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May 28, 2025

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Neo4j Aura Database May Release Update

The Neo4j Aura May release has started to roll out, commencing on AuraDB Free and progressing to higher tiers later. 
Updates include:
dbms.components() procedure will now also include the supported cypher versions.
bug fix in pipelined runtime, where in certain scenarios cached properties in an OPTIONAL MATCH were not properly cleared between rows, which could lead to incorrect results.
Deprecations
For all Cypher language changes, deprecations, and compatibility, see Cypher Manual -> Deprecations, additions, and compatibility.
For more information,  please refer to our release notes.

May 8, 2025

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Adjustable Storage now available for AuraDB on GCP!

We're excited to announce the initial release of our new Adjustable Storage capability!
Now available for pre-paid Google Cloud customers, Adjustable Storage will soon extend support to Google Cloud Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG), followed later by AWS and Azure.
This new feature, available via API and Console, allows customers to independently scale storage and RAM for their AuraDB instances. You can now adjust your storage capacity without the need to increase your instance size, saving unnecessary costs.
Adjustable Storage is initially available for AuraDB Business Critical and AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud tiers running the latest Neo4j version, applicable to new deployments and resizes.
Benefits of Adjustable Storage:
Greater Flexibility
: Scale resources to better suit your needs
Cost Efficiency:
 Avoid additional compute expenses when only extra storage is required.
Enhanced Experience
: Eliminate manual processes and custom workaround requests through Support teams
For more informations, please visit our documentation page.
Thank you,
The Aura Team

May 7, 2025

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AuraDB Professional

AuraDB Business Critical

Neo4j Announces GraphQL API for Neo4j AuraDB

Neo4j is pleased to announce the release of GraphQL API for Neo4j AuraDB, seamlessly combining the world’s leading graph database with GraphQL’s flexible data access capabilities.

What This Means for Developers

The new GraphQL API enables developers to:
Create precisely tailored queries that return only needed data
Reduce over-fetching and under-fetching of data
Build more responsive applications with fewer round trips
Leverage declarative data fetching while maintaining the power of graph relationships

Availability

GraphQL for Neo4j AuraDB is available now for:

AuraDB Professional Trials
AuraDB Professional
AuraDB Business Critical

Support for AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud is coming soon.

Experience how GraphQL and Neo4j together create a powerful solution for building modern, data-driven applications with unprecedented flexibility and performance.

May 7, 2025

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AuraDB Business Critical

Neo4j Aura Graph Analytics Now Available!

Aura Graph Analytics is a new serverless, pay-as-you-go offering, designed to work with your existing data layer via native integration with Neo4j AuraDB or a simple API to project from other data sources. With easy-to-use tooling for business analysts and developers, Aura Graph Analytics:

Provides up to an 80% increase in model accuracy
and deeper insights by transforming graph structures into ML-ready features with graph embeddings
Delivers 2X faster insights
compared to open-source alternatives through parallelized in-memory processing of graph algorithms
Uses 75% less code and zero ETL
with 65+ prebuilt, optimized graph algorithms, native Neo4j integration, and support for projections using any data source
Removes administrative overhead and lowers TCO
with no server provisioning, pay-as-you-go pricing, and independent scaling of compute and storage

To learn more about today’s announcements, read this blog and join us on May 22 for one of our regional webinars, AMER/EMEA/APAC.

Thank you,

The Aura Team

April 29, 2025

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Important: Support for creating AuraDB version 4 instances ending May 31, 2025

Starting May 31, 2025, Neo4j will no longer support the creation of AuraDB version 4 database instances. Existing AuraDB version 4 instances will reach end of support on November 30, 2025. All new instances automatically use the latest Neo4j version.
If you are currently an AuraDB Professional
 or AuraDB Virtual Dedicated Cloud
 customer running version 4, we recommend migrating your AuraDB version 4 instances before November 2025 to benefit from the latest Aura database features, including Parallel Runtime, Block Format, read-only Secondaries, and more.  
To assist you with a smooth upgrade, Neo4j offers a Migration Readiness Report that identifies deprecated Cypher syntax, drivers, or index types and provides built-in test and live migration tools.
If you have any questions, please contact Neo4j Customer Support.
Thank you
The Aura Team

April 29, 2025

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Neo4j Aura Database April Release Update

The Neo4j Aura April release has started to roll out, commencing on AuraDB Free and progressing to higher tiers later.

Some highlights include:

Neo4j Admin Database upload http requests have changed to ensure compatibility with the new Aura console.
Introduce --error-format argument to Cypher Shell to control how errors are displayed. See Operations Manual.
Transient error is not thrown when returning startNode and endNode on a deleted relationship.
The AggregationSkippedNull warning is not sent going forward as this is the expected behaviour

Fixes

Fixes a bug that could cause incorrect ‘Mixing label expression symbols ('|', '&', '!', and '%') with colon (':') between labels is not allowed..’ errors.
Fixes a bug where EXPLAIN would sometimes report slightly modified return columns if these variables were reused in the query.
Fixes an issue in Legacy runtime where relationships created in a FOREACH block would all be created with a rightward direction ie FOREACH (... | CREATE (a)<-[:R]-(b)) would create (a)-[:R]->(b) relationship

Please refer to the release notes for full details of the changes.

April 9, 2025

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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]

April 7, 2025

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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.

April 4, 2025

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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.

March 26, 2025

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AuraDB Professional

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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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