Prisma Blog

Prisma Support for Tracing and Metrics Is Now in Preview

August 09, 2022

Learn about everything in the Prisma ecosystem and community from April to July 2022.

What's new in Prisma? (Q2/22)

August 03, 2022

The Edge enables application deployment across the globe. This article explores what Edge environments are, the challenges that arise when working in Edge environments and how to access databases on the Edge using the Prisma Data Proxy.

Database access on the Edge with Next.js, Vercel & Prisma Data Proxy

July 29, 2022

3 min read Prisma has started a fund to support independent free and open source software teams. Each month, we will donate $5,000 to a selected project to maintain its work and continue its development.

Announcing the Prisma FOSS Fund

July 20, 2022

8 min read Welcome to the second tutorial on the series about building a REST API with NestJS, Prisma and PostgreSQL! In this tutorial, you will learn how to perform input validation and transformation in your API.

Building a REST API with NestJS and Prisma: Input Validation & Transformation

July 19, 2022

The Prisma Data Platform includes a Data Proxy, a Data Browser, and a Query Console that integrates with your current development pipeline.

The Prisma Data Platform is now Generally Available

June 16, 2022

20 min read NestJS is one of the prominent Node.js frameworks, and it has recently gained a lot of developer love and traction. This article will teach you how to build a backend REST API with NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL and Swagger.

Building a REST API with NestJS and Prisma

June 03, 2022

On May 10th, we were thrilled to release version 3.14.0 of Prisma ORM, which brought CockroachDB support to GA! This production-ready feature allows developers to make use of a scalable and resilient database.

Prisma Support for CockroachDB Is Production Ready 🪳

May 25, 2022

Join us June 15th and 16th as we showcase the amazing work that’s happening throughout the data and application development space. Our first hybrid Prisma Day will take place in Berlin and online!

Announcing Prisma Day 2022! Our First Hybrid Prisma Day.

May 11, 2022

We are excited to announce that we have raised our Series B funding. Learn more about our vision of the Application Data Platform for development teams & organizations in this article.

Prisma Raises $40M to Build the Application Data Platform

May 03, 2022

10 min readWelcome to the last article of this series where you are learning how to build a full-stack application from the ground up using MongoDB, Prisma, and Remix! In this part, you will deploy the application you've been building using Vercel.

Build A Fullstack App with Remix, Prisma & MongoDB: Deployment

April 29, 2022

Amplication is an open-source development tool. It helps you develop quality Node.js applications without spending time on repetitive coding tasks. It’s perfect for both backend and fullstack developers.

How Prisma helps Amplication evolutionize backend development

April 29, 2022

12 min readWelcome to the fourth article of this series where you are learning how to build a full-stack application from the ground up using MongoDB, Prisma, and Remix! In this part, you will build the profile settings section of your application, including an image upload component, and configure your schema to provide referential integrity in your data.

Build A Fullstack App with Remix, Prisma & MongoDB: Referential Integrity & Image Uploads

April 28, 2022

17 min read Welcome to the third article of this series where you are learning how to build a full-stack application from the ground up using MongoDB, Prisma, and Remix! In this part, you will build out the main piece of the application which displays a user's kudos feed and allows them to send kudos to other users.

Build A Fullstack App with Remix, Prisma & MongoDB: CRUD, Filtering & Sorting

April 27, 2022

15 min read Welcome to the second article of this series where you are learning how to build a full-stack application from the ground up using MongoDB, Prisma, and Remix! In this part, you will set up session-based authentication for your Remix application.

Build A Fullstack App with Remix, Prisma & MongoDB: Authentication

April 26, 2022

9 min read Welcome to the first article in this series, where you will take a look at how to build a full-stack application from the ground up using MongoDB, Prisma, and Remix! In this article, you will be setting up your project, the MongoDB instance, Prisma, and begin modeling out some of our data for the next section of this series.

Build A Fullstack App with Remix, Prisma & MongoDB: Project Setup

April 25, 2022

Learn about everything in the Prisma ecosystem and community from January to March 2022.

What's new in Prisma? (Q1/22)

April 11, 2022

This article is the final part of the course where you build a fullstack app with Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. In this article, you will learn how to deploy your app to Vercel.

Fullstack App With TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Prisma & GraphQL: Deployment

April 06, 2022

We are excited to share that today's Prisma ORM release adds stable and production-ready support for MongoDB! Join our celebrations during the launch week April 25-29.

Prisma Adds Support for MongoDB — Join Our Launch Week Celebrations 🎉

April 05, 2022

This article is the fourth part of the course where you build a fullstack app with Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, Prisma and PostgreSQL. In this article, you will learn how to add image upload using AWS S3.

Fullstack App With TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Prisma & GraphQL: Image upload

March 30, 2022

We're launching Early Access support for static egress IPs. Keep your databases secure by ensuring that the Prisma Data Platform only connects to your database from specific IPs. Try it out and share your feedback.

Enabling static egress IPs in the Prisma Data Platform

February 09, 2022

Announcement Prisma Data Platform

Improving Prisma Migrate DX with two new commands

February 03, 2022

Prisma Migrate is a database schema migration tool that simplifies evolving the database schema productively and predictably. We are launching two new low-level Preview Migrate commands to improve the developer experience when troubleshooting schema migrations. Try them out and share your feedback.

Today we are excited to expand the range of Prisma compatible databases with Preview support for CockroachDB. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Prisma support for CockroachDB is now in Preview

February 01, 2022

This article is the third part of the course where you build a fullstack app with Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, Prisma and PostgreSQL. In this article, you will learn how to add authentication to your app.

Fullstack App With TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Prisma & GraphQL: Authentication

January 28, 2022

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from October to December 2021.

What's new in Prisma? (Q4/21)

December 31, 2021

Tryg saved huge amounts of time thanks to its “360” Data Broker platform that accelerated development cycles by removing the overhead incurred by configuring environments manually. Prisma was the critical technology that enabled them to democratize billions of records from different data sources.

How Tryg has leveraged Prisma to democratize data

December 17, 2021

JsDoc is a great tool for documenting code and providing type-safety in your JavaScript project without any additional configuration. Learn what JsDoc is, how it works, the benefits it provides, and how to use it in your project.

Type-safe JavaScript with JsDoc

December 15, 2021

Panther fully leverages Prisma and a cutting edge tech stack to power a domain-driven architecture that allows its developers to build and maintain seamlessly a complex platform with multiple services. This allows Panther to ensure that its customers can automate global payroll and compliance for their remote teams with one click.

How Panther champions talent over geography with Prisma

December 13, 2021

The Prisma Visual Studio Code extension is a key pillar of Prisma's developer experience. It enables you as a developer to rapidly iterate on your Prisma schema while giving you useful feedback about the correctness of the schema and automatic formatting. Today we're excited to share that we've improved the reliability of the extension by replacing the Prisma engine binary with a WebAssembly module that is natively cross-platform.

Improving the Prisma Visual Studio Code Extension with WebAssembly

December 01, 2021

Elsevier is a global leader in information and analytics in scientific publishing and helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society.With the help of Prisma, Elsevier is in the process of modernizing the scientific publishing process efficiently and with flexibility.

How Elsevier Piloted an Innovative Publication Process Quickly and Flexibly with Prisma

November 15, 2021

Databases connection management in serverless functions is a major issue for many developers. The Prisma Data Proxy (Early Access) solves this problem by managing a connection pool.

Database Access in Serverless Environments with the Prisma Data Proxy

November 11, 2021

Announcement Prisma Data Platform

Announcing Prisma Serverless Data Conference

November 01, 2021

Announcing the first Prisma Serverless Data Conference! A one-day online event happening on November 18th focussed on database access in serverless environments!

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from July to September 2021.

What's new in Prisma? (Q3/21)

October 02, 2021

This article is the second part of a course where you build a fullstack app with Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, Prisma, and PostgreSQL. In this article, you will create the GraphQL API and interact with it on the frontend.

Fullstack App With TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Prisma & GraphQL: GraphQL API

September 27, 2021

Today we are excited to announce that Prisma support for SQL Server and Azure SQL is Generally Available and ready for production! Prisma helps developers be productive and confident when building data-intensive applications. Try it out

Microsoft SQL Server Support in Prisma is Production-Ready

September 07, 2021

This article is the first part of a course where we build a fullstack app with Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript,Prisma and PostgreSQL. In this article, we'll create the data model and explore the different components of Prisma.

Fullstack App With TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Next.js, Prisma & GraphQL: Data Modeling

August 18, 2021

We are adjusting our release policy to adhere more strictly to Semantic Versioning. In the future, breaking changes in the stable development surface (i.e. General Availability) will only be rolled out with major version increments.

Prisma Adopts Semantic Versioning (SemVer)

July 22, 2021

Today we are excited to expand the range of supported databases with preview support of MongoDB. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Prisma 2.27 Adds Preview Support for MongoDB

July 14, 2021

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from April to June 2021.

What's new in Prisma? (Q2/21)

July 08, 2021

Invisible is a B2B productivity startup that allows its users to automate and outsource any complex workflow or business process through Worksharing. Prisma played a crucial role in allowing Invisible to future proof their tech stack and in supporting its scale.

How migrating from Sequelize to Prisma allowed Invisible to scale

July 06, 2021

Pearly provides a platform for dentists to create better and reliable revenue streams and affordable care plans for their patients. Learn how Prisma has helped them scale quickly with an ultra-lean team.

How Prisma Allowed Pearly to Scale Quickly with an Ultra-Lean Team

July 01, 2021

We're thrilled to announce that we're working on a new course where you'll learn how to build a fullstack app using Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript, and Prisma!

New Course: Fullstack App Using Next.js, GraphQL, TypeScript & Prisma

June 28, 2021

Poppy offers rides of all kinds through its mobile app. Whether it's a car, scooter, or e-step, Poppy has it. Prisma plays a vital role in helping Poppy ship quickly and confidently and is a big reason they've just hit 1.5 million total rides taken.

How Poppy Uses Prisma Client to Ship Confidently

June 09, 2021

We are thrilled to announce the Prisma Ambassador Program to empower the Prisma community, while also helping individual contributors build their own brand.

Prisma Ambassador Program — Building A Community of Experts

May 28, 2021

Grover offers monthly tech product subscriptions and splits work on its services across many teams. Some teams have recently found huge productivity gains by adopting Prisma. Read on to find out how Prisma has benefited Grover and how you can benefit as well.

How Grover Moves Faster with Prisma

May 10, 2021

Learn the importance of documenting web APIs, the different approaches available, and the tools you can leverage to document web APIs.

5 Tools for Documenting Your Web API

May 06, 2021

Prisma's online data browser allows you to easily collaborate with your team on your data. Try the Early Access version and share your feedback with us!

A Collaborative Data Browser for Your Database on the Web

April 28, 2021

Education Prisma Data Platform

The Complete ORM for Node.js & TypeScript

April 21, 2021

Prisma is a next-generation ORM for Node.js and TypeScript. After more than two years of development, we are excited to share that all Prisma tools are ready for production!

Monitoring is essential to ensure your applications' reliable operation and a vital practice of the DevOps movement. Learn more about the role of monitoring in the development workflow and the best practices for monitoring your applications.

Application Monitoring Best Practices

April 20, 2021

In 2020, iopool realized that their architecture was slowing them down and preventing them from innovating. They decided to switch to Lambda functions and a relational database powered by Prisma. Read on to learn how this has helped them move fast with confidence and has greatly simplified their development process.

How iopool refactored their app in less than 6 months with Prisma

April 19, 2021

We're celebrating the launch of Prisma 2 to General Availability with a tree-planting initiative: join in for Prisma's April-long "Tweets for Trees" program.💚 🌿

Announcing Tweets for Trees

April 01, 2021

Learn about everything that has happened in the Prisma ecosystem and community from January to March 2021.

What's new in Prisma? (Q1/21)

March 31, 2021

Prisma Migrate helps developers evolve their database schema at every step of development, from prototyping to production. Today we are excited to launch Prisma Migrate for General Availability! Try it out.

Hassle-Free Database Migrations with Prisma Migrate

March 16, 2021

React Server Components were previewed near the end of 2020. In this article, we'll explore what they are, the problems they solve, and how we can use them for direct database access.

Database Access in React Server Components

February 24, 2021

Rapha is a company dedicated to redefining comfort, performance, and style for cyclists around the world, whether beginners or World Tour professionals. Learn how Prisma helps Rapha build consistent data APIs across various teams and platforms.

How Prisma Helps Rapha Manage Their Mobile Application Data

January 27, 2021

TypeScript really shines when we can extend type safety to all parts of our stack. In this article, we'll look at how to apply type safety to every part of a full stack Angular and NestJS app, including database access. We'll see how to share types across the stack by using an Nx monorepo.

Full Stack Type Safety with Angular, Nest, Nx, and Prisma

January 19, 2021

TypeScript is all the rage across the whole stack and, increasingly, in every frontend framework. Svelte now comes with TypeScript support. Learn how to build a Svelte app using TypeScript and find out how you can get greater confidence and better developer ergonimics as you do.

Build an App With Svelte and TypeScript

December 17, 2020