Changelog

New updates and product improvements

Platform update January 2023

Feb 8, 2023

The first month of the year was very productive here at Supabase. Here is a highlight of what we shipped during January:

Storing OpenAI embeddings in Postgres with pgvector#

pgvector is a popular PostgreSQL extension for storing embeddings and performing vector similarity search. It was one of the most requested extensions by the AI/ML community and is now available thanks to gregnr.

Read the announcement

Meet Supabase Clippy: ChatGPT for Docs#

Greg wasted no time and took pgvector for a spin, he combined it with OpenAI to build Supabase Clippy, a next-generation doc search. The first implementation is a 1-week MVP and fully open source, so you can build on top of it.

Client library reference: Python and C##

We have released extensive reference docs for C# and Python, detailing every object and method. What are you going to build?

pg_graphql now supports Views, Materialized Views, and Foreign Tables#

Views, Materialized Views, and Foreign Tables are three database objects that provide a powerful way to access and organize and transform data without duplication.

Read the docs

Automatic WebP detection for Image Transformation#

WebP is a modern image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. We are enabling format conversion by default for anyone who has Image Transformations. You can opt out by including format: origin in the transformation parameters.

Read the docs

Quick product updates#

-  Postgres Extension: Another powerful and time-tested extension, pg_repack, is added to Supabase. [PR] - Auth: Multi-tab session support using the new browser BroadcastChannel API. If a user logs out on one tab, they will now be logged out on all tabs. [PR] - Postgres: Superior speed with lz4 database compression. [PR] - Postgres: Use ICU locales and collations for text attribute ordering in database queries. [PR] - Docs: New guide on scheduling functions with pg_cron. [Guide] - Edge Functions: You can now download source codes of deployed edge functions from the CLI. [Doc]

Platform Updates November 2022

Dec 8, 2022

Launch Week 6 is just around the corner! We’re saving most of November’s updated as a surprise for Launch Week, but we still had time to ship some goodies this month.

Launch Week 6 tickets#

Next week, we go all out for LW6. It’s 5 days of shipping, including major features requested by the community. You don’t want to miss a thing, so make sure to claim your free ticket (and you might win some very special SupaSwag).

Get your ticket

Remix Auth Helpers#

It’s here! The much-awaited Remix Auth Helpers make server-side auth even easier and with a better experience. Up to date with supabase-js V2 and can be used with Typescript.

Read the docs

Edgy Edge Functions#

We launched a new YouTube series, Edgy Edge Functions, where we take a deep look at a new function every week.

Plus, we published three new functions examples: Generate OG Images, Build API servers using Oak, and Generate Screenshots using Puppeteer.

Quick product updates#

  • NextAuth Supabase Adapter. Docs. This allows you to run NextAuth as your authentication server while storing user and session data in a dedicated next_auth schema in your Supabase Database. Complete with support for RLS. Do note that NextAuth is a standalone Authentication server that does not interface with Supabase Auth and therefore provides a different feature set.

  • Fixed two issues with the supabase.auth.signOut function: cookies not clearing properly and session not removed.

  • You can now customize magic links by providing access to the {{ .TokenHash }}. PR

  • Now you can do redirects from your functions. PR

  • Conda support (conda install -c conda-forge supabase and everything else in py)

Platform updates: October 2022

Nov 2, 2022

supabase-js v2 and supabase-flutter v1 released#

The new versions of our two most popular SDKs have been fully released. It couldn’t have happened without our amazing community, thanks to everyone involved. Now, it’s time to build 🛠

Try supabase-js V2

Try flutter-supabase V1

New Next.js quickstart & Next.js 13 example#

Next.js is all the rage right now 🔥 

Next.js Conf raised the bar for dev conferences. We had the honor of being a Gold Sponsor, so we revamped our Next.js Quickstart guide to include our pre-built Auth UI and Auth Helpers.

And Next.js 13 was announced! Making it extremely easy to fetch and cache data from our Serverless API. So we put together an example to try it out.

Supabase Auth and Server-Side Rendering#

The Auth team published an in-depth doc explaining how Supabase Auth supports server-side rendering. Includes an explanation of the authentication flow and answers to some of the more common questions.

Read the docs.

Database Testing with pgTAP#

Do you have 100% code coverage? Probably not, because that’s usually the last thing you think of, but definitely not if you don’t have database tests. We just shipped a framework for Database Tests which makes it incredibly easy to test your database using pgTAP an pg_prove.

Read the docs.

Edge Functions Update#

Functions now support GET requests! Other HTTP verbs such as PUT, PATCH, and DELETE are supported too.

Check this example

Quick Product Updates#

  • supabase-py 🐍 now has functions support! PR
  • You can now detect users’ location from Edge Functions easily by using X-Forwarded-For header. Example
  • Return provider_refresh_token along with provider_access_token. PR
  • Added a refreshSession method to allow users to forcefully refresh a session instead of waiting for it to autorefresh upon expiry. Thanks to @j4w8n for the PR 🙇🏻‍♂️
  • Logging: realtime, storage, postgrest, and pgbouncer released.
  • Trigger a file download by adding the download query parameter to your storage objects. storage-api. PR

Platform Update September 2022

Oct 7, 2022

Kaizen Week#

We did something a bit strange during September - we didn't work on features. Quite the opposite. After Launch Week we did three subsequent weeks of Kaizen, a term we use internally to deliver constant and incremental improvement. Each week had a different focus:

  • Week 1: QA and testing
  • Week 2: Documentation
  • Week 3: Issue Backlog and Automation

It's pretty rare for a company to stop feature development altogether, but luckily we're just a bunch of developers so we all know the pain of technical debt. After 5 Launch Weeks, working on testing and backlogs feels like a bit of a relief.

We saw a lot of progress across our Open Issues - closing over 250 issues and 50 Pull Requests.

Auth UI on Product Hunt#

We launched the new Auth UI on Product Hunt! Auth UI is a pre-built React component for authenticating users with Supabase Auth. It supports custom themes and extensible styles to match your brand and aesthetic.

Check out the launch.

Postgres WASM#

If you've ever wondered, "can I run Postgres inside a browser, using an embeddable Linux Virtual Machine?", wonder no longer. With our friends at Snaplet, we've released an open source Postgres WASM.

Read the blog post
Comment on Hacker News
Visit the repo: Snaplet | Supabase

Security updates#

We're making some changes to the way the Dashboard interacts with your database. These changes simplify the database permissions so that it's easier for you to migrate in and out of Supabase, and they reduce the security surface area considerably. The change will be applied automatically in November, or you can run it today via the Dashboard.

Review the Security Notice.

Quick product updates#

  • Edge functions free plan script size is bumped to 2 MB
  • functions-go was just contributed to supabase-community by Zain Khan
  • A new guide to add captcha to your sign-in, sign-up, and password reset forms
  • New Postgres Extension for monitoring your PostgreSQL database network traffic: pg_netstat
  • Added docs for how caching works in Supabase

Platform updates: 30 Nov 2021

Nov 30, 2021

System updates#

All projects#

New projects#

  • PostgreSQL updated to v14.1

Manual Changes Required#

Update custom auth functions#

Details#

The PostgREST release notes document some changes to the way GUC variables are handled here.

Supabase has created a config flag in the Dashboard to ensure that this will not be a breaking change. These changes are required before you can upgrade to PostgreSQL 14+, or use Realtime RLS.

Supabase has already updated all the default auth functions (auth.uid(), auth.role() and auth.email()), however we have no way of updating functions which we have not written ourselves.

Affected#

  • Any project that have custom auth functions or generally any function that use legacy GUC naming convention to access JWT claims (eg current_setting('request.jwt.claims.XXX', true).
    • This change is required for PostgreSQL 14+.
    • This change is required for Realtime row level security

Unaffected#

  • New projects
  • Existing projects who haven't written custom auth functions.

How to update#

You need to update all functions that are using the legacy GUC naming convention (current_setting('request.jwt.claims.XXX', true)) to use the new convention (current_setting('request.jwt.claims', true)::json->>'XXX').

After you have made this change, you can safely

Example#

For example, Supabase rewrote the auth.role() functions like this, to handle both legacy and new:


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-- PREVIOUSLY
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create or replace function auth.role()
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returns text
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language sql stable
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as $$
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select current_setting('request.jwt.claim.role', true)::text;
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$$;
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-- UPDATED FUNCTION TO HANDLE NEW GUC NAMING SCHEME
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create or replace function auth.role()
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returns text
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language sql stable
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as $$
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select
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\tcoalesce(
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\t\tcurrent_setting('request.jwt.claim.role', true),
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\t\t(current_setting('request.jwt.claims', true)::jsonb ->> 'role')
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\t)::text
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$$;

October Beta 2021

Nov 8, 2021

Three new Auth providers, multi-schema support, and we're gearing up for another Launch Week. Let's dive into what's been happening at Supabase during the month of October.

This is also available as a blog post and a video demo.

Slack, Spotify, and MessageBird logins#

Thanks to @HarryET and our friends at MessageBird we have 3 new Auth providers this month: Slack, Spotify, and MessageBird phone logins.

supabase-auth-slack

Multi-schema support#

Dashboard#

Browse data in any database schema using the Schema switcher in the Dashbaord.

multi-schema

API#

You can access any schema with your API, after enabling access in the Dashboard. Docs.

supabase-multi-schema-support

Fresh Docs and Guides#

We have a TON of new guides, with videos too.

Database Functions#

Learn about PostgreSQL Functions. Docs.

https://youtu.be/MJZCCpCYEqk

Auth Overview#

Learn about all the exciting feature of Auth within Supabase. Docs.

https://youtu.be/6ow_jW4epf8

API Features#

Learn more about the power of PostgREST for RESTful APIs. Docs.

https://youtu.be/rPAJJFdtPw0

And more#

Community#

There was a lot of activity this month.

Supabase at Jamstack conf#

Supabase attended the Jamstack conf. Watch us catch up with Matt, the cofounder of Netlify (minute 8).

https://youtu.be/phC14xfwvjc

Supabase at Next.js conf#

And Jon made a guest appearance at this year's amazing Next.js Conf.

https://youtu.be/GpXEMB1pDRE

Community Highlights#

  • Vue 3 | Workout Tracker App - John Komarnicki video
  • Adalo + Supabase - Flywheel Media video
  • Nuxt 3 Beta + Supabase - BenCodeZen video
  • Made With Supabase (now on Nuxt 3) - Zernonia site
  • Nuxt 3 + Tailwind + Supabase - Ekene Eze video
  • SQL Functions - Răzvan Stătescu article
  • supabase-py v0.0.3 released - repo
  • nuxt-supabase v2.2.1 released - repo
  • vue-supabase v2.2.3 released - repo

GitHub#

We hit 20K stars!! 21,268 to be exact: github.com/supabase/supabase

stars

Source: repository.surf/supabase

Check out some of our other community stats in our latest Series A Blog Post.

Coming Next: Launch Week III#

We had Launch Week numero uno in March, and the sequel "Launch Week II: the SQL" in July.

Now we're going even bigger with the third installment: Launch Week III: The Trilogy. Join us on 29th November on our Discord.

September Beta 2021

Oct 4, 2021

Did you know it's been 2 years since the first commit to Realtime, our real-time engine for Postgres? Before we even existed as a company!

We spent this month improving docs and content content, improving UX, and onboarding Developer Advocates!

Hackathon v2#

To kick off Hacktoberfest, another Supabase Hackathon is happening right now. You've got another 7 days to be in to win a limited edition t-shirt.

Abort Requests#

We added support for AbortController in our Javascript library so that you can abort long-running queries. [Docs]

Improved table management#

We've made a number of changes to the Dashboard to expose some great features of PostgreSQL including:

Column types#

We've improved the column Type field so that it supports your custom types.

Is Unique#

We've made it simple to add a unique constraint.

Edit columns#

By popular request, you can now view all columns in a table at a glance and edit them in bulk.

Cross-schema relationships#

We updated our grid to support relationships across multiple schemas.

Improved Auth Docs#

We've revamped the Auth docs - The docs are now broken down into Authentication and Authorization, and organized alongside our Deep Dive series.

Low Code demo#

Low Code demo, Using Supabase with Clutch.io - @_dijonmusters ran a session at General Assembly showing how to use these two tools together to create apps using a low code approach. https://youtu.be/5fsKMTeBKKY

Community#

There was a lot of new content this month.

Videos#

Twitter#

We hit 16.5k followers. Follow us there for advance frontend tips and 👁️⚡👁️

GitHub#

Not far from 20K stars: github.com/supabase/supabase Source: repository.surf/supabase

Discord#

Our Discord is growing fast. Come hangout with 3500+ developers building on Supabase today: discord.supabase.com

Hiring#

We're Hiring SREs. We're fully remote and we love Open Source. See open roles.

Coming Next#

We're warming up for another Launch Week! Last time was "Launch Week II: the SQL". We're going to need another month to come up with a good pun again, so we'll aim for November.

Get started#

August Beta 2021

Sep 13, 2021

We've raised $30M and shipped a bunch of features. Let's dive into what's been happening at Supabase during the month of August.

This is also available as a blog post and a video demo.

We raised $30 million#

We raised our Series A. We'll use the funds to do more of the same - ship features and hire open source developers. We'll release more details soon. Read more on TechCrunch.

Realtime Security, codename: WALRUS#

If you've been waiting for Row Level Security to land in Postgres subscriptions, then you're going to love our new repo: Write Ahead Log Realtime Unified Security (WALRUS). The name might be a bit forced, but the security design is deliberate. It's not in production yet, but we're making the repo public for comments using an RFC process.

Custom SMS templates#

If you're using SMS login in Auth v2, you can now customize the SMS which is sent to your users. Read more in the docs.

Dart and Flutter Docs#

Thanks entirely to @dshukertjr, we now have in-depth reference Dart documentation for CRUD, Auth, Realtime and more!

We launched the South Korea region#

We added another region for those wanting to host their data and APIs in Seoul. We now have 12 regions to choose from

Table creation is even easier#

You can now create columns while creating your table. We've also added improvements for composite primary keys and foreign key creation.

Unbreakable CSV Imports#

Our previous importer would choke on CSV files which were too large. Not any more!

Connection strings#

We now provide a handy copy utility for various database connection strings because we were so tired of looking them up on Stack Overflow.

We released a primer on Row Level Security#

RLS can be a bit foreign for developers getting started with Postgres. This video by @_dijonmusters demystifies it. If you find the video a useful medium for learning, consider subscribing to our channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow_Uzedfohk

Community#

We had a community Hackathon#

We held a one-week async Hackathon. Check out all the winners - it was truly impressive what people were able to build in just 7 days.

We had a team Hackathon#

The Supabase team didn't want to miss out on the fun so we held our own hackathon. It was a good way to dog-food. Some notable projects include

We hit 18,000 stars on GitHub, and got to the top of GitHub trending for Typescript.

repository.surf/supabase

If you want to keep up to date, make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter.

Dependency contributions#

GoTrue (Auth)#

PostgREST (APIs)#

pg_net (Function Hooks)#

Coming Next#

Last December we moved from Alpha to Beta, with a focus on Security, Performance, and Reliability. After a couple of Launch Weeks pushing out new and sexy features, we have decided it's time to focus on these again.

By the time we're done, Supabase will be production-ready for all use cases.

Get started#

July Beta 2021

Aug 12, 2021

Supabase is gearing up for another Launch Week on July the 26th. Until then, here's a few new things to try.

This is also available as a blog post and a video demo.

Launch Week II: The SQL#

Following the success of our first Launch Week in March, we finished the July with "Launch Week II: The SQL". The community has been sieving through a slew of bad puns and retro memes to discover the new feature announcements.

Auth v2 with Phone Auth#

Your users can now log in with SMS based mobile auth! We have a Twilio integration (Guide Here) and will be adding more providers soon.

Other Auth updating include, Twitch logins, and the ability to generate invite, recovery, confirmation, and magic links via the API, for people who want more control over the email templating flow. Read the blog post here.

Storage is now in Beta#

Storage updates include Media Streaming, Public Buckets, Directory Uploads, and a Performance Improvements.

Streaming Media in particular opens up a whole new host of potential use cases, learn more about the updates here.

Dashboard v2#

We made some major new additions to the dashboard including usage statistics, a new project home, and tons of database insights. Check the post here on what you get and how we built it.

We launched a Discord server#

You'll find us hanging out regularly in the #hangout channel. We even "live-fixed" some production errors in there on Monday night (which occurred literally 1 hour before our first announcement of the week! Typical!). We're fast approaching 1,500 members so come and join the action! discord.supabase.com

PostgreSQL 13#

All new Supabase projects will be launched with PostgreSQL 13.3, and we're working on a migration path for old projects. This gives you looooaads of new stuff out the box.

PostgREST v8.0#

We worked with our friends at PostgREST to make some huge improvements. For those of you who don't know, every Supabase instance comes with a dedicated PostgREST server by default, which provides the auto-generated CRUD API that we wrap with supabase-js.

Flutter/Dart support#

Our community driven libs for the fasted growing mobile and web framework are now in beta. Learn more by following the Quickstart guide.

Hackathon#

We're running a week long hackathon starting NOW. There are some legit prizes, and you can win in a bunch of different categories. Check the full instructions here on how to participate. Submissions close next Friday at midnight PST.

Hooks & Functions#

We made an announcement on the progress of functions, and even shipped a few preliminary components, try them out and give us feedback as we continue to move towards this next major milestone. Read the latest updates here.

Swag Store#

Get your hands on some Supabase Swag, hand packed and mailed by our team based in Singapore.

Community#

Supabase Github Star Growth 

If you want to keep up to date, make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter.

Coming Next#

Security, stability, performance ... and Functions.

Get started#

June Beta 2021

Jul 4, 2021

Supabase is gearing up for another Launch Week on July the 26th. Until then, here's a few new things to try.

This is also available as a blog post and a video demo.

Vercel integration#

Vercel just released their new integrations, which means you can now deploy a Postgres database on Supabase directly from your Vercel account. Check it out! vercel.com/integrations/supabase

Discord logins are now available#

Building a community? There's almost no better tool than Discord (we're even trialling it ourselves). If you're building a community product, Discord logins are the perfect option.

New Guides#

We spent the month building up a new Guides section in our Docs. Here are a few highlights:

Postgres Full Text Search#

Ever wanted to build a Search Engine? We just released a guide which shows you how to implement Full Text Search using Postgres.

OAuth Guides#

We released step-by-step guides to help you set up OAuth with Apple, Bitbucket, Facebook, GitHub, GitLab, Google, and Twitter.

Javascript + Postgres#

Did you know that you can use Javascript inside your Postgres database? Here's how, with the plv8 extension.

Public Storage Buckets#

Want to share all your favourite memes? Now it's even easier with Public Storage Buckets. Simply mark a bucket as "Public" and the content will be accessible without a login.

Storage upserts#

Supabase Storage now supports upsert. Shoutout to @ankitjena for this Pull Request.

Server restarts#

When things go wrong, sometime the best thing you can do is reboot. We released a restart button in the Dashboard, the first of many debugging tools we'll be releasing over the next few months.

Policy editor#

We added a new Table Policy Editor which makes Row Level Security even easier. We even included a few templates to get you started.

Build in Public#

We run a weekly 1-hour live stream where we build in public.

Community#

If you want to keep up to date, make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter.

External contributions#

PostgREST#

  • Primarily for Prisma users, we patched PostgREST openapi-mode to ignore anon privileges for the OpenAPI output. Credit to @steve-chavez.
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