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TiDB Cloud Release Notes in 2026

This page lists the release notes of TiDB Cloud in 2026.

May 12, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Premium

    • Add the AVG RU/s metric to the TiDB Cloud Premium Metrics page.

      AVG RU/s displays the average number of RUs consumed per second over the selected time range, helping you better understand resource consumption.

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

    • TiDB Cloud Dedicated is now generally available (GA) on Microsoft Azure in Japan East and East US 2.

      It delivers three-AZ high availability with a 99.99% uptime SLA, full HTAP powered by TiFlash, independent compute and storage scaling, fully managed operations by PingCAP SRE, seamless data import and migration, continuous backup with PITR, enterprise-grade security, and integrated observability. It also supports bulk data import, migration from MySQL and other sources, and real-time replication to downstream systems. If you use Azure Marketplace, you can also subscribe to TiDB Cloud Dedicated through Azure Marketplace.

      For more information, see From Preview to Production: TiDB Cloud Dedicated on Microsoft Azure is Now Generally Available.

April 28, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Premium

    • TiDB Cloud Premium is now in public preview on AWS and Alibaba Cloud.

      Powered by the TiDB X kernel, TiDB Cloud Premium is specifically designed for mission-critical enterprise workloads that require hyperscale, uncompromising performance, and the cost efficiency of a cloud-native consumption model.

      TiDB Cloud Premium bridges the gap between TiDB Cloud Essential and TiDB Cloud Dedicated.

      • Compared with TiDB Cloud Essential, TiDB Cloud Premium delivers significantly stronger isolation across the compute, storage, and network layers, ensuring predictable performance for critical workloads. At the same time, it retains an elastic, on-demand scaling model, allowing compute capacity to scale independently without operational overhead.
      • Compared with TiDB Cloud Dedicated, TiDB Cloud Premium improves cost efficiency by eliminating idle headroom, so you only pay for the performance you actually use.

      For more information about TiDB Cloud Premium, see TiDB Cloud Premium: Public Preview for Mission-Critical SQL.

      To try TiDB Cloud Premium, go to the TiDB Cloud console, click Create Resource, and select Premium as your plan. For more information, see Create a TiDB Cloud Premium instance.

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

    • TiProxy is now generally available for TiDB Cloud Dedicated clusters on AWS. It provides enhanced connection management and load balancing to improve database reliability and performance.

      Key features of TiProxy:

      • Maintains persistent client connections during scaling operations and rolling upgrades.
      • Distributes traffic evenly across TiDB nodes for better resource utilization.

      For implementation details, see Overview of TiProxy.

Console changes

  • Improve the firewall rule management experience for public endpoints of TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential.

    The TiDB Cloud console now provides a streamlined dialog for managing firewall rules for public endpoints in TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential. You can add your current IP address, allow access from all AWS IP addresses for AWS-hosted instances, or manually specify an IP address or IP address range in one place.

    For more information, see Create and manage a firewall rule.

API changes

  • Introduce TiDB Cloud Premium API (v1beta2) for managing the following resources automatically and efficiently:

    • TiDB Cloud Premium Instance: manage the lifecycle and configuration of TiDB Cloud Premium instances, including passwords, CA certificates, and cloud provider information.
    • Backup: manage backups for TiDB Cloud Premium instances, including backup-based restore.
    • Region: retrieve available regions for creating TiDB Cloud Premium instances.

    For more information, see TiDB Cloud Premium API.

April 14, 2026

General changes

Console changes

  • Unify the TiDB Cloud console experience across all TiDB Cloud plans (such as TiDB Cloud Starter, Essential, and Dedicated). The following capabilities are now available:

    • My TiDB homepage: A new org-level homepage with both the resource view and project view.

      • The resource view lists all TiDB Cloud resources across plans in one place.
      • The project view organizes TiDB Cloud resources by project and lets you manage projects in your organization.

    • Unified resource creation workflow: A single creation flow applies to all TiDB Cloud resource types, including TiDB Cloud Starter, Essential, and Dedicated.

    • TiDB X project support: TiDB X instances (a service-oriented TiDB Cloud offering built on the TiDB X architecture, such as TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential) can now be optionally assigned to projects and moved between projects after creation.

    • Instance-level roles: Role assignments can now be scoped to individual TiDB X instances, enabling fine-grained access control within a project.

    • Terminology update: TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential clusters are renamed to TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential instances across the console.

    • Breaking change tour guide: A guided walkthrough is shown to existing users to explain structural changes, reducing disruption during the transition.

    For more information, see Manage TiDB Cloud Resources and Projects and Project Migration FAQ for TiDB X Instances.

API changes

  • project_id values for TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential instances can change because these instances can be moved between projects in the TiDB Cloud console. Do not hardcode project_id values.

  • Add a type field to the List all accessible projects endpoint.

    • If your application only reads the id and name fields from project responses, no changes are required.
    • If you need to distinguish between project types (for example, to filter dedicated projects, TiDB X projects, or the TiDB X virtual project), start reading the type field.

For more information, see Project API Migration Guide for TiDB Cloud Starter and Essential.

April 8, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

March 31, 2026

General changes

March 24, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

Console changes

  • Support a logarithmic Y-axis to improve visualization for metrics with large value disparities. High-range and low-range fluctuations are clearly visible, making anomalies easier to identify.

March 10, 2026

General changes

March 3, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

    • Changefeeds for Amazon S3 sinks support using AWS Role ARN for authentication.

      You can now configure changefeeds for Amazon S3 sinks using an IAM Role ARN on TiDB Cloud Dedicated clusters, in addition to the existing AK/SK authentication method. This feature enhances security by enabling short-lived credentials and automatic rotation, simplifies secret management, and supports least-privileged practices.

      For more information, see Sink to Cloud Storage.

    • Refine storage usage calculation for TiKV and TiFlash.

      The calculation of TiKV and TiFlash storage usage for metrics and alerting systems now incorporates WAL files and temporary files, providing more accurate capacity and usage monitoring.

      For more information, see TiDB Cloud Built-in Metrics.

February 10, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Starter

  • TiDB Cloud Essential

    • Support built-in alerting.

      Built-in alerting enables you to subscribe to receive instant alerts through email, Slack, Zoom, Flashduty, and PagerDuty. You can also customize alerts by defining specific thresholds for each alert type.

      For more information, see TiDB Cloud Built-in Alerting.

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

February 3, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

    • Support sinking changefeed data to Azure Blob Storage.

      TiDB Cloud Dedicated now supports sinking changefeed data directly to Azure Blob Storage. This feature enables Azure-based users to archive change data efficiently for downstream analytics and long-term retention. It also reduces costs by eliminating the need for intermediate message queues and maintains format compatibility with existing Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage (GCS) sinks.

      For more information, see Sink to Cloud Storage.

January 27, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Dedicated

    • Support Flashduty and PagerDuty as alert subscription channels.

      These integrations are designed to streamline your incident management process and improve operational reliability.

      For more information, see Subscribe via Flashduty and Subscribe via PagerDuty.

January 20, 2026

General changes

  • TiDB Cloud Starter

    • Display real client IP addresses in the Slow Query view and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST table (beta).

      TiDB Cloud now supports client IP pass-through, enabling the Slow Query view and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST table, to display the real client IP address instead of the Load Balancer (LB) IP. This feature helps accurately identify the true source of database requests for better troubleshooting and analysis.

      Currently, this feature is in beta and is available only in the AWS region Frankfurt (eu-central-1).

  • TiDB Cloud Essential

    • Support data migration (beta).

      Now you can use the Data Migration feature in the TiDB Cloud console to seamlessly migrate data from any MySQL-compatible database to your TiDB Cloud Essential clusters.

      • Supported source databases include various MySQL-compatible systems, such as self-hosted MySQL, Amazon RDS, Alibaba Cloud RDS, and PolarDB.

      • Supported connection methods for data migration include public connection and PrivateLink to ensure both ease of use and enterprise-grade security:

        • Public connection: quickly connects to your source database over the internet using secure and encrypted channels.
        • PrivateLink: establishes a secure and private connection between your source VPC and TiDB Cloud, bypassing the public internet to ensure maximum data privacy and reduced network latency.

      Currently, the Data Migration feature only supports logical mode.

      For more information, see Migrate Existing and Incremental Data Using Data Migration and Migrate Incremental Data Using Data Migration.

    • Display real client IP addresses in the Slow Query view, DB audit logs, and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST table (beta)

      TiDB Cloud now supports client IP pass-through, enabling the Slow Query view, DB audit logs, and the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST table, to display the real client IP address instead of the Load Balancer (LB) IP. This feature helps accurately identify the true source of database requests for better troubleshooting and analysis.

      Currently, this feature is in beta and is available only in the AWS region Frankfurt (eu-central-1).

Console changes

  • Improve the support experience with plan-aware support options.

    The TiDB Cloud console now offers plan-aware support options to enhance the support experience across all subscription plans. These updates include:

    • Plan-aware support redirection: on the cluster overview page, selecting Get Support in the Actions column directs you to the most relevant resource based on your subscription plan. Users on the Basic plan are guided to the Support Plan panel, and users on paid plans are directed to the Support Portal.
    • Refined Help Center menu: rename help menu items to Support Options and Support Tickets to better reflect available services. Add tooltips to clarify that technical support tickets are available only for paid plans.
    • Clear community support access: within the Support Plan options, Slack and Discord are clearly identified as the primary technical support channels for Basic plan users. The following documentation is streamlined to clarify support channel policies and community access: TiDB Cloud Support, Connected Care Overview, and Connected Care Details.
    • Action-oriented Support Plan UI: redesign the Support Plan window to prioritize the support options available for your current subscription, rather than generic plan comparisons. This change helps you quickly identify how to get support based on your active plan.

    For more information, see TiDB Cloud Support.

January 15, 2026

General changes

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