# Changelog Jul 17, 2026 - Neon

## Neon backend for apps and agents is now in beta

Neon **Object Storage**, **Functions**, and **AI Gateway** have graduated from private preview to beta. Everyone can start building a complete backend on new or existing projects in **AWS US East (Ohio)** today.

Declare your whole backend in one `neon.ts` file, and it branches with your data. Fork a branch and you get an isolated copy of your database, files, functions, and gateway.

- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Object Storage S3-compatible object storage that branches with your database.](/guides/object-storage-index)
- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> Functions Long-running serverless functions that run alongside your database.](/guides/neon-functions-index)
- [<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/_next/static/immutable/media/pattern.2qd_7vmtgnbf6.png" alt=""> AI Gateway One API for frontier and open-source models, built into your project.](/guides/ai-gateway-index)

New to the Neon backend? Start with the [beta guide](/guides/neon-docs-get-started-backend-overview), see [how the pieces fit together](/guides/neon-docs-get-started-backend-overview), or build one end to end with the [full backend quickstart](/guides/neon-docs-get-started-full-backend-quickstart). For the vision behind the platform, read the [announcement blog post](https://neon.com/blog/neon-backend-is-beta).

:::callout{intent="note" title="One-shot your backend with an AI agent"}
Install the beta agent skills:

```bash
npx neon@latest init --preview
```

Then build your backend from a single prompt:

```
Set up a Neon backend for my app with Postgres, object storage, functions, and AI gateway
```

Your agent provisions the services, declares them in `neon.ts`, and wires them into your app.
:::

## New TypeScript SDK for the Neon API

We're introducing [`@neon/sdk`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@neon/sdk) 1.1, the best way to work with the Neon API from TypeScript. It's fetch-based, zero-dependency, and generated from our OpenAPI spec, with an ergonomic layer on top. It covers the whole **Neon Platform API**: projects, branches, databases, and our new backend services (Object Storage, Functions, and AI Gateway). It replaces [`@neondatabase/api-client`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@neondatabase/api-client) as the recommended client, though the legacy package still works.

The ergonomic layer matters most for the multi-step provisioning workflows that might take you or your agent a few attempts to get right (for example, create a project, wait for it to be ready, then create a branch and hand back a connection string). `createNeonClient({ apiKey })` gives you namespaced methods (`neon.projects`, `neon.storage`, `neon.functions`, `neon.aiGateway`, and more), typed `{ data, error }` results, and workflow helpers like `createAndConnect`. Any method takes `{ waitForReadiness: true }` to block until provisioning finishes, and a `raw` layer exposes every endpoint.

```bash
npm install @neon/sdk
```

```typescript
import { createNeonClient } from "@neon/sdk";

const neon = createNeonClient({ apiKey: process.env.NEON_API_KEY! });

// Workflow helper: create, poll until ready, return a connection string
const { data, error } = await neon.projects.createAndConnect({ name: "my-app" });
if (error) throw error;
const { project, connectionString } = data;

// Or wait on any mutation with waitForReadiness
const { data: branch, error: branchError } = await neon.branches.create(
  project.id,
  { name: "preview" },
  { waitForReadiness: true }
);
if (branchError) throw branchError;

// The new backend services are namespaced too
await neon.storage.buckets.create(project.id, branch.id, { name: "uploads" });
```

Read the [announcement blog post](https://neon.com/blog/neon-sdk) for the full story, or see the [TypeScript SDK documentation](/guides/apis-sdks-reference-typescript-sdk) and [migration guide](/guides/apis-sdks-reference-migrate-api-client-to-sdk) for setup, API reference, and moving from `@neondatabase/api-client`.

## Passkey support

You can now sign in to Neon with a passkey instead of a 2FA code. Add a passkey from **Account settings** and use your device's built-in biometrics, like Touch ID or Windows Hello, or a security key to verify it's you. Passkeys satisfy organization-level 2FA requirements, so admins can let members enroll in either 2FA or a passkey to comply. See [Manage your Neon account](/guides/manage-operate-manage-accounts#dt-step-passkeys) for setup steps.

<img src="../img/site-assets/neon.com/docs/changelog/neon-passkey-wmtmo7.png" alt="Sign in to Neon with a passkey">

## Git-style diffs in the Neon CLI

### New`neon diff`command

We've added a top-level `diff` command to the Neon CLI, letting you (and your agents) quickly see schema changes between your current branch and any other branch you specify. It fits into a branch-first development workflow alongside `neon link`, `neon checkout`, `neon status`, and `neon deploy`.

1. `neon link`: link to a Neon project
2. `neon checkout dev-1`: create/checkout a dev branch
3. Do the dev work
4. `neon diff main`: sanity check the schema changes made against main

```sql
CREATE TABLE public.orders (
    id integer NOT NULL,
    customer_id integer NOT NULL,
    status text NOT NULL
    status text NOT NULL, 
    discount_code character varying(20) 
);

CREATE INDEX orders_discount_code_idx ON public.orders USING btree (discount_code); 
```

Want your agents to use `neon diff`? Install the Neon agent skills so your assistant has current knowledge of the CLI and reaches for the command on its own:

```bash
npx neon@latest init
```

### Config commands now show the same diff

[`neon.ts`](/guides/apis-sdks-reference-neon-ts) is the TypeScript config file that declares your Neon backend: which services are on (Postgres, Auth, Data API, Object Storage, Functions) and your branch settings (compute size, TTL, `protected`). The config commands reconcile that file with what's actually live: `neon config plan` previews the changes, `neon config apply` makes them, and `neon deploy` applies and provisions in one step.

These commands now report their changes as a `git diff` instead of tables so you can see exactly what will change before you confirm:

```bash
Planned changes
  + Neon Auth
  + bucket uploads
  ~ main
      computeSettings.autoscalingLimitMaxCu  → 4
      ttl                                    → 2026-07-24T09:49:44.092Z
```

If `apply` finds a setting that already differs on the branch, it shows the current value too and stops without changing anything until you re-run with `--update-existing`.

## New NAT gateway IPs and VPC endpoint services in US East (Ohio), Europe (London), and Asia Pacific (Singapore)

We've expanded infrastructure capacity in the AWS US East (Ohio) (`us-east-2`), Europe (London) (`eu-west-2`), and Asia Pacific (Singapore) (`ap-southeast-1`) regions with new NAT gateway IP addresses and new VPC endpoint service addresses for Private Networking.

:::callout{intent="note" title="Update your IP allowlists"}
If you have IP allowlists on external systems that Neon connects to, **update those allowlists to include the new NAT gateway addresses**. Connections may be affected intermittently if traffic routes through non-allowlisted NAT gateways.
:::

If you use Private Networking in these regions, you can now use the additional VPC endpoint service addresses for enhanced capacity and reliability. See the [Regions documentation](/guides/manage-operate-introduction-regions#aws-nat-gateway-ip-addresses) for the complete list of NAT gateway IPs and the [Private Networking guide](/guides/resilience-architecture-guides-neon-private-networking) for VPC endpoint service addresses by region.

## Related pages

- [AI tools for Agents](./ai-agents-on-neon-index.md)
- [APIs & SDKs](./apis-sdks-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Integrating with Neon](./building-on-neon-index.md)
- [Lakebase Postgres](./postgres-index.md)
- [Managed Better Auth](./auth-index.md)
- [More](./more-index.md)
- [Neon AI Gateway](./ai-gateway-index.md)
- [Neon community](./community-index.md)
- [Neon documentation](./neon-docs-index.md)

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