This topic describes the features and documentation updates for ApsaraDB for MongoDB released in 2026.
September 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Advanced backup | New feature ApsaraDB for MongoDB supports advanced backup (sparse backup) in addition to standard backup. You can configure more flexible backup schedules and retention periods to retain only necessary backup sets, reducing backup storage costs while ensuring recoverability at critical time points. | September 2026 |
July 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Separate display of cloud disk throughput head and ECS layer metrics | New feature You can view the IOPS and bandwidth metrics of the cloud disk throughput head (EbsIOPS/EbsBandwidth) and the ECS layer (EcsIOPS/EcsBandwidth) separately in the console and by calling the DescribeDBInstanceAttribute API. This helps you monitor instance throughput performance at a finer granularity and precisely locate performance bottlenecks. | July 2026 |
June 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Mutual migration between single-zone and dual-zone deployments | New feature Instances that use cloud disks support mutual migration between single-zone and dual-zone deployments. You can change the zone type during zone migration to flexibly adjust the disaster recovery capability of your instance. | June 2026 |
May 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
MongoDB 8.3 is now available | New feature ApsaraDB for MongoDB now supports MongoDB 8.3, which introduces new features such as enhanced aggregation capabilities, a redesigned sharding management process, in-progress slow query logging, and query-level memory tracking. | May 2026 | |
MongoDB 8.3 adds support for MongoDB Search and Model Service | New feature MongoDB 8.3 supports MongoDB Search and Model Service. This includes Auto Embedding, where | May 2026 |
April 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
MongoDB Search is now available for cloud disk sharded cluster instances | New feature You can now enable MongoDB Search for MongoDB 8.0 sharded cluster instances that use cloud disks. | April 2026 | |
Automatic storage expansion for cloud disk instances | New feature ApsaraDB for MongoDB cloud disk instances now support automatic storage expansion through Database Autonomy Service (DAS), which automatically expands disk storage when space runs low. | April 2026 |
March 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Add read-only nodes to cloud disk sharded cluster instances in bulk | New feature You can now add read-only nodes to multiple shards of a sharded cluster instance in a single operation. | March 2026 | |
Restart nodes of cloud disk sharded cluster instances in bulk | New feature You can now restart multiple mongos nodes or shard nodes in a cloud disk sharded cluster instance in a single operation. | March 2026 | |
Support for the | New feature You can now configure the | March 2026 | |
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) support extended to all versions of cloud disk replica sets | Enhancement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is now supported for all versions of cloud disk replica set instances. | March 2026 |
February 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Connection strings for single-node instances can include the | Enhancement You can now include the | February 2026 | None |
Use custom KMS keys with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for cloud disk replica sets | New feature When you enable Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for a cloud disk replica set instance, you can now use a custom KMS key. | February 2026 |
January 2026
Feature | Description | Release date | References |
Modify connection string ports in bulk | New feature You can now modify the ports of multiple connection strings in a single operation. | January 20, 2026 | |
Forced SSL encryption is now supported for MongoDB 7.0 instances | Enhancement Forced SSL encryption is now supported for cloud disk instances that run MongoDB 7.0. | January 20, 2026 | |
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) support extended to MongoDB 4.4 and 5.0 instances | Enhancement Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is now supported for cloud disk replica set instances that run MongoDB 4.4 and 5.0. | January 20, 2026 |