Appwrite Functions with the new Python template. Expose custom tools to Claude Code, Cursor, and other AI clients over HTTPS.
The Appwrite MCP server is now a hosted remote server. Add one URL to your AI tool, sign in with OAuth, and start building. No installs, no API keys, nothing to keep updated.
The Appwrite CLI now signs you in through your browser. Confirm a device code, review permissions, and authorize, without typing credentials into your terminal.
Appwrite 1.9.6 is a maintenance release that fixes the upgrade and migration issues reported after 1.9.5, along with healthcheck and installer reliability improvements.
Every project setting, from auth methods and OAuth providers to SMTP and labels, can now be configured programmatically through the Appwrite Server SDKs.
Appwrite 1.9.5 brings the Presences API, BigInt columns, the Rust runtime, X OAuth, Bun and Deno build runtimes, Git deployment triggers, faster Storage uploads, and broader migrations to self-hosted deployments.
A small set of React hooks and SSR adapters that take the busywork out of wiring Appwrite Auth into Vite, Next.js, and TanStack Start apps.
Pro organizations can now accept a Business Associate Agreement directly from the Appwrite Console, without waiting on a sales or legal cycle.
Appwrite Auth now lets you enforce password strength with a minimum length and required character types, so users set stronger passwords at sign-up.
Git deployment triggers let you control which branches and file changes create automatic deployments for Appwrite Functions and Sites.
Appwrite now ships Dart 3.12 as a Functions runtime and Flutter 3.44 as a build runtime for Sites, bringing faster cold starts, smaller Wasm web bundles, and a single Dart codebase across mobile, web, and backend.
A new Appwrite API for short-lived user statuses, with built-in Realtime channels, automatic expiry, and permission-aware subscriptions.
Appwrite SDKs now upload Storage chunks in parallel on runtimes with native concurrency. Our Node SDK benchmarks show up to 7.10x faster uploads on large files, with no API changes.
Email policies let you restrict which email addresses can sign up for your Appwrite project. Block free providers, aliased addresses, and disposable inboxes from the Console or any server SDK.
Appwrite Sites now supports Bun and Deno as build runtimes for every Node-based framework, with Bun 1.0 through 1.3 and Deno 1.40 through 2.6 available in the build runtime dropdown.
Deployment retention lets you automatically delete inactive Appwrite Functions and Sites deployments while keeping deployments within the retention window available for rollback.
A new column type for values that overflow the 32-bit integer range, with the same constraints, defaults, and atomic operations you already use.
After a year of performance overhauls, opt-in loading, and full query support, database relationships in Appwrite are graduating from experimental to production-ready.
The Appwrite plugin for Codex bundles agent skills with one remote MCP server, so Codex can build with Appwrite out of the box.
Appwrite Functions now supports Rust as a first-class runtime, bringing memory-safe, compiled performance to your serverless workloads.
Environment variables for functions, sites, and projects can now be created, updated, and deleted programmatically through the Appwrite Server SDKs. Provision configuration as code, rotate secrets in scripts, and bootstrap new environments without touching the Console.
Appwrite Realtime now keeps one persistent WebSocket and drives subscriptions with messages instead of cramming state into the connection URL. Client SDKs expose unsubscribe(), update(), and disconnect() for clearer lifecycle control.
The official Appwrite Terraform provider brings your entire Appwrite project into HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL): TablesDB, Storage, Functions, Sites, Auth, Messaging, webhooks, backups, and more, with Registry docs, imports, and guides for Cloud and self-hosted Community Edition.
Webhooks are no longer console-only. Create, update, and delete webhooks using the Appwrite Server SDKs and API keys with the new webhooks.read and webhooks.write scopes.
The Appwrite plugin for Claude Code bundles agent skills and MCP servers into a single install, so your Claude Code agent can build with Appwrite out of the box.
Cache list query responses in memory with a single parameter. Set a TTL, skip the database round-trip on repeated reads, and purge on demand when freshness matters.
API keys can now be created, updated, and deleted programmatically using Appwrite Server SDKs. Automate key provisioning for CI/CD, multi-tenant setups, and team onboarding workflows.
The Appwrite MCP server has been rebuilt with a compact two-tool architecture that uses less context, requires zero configuration flags, and automatically supports all Appwrite services.
Appwrite now supports X (formerly Twitter) OAuth2 login. Learn how to add it to your app in minutes.
Appwrite now has an official Rust SDK, bringing type-safe, async-first Appwrite integration to the Rust ecosystem.
The Appwrite plugin for Cursor bundles agent skills, MCP servers, and deployment commands into a single install, so your AI agents can build with Appwrite out of the box.
Appwrite is joining forces with MongoDB, the world's best database company, to give developers a fully open-source, database-flexible backend platform they can own, grow with, and trust at every stage.
Trusted operators can now act as another user in Appwrite Auth to debug issues, validate permissions, and support customers without sharing credentials.
Appwrite Arena is an open-source benchmark that tests how well AI models understand Appwrite's services, SDKs, and APIs. 191 questions across 9 service categories, fully transparent scoring, and all results open source.
Appwrite Skills are open source markdown files that give AI agents deep, language-specific knowledge of Appwrite SDKs. Install once, and your agents generate correct Appwrite code automatically.
Appwrite Sites now supports CNAME flattening, so you can connect custom domains by adding a DNS record with your existing provider instead of migrating nameservers.
Pass SDK queries when subscribing to realtime channels to automatically filter events server-side, so your callbacks only receive the updates you care about.
Build realtime subscriptions faster with a fluent, chainable API that reduces errors and improves code clarity.
Appwrite Databases now supports varchar, text, mediumtext, and longtext column types, giving you explicit control over how text data is stored and indexed. The legacy string type is now deprecated.
Generate a type-safe SDK for your Appwrite project with the new generate command in the Appwrite CLI. It reads your database schema and creates typed helpers for querying and mutating rows with autocomplete.
You can now use filter queries directly on relationship columns, plus enjoy up to 18x faster relationship performance across the board.
Export your data to a CSV file directly from the Appwrite Console. Filter, customize, and download your data in just a few clicks.
Appwrite's new Screenshots API lets you generate screenshots of any public webpage with a single API call. Control browser environment, device settings, locale, and more without needing to configure your own headless browser infrastructure.
Appwrite 1.8.1 brings improved stability, modern web framework support, enhanced database operators, and more to self-hosted deployments.
Create a table, all its columns, and indexes synchronously, ready to use instantly, with no background jobs.
We're introducing Imagine, a platform that uses AI to translate ideas into real, production-ready applications, backed by Appwrite Cloud.
We’re introducing new AI features into Appwrite Databases that generate complete schemas and indexes from just a table name.
This is an open letter to the Appwrite community about the future ahead. Appwrite is no longer just a backend platform; we are building towards the most complete cloud development platform to date.
With Appwrite's DB operators, make precise, atomic updates across fields in a single call. No redundant reads or race conditions.
Appwrite 1.8.0 brings powerful database features, new runtimes, and key performance updates to make your self-hosted setup faster, safer, and more scalable.
Appwrite Sites now supports TanStack Start with full Server-Side Rendering (SSR). Build and deploy TanStack Start apps directly on Appwrite Cloud with zero configuration.
Appwrite Sites now supports unlimited sites per project on the Free plan. We initially limited it to one site for stability, and it’s now ready to scale. You can deploy as many sites as you need for testing, staging, or production.
Appwrite introduces a new Databases feature called Transactions API. This new feature allows developers to group multiple operations across tables and commit them in a single atomic action, ensuring data consistency and eliminating partial writes.
Handle maps, geofencing, routing, and compliance zones natively in Appwrite
Adding five new NOT operators to let you exclude what you don’t need while keeping queries efficient.
Handle time-based filtering directly in your queries using new helpers for created and updated timestamps.
Gain full control over which related rows to fetch and drastically reduce payload sizes.
Appwrite Databases just got the most significant update to date. We proudly present new terminology, a new TablesDB UI, and a supporting TablesDB API, all built to make working with databases simpler and faster.
Move historical data into Appwrite without losing context or disrupting chronological accuracy.
Starting September 1st, Appwrite's new pricing will go into effect. Learn more about the changes made and why.
Safely update numeric columns like counters, stock levels, or credits without fetching or rewriting the row.
Get reliable, sequential ordering across your tables with fast, indexed auto-increment IDs.
Easily encrypt sensitive text fields at rest, with no manual encryption logic.
A cleaner, faster, and atomic way to manage your rows in Appwrite.
Perform multiple database operations in a single API call. Enjoy faster writes and better performance for heavy server-side workloads.
Learn how to import rows into your Appwrite tables using a simple CSV file, a new feature built on top of Appwrite's migration APIs.
Automatically generate types from your tables with support for multiple languages.
To ensure Appwrite Cloud's sustainability, we are introducing pricing for database read and write operations, effective April 10th, 2025.
To keep Appwrite Cloud sustainable, we are introducing phone OTP login pricing.
Learn more about the new compute capabilities for Appwrite Functions.
Appwrite partners up with GitHub for the Appwrite Education program. Together we enable future developers.
A new feature that will help ensure your database's safety and security.
Roles is a new addition to the Appwrite Console that has been anticipated for a long time by the community. This feature will make permission handling a whole lot easier.
Appwrite is dedicated to supporting the open source community, and our new partnership with the OpenJS Foundation reinforces this commitment.
In response to popular demand, we're thrilled to announce two significant improvements to Appwrite Auth.
We’re excited to announce that Go runtime is now supported in Appwrite Functions and we have added a Go SDK.
The new Appwrite Functions ecosystem is now faster, smoother, better and more secure.
The new Appwrite CLI allows you to test your functions locally, easily migrate databases and more.
You can now develop and test functions on your local machine.
Init is about to begin, and we’re bringing you many new features and products to be excited about. Experience everything new with Appwrite during the week of August 19 to 23.
We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our brand-new Appwrite Integrations Catalog.
We’re excited to announce our new daily.dev public Squad, which you, too, can join!
A new runtime optimized for machine learning workloads, now available in Appwrite Cloud.
We are happy we can finally share more about our plans for AI and what we have been working on so far.
This release was highly anticipated by the community, and we're very happy to finally share the great news.
A new program that caters to the needs of startups and their Founders, CTOs, and engineering teams.
A new SDK that allows more mobile developers to benefit from Appwrite's powerful tools.
More runtimes, more flexibility. We're happy to add more and updated runtimes to allow you to build with your preferred tech stack.
What is a database without queries? Not a lot. That's why we’re happy to announce a new set of query methods, array contains, text contains, and OR operators to Appwrite Databases.
A new feature that will reduce friction and improve your experience.
Improve your application's security by adding an additional layer of protection.
Server-side rendering (SSR) is now fully supported with Appwrite allowing more flexibility to build how you want.
You can now send emails, SMS and push notifications with Appwrite’s easy-to-use APIs.
Experience everything new with Appwrite during the week of February 26 to March 01.
At Appwrite, we take your data seriously. Therefore, we are excited to announce that Appwrite is now GDPR Compliant.
Appwrite's newest initiative to support open-source projects and their maintainers.
Unveiling the latest development highlights at Appwrite with our new Changelog feed.
We’re happy to introduce Appwrite Pro. After announcing our pricing plans for Appwrite Cloud in August, we have reached another milestone as we roll out billing and welcome our newest addition to Appwrite Cloud. A new product offering that allows you to build with more confidence.
We're happy to announce Cloud is now available for everyone to signup.