What's new?

At ngrok, we deploy our SaaS platform multiple times a day across our global network. We are constantly improving and adding new features.

You can expect this page to update regularly (at least monthly). We'll include things like:

• Feature Launches with links to blogs and other release material
• Major and minor agent, SDK, and API client releases
• ngrok Dashboard improvements
• Changes to our API
• Major security fixes

September 2024

• 2024-09-09 - Fixed an issue where ngrok-agent-ips was not being added to responses in the free tier. This can be used to find the IP address of the ngrok agent in front of the upstream.
• 2024-09-09 - Released ngrok agent v3.16.
• 2024-09-03 - Added protocol support to the endpoints table in the Usage Page for usage based accounts.
• 2024-09-03 - Updated error messaging to reflect the correct plan names.
• 2024-09-03 - Improved the needs attention section of the Usage Page to only include items that really need attention.
• 2024-09-01 - Switched to reCAPTCHA v3 for new user sign ups.

August 2024

• 2024-08-22 - Added Wildcard Domain support for the ngrok Kubernetes Operator.
• 2024-08-21 - IP Restrictions for the ngrok API can now be configured to ignore SCIM endpoints. If you'd like this enabled, please contact support@ngrok.com.
• 2024-08-19 - Fixed a broken link to claim your static domain in the getting started section.
• 2024-08-19 - Added principal object to the Endpoints API so that users can track which user created the endpoint.
• 2024-08-15 - Resolved a bug where replay was throwing an internal server error in ngrok Traffic Inspector.
• 2024-08-13 - Added a new API Keys section to the left nav of the Dashboard to make them easier to find.
• 2024-08-09 - Accounts with Domain Controls enabled can now see what domains they have enabled in the settings page.
• 2024-08-08 - ngrok-javascript 1.4.1 Released. Changelog
• 2024-08-01 - Released ngrok Agent 3.14.0.

July 2024

• 2024-07-30 - ngrok-python 1.4.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-07-30 - ngrok-javascript 1.4.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-07-15 - Released ngrok Agent 3.13.0.
• 2024-07-12 - ngrok-go 1.10.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-07-11 - Released ngrok Agent 3.12.1.

June 2024

• 2024-06-27 - Updated examples for traffic policy actions.
• 2024-06-27 - Released ngrok Agent 3.12.0.
• 2024-06-17 - We now require a valid Credit Card to use TCP endpoints in a free account.
• 2024-06-13 - Released ngrok Agent 3.11.0.
• 2024-06-03 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.12.0 released with Helm chart 0.14.0.

May 2024

• 2024-05-31 - Removed dev preview from Traffic Inspector.
• 2024-05-31 - Added the ability to filter by a specific date range to Traffic Inspector and sped up fetching the traffic requests from the backend.
• 2024-05-24 - Added tons of new variables to the conn object for the Traffic Policy module. See the full list in the variables docs.
• 2024-05-24 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.11.0 released with Helm chart 0.13.0.
• 2024-05-23 - Released ngrok Agent 3.10.0. This release changes the outbound domain used for checking the Certificate Revocation List which may require changes to firewall or proxy settings. See details in the changelog.
• 2024-05-23 - ngrok-python 1.3.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-05-23 - ngrok-javascript 1.3.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-05-23 - Added links to Traffic Inspector from the Domains and Endpoints pages.
• 2024-05-22 - Added the ability to purchase additional retention days to Traffic Inspector. For more details, see the ngrok pricing page.
• 2024-05-22 - Added request ID into the Traffic Inspector details page.
• 2024-05-22 - ngrok-rust 0.14.0-pre13 Released. Changelog
• 2024-05-20 - Traffic Inspector now supports additional WebDAV verbs.
• 2024-05-17 - In Traffic Inspector, added the ability to replay a request with modifications.
• 2024-05-17 - Added tons of new variables to the req and res objects for the Traffic Policy module. See the full list in the variables docs.

April 2024

• 2024-04-30 - Added a new Bot Users API to allow programmatic management or bot users in your account.
• 2024-04-24 - Released ngrok Agent 3.9.0.
• 2024-04-17 - The abuse interstitial is now displayed for all endpoints in free accounts. See our guide on Free tier limits for information about disabling it.
• 2024-04-17 - Enabled Live View for Traffic Inspector. Your traffic events will automatically refresh every few seconds when you have this enabled. It can be disabled and customized from the dashboard.
• 2024-04-16 - Enabled Request Replay for Traffic Inspector. You can now replay any request to your backend directly from the Dashboard once you have enabled Full Capture.
• 2024-04-09 - Added compress-response action to the Policy Module.
• 2024-04-04 - New codeblock enabled inside Traffic Inspector with syntax highlighting.

March 2024

• 2024-03-28 - Traffic Inspector now correctly decodes bodies based on the compression, content type and character encoding.
• 2024-03-26 - Added add-headers, remove-headers, and redirect policy actions to the Policy Module.
• 2024-03-26 - Added a dedicated cookie tab into the Traffic Inspector for each traffic event.
• 2024-03-19 - Added opt into full capture of request and response headers and bodies to the Traffic Inspector. You can enable this in your Dashboard Settings page under the Observability section.
• 2024-03-15 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.10.3 released with Helm chart 0.12.3. This release includes support for the Kubernetes Gateway API.
• 2024-03-14 - Released ngrok Agent 3.8.0.
• 2024-03-13 - ngrok-go 1.9.1 Released. Changelog
• 2023-03-12 - Our rate limiting action now supports global limits across all regions.
• 2024-03-12 - ngrok-python 1.2.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-03-12 - ngrok-javascript 1.2.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-03-11 - We added additional domains: ngrok.pizza and ngrok.pro for free and paid users respectively. Learn more in our Introducing new domains for the ngrok global network blog post.
• 2024-03-07 - ngrok-rust 0.14.0-pre12 Released. Changelog
• 2024-03-07 - Released ngrok Agent 3.7.0.
• 2024-03-07 - Improved Dark mode for ngrok Cloud Edges.
• 2024-03-07 - Added support for req.Path in expressions on the HTTP Traffic Policy Module.
• 2024-03-05 - ngrok-python 1.1.0 Released. Changelog
• 2024-03-05 - ngrok-javascript 1.1.1 Released. Changelog

February 2024

• 2024-02-29 - Added High Contrast Light and High Contrast Dark modes to the ngrok Dashboard for increased accessibility. Look for the brightness icon in the top left of the page when you log in.
• 2024-02-28 - ngrok-go 1.9.0 Released.
• 2024-02-28 - ngrok-javascript 1.1.0 Released.
• 2024-02-27 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.10.2 released with Helm chart 0.12.2.
• 2024-02-16 - Enabled Dark Mode in the ngrok Dashboard along with updates to the left nav. Look for the brightness icon in the top left of the page when you log in.
• 2024-02-15 - Launched API Gateway capabilities including policy for edges and some additional actions for URL rewrite, JWT Verification, Rate Limiting, and more.
• 2024-02-15 - Enabled Traffic Inspector Dev Preview for all accounts. Check it out and please give us feedback.
• 2024-02-06 - Released ngrok Agent 3.6.0

January 2024

• 2024-01-31 - ngrok-go 1.8.0 Released
• 2024-01-30 - Added Orb Webhook Verification to Webhook Verification Module.
• 2024-01-26 - Added a ngrok agent version support policy to explain our support for older ngrok agent versions.

December 2023

• 2023-12-20 - Removed the ability to use ngrok without an account. All users need to register for an account and use a valid authtoken to use ngrok.
• 2023-12-11 - Added the ability to use HTTP/2 between the agent and your upstream service.
• 2023-12-06 - Release ngrok Agent JavaScript SDK and ngrok Agent Python SDK allowing developers to integrate ngrok natively into their application.
• 2023-12-04 - Cross Region TCP Endpoints are available meaning ngrok TCP addresses can be served from agents in any region.
• 2023-12-01 - Released ngrok Agent 3.5.0
• 2023-12-01 - ngrok-go 1.7.0 Released

November 2023

• 2023-11-28 - ngrok-go 1.6.0 Released
• 2023-11-20 - The ngrok docs got a visual refresh with some new styles.
• 2023-11-13 - Upgraded the ngrok docs search to use Algolia docs search.
• 2023-11-08 - Added Contentful Webhook Verification to Webhook Verification Module.
• 2023-11-06 - Added Agent start and stop events into our observability layer. Users leveraging event subscriptions can enable them in the ngrok Dashboard.
• 2023-11-03 - Released ngrok Agent 3.4.0

October 2023

• 2023-10-23 - Added FrontEgg as a identity provider in our integrations section.
• 2023-10-23 - Reformatted the enhanced the organization of the ngrok documentation
• 2023-10-20 - ngrok-go 1.5.1 Released
• 2023-10-20 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.10.1 released with Helm chart 0.12.1
• 2023-10-16 - Kubernetes Ingress Controller 0.10.0 released with Helm chart 0.12.0
• 2023-10-16 - Account domain controls added which allow accounts to reserve an email domain so that new users can't create additional accounts.
• 2023-10-16 - ngrok-go 1.5.0 Released
• 2023-10-09 - User Agent Filter Module added to ngrok Edges that allows you to filter out bots or other unwanted traffic by user agent.