Sample every service fairly with Adaptive Traces volumetric sampling
Keep every service represented in your traces, even when a few noisy ones produce most of your traffic. Volumetric sampling automatically distributes your sampling budget across services and request types, so low-volume services aren’t crowded out , and you can often lower sampling_percentage while keeping coverage intact. Learn more in the docs →
Also shipped Apr 24, 2026Grafana Labs in April 2026 →
Agent SDK: Building Multi-turn Agent Workflows on OpenRouter
The OpenRouter Agent SDK provides a callModel function to build multi-turn agent workflows. It supports tool calls, stop conditions, and cost tracking across over 400 models.
Build Your Own Harness with the Agent SDK
The OpenRouter Agent SDK allows developers to scaffold personalized coding agents with terminal UI or headless support for scripts and pipelines.
What's new in Sigma
Admin AWS signature V4 authentication for API connectors API connectors now support the AWS signature V4 authentication method. For more information, see Configure API credentials and connectors in Sigma .
RLS Tester in Feature Preview
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Unity Catalog OSS Unity Catalog AI 0.4.0
The 0.4.0 release of Unity Catalog AI includes several improvements, including expanded Databricks client options and dependency/security improvements. Artifacts in this release unitycatalog-ai unitycatalog-langchain unitycatalog-openai Major Changes Warehouse ID Support in DatabricksFunctionClient : For workspaces where serverless compute is unavailable or...
Validation Errors Now Return 400 Instead of 422 API requests that fail validation now return HTTP 400 Bad...
Validation Errors Now Return 400 Instead of 422 API requests that fail validation now return HTTP 400 Bad Request instead of 422 Unprocessable Entity, aligning the HTTP status code with standard behavior across major inference providers.
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Editable working hours for Grafana IRM
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FOCUS: Standardized Cost and Usage Data
Access and analyze Grafana Cloud cost and usage data using the open FOCUS standard We’re excited to announce the general availability of FOCUS support in the Cost Management and Billing app! FOCUS (FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification) is an open industry standard for cloud cost and usage data.
Anomaly Alerts (Usage Spike Detection)
Detect unexpected spikes and drops in usage with intelligent anomaly detection We’re excited to announce the general availability of Anomaly Alerts in the Cost Management and Billing app!
End-to-End Root cause: Jump from a Synthetic Monitoring check straight to its trace
Synthetic Monitoring checks are now linked to distributed traces they generate in Grafana Cloud Traces! When a Scripted check fails or looks slow, you can open the underlying trace with a single click from the check’s logs and see exactly which service, span, and downstream call caused the problem.
Error Fingerprinting in Frontend Observability
A single bug can generate hundreds of unique error entries when messages contain variable data like memory addresses, line numbers, or request IDs. This fragments counts, skews prioritization, and floods on-call engineers with duplicate alerts.
Simplify organization and access with Team folders
Keep your team’s content all in one place, making it easier to find, organize, and manage access. Team folders help you associate folders with teams so admins and team members can find the right dashboards, library panels, and alert rules faster.
Grafana Assistant becomes available on-prem
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