Vercel Enhances Observability for Redirects and External Rewrites Across All Plans
Executive Summary
Vercel has launched improved observability features, now available to all customers, to provide better visibility into redirects and external rewrites. This update allows users to monitor key metrics related to how their Vercel projects function as a reverse proxy or CDN. While all plans receive new views for total rewrites and hostnames, Pro and Enterprise customers can upgrade to "Observability Plus" for more granular data, including connection latency and path-level analytics.
Key Takeaways
* Availability: The new observability features are now available to all Vercel customers.
* Features for All Plans: Customers on all plans can now view total external rewrites and a breakdown of external rewrites by hostname.
* Pro & Enterprise Features (Observability Plus): By upgrading, Pro and Enterprise users gain access to advanced metrics, including:
* Connection latency to external hosts.
* Rewrites detailed by source and destination paths.
* Routes and paths for redirect locations.
* Updated Drains: Log drains have been updated to include support for Redirects, External Rewrites, and Cached External Rewrites.
Strategic Importance
This enhancement provides developers with critical debugging and performance monitoring tools, strengthening Vercel's position as a comprehensive solution for managing complex web architectures and reverse proxy configurations.