Free web services now remain active while receiving WebSocket messages | Render Changelog

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February 24, 2026

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Free web services now remain active while receiving WebSocket messages

Free web services now spin down after going 15 minutes without receiving either of the following:

• An incoming HTTP request
• An incoming WebSocket message from an existing connection

Previously, only incoming HTTP requests delayed spindown. This meant that a service could spin down even while actively receiving WebSocket traffic.

Learn more about free web services in the docs.