We're excited to introduce a new Database feature: Auto-increment support.
This new feature automatically handles a $sequence column in your collection that increments with each new document insertion. This ensures your data remains ordered without additional manual overhead.
Auto-increment is perfect for use cases like:
Paginated data sets
Invoice numbers and activity logs
Ordered timelines
Read the announcement to learn more
We’re adding another layer of security to the Appwrite database: Encrypted string attribute support.
Now you can mark sensitive fields, like full names, admin notes, or IP addresses, to be encrypted at rest, without writing a single line of encryption logic.
Key Features:
Server-side AES-128-GCM encryption
Non-queryable for added protection
Simple setup via Appwrite Console
Available on Appwrite Cloud Pro and Scale plan, and self-hosted.
Read the announcement to learn more
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We're excited to introduce Database Upsert in Appwrite.
You can now create or update a document in a single API call. If the document does not exist, it is created. If it does, it is updated. The server handles all the logic for you.
This feature can help reduce the number of network calls and allow race-free writes, simplifying your database interactions overall.
Read the announcement to learn more
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We're excited to introduce another Appwrite Databases feature, Bulk API.
Previously, writing or modifying large amounts of data in Appwrite Databases required sending one request per document.
With the new Bulk API, you can create, update, or delete multiple documents in one go, vastly speeding up your workflows and reducing network overhead.
Read the announcement to learn more
We're introducing a new way to populate your Appwrite databases: document imports from CSV files.
Using this feature, you can now import documents into your database using just a CSV file without any custom scripts.
Whether you’re:
Migrating data from another tool
Seeding test environments
Importing FAQs, inventory, or structured content
You can do it all with a simple CSV file.
Read the announcement to learn more
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Manually creating and maintaining complex type definitions can be tedious, error-prone, and time-consuming.
With Type generation, Appwrite does the heavy lifting for you. Automatically generate accurate and up-to-date type definitions, ensuring your code always syncs with your database schema.
Read the announcement to learn more
Until now, sharing files from Appwrite often meant navigating permissions, managing access, or making files public, even when all you wanted was to send a file to someone outside your project. We introduce a new feature that will make file sharing a whole lot easier.
Introducing File Tokens.
This feature lets you share files easily and securely**,** without modifying permissions or changing project access. Just generate a token and share the link.
Read the announcement to learn more
We’re excited to share we have added support for two new image formats in Appwrite Storage: HEIC and AVIF. This will give you more tools to manage, manipulate, and serve images the way you need.
You can generate image previews directly in .heic and .avif formats, which are natively supported in Appwrite.
No converters. No extra steps. Just fast, flexible image handling built in.
Read the announcement to learn more
Introducing Dev Keys.
A new Appwrite feature that lets you bypass rate limits during local development. No more slowdowns. No more artificial blockers. Just fast, uninterrupted building.
And they’re built specifically for you.
Read the announcement to learn more
Appwrite Sites now offers native support for Flutter web applications. This new feature allows you to deploy Flutter web applications directly from your Appwrite projects with seamless backend integration.
With framework auto-detection and optimized build settings, you can now extend your Flutter applications to the web while leveraging the same Appwrite backend services you use for mobile apps.
Read the announcement to learn more
You love using Appwrite to power your backend, but when it’s time to actually ship your website, you’re bouncing between tools, platforms, and extra accounts. That ends today.
Introducing Appwrite Sites.
A new Appwrite product that lets you deploy and host your websites and web apps right inside Appwrite. No more juggling services. No more gluing things together. No more multiple subscriptions. Just build, deploy, and go live. All in one place, and it's 100% open source, the kind that lets you (really) self-host and (really) own your data.
Read the announcement to learn more
We're excited to announce a new update packed with some important fixes for your self-hosted Appwrite instance!
Most notably, this release includes:
New push notification options for iOS and Android
Support for S3 endpoint URL
Figma OAuth2 provider
Fix for disabling email OTP auth method
Fix for resending team invitation emails
Fix for Amazon OAuth2 provider
Fix for Slack OAuth2 provider
Fix for high CPU usage in the appwrite container
We're excited to see what you build! Head over to our migration guide to learn how you can upgrade your Appwrite instance.
Please run the migrate command even if upgrading from 1.6.x.
For the complete list of updates and fixes, check out the changelog below.
View the changelog on GitHub
We are about to blow your socks off with what comes next for Appwrite.
Init brings you a new week of major announcements from 19-23 May 2025. For those new to Init: it’s the start of something new here at Appwrite as we announce new products and features every day, for a week.
We can’t disclose anything just yet, but we can say that this launch will forever change the way you build with Appwrite. A major stepping stone into a new Appwrite era, all with one mission of making software development accessible and fun for all.
Read the announcement to learn more
We’re excited to launch the Appwrite Network, a global network of cloud regions and edge locations designed to enhance Appwrite Cloud’s availability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
Starting today, all Pro users can access three regions: Frankfurt (FRA), our first region, and two new regions in New York City (NYC) and Sydney (SYD). These new regions will be available to all Cloud users in the coming weeks, with more regions to follow.
Reduced latency with global coverage: By distributing regions and edge locations worldwide, we minimize physical distance and routing delays, ensuring faster response times and better user experiences.
Regional data control with global access: Choose where your data resides to meet local regulations and optimize for performance, while still ensuring global availability through Appwrite’s interconnected network.
Global CDN with built-in DDoS protection: Deliver content faster with our CDN powered by strategically placed PoPs, and stay secure with integrated DDoS mitigation that filters threats in real-time.
We’re just getting started with the Appwrite Network and can’t wait to share what’s next. Thanks for being part of the journey, together, we’re shaping the future of cloud platforms for developers.
Appwrite Cloud backups are now considerably faster, reducing wait times and improving reliability.
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
We've updated how budget limits work in Appwrite Cloud to provide more control over organization scaling.
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
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
To ensure the sustainability of Appwrite Cloud as it continues to scale, we're introducing pricing for image transformations starting April 1st, 2025.
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
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
We've improved our usage metrics system to now properly account for OPTIONS requests and 4XX responses. These request types were wrongly omitted previously.
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
We're excited to announce a new update packed with features, fixes, and improvements to enhance your self-hosted Appwrite instance! This release focuses on performance, stability, and expanded functionality.
Most notably, this release includes:
Improved compatibility for webp requests
Additional function runtime versions such as Node 22, Dart 3.5, and Bun 1.1
A realtime heartbeat to keep realtime connections alive
Updated Console for various bug fixes and improvements
Improved handling of HTTP requests
A fix for users.createSession()
Replacing 'Expires' with 'Cache-Control: private' header to avoid CDN caching
We're excited to see what you build! Head over to our migration guide to learn how you can upgrade your Appwrite instance.
For the complete list of updates and fixes, check out the changelog below.
View the changelog on GitHub
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