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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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Changes to metrics
We have improved the way in which we collect, store and present metrics in the Aura console and via the metrics integration feature. This means you may notice some small changes to the way in which metrics look in the console and via metrics integration.
We have reduced the frequency at which metrics are collected, to reduce the noise which resulted on the charts from large amounts of data.
We have also altered the way in which aggregated or rate metrics are computed over time for longer time periods, and these should now present more accurate data.
These changes are now live in the console and metrics integration for you to use.
More details
There are no changes to the metrics which are available to use in the console or via metrics integration, and no changes to any of the capabilities in the console metrics.
An example of how the changes look for CPU usage, where "Primary" is the new approach and "Secondary" is the old one is shown below. Note how the new presentation is a smoother chart and eliminates the noise present in the older chart.
Looking at the data over a longer time range is also improved, as shown below in the chart for query latency over the last 7 days. Note how the new method shows the spikes in performance which were smoothed with the older chart.
[y axis is not identical on these charts]
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Advanced Warning Aura Platform
GraphQL For AuraDB Beta Will Be Closing
Our beta testing period is ending soon .
Please take steps to complete your testing before April 18th when the beta will be closed with any provisioned GraphQL APIs terminated shortly afterwards.
If you wish to provide feedback, please do so by opening a GitHUb Issue
We appreciate your participation and feedback in taking part in the Beta.
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Advanced Warning Aura Platform
AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
AuraDB Professional
AuraDB Business Critical
New methods to access and download logs in Aura
You can now download logs from the new Aura Console which offers log analysers to access query and security logs. With the new Aura Console now generally available, we’re deprecating the legacy log download feature in the original Aura Console.
To access, open the new console and select
Logs
from the sidebar. Use the UI to search and filter your data, then click the download icon at the top of the result pane to export your selected logs:
The new experience gives you more control, visibility, and flexibility:
Why switch to the new log analysers?
- Filter before you download– Easily find the logs you care about using the analyser UI
- Full visibility– Access all query logs, not just failed or long-running ones
- Extended time range– View and select logs up to 24 hours old (within a 5M record limit)
- More download options– Choose JSON or CSV formats, summary or full detail
- Download retention extended– Logs now remain available for up to 30 days (was 7)
- Audit-ready– Downloads include requester identity, timestamp, and scope
Once requested, your downloads are available in the archive viewer:
What happens to the old log download?
You can no longer request new logs using the legacy method. Any previously generated files will remain accessible until they expire (within 7 days of request). This feature will be fully removed when the old console is retired.
What happens to the old log download?
You can no longer request new logs using the legacy method. Any previously generated files will remain accessible until they expire (within 7 days of request). This feature will be fully removed when the old console is retired.
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AuraDB Professional
AuraDB Free
Data Importer
Import
AuraDB Business Critical
New in Neo4j AuraDB: Direct Import from Cloud Data Warehouses
We’re making it easier to bring your data into Neo4j AuraDB! The Import Service now supports direct connections to Snowflake alongside existing CSV and relational database imports. BigQuery and Databricks support will be coming next.
A new AI-powered schema analysis helps infer primary and foreign keys—even when they’re not explicitly defined—automating graph model generation. This means faster, more seamless imports from your enterprise data ecosystem.
Get started today in the Aura Console under Import Service. Read more in the blog post.
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AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
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Neo4j Aura Database March Release Update
The Neo4j Aura March release has started to roll out, commencing on AuraDB Free and progressing to higher tiers later.
Some highlights include:
- dbms.components() will return ‘5.27.0’ in the column versions. This is to support existing client applications that rely on the previous version format.
- When dbms.cypher.lenient_create_relationship is set to true, MERGE clauses will not fail with Neo.TransientError.Transaction.Outdated.
- Includes a new error handling mode for CALL IN TRANSACTIONS: ON ERROR RETRY.
Fixes
- Fixes a bug with relationship traversal cursor pooling that could cause an ExpandInto operator to generate an incorrect relationship match in certain rare queries when executing on a block format database.
- Fixes a issue where X1 page does not exist for node -1 errors appearing after node deletion.
- Fixes a issue where …DELETE n RETURN n could fail in some scenarios.
- Fixes a issue where we returned true instead of the actual property value for some specific WHERE clauses.
- Fixes a issue where serialization of an empty list inside another list would cause an index out of bounds exception.
- Fixes a bug with Dynamic Relationship Types where the first type would be inadvertently cached and reused for all rows.
Please refer to the Aura Release Notes for more information on any of the changes.
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AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
AuraDB Business Critical
Mark Instances as Production
We've recently introduced a new feature in the Aura Console: Admins can now mark a database instance as production in AuraDB Business Critical and AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud.
With our new Console experience now the default, we want to highlight this capability to help you manage your mission critical instances more effectively.
Key Benefit
: Production-marked instances are the last to receive Aura database instance version updates, allowing you to monitor potential impacts on less critical instances first.For more details, please see our Aura Documentation
Thanks,
The Aura Team
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AuraDB Professional
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Custom Endpoints
We have enabled a new feature
Custom Endpoints
for AuraDB.Custom endpoints can be used for database management and migration.
If you are an AuraDB user with the Project Admin role, you can create custom endpoints for your instances directly from the console. This allows you to establish connection to a database instance using this endpoint instead of the <dbid>.
For more information please see our product documentation.
Please note that this capability will be integrated into forthcoming enhanced AuraDB v4 to vLatest Migration Readiness Tooling and Guidance, so no action required from users right now.
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AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
AuraDB Professional
AuraDB Free
AuraDS Professional
AuraDS Enterprise
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Neo4j Aura Database February 2025 Release Update
The Neo4j Aura February release has started to roll out, commencing on AuraDB Free and progressing to higher tiers later.
Some highlights include:
- dbms.components() will return ‘5.27-aura’ in the column versions to maintain compatibility with existing client applications.
- Optimized memory consumption for eagerness analysis in Cypher when handling unions.
- Status descriptions for notifications now include the database name for unrecognized labels (01N50), relationship types (01N51), and properties (01N52).
- NotSystemDatabaseException is now split into two exceptions: NotSystemDatabaseException, which is thrown when system-only queries are run on a non-system database, andDisallowedOnSystemException, which is thrown when non-system queries are run on the system database.
Fixes
- Server: Resolved an issue with populating multiple index types on the same schema from concurrent transactions.
- Cypher: Fixed java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: v0_tokenManager error when returning full nodes or relationships in some queries.
Please refer to the Aura Release Notes for more information on any of the changes.
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AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
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New Console
AuraDB Business Critical
Dark mode now available
You can now access a new theme switcher via your avatar menu in the console's global header. Here you can choose between light, dark, or use your system default.
We really appreciate all the feedback and requests on this feature. We also took some time improve the avatar menu, we hope you like it.
We’re excited to introduce Graph Analytics on AuraDB Professional—bringing the power of Neo4j Graph algorithms to your database without requiring separate infrastructure like AuraDS.
What’s New?
With the Graph Analytics plugin, you can now:
- Run parallelized graph algorithms directly within AuraDB Professional, including centrality, ranking and many others
- Use machine learning pipelines to predict missing relationships
- Enable or disable the plugin as needed for flexibility
How It Works
- Available for AuraDB Professional instances running Neo4j 5+ with at least 4GB memory
- Works across all supported cloud providers and regions
- No additional cost—just enable the plugin and start analyzing!
Key Considerations
- When Graph Analytics is active, memory is shared between analytical and transactional workloads
- Rolling updates clear all projections, and backups do not include projections (unlike AuraDS)
Get Started
- 💡 Already using AuraDB Professional? Try out the Graph Analytics plugin today! Simply enable the Graph Analytics setting when creating an instance or via the Configure menu
- 📖 Check out the documentation for further details.
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