NebulaGraph Cloud release notes

20261020

• Added support for NebulaGraph Database version 5.3.2.

20260923

• Added data import support for BYOC databases, providing the same data import experience as fully managed databases.

• Added support for configuring a session token when connecting an Amazon S3 data source in the data import service. This allows you to access Amazon S3 by using temporary AWS security credentials.

  For more information, see Data import.

  20260920

• Optimized BYOC status synchronization. A timeline and real-time synchronization of Terraform deployment logs are now provided, making it easier to track the data plane deployment progress and troubleshoot issues.
• Optimized the restriction that databases in intermediate states cannot be operated on. The Scale and Increase Storage Size operations can now be performed on instances in intermediate states.
• Various other interaction improvements.

20260912

• Added support for BYOC (Bring Your Own Cloud) databases. You can now deploy databases in your own AWS account. Using the AWS IAM Terraform permission templates provided by NebulaGraph Cloud, you can grant NebulaGraph Cloud limited access to the services and resources in your account for data plane initialization and day-to-day database management.
  • At the time of this release, all features in BYOC mode provided the same experience as with fully managed databases, except that the data import service was temporarily unavailable.
  • To use BYOC, request a license from NebulaGraph Cloud in advance. Billing for BYOC databases differs from that of fully managed databases.

20260902

• Added the Enterprise plan for production workloads that require enterprise HA and larger specifications. The Enterprise plan includes all Professional plan features and provides:

  • Cross-AZ deployment with a replica factor of 3 by default.
  • Zone-aware routing policy support.
  • Query and storage node specifications with up to 32 vCPUs and 256 GB RAM, and up to 2,560 GB of storage per storage node.
  • A default capacity of 3 query nodes with 2 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM each, 3 storage nodes with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB RAM each, and 40 GB of storage per storage node.

  For more information, see Upgrade to a paid plan.

• Added Scale and extended Resize support to Professional and Enterprise databases. You can access these operations from the Databases page or the database Overview page. For more information, see Resize node specification and Scale node counts.

20260828

• Added support for NebulaGraph Database version 5.3.0, which includes the following:

  • Set types and related set functions.
  • Map types and related map functions.
  • Horizontal aggregate functions. For more information, see Aggregator value variables.
  • Vertex-centric indexes.
  • Procedure input parameters now support node, edge, and table types.
  • start_node_id() and end_node_id().
  • Parameterizing labels and graph element types. For more information, see MATCH.
  • Defining user-defined functions (UDFs) in GQL.
  • Dynamic optimization of query execution plans (disabled by default). For more information, see EXPLAIN.
  • The built-in subgraph procedure algo.subgraph.
  • New list functions for list types.

20260521

• Added the alert notification feature. You can now set up alert rules to monitor database metrics, configure notification channels (email, webhook, Slack, PagerDuty), and view alert history. For more information, see Manage project alerts.

20260423

• Added Query History, enabling you to view past queries on the Query page.

20260417

• Added support for NebulaGraph Database version 5.2.2, which includes the following main features:
  • Added the subgraph procedure for extracting a subgraph from a persistent graph in GQL.

20260402

• Added an interactive canvas (Beta) to the Import page for visualizing and configuring data-to-graph-type mappings. You can click types on the canvas to start mapping, as an alternative to the left-panel form controls.
• Upgraded the database kernel to version 5.2.2. Key changes include:
  • Added support for the subgraph procedure for extracting a subgraph from a persistent graph in GQL.

20260206

• Supported database backups. You can create manual backups or schedule recurring backups to protect your data. For more information, see Manual backup and Schedule backup.
• Supported database restore. You can restore data by creating a new instance from an existing backup. For more information, see Restore from backup.

20260109

• Supported credit card payments. When upgrading to a paid plan, you can use major credit cards such as Visa and MasterCard to pay for your subscription. For more information, see Add a payment method.
• Supported usage dashboard. Organization owners can view the usage and cost details and track spending trends over time for better budget management. For more information, see View usage details.

20251219

• Added support for NebulaGraph Database version 5.2.0, which includes the following:

  • Changes

    • The KILL SESSION command cannot be used to kill the current session anymore.
    • The SHOW INDEXES command now returns indexes created on specific graphs or temporary graphs. To query all indexes, use the SHOW ALL INDEXES command instead.
    • The following syntax is updated. The original syntax is still supported for backward compatibility. See the corresponding topics for detailed information.
    • CREATE NORMAL INDEX
    • CREATE VECTOR INDEX
    • DROP INDEX
    • REPAIR INDEX
    • CREATE TTL
    • ALTER TTL
    • DROP TTL
    • SHOW TTLS
    • SHOW STATS

  • Features

    • Supported DML operations on temporary graphs.
    • Supported creating and dropping normal indexes on temporary graphs.
    • Supported calling procedures on temporary graphs.
    • Supported the following statements within procedures:
      • Match compute statement
      • Variable manipulation statement
      • Control flow statement
      • Logging statement
      • IMPORT statement
      • EXPORT statement
    • Supported spatial data type and spatial functions.
    • Supported spatial indexes and full-text indexes.
    • Supported sampling on edges.
    • Supported variable names enclosed with backticks.
    • Supported specifying schemas when creating graph types and graphs.
      • Supported specifying schemas by relative paths.
      • Supported specifying schema paths that are not enclosed with quotation marks.
    • Supported SHOW WARNINGS and SHOW ALL WARNINGS.
    • Supported CLEAR WARNINGS and CLEAR ALL WARNINGS.
    • Supported the following functions:
      • split()
      • md5()
      • zip()
      • ftscore()
  • Enhancements
    • Optimized the performance of multi-hop and full-path queries.

• Added the following features in NebulaGraph Cloud:

  • For Graph management:
    • Added support for new data types: list, vector, and spatial type.
    • Added support for creating vector indexes, spatial indexes, and full-text indexes.
  • For Data query:
    • Added syntax highlighting in the query input box.
    • Added support for adjusting query and visualization settings. For more information, see Adjust query and visualization settings.
    • Optimized the display style for query results and the overall interaction experience in the console, including:
      • Improved the display layout for node/edge type property information.
      • Enabled filtering of nodes and edges in graph results by type.
      • Added support for adjusting the display style for nodes and edges in graph results.
      • Added support for exporting graphic results in PNG format.
      • Added support for expanding or collapsing query results.
      • Added support for searching data in the Table window.
    • Added support for viewing query execution plans. For more information, see Viewing execution plans.
  • For Data exploration:
    • Added support for adjusting query and visualization settings. For more information, see Exploration settings.

20251111

• Enhancements

  • Improved user experience during instance creation. You can now view real-time progress of instance creation, making it more transparent and user-friendly.
  • Added a Quickstart page to help new users get started with NebulaGraph Cloud quickly and easily.

20251017

• Enhancements

  • Enhanced data import features, including:

    • Supported viewing details of finished tasks, such as average QPS and the counts of successful and failed records after data import.
    • Supported stopping, resuming, or retrying import tasks depending on their status.
  • Added dark mode. You can switch between light and dark modes based on your preference.

20250904

• Highlights

  • NebulaGraph Cloud has officially passed SOC 2 Type I audit, strengthening the foundation of enterprise-grade data security and compliance. This demonstrates our commitment to rigorous security standards and the protection of your data.

• Features

  • Supported a multi-level resource hierarchy for you to manage resources across different teams more efficiently and flexibly. For more information, see the following topics:
    • Organization management
    • Project management
    • Database management
  • Implemented Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for precise access management. For more information, see Access control explained.

20250731

• Enhancements

  • Enhanced data import features for a simpler, more flexible experience, including:

    • Configurable file separators and first-row header inclusion for mapping.
    • One-click settings application to a single file or all files.
  • Increased peak QPS (Queries Per Second) by sevenfold for data imports, significantly enhancing import efficiency.

20250618

• Features

  • Upgraded NebulaGraph Database to version 5.1.0.

• Enhancements

  • Supported interactive graph exploration In NebulaGraph Cloud console. For more information, see Data exploration.

20250522

• Features

  • Implemented a notification system to ensure seamless account management:

    If your AWS account or subscription encounters an issue, you will receive email notifications prompting you to resolve it within a 14-day grace period. During this period, your database instances and data will be suspended, and you cannot create new instances until the issue is resolved. If the issue remains unresolved after the grace period, your database instances and data will be deleted.

• Enhancements

  • Added metrics to the Infrastructure and Service pane on the Metrics page. You can monitor infrastructure-level metrics for both storage and query nodes. For more information, see Monitor database information and metrics.
  • Removed the schema drop-down list from the Graph page to streamline graph management within a single schema, enhancing usability.

20250427

• Features

  • Supported multiple plan tiers: Standard and Professional. You can choose the following plan according to your needs.

    • The Standard plan: Ideal for users who need to quickly set up a database for development, learning, experimentation, or prototyping.
    • The Professional plan: Tailored to users who require a production-ready database with a storage-compute separation architecture, offering high availability, scalability, and better performance.

    For more information, see Upgrade to a paid plan.

• Enhancements

  • Updated the disk storage pricing from a fixed model to a tiered model. For more information, see Disk storage specification.

20250415

• Enhancements

  • Supported 6-hour grace period after unsubscribing from the paid plan. During this period, your database instances and data are retained, and you can re-subscribe to the paid plan to continue using the service. Otherwise, the instances and data will be deleted after the grace period.

20250402

• Features

  • Added a "Get started" guide at the top of the overview page to help you quickly master NebulaGraph Cloud.
  • Added a "Feedback" button in the upper-right corner of the NebulaGraph Cloud interface for you to share suggestions with us.

• Enhancements

  • Supported selecting the us-west-2 region for database creation.

  • Performance

    • Improved import efficiency by leveraging optimized GQL statements during the import process.
    • Introduced a "Check & Run" step for you to verify mappings before starting the import task.

  • Usability

    • Enhanced the user experience with seamless navigation to the "Query" or "Graph" page.

20250313

• Features

  • Supported database instance management, including suspending, resuming, resizing instances, and increasing their storage capacity.
  • Integrated a visualized database management tool, NebulaGraph Explorer, to help you explore data insights in an intuitive way.

• Enhancements

  • Performance

    • Upgraded NebulaGraph Database to version 5.0.2, compatible with the NebulaGraph Cloud of version 20250313, for better performance and stability.

20250228

• Features

  • Added support for a 14-day free trial for new users without requiring any payment information. For more information, see Try NebulaGraph Cloud for free.

• Enhancements

  • Optimized the design of the "Help" dialog on the NebulaGraph Cloud user interface.
  • Added a "Learn GQL" quick-access button to the upper-right corner of the NebulaGraph Cloud user interface.
  • Optimized the user experience design on the database creation page.
  • Highlighted the database status on the database list page.

20250214

• Enhancements

  • Supported setting metrics refresh intervals for real-time monitoring, with options ranging from 5 seconds to 5 minutes.
  • Added the terms of service and privacy policy to the login page.