# Astro 4.8

DevFeed: [Astro 4.8](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/astro-4-8-3213.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://astro.build/blog/astro-480/>)

Author: Erika; Emanuele Stoppa; Matthew Phillips; Nate Moore; Bjorn Lu; Sarah Rainsberger

Published: 2024-05-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [The Astro Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-astro-blog.md>)

Topics: [Astro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/astro.md>), [build times](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/build-times.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [astro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/astro.md>), [build-times](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-times.md>), [experimental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimental.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>)

## AI overview

Astro 4.8 introduces experimental Astro Actions for type-safe backend functions callable from client code and experimental request rewriting for serving different page content at the current URL. The release also improves performance, with build times improving by up to 20% in specific benchmark cases, and supports multiple routes sharing an entrypoint.

## Source excerpt

Astro 4.8 is here! This release includes experimental support for Astro actions and request rewriting, performance improvements, and more.