Changelog

Templates added to new RLS assistant#

If you're not aware yet, we previously created a new RLS UI that comes integrated with the Supabase Assistant to (hopefully) help everyone write RLS policies easier and faster. This is currently still a feature preview which you can enable by clicking on your user profile at the bottom of the side navigation bar. We're continuously trying to see how we can improve this to make it a much better UX than the current existing RLS policy user flow.

The first gap that we're trying to address is the ease of referencing existing templates that just work out of the box from the current RLS policy flow - those proved to be really useful when trying to understand the syntax of writing policies, and so we added that in to the new RLS UI. Not just that but we also added more complex templates that work better in the new UI than the current one!

The next item that we're looking into is to see what minimal guard rails we can add to make writing RLS policies even less intimidating since the new UI expects only SQL input. One of the aims of the dashboard is to guide our users to not be afraid of SQL no matter the level of proficiency and we hope that we'll be able to cook up the ideal UX that will allow everyone to write SQL with confidence.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21447

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/auth/policies

Collapsible navigation bar#

https://github.com/supabase/supabase/assets/8291514/070cb030-d249-404d-82cd-3ba92d9309f3

We received many feedback that the icons alone in the navigation bar are not too intuitive in understanding what page they're navigating too. So finally, we're adding some textual cues that show up on hover to the navigation bar in hopes to make navigating around the dashboard easier!

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21550

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_

Make charts in the SQL editor#

For the users who leverage on SQL to analyze data, this should be useful for you! You can now plot your data points through the SQL editor after running your query. Choose which columns to be your axes and you're good to go. As always - feel free to drop any feedback for us on this! We're keen to see how else we can make this feature better and stronger 😄

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21638

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/sql/new

Foreign Key Management re-introduced into the Column side panel editor#

We previously made an update in the Table Editor to shift the management of foreign keys to the table editor as an effort to properly support composite foreign keys. This understandably caused the UX to suffer as we received many feedback around creating simple 1:1 foreign key relations much more troublesome. We've thus re-introduced being able to manage your foreign keys while editing a column! Thank you so much for everyone's feedback around this - it's something that we genuinely appreciate our community for! 🙏

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21683

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Toggle intellisense for the SQL editor#

Intellisense for the SQL editor was always enabled by default for everyone, but we're now making this a toggleable feature - this is more specifically useful for large projects with many tables as we've noticed the amount of data we try to load into intellisense causes the SQL editor to slow down noticeable (likely due to browser memory issues).

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21643

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/sql/new

Other improvements and bug fixes#

Schema Visualizer

• Added legends to the schema visualizer and align icons properly [PR]

Paid organizations can now launch projects on bigger compute immediately#

Paid plan users can now immediately launch projects on larger compute sizes. Previously, paid organizations had to launch projects on the default "Micro" instance and then separately upgrade their instance. You can always up and downgrade your instance in hindsight. Feel free to leave any feedback in our discussions here!

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21292

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/new/_

Update on Table Editor search input#

As mentioned in last week's changelog (and also as always 😉) we see everyone's feedback regarding the changes to the table editor search input and have enacted a slight change to make the search action more prominent and easier to click on! Again, thank you to everyone for sounding your thoughts, we genuinely appreciate them as it helps us guide the dashboard's DX to be optimal - keep em coming!

Separetely - we're also aware of the feedback regarding our change in the way you manage your foreign keys as announced in the changelog discussion 2 weeks ago - fret not! We're actively looking into that as well 🙂

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21486

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Resizeable inner sidebars for Table Editor and SQL Editor#

https://github.com/supabase/supabase/assets/8291514/1f3d04ef-df86-4398-b7b3-42a9effe950d

For those who might have tables or SQL queries with long names, this should help alleviate some issues with the names truncating. Hopefully it'll be easier to find your tables / SQL queries! 😊

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21548

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Connecting to your project - added Expo React Native guides#

Last week we announced a quicker way to get your project's connection parameters on the project's home page and we're heartened to already see some community contributions to add more content for different frameworks! Shoutout to @Hallidayo for the help on this - we're always keeping an eye out for more of such contributions 😄

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21350

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_

Other improvements and bug fixes#

Home

• Sort projects alphabetically and add search functionality for projects (PR)

Table Editor

• Fix missing role impersonation functionality when opening a view (PR)
• Fix a11y on table menu items (PR)
• Fix inability to update primary key of a table after renaming the table (PR)

SQL Editor

• Fix error highlighting wrong line if running a selected portion of the query (PR)

Paid plan users can now immediately launch projects on larger compute sizes. Previously, paid organizations had to launch projects on the default "Micro" instance and then separately upgrade their instance. You can always up- and downgrade your instance in hindsight.

A quicker way to get your project's connection parameters#

We've made retrieving your project's connection parameters more easily accessible by adding a "Connect" button to each projects' homepage. This will show you some quick instructions on how to either connect to your database directly, or connect to your project via some app frameworks and ORMs. Hopefully this will help both new and familiar developers on Supabase to get to building quicker without having to jump around the dashboard to find these information.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20328

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_

Table Editor side menu revamp#

We're in the midst of revising the UX around the table editor to ensure that controls aren't sprawled across the page despite us building more and more features - and this is just the first step of more to come. Icons for tables and views have been tweaked to be more minimal, each table has an indicator to whether RLS has been enabled or not, and the search bar has been made a tad sleeker. As an assurance, we definitely hear everyone's feedback about the changes here in particular with the search bar being less visible and are actively looking to improve the experience here! 🙏

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/19977

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Table Editor header simplification#

Similar to the above, we've updated the layout a little for the Table Editor itself, briefly the changes include

• Support for enabling RLS from the Table Editor
• Showing an indication of how many policies the table has
• Shifting refresh + data/definition toggle to the footer of the grid

All these are tiny steps to allowing us to build more functionality into the Table Editor without turning it into a control panel!

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/18366

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

View auth user details#

We've had some feedback from users that they'd want a convenient way to check on their project's users from the UI rather than having to go through the Table Editor or SQL Editor to query the auth.users table, and so we've gone ahead to ship this one.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21239

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/auth/users

Other improvements and bug fixes#

Table Editor

• Fix definition view showing empty result if formatting the definition throws an error (PR)

SQL Editor

• Refocus to code editor after closing destructive query warning modal (PR)

Authentication

• Fix policies under tables from "protected" schemas not showing RLS disabled/enabled state (PR)
  • Also show "protected" schemas notice when viewing policies of tables under those schemas
• Clicking "Toggle feature preview" from the new RLS creation UI will show a confirmation dialog if changes were made before closing the panel (PR)

Storage

• Renaming a file will just highlight the name of the file without the extension, similar to MacOS (PR)

SQL editor bulk deletes#

https://github.com/supabase/supabase/assets/19742402/f50eabbf-9c30-4828-8f5f-0efeef67a025

We hear you! This has been a very popular request by everyone and we're happy to make the first step to improving the UX around your SQL snippets. You can now delete your queries in bulk - gone are the days of rows full with Untitled queries 😄 Fret not, we're also aware that everyone is also requesting for better organization of snippets (specifically folders) - we're actively figuring out how best to bring that UX into the dashboard for everyone so be sure to watch this space 😉

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20927

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/sql/new

Query performance updates#

Unoptimized queries are a major cause of poor database performance - which is why the query performance report was initially built. We're equipping this page with better tooling, allowing users to:

1. Search by query or role
2. Sort results by latency
3. Expand results to view the full query that was run

As always, if there's anything more we can do for you, feel free to give us a shout in the feedback widget up top 🙂

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20907

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/reports/query-performance

Logs Explorer face lift#

In an effort to make our UI more consistent + coherent across all products, we've revamped the Logs Explorer to look just like the SQL Editor in hopes that there's less UI for users to learn, and users can just stay focused on doing what they want to do.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21055

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/logs/explorer

Support for composite foreign keys in table editor#

The previous UI for managing foreign keys in the table editor had functional limitations as it assumed single column relations for foreign keys (overly simplified). We've thus shifted the management of foreign keys into the table side panel editor instead. You can manage all foreign keys across all columns on the table in one place, rather than going into each column individually to do so.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/21078

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Other improvements and bug fixes#

Table Editor#

• Fixed duplicating a table not saving it's description (PR)
• Fixed viewing a reference row in the table editor from the grid not updating the selected schema if referenced row is in another schema (PR)
• Fixed errors from adding data via spreadsheet/CSV text not surfacing as toasts (PR)

SQL Editor#

• Fixed long errors getting cut off / not horizontally scrollable (PR)
• Fixed deleting a query that's not saved throws an error (PR)

Logs Explorer#

• Inserting a source will insert the value after the FROM command (PR)

Database#

• Fixed enumerated types side panel input fields not resetting after saving (PR)
• Fixed roles side panel input fields not resetting after saving (PR)

Misc#

• Support page is now mobile responsive (PR)

Supavisor replaces PgBouncer for database connection pooling#

We’re deprecating PgBouncer and migrating all projects to our Supavisor connection pooler. Go grab the pooler connection string in your project’s Database Settings.

Learn more

Direct database connection resolve only to IPv6#

[ACTION REQUIRED] AWS is deprecating IPv4, so we’ve migrating your project to IPv6. If your network supports IPv6 and/or you’re using PostgREST then you don’t need to make any changes. Otherwise, you need to update any connections to Supavisor’s connection pooler. We’ve also made IPv4 addresses available to purchase (passing on the cost from AWS).

Learn more

Supabase Studio's latest enhancements#

Improved text editing in Table Editor, with Markdown previews#

We’ve made it much better for you to edit text in the Table Editor, including Markdown previews so you can preview your changes with ease. [PR]

Preview HTML email templates right from the dashboard#

We’ve added the ability to preview your HTML email templates right from the dashboard. [PR]

Preview SQL snippets for better discoverability#

We’ve added previews to your saved query snippets so you can find the one you’re looking for much faster. [PR]

More Studio updates#

• Network Restrictions support IPv6 addresses
• Improved database settings
• New Notification Center with resource exhaustion notifications
• More detailed billing breakdown

Quick product announcements#

• [AI] Added a guide on how to integrate Amazon Bedrock SDK with Supabase Vecs, our vector client for Postgres. [Guide]
• [Auth] Improved guide on implementing Server-Side Auth for Next.js. [Guide]
• [Auth] Fixed the cookie chunking issue in @supabase/ssr - shout out to SyntheticGoop from Mobbin. [PR]
• [Auth] Fixed a bug in using a custom cookie name in @supabase/ssr. [PR]
• [Edge Functions] Created a guide on custom routing. [Guide]
• [Edge Functions] Created a guide on how to deploy via CI/CD pipelines on GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. [Guide]
• [Edge Functions] Edge Runtime now supports Deno 1.39.2. [Learn more]
• [Edge Functions] Updated quickstart guide. [Video]

Blog Central#

How pg_graphql Works#

Learn about how we built the GraphQL Postgres extension, written in the Rust programming language, that powers our GraphQL data API.

Learn more

Getting started with Ruby on Rails and Postgres on Supabase#

Learn about how you can spin up a Rails app, integrate a Supabase database, and deploy it to Fly.io.

Learn more

Other awesome blog posts#

• Brace yourself, IPv6 is coming
• pgvector 0.6.0: 30x faster with parallel index builds
• What is SAML? A practical guide to the authentication protocol
• NoSQL Postgres: Add MongoDB compatibility to your Supabase projects with FerretDB
• Elixir clustering using Postgres
• Using React Query with Next.js App Router and Supabase Cache Helpers
• Create a Figma Clone app with Flutter and Supabase Realtime
• Getting started with Laravel and Postgres

Greater clarity on billing breakdown#

We value transparency here at Supabase and that includes ensuring our users having clear visibility over what they are paying for. We've added some details in the organization billing breakdown section to show what are the "Current costs", on top of the "Projected costs" for the organization, and also added information regarding both of them in the form of tooltips. Compute credits are also shown here to ensure that those are considered in the costs calculation.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20498

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/org/_/billing#breakdown

SQL Editor preview snippets by hovering over them in the navigation menu#

In efforts to hopefully to make it easier to find your queries. We're aware that users are facing difficulty in managing their SQL queries, in particular when the number of queries grow really big - we're actively looking into how to make things better 🙏 Watch this space!

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20694

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/sql/new

Table Editor edit text cells with larger real estate#

We've seen some users reaching out to us via feedback that they'd like a larger editor to edit their text-based column cells on the table editor - we hear you! And we've also sprinkled in some Markdown preview for those who might need it 🙂

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20727

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Auth email templates preview#

Many users have been requesting for this, and so has the team internally - you may now preview your HTML email templates right here in the dashboard. Gone are the days having to manually check your templates elsewhere, hopefully this will make your development lives a little easier.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20681

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/auth/templates

Database enumerated types will show enumerated types only#

Shoutout to @Nabhag8848 for the help on this! We always appreciate and look up to any support from the community 🙏

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20576

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/database/types

cron schema from the pg-cron extension no longer editable via the GUI#

The schema is nonetheless still editable from the SQL editor by writing queries directly. This is in efforts to prevent directly inserting/updating rows on the pg_cron extension's cron.job table as it bypasses security checks that would've been asserted when jobs are scheduled/modified via pg_cron functions. More information here.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20664

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Table Editor fix inability to copy input field values in the row side panel editor#

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20671

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Updates to the Database Settings page#

We're stream-lining the connection UI on the database settings page to be more concise and simpler in hopes to improve the UX around connecting to your project's database, and a push to using the connection pooler as a recommended practice. As always, feel free to drop us feedback via the feedback widget in the navigation bar up top - we promise that we look at every single one of the feedback that comes in.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20575

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/settings/database

Network Restrictions now support adding restrictions to IPv6 addresses#

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20548

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/settings/database#network-restrictions

Network Restrictions addresses will be normalized when adding a new restriction#

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20514

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/settings/database#network-restrictions

IPv4 add-on now available to allow direct connections to your database via an IPv4 address#

You may consider enabling this add-on via the dashboard if you're not planning on using our connection pooler (which still supports IPv4) and your environment does not support IPv6. More information regarding this add-on here.

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20433

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/settings/addons

Logs Explorer support for updating and deleting queries#

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20343

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/logs/explorer/saved

Table Editor cell dropdown for enum columns will not show NULL option if column is not nullable#

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20474

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/editor

Removed deprecated LinkedIn Provider from Auth Providers#

The LinkedIn provider was scheduled to be deprecated in favour of the current LinkedIn OIDC provider with a notice set up since November 2023 and a couple of email notifications sent out to our users. The LinkedIn provider is now removed from our Auth Providers page. Please do reach out to us via support if you might have been affected by this!

PR: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/20510

Link: https://supabase.com/dashboard/project/_/auth/providers

Supavisor, our connection pooler, does not support using Network Restrictions at the moment. Support for Network Restrictions will be enabled on the 24th of January 2024.

If you are not using Supavisor, this change does not affect you.

Starting the 24th, projects with existing network restrictions will have their Supavisor configuration automatically updated with the same restrictions. Changes to any project’s network restrictions will also be automatically propagated to Supavisor.

FAQ#

• How does the upcoming IPv6 migration affect this change?

If direct connections to your database resolve to a IPv6 address, you need to add both IPv4 and IPv6 CIDRs to the list of allowed CIDRs. Network Restrictions will be applied to all database connection routes, whether pooled or direct. You will need to add both the IPv4 and IPv6 networks you want to allow. There are two exceptions: if you have been granted an extension on the IPv6 migration OR if you have purchased the IPv4 add-on, you need only add IPv4 CIDRs.

On February 1st 2024, AWS will start charging for IPv4 addresses. We're deprecating IPv4 for direct connections.

For more rationale behind the change, please read our blog post: Brace yourself, IPv6 is coming.

If you plan on not using our connection pooler, which still supports IPv4, and your environment does not support IPv6, consider enabling the add-on.

[!NOTE]
You do not need to enable this add-on if you use Supavisor, our new connection pooler!

The add-on is $4 per month - we're simply passing on the AWS costs to you. The add-on is available for all paid plans.

You still need to migrate away from PGBouncer even with this add-on enabled.

You can now enable the IPv4 addon in your project addon settings.

Additionally, we're working on making this even better by offering dedicated IPv4 addresses which help with IP allowlisting and network restrictions. There will be another update once dedicated IPv4 addresses are ready to use.