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Airbyte 1.6

The Easter Bunny reports a shortage of eggs this year, but there are plenty of new features in Airbyte, so we're cracking 🐣 open a new version just for you. Airbyte 1.6 was released on April 3, 2025. We're excited to share new improvements and changes to the Airbyte platform.

🚀 Platform changes​

These changes improve Airbyte for everyone.

Connection page dashboard​

Connection pages now include a dashboard that visualizes sync successes and failures. This high-level view gives you quick insight into the health of your syncs over hours, days, and weeks. Track down intermittent failures, even after a connection becomes healthy again. With one click, you can get more information about a point in time, and fast access to any problematic sync in your workspace.

Schema configuration updates in the connection Timeline​

When someone makes a change to a connection's schema, Airbyte now logs an event in the connection's Timeline page. This data can help you understand why sync behaviors or record volumes suddenly changed. Learn more >

A connection Timeline showing a different count of records after a schema change

Copy JSON from connectors​

All connectors now have a Copy JSON button in the Airbyte UI. This button generates a JSON object matching the configuration of that connector. It's ready for use in Airbyte's API and Terraform provider. Learn more >

Airbyte source connector example
{
  "name": "Airbyte",
  "workspaceId": "c0e5b294-2c71-475b-ae9c-6d70b36ff4f4",
  "definitionId": "284f6466-3004-4d83-a9b2-e4b36cbbbd41",
  "configuration": {
    "client_id": "******", // Replace this with your real client ID.
    "start_date": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "client_secret": "******" // Replace this with your real client secret.
  }
}

Connector Builder improvements​

Airbyte's Connector Builder has new features to target more advanced and complex API sources: asynchronous endpoints, non-REST APIs, new response formats, and more.

Asynchronous streams​

The Connector Builder UI now supports asynchronous streams, allowing you to handle scenarios where data extraction happens over multiple steps. Some APIs that handle large datasets or perform resource-intensive operations do not support synchronous requests. By setting up a stream as asynchronous, you can separate creating a request, polling for a response, and downloading the response into distinct steps. Learn more >

GraphQL request body​

You can write request bodies as free form GraphQL queries with built-in syntax validation.

Handle CSV, gzip, and ZIP response formats​

Airbyte has two new ways to handle API responses in the Connector Builder.

  • CSV decoding: Make requests to sources that respond in CSV format and set expected delimiter and encoding options.

  • Nested decoding. Make requests to sources that respond with compressed gzip or zip files, then set a nested decoding option to handle the unzipped contents within.

Learn More >

A stream that returns a zip file with a CSV inside

Create custom connectors from YAML or Docker images​

You can now create and update custom connectors programmatically, passing in a Connector Builder YAML manifest or Docker image. The following APIs are available.

YAML

  • GET /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/declarative-sources
  • POST /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/declarative-sources
  • GET /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/declarative-sources/definitionId
  • PUT /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/declarative-sources/definitionId
  • DELETE /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/declarative-sources/definitionId

Docker

  • GET /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/sources
  • POST /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/sources
  • GET /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/sources/definitionId
  • PUT /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/sources/definitionId
  • DELETE /workspace/workspaceId/definitions/sources/definitionId

🚀 Self-Managed Enterprise changes​

These changes bring new capabilities to Airbyte's Self-Managed Enterprise customers.

Multi-region Airbyte deployments​

Self-registering Airbyte regions available in the Airbyte API

To follow.

Unique stream prefixes or namespaces are now mandatory​

Airbyte now requires that stream identifiers be unique across Airbyte connections that share a destination. You can no longer set multiple connections to sync to the same destination stream.

A common scenario looks like this: you have multiple source accounts and want to sync all this data to a single table in your destination. Although convenient, doing this carried a risk of data loss as multiple connections clashed with each other while writing to the same table.

After careful consideration, Airbyte has stopped supporting this. You must use a unique prefix for each stream or use unique namespaces in each connection. Then, you can combine your tables downstream of Airbyte. Learn more >

Full changelog​

Full changelog

This is the full list of changes this version. Some changes improve internal tools or are milestones toward future releases, so not every change results in a noticeable change to Airbyte.

New features​

  • #15586 - Added timeout configuration in Connector Builder for async data sources, allowing you to set custom timeouts in minutes or with expressions.
  • #15576 - Enhanced OAuth configuration with organization-level settings, giving you more flexibility in managing authentication across your organization.
  • #15565 - Added ability to customize secret prefixes for better integration with your existing secret management systems.
  • #15563 - Improved sync failure webhooks with detailed error information, making it easier to diagnose and resolve connection issues.
  • #15556 - Added email field to billing notifications to ensure you receive important billing alerts.
  • #15545 - Added support for nested data transformations in Connector Builder, enabling more complex data processing capabilities.
  • #15532 - Enhanced connections dashboard with real-time sync status indicators for better visibility into your data pipelines.
  • #15526 - Introduced connector templates system to simplify and standardize connector configuration.
  • #15522 - Added schema update filter to connection history page, making it easier to track schema changes over time.
  • #15518 - Improved user experience for asynchronous data sources with better status tracking and error handling.
  • #15510 - Started development of embedded Airbyte widget, allowing future integration of Airbyte components into your own applications.
  • #15491 - Added environment-based configuration options for advanced deployment scenarios.
  • #15484 - Added text formatting command for improved documentation readability.
  • #15471 - Integrated Connector Chat Builder for automated connector setup, allowing quick configuration through URL parameters.
  • #15468 - Improved sync performance with optimized data processing engine for faster and more reliable data transfers.
  • #15465 - Enhanced authentication options for asynchronous data sources in Connector Builder.
  • #15461 - Added granular control over data fetching for asynchronous sources in Connector Builder.

Bug fixes​

  • #15613 - Fixed installation issues with the open-source version of Airbyte.
  • #15607 - Fixed dropdown menu display issues in the user interface.
  • #15590 - Improved performance of analytics tracking.
  • #15569 - Fixed checkbox focus behavior for better accessibility.
  • #15553 - Improved testing environment for more reliable application updates.
  • #15540 - Fixed token expiration handling to prevent premature authentication timeouts.
  • #15535 - Fixed scheduling system to ensure jobs run at the correct times.
  • #15529 - Reduced false positive alerts in monitoring systems.
  • #15523 - Improved documentation for connector developers regarding pagination implementation.
  • #15521 - Fixed application startup issues for more reliable deployment.
  • #15509 - Enhanced security for community authentication.
  • #15495 - Fixed configuration copying functionality and improved code quality.
  • #15488 - Added sorting capabilities to connections dashboard for better organization.
  • #15487 - Fixed deployment configuration for more reliable system startup.
  • #15467 - Fixed duplicate connector metadata issue in Connector Builder.
  • #15459 - Made documentation URL optional when creating custom Docker connectors for simpler connector creation.

Improvements​

  • #15605 - Streamlined connector management by removing redundant clone functionality.
  • #15598 - Improved code organization for better maintainability and performance.
  • #15596 - Added support for connector templates to simplify connector configuration.
  • #15594 - Modernized codebase for improved reliability and performance.
  • #15585 - Enhanced data plane management for better resource allocation and reliability.
  • #15580 - Added support for deployments without database passwords for simplified setup in secure environments.
  • #15579 - Improved deployment initialization for more reliable startup.
  • #15570 - Optimized cloud data storage for better performance and reliability.
  • #15566 - Enhanced security for data plane communication.
  • #15530 - Improved connection management with better data plane assignment.
  • #15500 - Removed unused code to improve system performance and maintainability.
  • #15496 - Reorganized code structure for better maintainability.
  • #15492 - Modernized scheduling system for improved reliability.
  • #15482 - Simplified database interactions for better performance.
  • #15480 - Optimized build process for faster deployment.
  • #15473 - Improved workspace management with better resource allocation.
  • #15472 - Enhanced data organization for improved system performance.
  • #15470 - Upgraded build system for faster development and deployment.
  • #15463 - Improved testing framework for better code quality.
  • #15460 - Enhanced data plane reliability for more stable connections.
  • #15456 - Improved form validation in Connector Builder for better user experience.
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