Releasesby IbisSkip sending request bodies to Routing Middleware
UpdateyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 9, 2026
You can now skip sending client request bodies to Routing Middleware with skipMiddlewareRequestBody . This reduces incoming Fast Origin Transfer usage for middleware invocations and can improve time to first byte, especially for requests with large bodies. Enable this option only if your Routing Middleware doesn’t read request bodies.
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Every Vercel platform releaseMicrofrontends Routing is now free for Firewall-mitigated traffic
Microfrontends Routing is now free for requests that the Web Application Firewall (WAF) denies, challenges, or rate limits. CDN Requests and Fast Data Transfer are already free for this traffic. The change applies automatically to every project using microfrontends. Learn how to set up WAF rules in the Firewall documentation. Read more
Timestamp attributes are now supported in Vercel Flags
Vercel Flags now supports timestamp attributes, so you can target entities by date and time. Use timestamp attributes to show a campaign page only between two dates, run a Black Friday promotion, or target users who registered before a cutoff. Configure a timestamp attribute You can configure timestamp attributes in the dashboard or via the CLI.
Speed Insights deprecates First Input Delay on November 1st
Speed Insights is deprecating First Input Delay (FID) and will stop recording new measurements on November 1st. Speed Insights already uses Interaction to Next Paint (INP) , the Core Web Vital that replaced FID, as the responsiveness metric in your Real Experience Score .
Edge Requests are now called CDN Requests
CDN Requests is now the name for the usage metric previously called Edge Requests. This is a naming change only: pricing, limits, and how usage is measured are all unchanged. The new name appears on the usage dashboard, the Observability Events chart, usage notifications, and invoice line items. It reflects that these are requests served by Vercel's CDN.
Vercel CDN no longer caches responses with Vary: Cookie
Vercel CDN no longer caches origin responses when Vary includes Cookie . Vary tells a cache which request headers may change the response. Because cookies often contain visitor-specific values, varying by Cookie can create many cache entries that are rarely reused. The response is still served normally but isn't stored for future requests.
Vercel Connect now accepts service submissions
Vercel Connect now lets you submit your own service to the connectors directory , so you no longer need to wait for Vercel to build a connector for it. Submitting a service takes four steps: Describe your service. Add one or more connection methods, using OAuth or an API key. Verify each OAuth method by requesting a real token through a test connector.
Search trace spans from the Vercel CLI
You and your coding agents can now search a project’s trace spans from the terminal with vercel traces search . Each span represents one step in a request, helping you investigate errors, latency, and security-related behavior without opening the dashboard.
Search domains without authentication
You can now discover domain names and check availability and pricing without signing in to Vercel or providing an access token. This works through the Vercel CLI and Domains Registrar API. With the Vercel CLI , search by keyword or domain fragment: With the Domains Registrar API , check up to 200 exact domain names in one request.
Also shipped on Oct 8, 2026
Vercel in October 2026The Compliance API chat endpoints now also return chats from the unified Claude experience, in beta for
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Cloud SQL for MySQL supports blue-green deployments ( Preview )
Cloud SQL for MySQL supports blue-green deployments ( Preview ). Blue-green deployments let you update databases, such as performing major version upgrades from MySQL 8.0 to 8.4 and staging hardware or configuration modifications, while minimizing downtime.
Updates to Intelligent Workloads and Standard Workloads
Create and define Intelligent Workloads Intelligent Workloads is now generally available (GA), designed for teams that want to proactively monitor business-impacting transactions and associated KPIs. You can now leverage bulk creation to build multiple workloads at once.
Performance Risks Inbox is now generally available
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CLI v0.9.0 | CLI, Beta
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