Fivetran new features in August 2026

Everything Fivetran shipped in August 2026: 11 releases, grouped by product, each linked to Fivetran's release notes.

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FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran Files connectors sync empty columns to more destinations

Syncing empty or all-null columns from Files connectors is now supported for ClickHouse Cloud, Managed Data Lake Service, PostgreSQL and Redshift.

UpdateData integrationPostgresSource

FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service preserves null bytes in strings

New connections set up on or after August 28, 2026 keep null byte characters in string values instead of removing them, avoiding differences between source and data lake data.

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FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran Proxy Agent 1.2.5 updates bundled JRE to patch CVEs

Proxy Agent 1.2.5, bundled with High-Volume Agent 6.2.0_49, updates the JRE to Azul Zulu 17.68.17 (Java 17.0.20) to address a list of CVEs.

UpdateAI agentsSecuritySource

FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran Quickstart data model packages add DuckDB support

Multiple Quickstart data model package releases add DuckDB as a supported destination.

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FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran REST API adds 402 responses and parent_table in Connection Schema

Create a Destination now returns 402 Payment Required when a region or private networking is not in your plan. Connection Schema responses add a read-only parent_table field for child tables, helping tools like Terraform.

UpdatePricingObservabilityDeveloper toolsSource

FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran Transformations for dbt adds new dbt Core version support

Fivetran adds dbt Core 1.1.6 support for destinations including BigQuery, ClickHouse Cloud, Databricks, PostgreSQL, Redshift and Snowflake, plus 1.2.7 on a similar set. Other destinations lack adapters for these versions.

UpdateSQLPostgresSource

FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran adds Lake Compute credential exchange audit log events

New lake_compute_credential_exchange and lake_compute_credential_exchange_failed destination-level events log JWT exchanges for Polaris catalog credentials, including token ID, account and destination, and failure reasons.

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FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran adds an Insights tab to Connection Details

The Insights tab shows schema changes handled, source deletes captured, data volume processed, associated downstream models and recent connector improvements for each connection.

UpdateStreamingData integrationBISource

FivetranAugust 2026

Fivetran connectors and Connector SDKAugust 2026

Fivetran Partner SDK Tester 2.26.0810.001 renders errors as HTML

The Partner SDK Tester now renders error and warning messages as HTML to improve readability during local testing.

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Fivetran new features in August 2026

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Fivetran Files connectors sync empty columns to more destinations

Fivetran Managed Data Lake Service preserves null bytes in strings

Fivetran Proxy Agent 1.2.5 updates bundled JRE to patch CVEs

Fivetran Quickstart data model packages add DuckDB support

Fivetran REST API adds 402 responses and parent_table in Connection Schema

Fivetran Transformations for dbt adds new dbt Core version support

Fivetran adds Lake Compute credential exchange audit log events

Fivetran adds an Insights tab to Connection Details

Fivetran adds in-dashboard annual contract renewal

Fivetran connectors and Connector SDK2

Fivetran Connector SDK 2.11.0 adds errors and warnings support

Fivetran Partner SDK Tester 2.26.0810.001 renders errors as HTML