Changelog

• Mar 9, 2026

  Introducing Appwrite Skills

  Appwrite Skills are open-source Markdown files that give AI coding agents deep, language-specific knowledge of Appwrite SDKs. Install skills into your project, and your AI tools generate correct Appwrite code automatically, no more pasting docs into prompts.

  Skills are available for the Appwrite CLI and all major SDKs, including TypeScript, Dart, .NET, Go, Kotlin, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Swift. They work with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other compatible agents.

  Get started with one command:

  Bash

  npx skills add appwrite/agent-skills
  

  Read the announcement to learn more

• Mar 6, 2026

  CNAME flattening support for Appwrite Sites

  You can now connect a custom domain to Appwrite Sites without changing your nameservers. Appwrite Sites now supports CNAME flattening and similar apex-domain features provided by modern DNS providers.

  Instead of migrating nameservers to Appwrite, you can add a DNS record with your existing provider, verify the domain in the Console, and go live. This works with CNAME flattening (Cloudflare), ALIAS records (Route 53), and ANAME records, depending on your provider.

  Read the announcement

• Mar 2, 2026

  Edge runtimes just got more resilient

  We've rolled out infrastructure improvements to strengthen runtime stability across regions, including NYC, after identifying DNS-related instability under load.

  What's improved:

  • DNS resilience under network partitions
  • More powerful instance types and tuning of runtime resource allocations improve performance alongside noisy neighbours
  • Improvements to runtime monitoring and alerting

  These changes reduce DNS-related latency, improve cold start reliability, and minimize blast radius during node-level issues.

• Feb 22, 2026

  SMS rates updated to match upstream providers

  SMS pricing for Phone OTP has been updated to reflect current rates from our upstream providers. We continuously work with our vendors to ensure the best availability and local delivery for OTP messages worldwide. Per-country rates have been adjusted across the board so that our documentation and billing stay in sync with carrier and provider changes—some destinations saw rate decreases, others increases, and the pricing table has been reorganized for clarity.

  See the Phone OTP documentation for the full per-country SMS pricing table.

• Feb 20, 2026

  Free plan update: Automatic pausing of inactive projects

  To reduce idle infrastructure costs and keep the Free plan sustainable at scale, projects on the Free plan with no development activity for 7 consecutive days will be automatically paused.

  What "paused" means

  • Data is not deleted
  • The project is not accessible to users while paused
  • No background processes run (backups, cron jobs, scheduled functions)
  • Projects can be reactivated anytime from the Appwrite Console and become active immediately

  Why this change
  Running cloud infrastructure incurs ongoing costs, even for inactive projects. Automatically pausing idle projects ensures resources are prioritized for developers actively building, while keeping the Free plan sustainable long term.

  Important
  Projects that require continuous availability should be on a paid plan. Free plan projects remain active as long as they show development activity in the Console. We will continue evolving the Free plan to keep it generous, sustainable, and aligned with active builders.