# Realtime PostgreSQL: From Data Connect to SQL Connect

DevFeed: [Realtime PostgreSQL: From Data Connect to SQL Connect](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/realtime-postgresql-from-data-connect-to-sql-connect-16662.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2026/04/whats-new-sql-connect>)

Author: Cynthia Wang

Published: 2026-04-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [GraphQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/graphql.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [reactive](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reactive.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>)

Tags: [admin-sdk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/admin-sdk.md>), [caching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/caching.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [full-text-search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/full-text-search.md>), [graphql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/graphql.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [realtime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/realtime.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [sql-connect](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql-connect.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase announces that Firebase Data Connect is becoming Firebase SQL Connect, with a renewed focus on PostgreSQL and expanded SQL capabilities. The update includes Realtime Query Updates, Offline Caching, raw SQL alongside GraphQL, and lower-friction access for prototypes and testing.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.