New snapshot restore options (Early Access)

We've added new snapshot restore workflows that let you choose how you want to restore from your existing snapshots:

  • One-step restore instantly restores a selected snapshot to the current branch
  • Multi-step restore creates a new branch from the selected snapshot, which you can then inspect or test before finalizing the restore

Snapshot restore options

These restore methods are also available via the Neon API for building AI agent checkpoints and other automated workflows.

To try out these snapshot features, sign up for the Early Access Program. Learn more in our backup and restore guide.

Set expiration dates for branches (Early Access)

Early Access users can now set an expiry date to automatically delete branches at a specified time, helping keep projects clean and reduce storage costs for temporary branches.

setting branch expiration date from neon console

To give your branch an end date, set the expires_at timestamp when creating or updating the branch via the API, CLI, or Neon Console, up to 30 days ahead of time. When that time comes, the branch and its compute endpoints are permanently deleted.

Use cases

  • CI/CD pipelines with ephemeral test branches
  • Time-boxed feature development
  • Temporary demos or testing environments
  • AI workflows requiring automated cleanup

To try branch expiration and other upcoming features, sign up for the Early Access Program.

Quick access to Neon Local Connect from your dashboard

You can now easily access the Neon Local Connect VS Code extension directly from the Getting started widget on your Project Dashboard. This makes it faster to set up your development environment with the localhost connection experience.

Getting started widget with Neon Local Connect

Fixes & improvements

  • Drizzle Studio update

    The Drizzle Studio integration that powers the Tables page in the Neon Console has been updated to version 1.2.3. For the latest improvements and fixes, see the Neon Drizzle Studio Integration Changelog

  • Neon CLI

    • Added a set-expiration subcommand to set or update branch expiration dates
    • Added an --expires-at option to the create subcommand for setting expiration during branch creation
    • Updated to version 2.14.0 with branch expiration support. See Neon CLI commands — branches for details.

  • Neon API

    • Added a 'resetting' state to branch status API responses to indicate when a branch is being reset to a specific point in time or LSN