2024 Xano Release Notes
All of the release notes for Xano in 2024
This page contains low-level details on individual Xano releases in 2024. A high-level summary of notable features is available in our community release announcements.
Patch 1.62.3 (Nov 12, 2024)
Trigger Fix: Resolved an edge case where deleted filtered columns prevented triggers from running.
Patch 1.62.2 (Nov 6, 2024)
Fix Xano Link: Actions and their registries are now included in workspace import and export processes.
Action Performance Boost: Actions now load faster with improved caching behind the Xano CDN.
Minor Bug Fixes: Resolved several minor issues related to Xano Actions.
Patch 1.62.1 (Oct 23, 2024)
Improved Actions: Enhancements to the UI and UX of the Actions interface for a smoother experience.
Action Search: Easily search and import actions from your project or verified sources directly into your function stack.
Release 1.62 (Oct 9, 2024)
External DB connector - You can now send SQL requests to external databases, including Postgres, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, directly from your function stack.
Database filter update - Filters in database tables now support case-insensitive searches, with enhanced REGEX functionality.
Function request history - We’ve redesigned the function request history filters, introducing quick filters that allow you to save your filter settings for easier access.
Actions - Something exciting is in the works! Full details will be announced at No Code Summit 2024... discover actions here
Patch 1.61.2 (Sept 18, 2024)
Improvement - Clarified the discount amount and frequency during onboarding when using a discount code.
Bug Fix - Resolved several UI and UX issues in the new function stack comfortable view.
Bug Fix - Fixed multiple issues with the function runtime snapshot.
Bug Fix - Resolved an issue with the database patch functionality when using arrays.
Bug Fix - Fixed an issue where asynchronous functions could only access the live database schema.
Bug Fix - Addressing an edge case where branch merge would require multiple tries
Patch 1.61.1 (Sept 13, 2024)
Dense & Comfortable View - Restored and improved the comfortable view in the function stack.
Unit-Test for Authenticated API - Added unit test support for authenticated API endpoints.
Password Manager Overlay Fix - Resolved an issue where the password manager overlay appeared in the table view without an opt-out option.
Bug Fix - Resolved an issue where the array push variable was incorrectly displayed as HTML.
Bug Fix - Fixed an issue preventing certain API endpoints from appearing on the dashboard.
Bug Fix - Address an issue with white spaces with the Ok filter.
Bug Fix - Environment variables were not properly supported within an async function.
Release 1.61 (Sept 11, 2024)
Copy-Paste Functions - You can now copy and paste functions directly from your function stack.
Unit Testing with One-Click Generation - Quickly generate unit tests from the run and debug interface.
Asynchronous Function Execution - Run your custom functions asynchronously for improved performance.
Statement Explorer - Easily find specific statements across your entire workspace.
Quick Variable Search - Use the $ prefix for faster variable name search.
Database Queries Enhancements - Added support for patch record, bulk patch, update, and delete queries.
Performance Insights - View average runtime for your API requests and custom functions.
Patch 1.60.5 (August 27, 2024)
bug fix - Metadata API was not honoring the live branch when no branch header was present (when not using the default v1 branch as live)
improvement - additional updates to analytics consent policies
Patch 1.60.4 (August 20, 2024)
bug fix - fix for the "Referenced By" panel - no longer letting the user navigate to the referenced by component
improvement - updated analytics consent policies based on regional privacy requirements
Patch 1.60.3 (August 8, 2024)
bug fix - fix an edge case issue with Redis running out of storage under high traffic
bug fix - fix an issue where editing an existing addon would display the variable type incorrectly
Patch 1.60.2 (July 31, 2024)
improvement - improve the filter to expression converter performance on string parsing
bug fix - fix column creation in table issue where you couldn't easily create a one to many reference
bug fix - ensure description box is displayed when editing an input on an endpoint
Patch 1.60.1 (July 18, 2024)
new feature - Added bulk delete function allowing you to delete multiple records at once using a query conditional
bug fix - fix issue with run and debug losing cached input values after editing functions stack
bug fix - address an issue where table column filter would not appear on the form
bug fix - address an issue on database row generation where min and max value were never valid
bug fix - address an edge case issue were a few jobs would fail after a branch fork
bug fix - address an edge case where some clusters would not get accurate resource graph values
bug fix - address an issue with data generation on imported reference tables
improvement - prevent user from changing database column from a scalar (single value) to a list to prevent data loss
Release 1.60 (July 15, 2024)
new feature - Search and Command, quick way to find document, navigate and launch commands. use Cmd+K for any search and command or Shift+Cmd+K for the direct command access.
new feature - server side streaming support for function stack, stream your response from AI external APIs
new feature - Expression Editor, create your expression in a dedicated environment with documentation and a playground to learn
new feature - Xanoverse generators for DBO table, generate new rows on the fly for your table
new feature - release track preferences, control when the new release is deployed on your instances
new feature - resource usage monitoring, see resource consumption on a larger time window
new feature - add support to allow group access via Microsoft Entra ID to instances
improvement - pin the toolbar to the top of the screen in function stack
improvement - Add function filter should be keyboard interactive and forgiving
improvement - Cleanup Create/Edit Table Column and Create/Edit Input
Patch 1.59.2 (June 3, 2024)
improvement - simplified onboarding flow to properly handle users wanting to have authentication endpoints created easily like previously done via our legacy jumpstart workflow
bug fix - disconnection issues with ncScale
bug fix - the object spread operator within an expression was ignoring other keys after it with the same keys
Patch 1.59.1 (May 31, 2024)
new feature - Save run&debug parameters (inputs & auth token) across sessions for a better user experience
new feature - add the branch name to your available environment variable as
$branch
improvement - Store Realtime messages in history (up to 1,000 messages) with easy retrieval for channel listeners (default to off)
improvement - Ability to delete or revoke a Realtime hash
improvement - reduced pricing for Database Connector
Release 1.59 (May 22, 2024)
new feature - websocket realtime support with conditional transformations via triggers
new feature - pgvector support
new feature - datasource migration workflows to easily copy data between datasources
new feature - "Set Data Source" function stack statement to force a data source outside of using the x-data-source header
new feature - Azure Blob Storage function stack statement collection to manage external files hosted on Azure
improvement - the "reference by" panel within the table details now has additional filters to narrow your search when debugging
improvement - new onboarding experience and updated UI
new feature - column resize to fit - double click on the resize indicator to automatically resize the column to the relevant data
new feature - sensitive data flag - marking data as sensitive will mask it within request history
bug fix - tasks not properly running sometimes when request history was disabled
bug fix - triggers executed from a specific data source had their database operations always using the live data source. Now it will match the trigger source
Patch 1.58.1 (April 8, 2024)
improvement - Metadata API now labels which branches are being used as a backup
improvement - CSV Stream now supports optional arguments for separator, enclosure, and escape value
improvement - performance warning when draft count is too high and slowing down development
improvement - new documentation around triggers
bug fix - Redis wasn't properly clearing existing data after an instance restore
bug fix - debugger issues when using function middleware
bug fix - misc fixes around division by zero and using incompatible types on array functions
Release 1.58 (April 4, 2024)
new feature - trigger support for database table events and workspace events
new feature - self serve backup and restore is now supported through the instance panel
new feature - "open as card" support within the spreadsheet editor to allow you to make all edits to a database table row at once
improvement - request history now has support for granular controls as to how much data should be logged.... none, 100, 1,000, 10,000, or all statements. These settings are available as defaults on the branch and can be overridden on a per object basis
improvement - we've added support to update your invoice details on the billing page for future invoices
new feature - the maintenance tab on the instance panel now has support for monitoring storage for request history within the database and Redis cache. It also has the ability to manually clear our this temporary storage vs waiting for it to expire.
improvement - new design and improved utility with bulk tagging and action support for database tables, middleware, APIs, functions, addons, and tasks
improvement - text fields now support an optional format value to provide improved support for editing different types of content. (i.e. html, xml, yaml, etc)
improvement - we now support modular theming for dark/light mode
improvement - auto-complete gets superpowers once a debugging session has been done, which lets you easily traverse the results of API responses
improvement - edit support while using debugger
It is now possible to edit functions whilst debugging. After changes, a prompt instructs the user to trigger re-execution.
new feature - a new avg filter has been added to provide the average value from an array of numbers
new feature - import/export of database and branch schema is now available via the Metadata API
new feature - ability to delete branches through the Metadata API
new feature - we now have function stack support to interface with Algolia
improvement - Our Webflow integration has now been migrated over to their V2 API
improvement - Concise error messages
When APIs are called, errors returned to the caller now provide minimal detail. The debugger continues to provide all error details. The focus of this improvement is to ensure details are not disclosed about technology and database design.
Patch 1.57.1 (March 12, 2024)
new feature - biller role so admins can provide billing only access to invoices through the instance panel
improvement - run&debug performance fix for displaying extremely large text inputs
bug fix - open code editors were not changing colors when switching themes and required a reload
bug fix - pre/post middleware was missing timing details in run&debug
bug fix - Xano Link regression with auto-including dependencies on API queries
bug fix - APIs with invalid UTF8 inputs were causing trouble with request history
Release 1.57 (March 9, 2024)
new feature - dark mode support
new feature - geo address location support within function stack
new feature - elasticsearch support
improvement - new bulk processing improvements for high volume requests
Release 1.56 (February 28, 2024)
new feature - the Xano debugger got a complete overhaul!
new feature - UUID support for primary keys
new feature - zip support within your function stack
new feature - Ask AI within the product to help assist you with your questions
new feature - enable/disable support on API groups and API queries to temporarily turn them off/on
improvement - more flexible escaping options for direct query
improvement - bug fixes for middleware
Patch 1.55.2b (January 25, 2024)
Xano Transform Improvements
Patch 1.55.2 (January 18, 2024)
new feature - middleware is now in beta!
new feature - diff comparison on version history as well as diff previewing during a merge
new feature - function request history and the ability to disable history for any reason on a per api/function basis
improvement - new support to restrict swagger documentation with an access token
new feature - RBAC support to restrict access to live data sources
improvement - easily enable/disable response elements just like function stack statements and filters
new feature - publish spreadsheet sharing now supports edit mode
new feature - database schema metadata is now available through the function stack
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