Changelog

• March 27, 2025

  Appwrite Cloud backups now faster

  Appwrite Cloud backups are now considerably faster, reducing wait times and improving reliability.

  What's changed

  We made key changes to the backup infrastructure by moving data reading operations inside the network, and implementing I/O optimizations for storage operations.

  Internal testing revealed notable time savings across database backups:

  • 3 minute backup → 1.5 minutes (2x faster)

  • 3.5 minute backup → 1.2 minutes (3x faster)

  • 6.7 minute backup → 2 minutes (3.4x faster)

  • 34.2 minute backup → 5.2 minutes (6.6x faster)

  Most databases showed at least a 2x reduction in backup time, with many achieving up to 7x faster backups.

  These optimizations improve the efficiency of data recovery and management. Your actual performance gains may vary depending on database size and structure.

  Learn more about backups

• March 19, 2025

  Update to budget limits in Appwrite Cloud

  We've updated how budget limits work in Appwrite Cloud to provide more control over organization scaling.

  What's changed

  • Previously, setting the budget to 0 meant the budget was disabled (unlimited usage), and null was not supported.

  • Now, null explicitly disables the budget, while 0 is a valid budget limit, meaning the organization will not scale beyond its allocated resources.

  This change ensures clearer budget management and better control over scaling limits.

  Learn more about budget limits

• March 11, 2025

  Introducing Appwrite MCP: A new way to manage your Appwrite project with AI

  Appwrite now supports AI-driven project interactions with the introduction of Appwrite MCP. This server enables AI assistants to query databases and trigger actions within Appwrite projects.

  With Appwrite MCP, AI assistants can:

  • Retrieve and analyze database records.

  • Access the User API

  • Perform actions directly on your Appwrite project.

  This feature opens up new possibilities for automation and AI workflows, making it easier to interact with your Appwrite projects.

  Learn more in the documentation

• March 3, 2025

  Introducing pricing for image transformations

  To ensure the sustainability of Appwrite Cloud as it continues to scale, we're introducing pricing for image transformations starting April 1st, 2025.

  What's changing

  • Origin images used in transformations will now be counted toward usage and billed according to your plan

  • Pro and Scale plans will include 100 origin images per month at no additional charge

  • Additional origin images will be available at $5 per 1,000 images

  What you should do

  Review your current image transformation usage through your organization's usage page or the usage section of specific projects to understand your usage patterns and plan accordingly.

  View detailed pricing information

• February 26, 2025

  Usage metrics now include OPTIONS requests and 4XX responses

  We've improved our usage metrics system to now properly account for OPTIONS requests and 4XX responses. These request types were wrongly omitted previously.

  What's changed

  • OPTIONS requests: Pre-flight CORS requests are now included in your usage metrics

  • 4XX error responses: Client error responses are now counted in usage calculations

  This change gives you a more accurate view of your application's actual traffic pattern and helps us better scale our infrastructure to support your needs.

  No action is required from your side.

  Learn more about usage metrics