2025 Xano Release Notes

All of the release notes for Xano in 2025

This page contains low-level details on individual Xano releases in 2025. A high-level summary of notable features is available in our .

Note: This pre-release is deployed on a limited subset of instances for testing and feedback.

RBAC for MCP and Middlewares: Introduced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for Xano’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) toolsets and Middlewares.
Multi-Tenant RBAC: Added tenant-centric overrides for Role-Based Access Control, enhancing multi-tenant management.
Snippet Installation Bug Fix: Resolved an issue where installing snippets could occasionally corrupt real-time settings.

MCP CORS Bug Fix: Fixed a CORS issue affecting the Model Context Protocol in the Cloudflare Playground.
Middleware Input Bug Fix: Corrected an issue with Middleware processing inputs sent using the application/x-www-form-urlencoded content type.

: Build backends for AI agents in Xano using the (MCP), compatible with Cursor, VS Code, and Claude clients.
: Leverage Run & Debug results to easily include sample inputs and responses in your API Swagger documentation.
: Create public and private CRUD endpoints, and delete tables, columns, and indices directly through the assistant.
Improved RBAC Filtering: Advanced filtering options for roles on the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) page, optimized for large teams.

Memory Leak Fix: Resolved a memory leak in Lambda functions performing frequent fetch requests via the fetch command or Axios.

Lambda Editor Fix: Removed a linter rule flagging variables declared as any, resolving false error warnings.
Autocomplete Improvement: Fixed an edge case where certain variables were missing from the autocomplete dropdown.
CSV Export Bug Fix: Corrected an issue that prevented some clients from downloading CSV exports.

Simplified Patch Endpoint: The CRUD patch endpoint creation is now streamlined—ready for instance use without customization, yet still fully customizable when needed.

Introducing Auto-save: Changes apply instantly, accelerating your development workflow!
Drag-and-Drop Functionality: Sort inputs and responses in functions and queries with intuitive drag-and-drop.
New AI Assistants: Boost your productivity with two new AI-powered assistants:
Billing Overhaul: Our billing system has been completely revamped for clarity and ease of use.
Sidecar Onboarding: Master Xano with contextual onboarding guidance.
Function Suggestions: Receive recommendations for the next function to add to your stack.

Precondition: regression bug where payload would sometimes not be shown in an external API request
Middleware: inconsistent response format when dealing with different exception handling using post-middleware

Run & Debug: Standardized response values between Run/Debug operations and API endpoints.
Testing: Fixed issue where value existence assertions weren't triggering in test framework.
Middleware: Resolved inconsistent precondition and exception handling when middleware are involved.
Swagger Doc: provide an alternative way to view private API specs through Metadata access tokens.

Environment Variables: Improved security for environment variables by hiding their values from all requests until editing is attempted. Fixed an issue where some variables persisted after deletion.
Security: Improved access token security to prevent potential misuse by ensuring even stricter validation and integrity checks during authentication.
Bug fix: Resolved an issue where async functions would only execute on the live branch.
Bug fix: Fixed a bug causing variable path autocomplete to fail when saved using the <Enter> key.
Bug fix: Addressed a problem where triggers were not consistently triggered during workspace imports.
Bug fix: Fixed a bug causing workflow tests to time out when parsing non-JSON strings.
Bug fix: Resolved an edge case preventing installed actions from being wrapped into API endpoints.

Free External Database Connectors: Database connectors are now available on all plans, including free tier. Connect to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle databases at no additional cost.
Run or Debug: Choose how you want to test your function stack - the interface will remember your last selected mode.
Enhanced Error Stacktrace: Navigate through detailed error stacktraces showing all calls leading to the error. Click through different calls to quickly identify and replay the error sequence.
Expression Editor Improvements: Fixed issues where the sandbox would incorrectly convert arrays into objects, along with various UI and UX improvements.
Smart Variable Editor: A larger editor automatically opens for extensive variable values, featuring syntax highlighting for code formats including JSON, HTML, JavaScript, and Markdown to name a few.
New Request Verb Environment Variable: Access the HTTP verb (POST, GET, PUT, etc.) of the current request through a new environment variable $request_method. Particularly useful for API group middlewares handling homonymous endpoints.
Interactive Start Page: A new guided experience that walks you through common Xano use cases, helping you get started quickly.
Value Field Syntax Highlighting: Added intelligent syntax highlighting to value fields, making it easier to distinguish between JSON, expressions, strings, numbers, and variable references.

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