Changelog

Postgres 18 support (preview)

Neon now supports Postgres 18 in preview. To try it out, create a new project and select 18 as the Postgres version.

While in preview, there are a few limitations to keep in mind.

To learn more about the new features and improvements in Postgres 18:

• Read our blog post: Postgres 18 Is Out: Try it on Neon
• Review the official Postgres 18 release notes

Monitor Postgres network traffic with Elephantshark

We’ve released Elephantshark, an open-source Ruby script from Neon for monitoring Postgres network traffic.

Elephantshark sits between Postgres clients and servers, decrypting and re-encrypting SSL/TLS traffic while logging protocol messages. It works with all Postgres-protocol traffic, not just Neon databases. It can also generate SSLKEYLOGFILE entries for Wireshark.

• Get Elephantshark on GitHub
• Read the blog post

Snapshot APIs for database versioning (Beta)

We've added snapshot APIs for AI agents and code generation platforms that need database versioning. You can create point-in-time database versions, roll back when things break, and keep connection strings stable during development. This makes it safer for agents to experiment with schema changes and revert when needed. Works for production rollbacks as well as temporary preview branches.

# Create a snapshot to save current state
curl --request POST \
     --url 'https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects/{project_id}/branches/{branch_id}/snapshot?name=version-session-1&expires_at=2025-08-13T00:00:00Z' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY'

# Roll back to a previous version (keeps same connection string)
curl --request POST \
     --url 'https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects/{project_id}/snapshots/{snapshot_id}/restore' \
     --header 'authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '{"target_branch_id": "br-main-123", "finalize_restore": true}'

Learn more in these guides:

• Database versioning with snapshots guide
• Demo repo
• Build Checkpoints for Your Agent Using Neon Snapshots

Building a full-stack AI agent? Apply to our Agents Program for custom limits and special pricing.

Data API setup gets easier with automated grants

Our latest addition to the beta Data API makes setup even smoother. The Data API configuration now includes an option to automatically apply GRANT statements for the public schema. When you enable "Grant public schema access to authenticated users", Neon handles the database permissions for you, setting you up to then write your RLS policies. See Get started with the Data API.

Free plan compute hours → 100

We just doubled the compute hours you get in your Neon Free Plan. You get up to 20 projects, each with:

• 100 CU-hours of monthly compute (up from 50)
• Snapshot APIs
• 0.5 GB Storage
• Autoscaling
• Branching
• Read replicas
• Instant restore

If you are a free plan user, this change has already been applied to your account — no action required.

Postgres extensions analytics dashboard

We've built an interactive dashboard to explore Postgres extension adoption across the Neon platform. See which extensions are trending, track monthly install counts, and discover new extensions that might be useful for your projects. The dashboard shows real-time data on 83+ available extensions, from popular ones like pgvector (30k+ installs) to emerging extensions gaining traction.

• Explore the dashboard
• Read about the top 10 most popular extensions

Self-serve HIPAA compliance

You can now enable HIPAA compliance for your Neon projects directly in the console. HIPAA sets national standards for protecting health information, and is required for apps handling Protected Health Information (PHI). This is available on the Scale plan. HIPAA support is currently available at no additional cost. Once billing is finalized, it will become a paid add-on. Read more in our HIPAA compliance docs.

Neon Private Networking Adds IPv6 Support

Neon Private Networking, which allows secure connections via AWS PrivateLink and keeps traffic within AWS's private network, now includes support for IPv6 addresses. This enables better connectivity for applications that require IPv6 support and helps future-proof your database connections. Previously, only IPv4 was supported.

ChatGPT + Neon MCP Server

You can now connect ChatGPT to the Neon MCP Server using custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors.

This integration makes it easy to extend ChatGPT with Neon’s database capabilities—so you can query, manage, and interact with your Neon projects directly within ChatGPT.

👉 Read the blog to get started.

Community: Neon Testing – Vitest library for integration tests

We’re excited to share Neon Testing, a community-built library by Mikael Lirbank that makes it easy to run integration tests against Neon databases.

Instead of relying on mocks or maintaining local test databases, Neon Testing uses Neon’s branching to provision disposable Postgres test databases for each test file. This means your tests run against the same schema and constraints as production, catching issues that mocks can miss (like unique constraint failures and transaction rollbacks).

• Read the blog: Neon Testing: a Vitest Library for Your Integration Tests
• Install from npm: neon-testing
• Learn more about the project: Mikael’s website

Neon OTel integration + New Relic

Neon’s OpenTelemetry (OTEL) integration has a new step-by-step guide for sending your Neon project’s metrics and Postgres logs to New Relic—a cloud-based observability platform that helps developers and organizations monitor, debug, and optimize the performance of their applications and infrastructure.

Check out the guide from contributor Dhanush Reddy: Getting started with Neon and New Relic.

Improved Neon Docs navigation

We've introduced a new horizontal navigation bar in the Neon Docs to make it easier to find what you need. You can now quickly scan across the top-level menus, each with a dropdown of related topics. When you select a menu item, a dedicated left-hand sidebar for that topic area opens, giving you a clear view of everything available within that section.

This update improves discoverability and helps you move through the docs more efficiently.