Amazon Kendra is no longer open to new customers. For capabilities similar to Amazon Kendra, explore Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/kendra-availability-change.html). # Document history for Amazon Kendra + **Latest documentation update:** December 4, 2024 The following table describes important changes in each release of Amazon Kendra. For notification about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to the [RSS feed](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/amazon-kendra-release-notes.rss). | Change | Description | Date | | --- |--- |--- | | [Availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/kendra-availability-change.html) | Amazon Kendra is no longer open to new customers. For capabilities similar to Amazon Kendra, explore Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/kendra-availability-change.html). | July 30, 2026 | | [Added FAQ page for supported protocols](#doc-history) | Added a new FAQ page with answers to common questions about the AWS JSON and Smithy RPC v2 CBOR wire protocols. For more information, see [ FAQs on supported protocols](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/cbor-faq.html). | July 23, 2026 | | [Availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/kendra-availability-change.html) | Amazon Kendra will no longer be open to new customers starting on July 30, 2026. If you would like to use the service, please sign up prior to July 30. For capabilities similar to Amazon Kendra, explore Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases. [Learn more](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/kendra-availability-change.html). | June 30, 2026 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/hiw-index.html#kendra-gen-ai-index) | Amazon Kendra now supports a new index type: the Amazon Kendra GenAI Enterprise Edition index. For more information, see [Amazon Kendra GenAI Enterprise Edition index](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/hiw-index.html#kendra-gen-ai-index). | December 4, 2024 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-github.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the GitHub data source connector. For more information, see [GitHub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-github.html). | February 27, 2024 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-fsx.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated versions of the Amazon FSx data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon FSx (Windows)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-fsx.html) and [Amazon FSx (NetApp ONTAP)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-fsx-ontap.html). | February 8, 2024 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-slack.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Slack data source connector. For more information, see [Slack](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-slack.html). | January 11, 2024 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/expand-collapse-query-results.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports collapsing and expanding your search results. For more information, see [ Collapsing/expanding search results](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/expand-collapse-query-results.html). | October 19, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aurora-mysql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Aurora (MySQL) data source connector. For more information, see [Aurora (MySQL)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aurora-mysql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aurora-postgresql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Aurora (PostgreSQL) data source connector. For more information, see [Aurora (PostgreSQL)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aurora-postgresql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-mysql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Amazon RDS (MySQL) data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon RDS (MySQL)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-mysql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-ms-sql-server.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Amazon RDS (Microsoft SQL Server) data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon RDS (Microsoft SQL Server)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-ms-sql-server.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-oracle.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Amazon RDS (Oracle) data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon RDS (Oracle)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-oracle.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-postgresql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL) data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-rds-postgresql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-ibm-db2.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports a IBM DB2 data source connector. For more information, see [IBM DB2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-ibm-db2.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-ms-sql-server.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports a Microsoft SQL Server data source connector. For more information, see [Microsoft SQL Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-ms-sql-server.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-mysql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports a MySQL data source connector. For more information, see [MySQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-mysql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-oracle-database.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an Oracle Database data source connector. For more information, see [Oracle Database](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-oracle-database.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-postgresql.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports a PostgreSQL data source connector. For more information, see [PostgreSQL](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-postgresql.html). | September 28, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-drupal.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Drupal. For more information, see [Drupal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-drupal.html). | September 6, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/searching-retrieve.html) | Retrieve semantically relevant passages using the Amazon Kendra [Retrieve](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/searching-retrieve.html) API for retrieval augmented generation (RAG) systems. | June 22, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-v2-web-crawler.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Amazon Kendra Web Crawler data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon Kendra Web Crawler v2.0](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-v2-web-crawler.html). | June 21, 2023 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Europe (London) (eu-west-2). | June 5, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-alfresco.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Alfresco data source connector. For more information, see [Alfresco](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-alfresco.html). | May 16, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aem.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Adobe Experience Manager. For more information, see [Adobe Experience Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-aem.html). | May 11, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/query-suggestions.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports configuring document fields/attributes when you call [GetQuerySuggestions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_GetQuerySuggestions.html). You can now base query suggestions on the contents of document fields. For more information, see [Query suggestions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/query-suggestions.html). | May 2, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-gmail.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Gmail. For more information, see [Gmail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-gmail.html). | April 13, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-v2-onedrive.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Microsoft OneDrive data source connector. For more information, see [Microsoft OneDrive v2.0](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-v2-onedrive.html). | April 3, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/featured-results.html) | Improve the visibility of new documents or promote certain documents when your users type certain queries using [Featured results](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/featured-results.html). | March 30, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-sharepoint.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated data source connector for Microsoft SharePoint. For more information, see [Microsoft SharePoint](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-sharepoint.html). | March 2, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Confluence data source connector. For more information, see [Confluence](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html). | March 1, 2023 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1). | February 7, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-exchange.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Microsoft Exchange. For more information, see [Microsoft Exchange](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-exchange.html). | January 12, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-yammer.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Microsoft Yammer. For more information, see [Microsoft Yammer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-yammer.html). | January 12, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/index-document-types.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports indexing RTF, XML, XSLT, MS\_EXCEL, CSV, JSON, and MD document types. For more information, see [Types of documents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/index-document-types.html). | January 11, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-s3.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports an updated version of the Amazon S3 data source connector. For more information, see [Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-s3.html). | January 10, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/intelligent-rerank.html) | [OpenSearch](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest) (self managed) search results can be semantically ranked using [Amazon Kendra Intelligent Ranking](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/intelligent-rerank.html). | January 9, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-teams.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Microsoft Teams. For more information, see [Microsoft Teams](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-teams.html). | January 5, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-google-drive.html) | Amazon Kendra has an updated data source connector for Google Drive. For more information, see [Google Drive ](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-google-drive.html). | January 5, 2023 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-servicenow.html) | Amazon Kendra has an updated data source connector for ServiceNow. For more information, see [ServiceNow](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-servicenow.html). | December 21, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-salesforce.html) | Amazon Kendra has an updated data source connector for Salesforce. For more information, see [Salesforce](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-salesforce.html). | December 21, 2022 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1). | December 14, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/searching-tables.html) | Amazon Kendra's [tabular search feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/searching-tables.html) can search and extract answers from tables embedded in HTML documents. | November 27, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-adding-languages.html) | Amazon Kendra supports [semantic search for a select set of languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-adding-languages.html). | November 27, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-dropbox.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Dropbox. For more information, see [Dropbox](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-dropbox.html). | September 27, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-zendesk.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Zendesk. For more information, see [Zendesk](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-zendesk.html). | August 17, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_CreateAccessControlConfiguration.html) | Document level access control can now be re-configured after you index your documents. For more information, see [Access control configuration](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_CreateAccessControlConfiguration.html). | July 14, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-alfresco.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Alfresco. For more information, see [Alfresco](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-alfresco.html). | June 30, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-github.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for GitHub. For more information, see [GitHub](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-github.html). | June 2, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-jira.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Jira. For more information, see [Jira](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-jira.html). | May 12, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/filtering.html#search-facets) | Nested facets within a facet can be displayed in the search results. For more information, see [Facets](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/filtering.html#search-facets). | May 5, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-quip.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Quip. For more information, see [Quip](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-quip.html). | April 19, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-box.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Box. For more information, see [Box](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-box.html). | April 6, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-slack.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Slack. For more information, see [Slack](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-slack.html). | March 14, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-fsx.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Amazon FSx. For more information, see [Amazon FSx](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-fsx.html). | February 8, 2022 | | [AWS managed policy updates - New policies](#doc-history) | Amazon Kendra added new AWS managed policies. For more information, see [AWS Managed policies for Amazon Kendra](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html). | January 3, 2022 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/deploying-search-experience-no-code.html) | Amazon Kendra search application can be deployed in a few clicks without the need for any front-end code. For more information, see [Deploying a search application with no code](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/deploying-search-experience-no-code.html). | December 1, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/custom-document-enrichment.html) | Document metadata and content can be enriched during the document ingestion process. For more information, see [Customizing document metadata during the ingestion process](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/custom-document-enrichment.html). | December 1, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/search-analytics.html) | Amazon Kendra offers search analytics to gain useful insights into your search application. For more information, see [Gaining insights with search analytics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/search-analytics.html). | December 1, 2021 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) (us-gov-west-1). | October 13, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-adding-languages.html) | Amazon Kendra can now index documents in multiple languages and filter search results by language. See [Adding documents in languages other than English](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-adding-languages.html) and [Searching in languages](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/searching-example.html#searching-index-languages). | October 7, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_UserGroupResolutionConfiguration.html) | Amazon Kendra now integrates with Identity Center directory to fetch access levels of groups and users for [user context filtering](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/user-context-filter.html). See [User-group configuration for IAM Identity Center](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_UserGroupResolutionConfiguration.html). | October 6, 2021 | | [New tutorial](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/tutorial-search-metadata.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a tutorial that walks you through how to build a metadata-enriched search solution. See [Building an intelligent search solution](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/tutorial-search-metadata.html). | August 13, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-workdocs.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for WorkDocs. For more information, see [WorkDocs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-workdocs.html). | July 20, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-web-crawler.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a web crawler to crawl and index webpages. For more information, see [Web crawler](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-web-crawler.html). | June 17, 2021 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Canada (Central) (ca-central-1). | June 16, 2021 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in US East (Ohio) (us-east-2). | June 7, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/query-suggestions.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports query suggestions, where users are suggested popular queries relevant to their search. For more information, see [Suggesting popular search queries](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/query-suggestions.html). | May 27, 2021 | | [AWS managed policy updates - New policies](#doc-history) | Amazon Kendra added new AWS managed policies. For more information, see [AWS Managed policies for Amazon Kendra](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/security-iam-awsmanpol.html). | May 27, 2021 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1). | May 5, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/tuning.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports tuning search relevance in the query by overriding tuning configurations set at the index level. For more information, see [Tuning search relevance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/tuning.html) and [Tuning responses](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/tuning-sorting-responses.html#tuning-responses). | April 20, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-servicenow.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports OAuth 2.0 authentication and using ServiceNow queries to select documents for indexing. For more information, see [ServiceNow](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-servicenow.html). | April 1, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/submitting-feedback.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports incremental learning for FAQ documents. For more information, see [Submitting feedback for incremental learning](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/submitting-feedback.html). | February 17, 2021 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/index-synonyms.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports index synonyms. For more information, see [Adding synonyms to an index](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/index-synonyms.html). | December 10, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-google-drive.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data base connector for Google Workspace Drive. For more information, see [Using a Google Workspace Drive data source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-google-drive.html). | December 8, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/submitting-feedback.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a JavaScript library that makes it easier for you to provide query feedback to Amazon Kendra. For more information, see [Submitting feedback](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/submitting-feedback.html). | December 8, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/create-index-access-control.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports token-based user access control. For more information, see [Controlling access to documents in an index](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/create-index-access-control.html). | November 5, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html) | The Amazon Kendra Confluence data source connector now works with Confluence cloud. For more information, see [Using a Confluence data source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html). | November 5, 2020 | | [Region expansion](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/kendra.html) | Amazon Kendra is now available in Asia Pacific (Sydney) (ap-southeast-2). | November 2, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source connector for Confluence server. For more information, see [Using a Confluence data source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-confluence.html). | October 26, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-custom.html) | Amazon Kendra now provides a data source that you can use to generate statistics for your custom connectors. For more information, see [Using a custom data source](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/data-source-custom.html). | October 21, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-creating-faq.html) | Amazon Kendra now supports custom attributes for frequently asked questions. For more information, see [Adding questions and answers](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/in-creating-faq.html). | September 17, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_QueryResultItem.html) | Amazon Kendra now returns confidence scores for query results. For more information, see [QueryResultItem](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/APIReference/API_QueryResultItem.html). | September 15, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_Kendra.html) | CloudFormation now supports Amazon Kendra. For more information, see [Amazon Kendra resource type reference - CloudFormation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/AWS_Kendra.html). | September 10, 2020 | | [New feature](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html) | Amazon Kendra adds support for AWS PrivateLink. For more information, see [Amazon Kendra and interface VPC endpoints (AWS PrivateLink)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/vpc-interface-endpoints.html). | July 7, 2020 | | [New guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kendra/latest/dg/what-is-kendra.html) | This is the first release of the *Amazon Kendra Developer Guide*. | May 11, 2020 |