> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pinecone.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 2024 releases

> Pinecone release notes — 2024 releases:

## December 2024

<Update label="2024-12-23" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Increased namespaces limit

  Customers on the [Standard plan](https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/) can now have up to 25,000 namespaces per index.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-19" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  ### Pinecone Assistant JSON mode and EU region deployment

  Pinecone Assistant can now [return a JSON response](/guides/assistant/chat-with-assistant#json-response).

  ***

  You can now [create an assistant](/reference/api/2025-01/assistant/create_assistant) in the `eu` region.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-17" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Released Spark-Pinecone connector v1.2.0

  Released [`v1.2.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/spark-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.2.0) of the [Spark-Pinecone connector](/reference/tools/pinecone-spark-connector). This version introduces support for stream upserts with structured streaming. This enhancement allows users to seamlessly stream data into Pinecone for upsert operations.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-10" tags={["Docs"]}>
  ### New integration with HoneyHive

  Added the [HoneyHive](/integrations/honeyhive) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-09" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released Python SDK v5.4.2

  Released [`v5.4.2`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.4.2) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This release adds a required keyword argument, `metric`, to the `query_namespaces` method. This change enables the SDK to merge results no matter how many results are returned.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-06" tags={["General"]}>
  <img className="block max-w-full" noZoom src="https://mintcdn.com/pinecone/r0TaYXrfSrAYZYUj/images/release-notes/launch-week.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=r0TaYXrfSrAYZYUj&q=85&s=3155e298e3d3636631238d3b3ac05a9f" width="2038" height="1050" data-path="images/release-notes/launch-week.png" />

  ### Launch week: Pinecone Local

  Pinecone now offers Pinecone Local, an in-memory database emulator available as a Docker image. You can use Pinecone Local to [develop your applications locally](/guides/operations/local-development), or to [test your applications in CI/CD](/guides/production/automated-testing), without connecting to your Pinecone account, affecting production data, or incurring any usage or storage fees. Pinecone Local is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-05" tags={["General"]}>
  ### Launch week: Enhanced security and access controls

  Support for [customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)](/guides/production/configure-cmek) is now in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).

  ***

  You can now [change API key permissions](/guides/projects/manage-api-keys#update-an-api-key).

  ***

  Private Endpoints are now in [general availability](/release-notes/feature-availability). Use Private Endpoints to [connect AWS PrivateLink](/guides/production/configure-private-endpoints) to Pinecone while keeping your VPC private from the public internet.

  ***

  [Audit logs](/guides/production/security-overview#audit-logs), now in early access, provide a detailed record of user and API actions that occur within the Pinecone platform.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-04" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Launch week: `pinecone-rerank-v0` and `cohere-rerank-3.5` on Pinecone Inference

  Released [`pinecone-rerank-v0`](/guides/search/rerank-results#pinecone-rerank-v0), Pinecone's state of the art reranking model that out-performs competitors on widely accepted benchmarks. This model is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).

  ***

  Pinecone Inference now hosts [`cohere-rerank-3.5`](/guides/search/rerank-results#cohere-rerank-3.5), Cohere's leading reranking model.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-03" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Launch week: Integrated Inference

  You can now use [embedding models](/guides/index-data/create-an-index#embedding-models) and [reranking models](/guides/search/rerank-results#reranking-models) hosted on Pinecone as an integrated part of upserting and searching.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-05" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released .NET SDK v2.1.0

  Released [`v2.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-dotnet-client/releases/tag/2.1.0) of the [Pinecone .NET SDK](/reference/sdks/dotnet/overview). This version adds support for [index tags](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-index-tags) and introduces the `ClientOptions.IsTlsEnabled` property, which must be set to `false` for non-secure client connections.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-05" tags={["Docs"]}>
  ### Improved batch deletion guidance

  Improved the guidance and example code for [deleting records in batches](/guides/manage-data/delete-data#delete-records-in-batches).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-12-02" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Launch week: Released `pinecone-sparse-english-v0`

  Pinecone Inference now supports [`pinecone-sparse-english-v0`](/guides/search/rerank-results#pinecone-sparse-english-v0), Pinecone's sparse embedding model, which estimates the lexical importance of tokens by leveraging their context, unlike traditional retrieval models like BM25, which rely solely on term frequency. This model is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

## November 2024

<Update label="2024-11-30" tags={["Docs"]}>
  ### Pinecone docs: New workflows and best practices

  Added typical [Pinecone Database and Pinecone Assistant workflows](/guides/get-started/overview) to the Docs landing page.

  ***

  Updated various examples to use the production best practice of [targeting an index by host](/guides/manage-data/target-an-index) instead of name.

  ***

  Updated the [Amazon Bedrock integration setup guide](/integrations/amazon-bedrock#setup-guide). It now utilizes Bedrock Agents.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-27" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released Java SDK v3.1.0

  Released [`v3.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v3.1.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version introduces support for specifying a base URL for control and data plane operations.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-25" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  ### Pinecone Assistant: Context snippets and structured data files

  You can now [retrieve the context snippets](/guides/assistant/retrieve-context-snippets) that Pinecone Assistant uses to generate its responses. This data includes relevant chunks, relevancy scores, and references.

  ***

  You can now [upload JSON (.json) and Markdown (.md) files](/guides/assistant/manage-files#upload-a-local-file) to an assistant.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-14" tags={["General"]}>
  ### Monthly spend alerts

  You can now set an organization-wide [monthly spend alert](/guides/manage-cost/manage-cost#set-a-monthly-spend-alert). When your organization's spending reaches the specified limit, you will receive an email notification.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-14" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released .NET SDK v2.0.0

  Released [`v2.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-dotnet-client/releases/tag/2.0.0) of the [Pinecone .NET SDK](/reference/sdks/dotnet/overview). This version uses the latest stable API version, `2024-10`, and adds support for [embedding](/reference/api/2025-01/inference/generate-embeddings), [reranking](https://docs.pinecone.io/reference/api/2025-01/inference/rerank), and [import](/guides/index-data/import-data). It also adds support for using the .NET SDK with [proxies](/reference/sdks/dotnet/overview#proxy-configuration).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-13" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released Python SDK v5.4.0 and v5.4.1

  Released [`v5.4.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.4.0) and [`v5.4.1`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.4.1) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). `v5.4.0` adds a `query_namespaces` utility method to [run a query in parallel across multiple namespaces](/reference/sdks/python/overview#query-across-namespaces) in an index and then merge the result sets into a single ranked result set with the `top_k` most relevant results. `v5.4.1` adds support for the `pinecone-plugin-inference` package required for some [integrated inference](/reference/api/introduction#inference) operations.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-08" tags={["General"]}>
  ### Enabled CSV export of usage and costs

  You can now download a CSV export of your organization's usage and costs from the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/settings/usage).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-07" tags={["General"]}>
  ### Added Support chat in the console

  You can now chat with the Pinecone support bot and submit support requests directly from the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/settings/support).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-11-05" tags={["Docs"]}>
  ### Published Assistant quickstart guide

  Added an [Assistant quickstart](/guides/assistant/quickstart/sdk-quickstart).
</Update>

## October 2024

<Update label="2024-10-31" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Cequence released updated Scala SDK

  [Cequence](https://github.com/cequence-io) released a new version of their community-supported [Scala SDK](https://github.com/cequence-io/pinecone-scala) for Pinecone. See their [blog post](https://cequence.io/blog/industry-know-how/introducing-the-pinecone-scala-client-async-intuitive-and-ready-for-action) for details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-28" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Added index tagging for categorization

  You can now [add index tags](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-index-tags) to categorize and identify indexes.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-24" tags={["SDK"]}>
  ### Released major SDK updates: Node.js, Go, Java, and Python

  Released [`v4.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/v4.0.0) of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This version uses the latest stable API version, `2024-10`, and adds support for [reranking](/guides/search/rerank-results) and [import](/guides/index-data/import-data).

  ***

  Released [`v2.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/releases/tag/v2.0.0) of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version uses the latest stable API version, `2024-10`, and adds support for [reranking](/guides/search/rerank-results) and [import](/guides/index-data/import-data).

  ***

  Released [`v3.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v3.0.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version uses the latest stable API version, `2024-10`, and adds support for [embedding](/reference/api/2025-01/inference/generate-embeddings), [reranking](/reference/api/2025-01/inference/rerank), and [import](/guides/index-data/import-data).

  <Warning>
    `v3.0.0` also includes the following [breaking change](/reference/api/versioning#breaking-changes): The `control` class has been renamed `db_control`. Before upgrading to this version, be sure to update all relevant `import` statements to account for this change.

    For example, you would change `import org.openapitools.control.client.model.*;` to `import org.openapitools.db_control.client.model.*;`.
  </Warning>

  ***

  `v5.3.0` and `v5.3.1` of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview) use the latest stable API version, `2024-10`. These versions were release previously.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-24" tags={["API"]}>
  ### Pinecone API version `2024-10` is now the latest stable version

  `2024-10` is now the latest [stable version](/reference/api/versioning#release-schedule) of the [Database API](/reference/api/2024-10/data-plane/) and [Inference API](/reference/api/2024-10/inference/). For highlights, see [SDKs](#sdks) below.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-17" tags={["General"]}>
  ### Pinecone Inference now available on the free Starter plan

  The free [Starter plan](https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/) now supports [reranking documents with Pinecone Inference](/guides/search/rerank-results).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-17" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) in early access

  You can now use [customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK)](/guides/production/configure-cmek) to secure indexes within a Pinecone project. This feature is in [early access](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-07" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Serverless index monitoring generally available

  Monitoring serverless indexes with [Prometheus](/guides/production/monitoring#monitor-with-prometheus) or [Datadog](/integrations/datadog) is now in [general availability](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-03" tags={["Database"]}>
  ### Data import from Amazon S3 in public preview

  You can now [import data](/guides/index-data/import-data) into an index from [Amazon S3](/guides/operations/integrations/integrate-with-amazon-s3). This feature is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-10-02" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  ### Chat and update features added to Assistant

  Added the [`chat_assistant`](/reference/api/2025-01/assistant/chat_assistant) endpoint to the Assistant API. It can be used to chat with your assistant, and get responses and citations back in a structured form.

  ***

  You can now add instructions when [creating](/guides/assistant/create-assistant) or [updating](/guides/assistant/manage-assistants#update-an-existing-assistant) an assistant. Instructions are a short description or directive for the assistant to apply to all of its responses. For example, you can update the instructions to reflect the assistant's role or purpose.

  ***

  You can now [update an existing assistant](/guides/assistant/manage-assistants#update-an-existing-assistant) with new instructions or metadata.
</Update>

## September 2024

<Update label="2024-09-25" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Matillion](/integrations/matillion) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-23" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added guidance on using the Node.js SDK with [proxies](/reference/sdks/node/overview#proxy-configuration).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-19" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v5.3.1`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.3.1) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version adds a missing `python-dateutil` dependency.

  ***

  Released [`v1.1.1`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.1.1) of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version adds support for non-secure client connections.

  ***

  Released [`v2.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v2.1.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version adds support for non-secure client connections.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-18" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v5.3.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.3.0) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version adds support for [import](/guides/index-data/import-data) operations. This feature is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-18" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  Added the `metrics_alignment` operation, which provides a way to [evaluate the correctness and completeness of a response](/guides/assistant/evaluate-answers) from a RAG system. This feature is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).

  ***

  When using Pinecone Assistant, you can now [choose an LLM](/guides/assistant/chat-with-assistant#choose-a-model-for-your-assistant) for the assistant to use and [filter the assistant's responses by metadata](/guides/assistant/chat-with-assistant#filter-chat-with-metadata).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-18" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Datavolo](/integrations/datavolo) integration pages.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-17" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v5.2.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.2.0) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version adds support for [reranking documents with Pinecone Inference](/guides/search/rerank-results); it is no longer necessary to install the `pinecone-plugin-inference` package separately. This feature is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-16" tags={["Database"]}>
  [Prometheus monitoring for serverless indexes](/guides/production/monitoring#monitor-with-prometheus) is now in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-12" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v3.0.3`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/3.0.3) of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This version removes extra logging and makes general internal enhancements.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-11" tags={["General"]}>
  If you are upgrading from the [Starter plan](https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/), you can now connect your Pinecone organization to the [AWS Marketplace](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan), [Google Cloud Marketplace](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan), or [Microsoft Marketplace](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan) for billing purposes.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-11" tags={["General"]}>
  Refreshed the navigation and overall visual interface of the [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects/-/).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-09-11" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added Go examples for [batch upserts](/guides/index-data/upsert-data#upsert-in-batches), [parallel upserts](/guides/index-data/upsert-data#send-upserts-in-parallel), and [deleting all records for a parent document](/guides/index-data/data-modeling#delete-chunks).
</Update>

## August 2024

<Update label="2024-08-28" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Aryn](/integrations/aryn) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-28" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v3.0.2`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/3.0.2) of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This version removes a native Node utility function that was causing issues for users running in `Edge`. There are no downstream affects of its removal; existing code should not be impacted.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-27" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v5.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.1.0) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). With this version, the SDK can now be installed with `pip install pinecone` / `pip install "pinecone[grpc]"`. This version also includes a `has_index()` helper function to check if an index exists.

  ***

  Released [`v0.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-rust-client/releases/tag/v0.1.0) and [`v0.1.1`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-rust-client/releases/tag/v0.1.1) of the [Pinecone Rust SDK](/reference/sdks/rust/overview). The Rust SDK is in "alpha" and is under active development. The SDK should be considered unstable and should not be used in production. Before a 1.0 release, there are no guarantees of backward compatibility between minor versions. See the [Rust SDK README](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-rust-client) for full installation instructions and usage examples.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-27" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v1.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-dotnet-client/releases/tag/1.0.0) of the [Pinecone .NET SDK](/reference/sdks/dotnet/overview). For usage examples, see [our guides](/guides/get-started/quickstart) or the [GitHub README](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-dotnet-client).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-26" tags={["Database"]}>
  You can now [back up](/guides/manage-data/back-up-an-index) and [restore](/guides/manage-data/restore-an-index) serverless indexes. This feature is in public preview.

  ***

  Serverless indexes are now in [general availability on GCP and Azure](/guides/index-data/create-an-index#cloud-regions) for Standard and Enterprise plans.

  ***

  You can now deploy [serverless indexes](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview) in the `europe-west1` (Netherlands) region of GCP.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-26" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v1.1.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.1.0) of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version adds support for generating embeddings via [Pinecone Inference](/reference/api/introduction#inference).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-21" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Nexla](/integrations/nexla) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-15" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  [Pinecone Assistant](/guides/assistant/overview) is now in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-13" tags={["API"]}>
  The Pinecone Inference API now supports [reranking](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/search/rerank-results). This feature is in [public preview](/release-notes/feature-availability).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-06" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v1.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.0.0) of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version depends on Pinecone API version `2024-07` and includes the ability to [prevent accidental index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection). With this version, the Go SDK is [officially supported](/troubleshooting/pinecone-support-slas) by Pinecone.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-08-05" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Nuclia](/integrations/nuclia) integration page
</Update>

## July 2024

<Update label="2024-07-30" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Redpanda](/integrations/redpanda) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-26" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Updated the [Build a RAG chatbot](/guides/get-started/build-a-rag-chatbot) guide to use Pinecone Inference for generating embeddings.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-19" tags={["Database"]}>
  Added the ability to [prevent accidental index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-19" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [`v5.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v5.0.0) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version depends on Pinecone API version `2024-07` and includes the ability to [prevent accidental index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection). Additionally, the `pinecone-plugin-inference` package required to [generate embeddings with Pinecone Inference](/reference/api/2025-01/inference/generate-embeddings) is now included by default; it is no longer necessary to install the plugin separately.

  ***

  Released [`v3.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/v3.0.0) of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This version depends on Pinecone API version `2024-07` and includes the ability to [prevent accidental index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection). Additionally, this version supports generating embeddings via [Pinecone Inference](/reference/api/2025-01/inference/generate-embeddings).

  ***

  Released [`v2.0.0`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v2.0.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version depends on Pinecone API version `2024-07` and includes the ability to [prevent accidental index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection). Additionally, this version includes the following **breaking changes**:

  * `createServerlessIndex()` now requires a new argument: `DeletionProtection.ENABLED` or `DeletionProtection.DISABLED`.
  * `configureIndex()` has been renamed `configurePodsIndex()`.

  For more details, see the [Java SDK v2.0.0 migration guide](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/blob/main/v2-migration.md).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-19" tags={["API"]}>
  Released version `2024-07` of the [Database API](/reference/api/2024-07/data-plane/) and Inference API. This version includes the following highlights:

  * The [`create_index`](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane/create_index) and [`configure_index`](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane/configure_index) endpoints now support the `deletion_protection` parameter. Setting this parameter to `"enabled"` prevents an index from accidental deletion. For more details, see [Prevent index deletion](/guides/manage-data/manage-indexes#configure-deletion-protection).

  * The [`describe_index`](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane/describe_index) and [`list_index`](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane/list_indexes) responses now include the `deletion_protection` field. This field indicates whether deletion protection is enabled for an index.

  * The `spec.serverless.cloud` and `spec.serverless.region` parameters of [`create_index`](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane/create_index) now support `gcp` / `us-central` and `azure` / `eastus2` as part of the serverless public preview on GCP and Azure.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-17" tags={["Database"]}>
  Serverless indexes are now in [public preview on Azure](/guides/index-data/create-an-index#cloud-regions) for Standard and Enterprise plans.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-10" tags={["Database"]}>
  Released [version 1.1.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/spark-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.1.0) of the official Spark connector for Pinecone. In this release, you can now set a [source tag](/integrations/build-integration/attribute-usage-to-your-integration). Additionally, you can now [upsert records](/guides/index-data/upsert-data) with 40KB of metadata, increased from 5KB.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-01" tags={["Database"]}>
  Serverless indexes are now in [public preview on GCP](/guides/index-data/create-an-index#cloud-regions) for Standard and Enterprise plans.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-07-01" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added an introduction to [key concepts in Pinecone](/guides/get-started/concepts) and how they relate to each other.

  ***

  Added the [Twelve Labs](/integrations/twelve-labs) integration page.
</Update>

## June 2024

<Update label="2024-06-30" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added a [model gallery](/models/overview) with details and guidance on popular embedding and reranking models, including models hosted on Pinecone's infrastructure.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-28" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 1.2.2](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v1.2.2) of the Pinecone Java SDK. This release simplifies the proxy configuration process. It also fixes an issue where the user agent string was not correctly setup for gRPC calls. Now, if the source tag is set by the user, it is appended to the custom user agent string.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-27" tags={["Database"]}>
  You can now load a [sample dataset](/guides/data/use-sample-datasets) into a new project.

  ***

  Simplified the process for [migrating paid pod indexes to serverless](/guides/indexes/pods/migrate-a-pod-based-index-to-serverless).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-25" tags={["Assistant"]}>
  The [Assistant API](/guides/assistant/overview) is now in beta release.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-20" tags={["Database"]}>
  The [Inference API](/reference/api/introduction#inference) is now in public preview.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-18" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added a new [legal semantic search](https://docs.pinecone.io/examples/sample-apps/legal-semantic-search) sample app that demonstrates low-latency natural language search over a knowledge base of legal documents.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-17" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Instill](/integrations/instill) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-07" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Langtrace](/integrations/langtrace) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-06" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Updated Python code samples to use the gRPC version of the [Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview), which is more performant than the Python SDK that interacts with Pinecone via HTTP requests.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-06" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 4.1.1](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v4.1.1) of the Pinecone Python SDK. In this release, you can now use colons inside source tags. Additionally, the gRPC version of the Python SDK now allows retries of up to `MAX_MSG_SIZE`.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-05" tags={["Database"]}>
  The Enterprise [quota for namespaces per serverless index](/reference/api/database-limits#namespaces-per-serverless-index) has increased from 50,000 to 100,000.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-06-04" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Fleak](/integrations/fleak) integration page.
</Update>

## May 2024

<Update label="2024-05-31" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 1.2.1](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v1.2.1) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version fixes the error `Could Not Find NameResolverProvider` using uber jar.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-31" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Gathr](/integrations/gathr) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-30" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 1.1.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v1.1.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version adds the ability to [list record IDs with a common prefix](/guides/manage-data/list-record-ids#list-the-ids-of-records-with-a-common-prefix).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-29" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version [1.2.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v1.2.0) of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). This version adds the ability to [list all record IDs in a namespace](/guides/manage-data/list-record-ids#list-the-ids-of-all-records-in-a-namespace).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-29" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the following integration pages:

  * [Apify](/integrations/apify)
  * [Context Data](/integrations/context-data)
  * [Estuary](/integrations/estuary)
  * [GitHub Copilot](/integrations/github-copilot)
  * [Jina](/integrations/jina)
  * [FlowiseAI](/integrations/flowise)
  * [OctoAI](/integrations/octoai)
  * [Streamnative](/integrations/streamnative)
  * [Traceloop](/integrations/traceloop)
  * [Unstructured](/integrations/unstructured)
  * [VoyageAI](/integrations/voyage)
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-21" tags={["General"]}>
  You can now use the `ConnectPopup` function to bypass the [**Connect** widget](/integrations/build-integration/connect-your-users-to-pinecone) and open the "Connect to Pinecone" flow in a popup. This can be used in an app or website for a seamless Pinecone signup and login process.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-16" tags={["Database"]}>
  Released [version 1.0.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/spark-pinecone/releases/tag/v1.0.0) of the official Spark connector for Pinecone. In this release, you can now upsert records into [serverless indexes](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-08" tags={["Database"]}>
  Pinecone now supports [AWS PrivateLink](/guides/production/configure-private-endpoints). Create and use [Private Endpoints](/guides/production/configure-private-endpoints#manage-private-endpoints) to connect AWS PrivateLink to Pinecone while keeping your VPC private from the public internet.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-05-01" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 4.0.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v4.0.0) of the Pinecone Python SDK. In this release, we are upgrading the `protobuf` dependency in our optional `grpc` extras from `3.20.3` to `4.25.3`. Significant performance improvements have been made with this update. This is a breaking change for users of the optional GRPC addon ([installed with `pinecone[grpc]`](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client?tab=readme-ov-file#working-with-grpc-for-improved-performance)).
</Update>

## April 2024

<Update label="2024-04-30" tags={["Docs"]}>
  * The docs now have a new AI chatbot. Use the search bar at the top of our docs to find related content across all of our resources.
  * We've updated the look and feel of our [example notebooks](/examples/notebooks) and [sample apps](/examples/sample-apps). A new sample app, [Namespace Notes](/examples/sample-apps/namespace-notes), a simple multi-tenant RAG app that uploads documents, has also been added.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-30" tags={["Database"]}>
  The free [Starter plan](https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/) now includes 1 project, 5 serverless indexes in the `us-east-1` region of AWS, and up to 2 GB of storage. Although the Starter plan has stricter [limits](/reference/api/database-limits) than other plans, you can [upgrade](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan) whenever you're ready.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-26" tags={["General"]}>
  Pinecone now provides a [**Connect** widget](/integrations/build-integration/connect-your-users-to-pinecone) that can be embedded into an app, website, or Colab notebook for a seamless signup and login process.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-22" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [lifecycle policy of the Pinecone API](/release-notes/feature-availability), which describes the availability phases applicable to APIs, features, and SDK versions.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-22" tags={["Database"]}>
  As announced in January 2024, [control plane](/reference/api/2024-07/control-plane) operations like `create_index`, `describe_index`, and `list_indexes` now use a single global URL, `https://api.pinecone.io`, regardless of the cloud environment where an index is hosted. This is now in general availability. As a result, the legacy version of the API, which required regional URLs for control plane operations, is deprecated as of April 15, 2024 and will be removed in a future, to be announced, release.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-15" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added the [Terraform](/integrations/terraform) integration page.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-15" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 0.9.0 of the [Canopy SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/blob/main/README.md). This version adds support for OctoAI LLM and embeddings, and Qdrant as a supported knowledge base. See the [v0.9.0 release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.9.0) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-12" tags={["Database"]}>
  You can now deploy [serverless indexes](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview) in the `eu-west-1` region of AWS.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-04-12" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 1.0.0 of the [Pinecone Java SDK](/reference/sdks/java/overview). With this version, the Java SDK is [officially supported](/troubleshooting/pinecone-support-slas) by Pinecone. For full details on the release, see the [v1.0.0 release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/releases/tag/v1.0.0) in GitHub. For usage examples, see [our guides](/guides/get-started/quickstart) or the [GitHub README](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client). To migrate to v1.0.0 from version 0.8.x or below, see the [Java v1.0.0 migration guide](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-java-client/blob/main/v1-migration.md).
</Update>

## March 2024

<Update label="2024-03-31" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added a [Troubleshooting](https://docs.pinecone.io/troubleshooting/) section, which includes content on best practices, troubleshooting, and how to address common errors.

  ***

  Added an explanation of the [Pinecone serverless architecture](/guides/get-started/database-architecture), including descriptions of the high-level components and explanations of the distinct paths for writes and reads.

  ***

  Added [considerations for querying serverless indexes with metadata filters](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview#metadata#considerations-for-serverless-indexes).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-30" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 3.2.2](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v3.2) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version fixes a minor issue introduced in v3.2.0 that resulted in a `DeprecationWarning` being incorrectly shown to users who are not passing in the deprecated `openapi_config` property. This warning can safely be ignored by anyone who is not preparing to upgrade.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-29" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 3.2.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v3.2.0) of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version adds four optional configuration properties that enable the use of Pinecone [via proxy](/reference/sdks/python/overview#proxy-configuration).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-28" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released [version 2.2.0](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/releases/tag/v2.2.0) of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This releases adds an optional `sourceTag` that you can set when constructing a Pinecone client to help Pinecone associate API activity to the specified source.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-27" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 0.4.1 of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version adds an optional `SourceTag` that you can set when constructing a Pinecone client to help Pinecone associate API activity to the specified source.

  ***

  Released version 2.2.0 of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview).

  ***

  Released [version 0.4.1](https://github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/releases/tag/v0.4.1) of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-25" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 3.2.1 of the [Pinecone Python SDK](/reference/sdks/python/overview). This version adds an optional `source_tag` that you can set when constructing a Pinecone client to help Pinecone associate API activity to the specified source. See the [v3.2.1 release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v3.2.1) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-21" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 0.8.1 of the [Canopy SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/blob/main/README.md). This version includes bug fixes, the removal of an unused field for Cohere chat calls, and added guidance on creating a knowledge base with a specified record encoder when using the core library. See the [v0.8.1 release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.8.1) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-20" tags={["Database"]}>
  The [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io) has a new look and feel, with a brighter, minimalist design; reorganized menu items for quicker, more intuitive navigation; and easy access to recently viewed indexes in the sidebar.

  ***

  When viewing the list of indexes in a project, you can now search indexes by index name; sort indexes alphabetically, by how recently they were viewed or created, or by status; and filter indexes by index type (serverless, pod-based, or starter).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-15" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 0.4.0 of the [Pinecone Go SDK](/reference/sdks/go/overview). This version is a comprehensive re-write and adds support for all current [Pinecone API operations](/reference/api/introduction).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-14" tags={["Database"]}>
  Fixed a bug that caused inaccurate index fullness reporting for some pod-based indexes on GCP.

  ***

  You can now deploy [serverless indexes](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview) in the `us-east-1` region of AWS.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-06" tags={["SDK"]}>
  Released version 2.1.0 of the [Pinecone Node.js SDK](/reference/sdks/node/overview). This version adds support for [listing the IDs of records in a serverless index](/guides/manage-data/list-record-ids). You can list all records or just those with a common ID prefix.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-03-05" tags={["General"]}>
  You can now [configure single single-on](/guides/production/configure-single-sign-on/okta) to manage your teams' access to Pinecone through any identity management solution with SAML 2.0 support, such as Okta. This feature is available on the [Enterprise plan](https://www.pinecone.io/pricing/) only.
</Update>

## February 2024

<Update label="2024-02-29" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Updated the [Langchain integration guide](/integrations/langchain) to avoid a [namespace collision issue](/troubleshooting/pinecone-attribute-errors-with-langchain).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-02-27" tags={["SDK"]}>
  The latest version of the [Canopy SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/blob/main/README.md) (v0.8.0) adds support for Pydantic v2. For applications depending on Pydantic v1, this is a breaking change; review the [Pydantic v1 to v2 migration guide](https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/migration/) and make the necessary changes before upgrading. See the [Canopy SDK release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.8.0) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-02-23" description="SDK">
  The latest version of Pinecone's Python SDK (v3.1.0) adds support for [listing the IDs of records in a serverless index](/guides/manage-data/list-record-ids). You can list all records or just those with a [common ID prefix](/guides/index-data/data-modeling#use-structured-ids). See the [Python SDK release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client/releases/tag/v3.1.0) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-02-22" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Improved the docs for [setting up billing through the AWS Marketplace](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan) and [Google Cloud Marketplace](/guides/organizations/manage-billing/upgrade-billing-plan).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-02-16" tags={["Database"]}>
  It is now possible to convert a pod-based starter index to a serverless index. For organizations on the Starter plan, this requires upgrading to Standard or Enterprise; however, upgrading comes with \$100 in serverless credits, which will cover the cost of a converted index for some time.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-02-01" tags={["Docs"]}>
  Added a [Llamaindex integration guide](/integrations/llamaindex) on building a RAG pipeline with LlamaIndex and Pinecone.
</Update>

## January 2024

<Update label="2024-01-31" tags={["SDK"]}>
  The latest version of the [Canopy SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/blob/main/README.md) (v0.6.0) adds support for the new API mentioned above as well as namespaces, LLMs that do not have function calling functionality for query generation, and more. See the [release notes](https://github.com/pinecone-io/canopy/releases/tag/v0.6.0) in GitHub for more details.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-01-09" tags={["SDK"]}>
  The latest versions of Pinecone's Python SDK (v3.0.0) and Node.js SDK (v2.0.0) support the new API. To use the new API, existing users must upgrade to the new client versions and adapt some code. For guidance, see the [Python SDK v3 migration guide](https://canyon-quilt-082.notion.site/Pinecone-Python-SDK-v3-0-0-Migration-Guide-056d3897d7634bf7be399676a4757c7b) and [Node.js SDK v2 migration guide](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-ts-client/blob/main/v2-migration.md).
</Update>

<Update label="2024-01-09" tags={["Docs"]}>
  The Pinecone documentation is now versioned. The default "latest" version reflects the new Pinecone API. The "legacy" version reflects the previous API, which requires regional URLs for control plane operations and does not support serverless indexes.
</Update>

<Update label="2024-01-09" tags={["API"]}>
  The [new Pinecone API](/reference/api) gives you the same great vector database but with a drastically improved developer experience. The most significant improvements include:

  * [Serverless indexes](/guides/index-data/indexing-overview): With serverless indexes, you don't configure or manage compute and storage resources. You just load your data and your indexes scale automatically based on usage. Likewise, you don't pay for dedicated resources that may sometimes lay idle. Instead, the pricing model for serverless indexes is consumption-based: You pay only for the amount of data stored and operations performed, with no minimums.

  * [Multi-region projects](/guides/projects/understanding-projects): Instead of choosing a cloud region for an entire project, you now [choose a region for each index](/guides/index-data/create-an-index#create-a-serverless-index) in a project. This makes it possible to consolidate related indexes in the same project, even when they are hosted in different regions.

  * [Global URL for control plane operations](/reference): Control plane operations like `create_index`, `describe_index`, and `list_indexes` now use a single global URL, `https://api.pinecone.io`, regardless of the cloud environment where an index is hosted. This simplifies the experience compared to the legacy API, where each environment has a unique URL.
</Update>