Changelog

• Jan 21, 2026

  Announcing Screenshots API: Generate pixel-perfect webpage screenshots on demand

  We're excited to announce the Screenshots API, a new addition to Appwrite Avatars that lets you generate fully customizable webpage screenshots with a single API call.

  No more headless browser infrastructure to maintain. No more environment-specific workarounds. Just simple, reliable screenshot generation.

  What you can do

  • Capture any public webpage as an image
  • Simulate an authenticated experience via custom request headers
  • Control browser viewport size and device scale
  • Render in light or dark theme
  • Simulate different locales, timezones, and geolocation
  • Pre-grant browser permissions
  • Generate full-page or viewport-only screenshots
  • Customize output format, dimensions, and quality

  The Screenshots API is available today as part of Appwrite Avatars and is already being used in production by Imagine.

  Get started with Screenshots API

• Jan 8, 2026

  Free plan function limit reduced to 2

  Starting today, the Free plan now allows a maximum of two functions per project, reduced from the previous limit of five.

  What does this mean for developers on the Free plan?

  If you currently have more than two functions in your project on the Free plan, you'll continue to have full access to all of them for now. However, you won't be able to create new functions until you reduce the count or upgrade to a paid plan.

  Why this change?

  We've observed increasing abuse on the platform, including users running torrents, long-lived traffic that resembles attacks, and other misuse of the platform as free hosting for non-stop jobs. By reducing the number of free functions, we're making it harder for bad actors to exploit the platform while keeping Appwrite stable and fair for developers building legitimate applications.

  Appwrite's Free plan continues to provide all the core building blocks you need to build real applications, including Databases, Authentication, Storage, Functions, Messaging, and Sites.

  If you have questions or need help planning your migration, please contact us at billing@appwrite.io.

  Learn more about Appwrite Functions

• Dec 31, 2025

  Announcing Appwrite 1.8.1 for self-hosted deployments

  After multiple updates and fixes, we have now released Appwrite 1.8.1 for self-hosting!

  Most notably, this release includes:

  • Added branch-only deployments support
  • Added TanStack Start sites support
  • Added Next.js standalone support
  • Added Resend integration
  • Added option to enable/disable image transformations per-bucket
  • Added operators support
  • Added function and sites stats
  • Added disable count feature
  • Added ElevenLabs site template
  • Added suggested environment variables
  • Updated GeoDB database
  • Updated Flutter default build runtime
  • Upgraded runtimes

  Head over to our migration guide to learn how you can upgrade your Appwrite instance. Please run the migrate command even if upgrading from 1.8.0.

  For the complete list of updates and fixes, check out the release notes on GitHub.

  Upgrade your self-hosted instance

• Dec 30, 2025

  Announcing Full Schema Creation: Provision complete tables in one atomic call

  Introducing a new Database feature called Full Schema Creation.

  With Full Schema Creation, you can define an entire table, its attributes and indexes, in a single, synchronous request. When the call returns, the table is immediately ready for reads and writes. If anything fails along the way, nothing is created. No partial schemas. No waiting. No brittle setup scripts.

  Read the full announcement

• Dec 1, 2025

  Fixed file token URL consistency for non-expiring tokens

  File tokens allow you to generate custom URLs for accessing files in Storage buckets.

  We've fixed two issues with non-expiring file tokens:

  • Unexpected expiration: Non-expiring tokens were incorrectly expiring after 15 minutes, despite being configured to never expire.
  • Inconsistent URLs: Each request generated a different URL for the same non-expiring token, breaking caching and causing unnecessary revalidation.

  With this fix:

  • Non-expiring file tokens now generate consistent URLs across all requests.
  • URLs remain valid indefinitely as intended.
  • Improved reliability for long-term file sharing and caching strategies.

  This update is now live on Appwrite Cloud.

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