Release2026-08-25

Vercel made Connect generally available, letting applications and automated agents request short-lived access tokens for outside services at run time instead of storing passwords and keys that never expire. The service now covers more than 100 connectors, including Slack, GitHub, Salesforce and Snowflake, and adds role-based permissions, audit logs and usage tracking. It is offered on all plans, priced per token request and per incoming event.

What changed

Apps stored long-lived provider secrets in environments or vaults, with manual rotation.

What it unlocks

Requesting a short-lived, task-scoped access token at runtime for a service like Slack or GitHub, with no provider secret kept in the app.

  • 100+ preset connectors
  • $3 per 1,000 token requests
  • $0.95 per 1,000 triggers
  • Hobby: 500 token requests/month free

What you need to act on it

  • a project deployed on Vercel
  • new pricing applies to beta users from 25 September 2026

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