Releasesby GlyphIncreased prompt limit for Google AI Mode
The maximum prompt length for Google AI Mode source requests has increased from 4,000 to 8,000 characters.
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You can discover commercial BigQuery sharing listings on Google Cloud Marketplace with the Marketplace filter
You can discover commercial BigQuery sharing listings on Google Cloud Marketplace with the Marketplace filter. For more information, see Subscribe to a Cloud Marketplace-integrated listing . This feature is generally available (GA).
BigQuery APPENDS and CHANGES change history functions are GA
The APPENDS and CHANGES functions return the rows appended to or changed in a table over a time range, useful for incremental processing and auditing.
Google-developed ODBC driver for BigQuery is generally available
Applications can connect to BigQuery using the Google-developed Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver, now generally available.
BigQuery dataset insights is generally available (GA)
BigQuery dataset insights is generally available (GA). BigQuery dataset insights helps you discover and visualize relationships between tables and automatically generate cross-table queries.
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (Preview)
With this preview release, AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support documents stored on stages that use client-side or server-side encryption, including in accounts that use PrivateLink or other network policies that restrict public network access to stages. For more information, see the following topics:
Custom incremental dynamic tables (General availability)
Custom incremental dynamic tables are now generally available. For more information, see Custom incrementalization .
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Custom browser instructions for LLM sources
LLM sources now support custom browser instructions, allowing you to define actions (e.g., clicks, scrolls, waits) to control page behavior before content is extracted.
Custom parser for Home Depot data
A dedicated parser for Home Depot product pages is now available through the universal scraping source. Enable parsing on your request to receive structured product data (such as title, price, availability, and specifications) instead of raw HTML.
Structured Google Scholar results
Google Scholar is now a dedicated parsed source in Web Scraper API. Set source to google_scholar and parse to true to receive parsed JSON directly.
Improved success rates on hard-to-reach targets
We have rolled out improvements to how requests are handled on sites using CAPTCHA. Success rates on these targets should improve, particularly for jobs that previously saw elevated failure or retry rates. Learn more in our documentation.
New proxy locations
New locations have been added across multiple self-service proxy products: Dedicated Datacenter Proxies: Croatia, Romania, Malaysia, Philippines, BulgariaDatacenter Proxies (pay per GB): FinlandDatacenter Proxies (pay per IP): Croatia, Finland, PhilippinesDedicated ISP Proxies: Belgium, Romania, Brazil, ColombiaISP Proxies: Romania, Brazil, Colombia
More accurate Walmart e-commerce pricing
Parsed output from Walmart e-commerce sources now returns pricing data more reliably and consistently. If you're tracking competitor prices or monitoring product catalogs, you'll get cleaner numbers automatically with new requests using "parse": true.
Improved fingerprint validation and device-memory alignment
Headless Browser now offers more realistic browser fingerprints and continues to align device-memory values with the rest of the emulated fingerprint to lower detection risk for all users. This change applies automatically to all Headless Browser sessions.
Oxylabs Agent Skills
Oxylabs now offers official Agent Skills – structured skill files that teach AI agents and coding assistants work with Oxylabs products with significantly more accurate code and fewer hallucinations.