# Latest **URL:** https://community.neo4j.com/latest.md [Latest](https://community.neo4j.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.neo4j.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.neo4j.com/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to the Neo4j Community Forums](https://community.neo4j.com/t/welcome-to-the-neo4j-community-forums/8)
**Author:** [@neo4j\_devrel](https://community.neo4j.com/u/neo4j_devrel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/welcome-to-the-neo4j-community-forums/8 "2018-06-05T14:48:56Z")
Welcome! We're glad to have you! :smile: Before you get lost in content, let me give you a little overview of what to expect here. Important things to know: Understand that this is a community forum. The majority o… --- ## [New Blog: Rescored binary vector search in Neo4j: search more with less memory](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-rescored-binary-vector-search-in-neo4j-search-more-with-less-memory/81217)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-rescored-binary-vector-search-in-neo4j-search-more-with-less-memory/81217 "2026-09-23T19:59:39Z")
As an AI application grows, its embeddings can quickly become one of its largest demands on memory. More documents, finer-grained chunks and richer embedding models all increase the amount of vector data your database ne… --- ## [🛣 Register! Road to NODES 2026: Hands-On Workshops Start October 1](https://community.neo4j.com/t/register-road-to-nodes-2026-hands-on-workshops-start-october-1/81216)
**Author:** [@Ari\_Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Ari_Neo4j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/register-road-to-nodes-2026-hands-on-workshops-start-october-1/81216 "2026-09-23T19:04:38Z")
:backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Register for the Road to NODES workshops If you’re building GraphRAG systems, AI agents, context graphs, or production data applications, this workshop series is designed for you. Star… --- ## [Neo4j 2026 Releases](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-2026-releases/76512)
**Author:** [@stefano.simonelli](https://community.neo4j.com/u/stefano.simonelli)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-2026-releases/76512 "2026-09-22T13:02:01Z")
Neo4j 2026.01.3 has been released today on Neo4j Deployment Center, and will be available shortly in all the usual repositories and marketplaces, including Docker, Helm Charts, AWS, Azure, and GCP. Full details of the ne… --- ## [Neo4j 5 Release](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-5-release/66912)
**Author:** [@matthew.wood](https://community.neo4j.com/u/matthew.wood)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-5-release/66912 "2026-09-22T13:01:13Z")
Neo4j 5.18 has been released today on neo4j.com, and will be available shortly in all the usual repositories and marketplaces including Docker, Helm Charts, AWS, Azure and GCP. This release includes the following featur… --- ## [AuraDB Free backup: KernelVersion 33 cannot be recovered by Neo4j 2026.08.1](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-backup-kernelversion-33-cannot-be-recovered-by-neo4j-2026-08-1/81152)
**Author:** [@matthew.leviton](https://community.neo4j.com/u/matthew.leviton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-backup-kernelversion-33-cannot-be-recovered-by-neo4j-2026-08-1/81152 "2026-09-22T10:11:33Z")
I am trying to verify a local restore of a native on-demand AuraDB Free snapshot exported on 20 September 2026, before making a planned data correction. The snapshot completed successfully. With the official Neo4j Enter… --- ## [Neo4j Driver For Go Releases](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-for-go-releases/1230)
**Author:** [@ali\_ince](https://community.neo4j.com/u/ali_ince)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-for-go-releases/1230 "2026-09-22T08:44:11Z")
This is the release announcement topic for our brand new official go driver. You can find full instructions (in addition to go get github.com/neo4j/neo4j-go-driver/neo4j) on how to use the official go driver at GitHub -… --- ## [AuraDB Free Tier Stuck Updating](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-tier-stuck-updating/80175)
**Author:** [@0xfinney](https://community.neo4j.com/u/0xfinney)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-tier-stuck-updating/80175 "2026-09-21T18:31:05Z")
My AuraDB Free tier has been stuck with a status of "updating" based on the outage on 7/23/2026. https://status.neo4j.io/ Their latest update "Update - We are continuing to monitor for any further issues Jul 23, 2026 - … --- ## [Hackathon: Ignite With Delhi](https://community.neo4j.com/t/hackathon-ignite-with-delhi/81111)
**Author:** [@ajaysinghkarayat2](https://community.neo4j.com/u/ajaysinghkarayat2)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/hackathon-ignite-with-delhi/81111 "2026-09-21T01:47:33Z")
:hammer\_and\_wrench: Official Submission Thread: Hackathon: Ignite With Delhi Welcome to the official submission thread! If your team has finished building, congratulations. Please submit your final project by replying d… --- ## [Demo labs "recommendations" database eror authentication failure](https://community.neo4j.com/t/demo-labs-recommendations-database-eror-authentication-failure/81142)
**Author:** [@oliG](https://community.neo4j.com/u/oliG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/demo-labs-recommendations-database-eror-authentication-failure/81142 "2026-09-20T11:16:12Z")
Hello! I’m currently using the public recommendations database hosted at demo.neo4jlabs.com. The database was working normally during my experiment, but after approximately 80% of the run it suddenly started returning: … --- ## [Food Traceability Graph](https://community.neo4j.com/t/food-traceability-graph/81134)
**Author:** [@priyanshumitra6254](https://community.neo4j.com/u/priyanshumitra6254)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/food-traceability-graph/81134 "2026-09-19T12:00:55Z")
Food Traceability Graph – Turning food recalls into real-time graph traversals Food recalls are not just a database problem — they are a connectivity problem. Imagine a supplier notifies a cloud-kitchen network that on… --- ## [This Week in Neo4j: NODES 2026, Agent Memory, GraphRAG, Knowledge Layer and more](https://community.neo4j.com/t/this-week-in-neo4j-nodes-2026-agent-memory-graphrag-knowledge-layer-and-more/81108)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/this-week-in-neo4j-nodes-2026-agent-memory-graphrag-knowledge-layer-and-more/81108 "2026-09-18T21:03:33Z")
This Week in Neo4j: NODES 2026, Agent Memory, GraphRAG, Knowledge Layer and more Welcome to This Week in Neo4j, your fix for news from the world of graph databases! Road to NODES 2026 is here – free two-hour workshops … --- ## [New Blog: This Week in Neo4j: NODES 2026, Agent Memory, GraphRAG, Knowledge Layer and more](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-this-week-in-neo4j-nodes-2026-agent-memory-graphrag-knowledge-layer-and-more/81107)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-this-week-in-neo4j-nodes-2026-agent-memory-graphrag-knowledge-layer-and-more/81107 "2026-09-18T21:02:44Z")
Welcome to This Week in Neo4j, your fix for news from the world of graph databases! Road to NODES 2026 is here – free two-hour workshops on GraphRAG, agentic systems and memory running all October, warming you up for th… --- ## [1000 Movies with Plot data](https://community.neo4j.com/t/1000-movies-with-plot-data/81103)
**Author:** [@joeviavattine](https://community.neo4j.com/u/joeviavattine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/1000-movies-with-plot-data/81103 "2026-09-18T19:18:45Z")
For the intro to vector indexes and unstructured data it references an instance containing 1000 movies and their plots. The "learning" menu option allows one to import a limited set but it doesn't contain plot data and … --- ## [Introducing myself!](https://community.neo4j.com/t/introducing-myself/72761)
**Author:** [@geoffeddon](https://community.neo4j.com/u/geoffeddon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/introducing-myself/72761 "2026-09-17T06:53:28Z")
Hi, I’m a semi-retired people development consultant, and I love to explore innovation in that domain. Over the years I’ve always wanted a straight forward file database, that easily connects similar documents. I found N… --- ## [🎉 200,000 GraphAcademy Learners](https://community.neo4j.com/t/200-000-graphacademy-learners/76828)
**Author:** [@Ari\_Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Ari_Neo4j)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/200-000-graphacademy-learners/76828 "2026-09-16T12:00:41Z")
:tada: We just crossed a huge milestone. 200K Graph Academy Learners! To celebrate, the Neo4j Certified T-Shirt is back Here is how to earn yours! To qualify, you must: :white\_check\_mark: Complete and pass a Neo4j Ce… --- ## [Neo4j Driver for Python Release](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-for-python-release/2098)
**Author:** [@ivan\_zoratti](https://community.neo4j.com/u/ivan_zoratti)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-driver-for-python-release/2098 "2026-09-15T20:22:02Z")
A new version of the Neo4j Driver for Python, version 1.7.0b4, is now available. --- ## [GraphAcademy course sandbox stuck on “Instance is starting up” and hostname returns NXDOMAIN](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphacademy-course-sandbox-stuck-on-instance-is-starting-up-and-hostname-returns-nxdomain/80997)
**Author:** [@maheralhaj9](https://community.neo4j.com/u/maheralhaj9)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphacademy-course-sandbox-stuck-on-instance-is-starting-up-and-hostname-returns-nxdomain/80997 "2026-09-15T17:20:20Z")
Hello, I am enrolled in the GraphAcademy course “Context Graphs: Agent Memory with Neo4j” and cannot complete Challenge 1.6, “Store your first memory,” because the course-provided Neo4j instance never finishes starting. … --- ## [Neo4j embedded in Java & Windows prerequisites](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-embedded-in-java-windows-prerequisites/81051)
**Author:** [@fabien.giquel](https://community.neo4j.com/u/fabien.giquel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/neo4j-embedded-in-java-windows-prerequisites/81051 "2026-09-14T08:28:57Z")
We are using Neo4j database embededd in our java code, through maven dependencies to Neo4j. We study upgrade from Neo4j 5.26 to 2026.X releases. I see in web page "Breaking changes in Neo4j 2025.01" that starting from 2… --- ## [Interview: Half the Tokens: Giving AI Agents Memory | William Lyon, Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/t/interview-half-the-tokens-giving-ai-agents-memory-william-lyon-neo4j/81008)
**Author:** [@Ari\_Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Ari_Neo4j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/interview-half-the-tokens-giving-ai-agents-memory-william-lyon-neo4j/81008 "2026-09-10T12:41:33Z")
Some of you know @lyonwj and many of your don't... Will has been thinking about data, systems, and graphs since long before the current AI wave. Recently, Will spoke with Sri Kalimani, Technology Product Manager & Po… --- ## [New Blog: Your AI Agent Forgets Everything. So We Taught It to Remember — With a Graph](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-your-ai-agent-forgets-everything-so-we-taught-it-to-remember-with-a-graph/81001)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-your-ai-agent-forgets-everything-so-we-taught-it-to-remember-with-a-graph/81001 "2026-09-10T01:35:14Z")
Introducing @neo4j-labs/nams-ai-provider — one package that gives any Vercel AI SDK model persistent, cross-session memory backed by a Neo4j knowledge graph. Three integration modes, one API key, and a guarantee no othe… --- ## [New Blog: Writing Cypher Queries That Don’t Lose Your Data](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-writing-cypher-queries-that-don-t-lose-your-data/80999)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-writing-cypher-queries-that-don-t-lose-your-data/80999 "2026-09-09T20:25:56Z")
The query trap that hides your newest data, and the query shape that brings it back. The girl group as a graph: Beyoncé’s constellation, Kelly’s single thread, and Michelle, present and correct. Photo: Pete Sekesan via … --- ## [New Blog: Going Meta: A Season of Building (and Grading) Ontologies](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-going-meta-a-season-of-building-and-grading-ontologies/80995)
**Author:** [@alexander.erdl](https://community.neo4j.com/u/alexander.erdl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/new-blog-going-meta-a-season-of-building-and-grading-ontologies/80995 "2026-09-09T18:55:08Z")
We take a look back at the past season of Going Meta, this time with ontologies as the thread running through nearly every episode. This is our recap of Season 3, which Jesús Barrasa and I officially closed out this mont… --- ## [Hi everyone - Mike joining](https://community.neo4j.com/t/hi-everyone-mike-joining/80991)
**Author:** [@michael.casey](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.casey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/hi-everyone-mike-joining/80991 "2026-09-09T14:04:35Z")
Very happy to join your community! Mike here. About me I live in the UK (Cheshire) and the USA (Boston) and have been a developer/tech lead/architect for several decades. I attended the Oxford University Artificial I… --- ## [Regarding Graph Academy - How to Delete Existing Certificates](https://community.neo4j.com/t/regarding-graph-academy-how-to-delete-existing-certificates/80980)
**Author:** [@Airpunk](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Airpunk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/regarding-graph-academy-how-to-delete-existing-certificates/80980 "2026-09-09T09:38:26Z")
Hi dear team: I’d like to know if I can delete/remove my existing certificates from graph academy free courses, as I want to retake the test for review purposes. Thanks! --- ## [GraphCheck: open-source, read-only data-quality tests for Neo4j — looking for feedback](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphcheck-open-source-read-only-data-quality-tests-for-neo4j-looking-for-feedback/80963)
**Author:** [@evndn](https://community.neo4j.com/u/evndn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/graphcheck-open-source-read-only-data-quality-tests-for-neo4j-looking-for-feedback/80963 "2026-09-08T09:12:33Z")
Hi everyone, I am one of the maintainers of GraphCheck, an open-source CLI for testing the correctness of Neo4j property graphs. The problem we’re trying to address is that a database can be online and queries can exec… --- ## [🏆 Start Here: Register & Get Aura Credits: Aura Agent Hackathon](https://community.neo4j.com/t/start-here-register-get-aura-credits-aura-agent-hackathon/77191)
**Author:** [@Ari\_Neo4j](https://community.neo4j.com/u/Ari_Neo4j)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/start-here-register-get-aura-credits-aura-agent-hackathon/77191 "2026-09-06T17:03:51Z")
Aura Agents & Context Building Hackathon Turn your data into something that actually thinks. Build an AI agent on top of a knowledge graph that understands context, not just answers. Learn fast, build something real, an… --- ## [AuraDB Free instance stuck on status UPDATING for nearly 1day](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-instance-stuck-on-status-updating-for-nearly-1day/80922)
**Author:** [@bloodlab.fibo](https://community.neo4j.com/u/bloodlab.fibo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-instance-stuck-on-status-updating-for-nearly-1day/80922 "2026-09-04T15:53:11Z")
Hello Neo4j team, My AuraDB Free instance has been stuck in the "UPDATING" status for nearly 1 day (around 16+ hours) and has not completed. Instance details: Instance name: Bloodlab Instance ID: 72998e5b Type: AuraD… --- ## [AuraDB Free Tier - Status Updating](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-tier-status-updating/80934)
**Author:** [@igoraugustoms91](https://community.neo4j.com/u/igoraugustoms91)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/auradb-free-tier-status-updating/80934 "2026-09-04T14:38:00Z")
I've created a free instance AuraDB. However, my connection isn't functional because the status is 'Updating'. I've already tried to log out and wait more than one day, but it didn't work. --- ## [Why I am getting this error?](https://community.neo4j.com/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/80931)
**Author:** [@java.sandeep007](https://community.neo4j.com/u/java.sandeep007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/why-i-am-getting-this-error/80931 "2026-09-04T14:26:15Z")
Hello All, We are migrating Neo4j from enterprise to community. old setup jdk 17, neo4j enterprise - 5.12 Now jdk 25, neo4j - 2026.07.1 Could someone please have a look on priority..Its very urgent. I tried all pos… [Next page](https://community.neo4j.com/latest.md?page=1)