Cloud SQL for MySQL managed buffer pool
is now generally available (GA).
Managed buffer pool helps you avoid out-of-memory events (OOMs) on your
Cloud SQL instance by reducing innodb_buffer_pool_size when memory usage is high.
The command for upgrading Cloud SQL instances to the new network architecture has been re-enabled.
For more information, see Upgrade an instance to the new network architecture.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports regional endpoints for the Cloud SQL Admin API. This feature lets you direct your API calls to a region-specific endpoint. Using a regional endpoint enhances data locality and helps meet strict compliance expectations. For more information, see Cloud SQL regional endpoints.
This feature is in Preview.
]]>Cloud SQL has made the following enhancements to expand the list of eligible Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus edition instances that support planned operations with near-zero downtime.
You can use the Database Insights remote MCP server to analyze Cloud SQL for MySQL's performance and system metrics. This feature is in GA.
]]>Newly created Cloud SQL instances are integrating with Knowledge Catalog (formerly Dataplex Universal Catalog) for data discovery. Instances on MySQL version 8.0 or later will have updates sent to Knowledge Catalog in near real-time. As part of this automatic enablement, we will send metadata to Knowledge Catalog. You can verify if your instance is enabled for integration with Knowledge Catalog by looking at the configuration pane in the Knowledge Catalog console. If you don't want your instance to be integrated with Knowledge Catalog, you can turn off this feature.
For more information, see Near real-time.
]]>The Cloud SQL remote MCP server is generally available (GA). The Cloud SQL remote MCP server lets you interact easily with Cloud SQL instances from LLMs, AI applications, and AI-enabled development platforms.
You can use DNS automation on Cloud SQL instances where Private Service Connect is enabled to provision and manage per-instance DNS records automatically. On Enterprise Plus edition instances where DNS automation is enabled, you can also enable a global write endpoint DNS that automatically resolves to your current primary instance.
This feature is in Preview.
]]>As of April 10, 2026, you can create, run, and edit Gemini Cloud Assist investigations only if you have a Premium Support contract. You can use Gemini Cloud Assist investigations to monitor and troubleshoot your Cloud SQL instance with AI assistance.
If you ran an investigation prior to April 10, 2026, then the results of the investigation continue to be available to you in the Google Cloud console.
]]>The QueryData tool lets you to query the data in your database using conversational language and build data agents. For more information, see QueryData tool overview. This feature is available in (Preview).
The preview release increases the accuracy of SQL generation with value search queries which match values and their context within a database. Value search queries trigger automatically.
If the storage capacity of a Cloud SQL instance is larger than your application needs, then you can manually reduce, or shrink, your storage capacity to a smaller size.
Depending on underlying disk size, storage shrink operations might incur considerable downtime. If your instance requires limited downtime, rather than using storage shrink capabilities, we recommend migrating your data to a new, smaller instance using Database Migration Service.
For more information, see About storage shrink.
]]>You can now migrate a subset of databases from an external server to a destination Cloud SQL for MySQL instance.
For more information, see Configure Cloud SQL and the external server for replication.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL now offers conversational analytics, which lets users query their operational data using natural language. This feature is powered by the Conversational Analytics API, which can help you translate complex human dialog into precise database queries to provide actionable insights. This feature is in Preview. For more information, see Conversational analytics for Cloud SQL for MySQL overview.
]]>MySQL 8.0.44 is now the default minor version for Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0.
For more information about minor version support in Cloud SQL for MySQL, see MySQL 8.0.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports minor version 8.0.45. To upgrade your existing instance to the new minor version, see Upgrade the database minor version.
]]>Multi-region backup vaults for Cloud SQL enhanced backups are generally available (GA).
This feature lets you store your backup data in multi-region storage locations, providing higher availability and protection against regional outages.
For more information, see Enhanced backups.
Cloud SQL supports cross-project PITR operations for instances protected by backup and DR (GA).
This feature lets you restore a Cloud SQL instance to a project other than the project where either the source instance or the backup vault is located.
For more information, see Perform a cross-project PITR.
]]>You can now enable automatic server certificate rotation for your Cloud SQL instance. This feature is specifically designed for instances utilizing the Certificate Authority Service (CAS). Automatic server certificate rotation helps you maintain high security standards while removing the operational burden of manual rotation.
For more information about enabling automatic server certificate rotation for your instance, see Enable automatic server certificate rotation.
]]>You can now execute SQL statements using the Cloud SQL Data API for administrative queries.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.4.7 is upgraded to MySQL 8.4.8. For more information, see the MySQL 8.4.8 Release Notes.
]]>It now takes less time to create a Cloud SQL instance when point-in-time recovery (PITR) is enabled, as it is by default in the Google Cloud console. During instance creation, PITR now initially uses an instant snapshot instead of a standard backup. and then later converts the snapshot to a standard backup in the background to support restore operations.
]]>Gemini Cloud Assist investigation capabilities are now supported in Cloud SQL for MySQL (Preview).
For more information, see Troubleshoot slow queries with AI assistance.
]]>After March 17, 2026, when you enable the Cloud SQL Admin API
(sqladmin.googleapis.com), the Cloud SQL remote MCP server is
enabled automatically.
The Cloud SQL remote MCP server is in Preview.
Control of MCP use with organization policies is deprecated.
After March 17, 2026, organization policies that use the
gcp.managed.allowedMCPServices constraint won't work,
and you can control MCP use with IAM deny policies.
For more information about controlling MCP use, see
Control MCP use with IAM.
New best practices are available for securing generative AI agents using Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Google Cloud databases. This guide covers key security measures like least privilege, native database controls, and secure agent design to help you build safer AI applications. For more information, see Best practices for securing agent interactions with Model Context Protocol.
]]>Model endpoint management for Cloud SQL for MySQL and the integration of Cloud SQL for MySQL with Vertex AI are now generally available (GA).
By integrating your Cloud SQL for MySQL instance with Vertex AI, you can invoke online predictions and generate vector embeddings from models hosted in Vertex AI directly from your Cloud SQL instance.
With model endpoint management, you can build generative AI applications by integrating your databases with models from third-party providers like OpenAI using your own API keys. Model endpoint management lets you register and manage model endpoints for your MySQL instance, making your interactions with a wider range of ML models seamless.
]]>You can now use the Cloud SQL remote MCP server. The Cloud SQL remote MCP server lets you interact easily with Cloud SQL instances from LLMs, AI applications, and AI-enabled development platforms.
This feature is in Preview.
]]>You can now update the server certificate authority (CA) mode of an existing
Cloud SQL instance. You can update existing instances that use the per-instance
CA option (GOOGLE_MANAGED_INTERNAL_CA) to use the shared CA option
(GOOGLE_MANAGED_CAS_CA) or the customer-managed CA option (CUSTOMER_MANAGED_CAS_CA).
For more information about the different server CA mode options, see Certificate authority (CA) hierarchies.
]]>You can now assign database roles to built-in database users and IAM database users when you create or update users. For more information about assigning roles, see built-in database authentication or IAM database authentication.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports performance capture to help you diagnose transient performance issues with your MySQL database. Performance capture lets you specify configurable thresholds for additional monitoring. If a threshold is reached, then performance capture takes snapshots of the database state, including in-flight transactions, InnoDB status, and, in the case of replication lag, detailed replication status. Performance capture outputs the snapshots in a log format so you can review the state of the instance when the problem occurred.
For more information, see Cloud SQL performance capture overview. Performance capture is in Preview.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0.43 is now the default minor version of Cloud SQL for MySQL 8.0.
If you have automatic minor version upgrade enabled for your instance, then your instance is upgraded to the default minor version automatically during its regularly scheduled maintenance update.
For more information about automatic minor version upgrade, see Upgrade the database minor version of MySQL 8.0.
]]>Cloud SQL for MySQL now supports fast clone operations within the same zone (GA).
For more information, see Clone an instance.
]]>You can build data agents that interact with the data in your database using conversational language. Use these data agents as tools to empower your applications. For more information, see Data agents overview. This feature is available in Preview, and access to it requires a sign-up.
]]>Cloud SQL enhanced backups are now generally available (GA).
With enhanced backups, backups are managed and stored in a centralized backup management project that leverages the Backup and DR service, and provides enforced retention, granular scheduling, and longer retention.
Enhanced backups now also support point-in-time-recovery (PITR) after instance deletion.
For more information about the available options and their limitations, see Backup options. For more information about enhanced backups pricing, see Backup and DR pricing.
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