---
title: "Vercel Edge Requests are now called CDN Requests: 2026-09-30 | Harbyn"
description: "Vercel Edge Requests are now called CDN Requests, announced Sep 30, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/vercel/2026-09-30-edge-requests-are-now-called-cdn-requests"
last-updated: 2026-10-02
---

# Vercel Edge Requests are now called CDN Requests

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/vercel/2026-09-30-edge-requests-are-now-called-cdn-requests>.

Behavior change - Vercel. low severity. In effect.

Vercel renamed the Edge Requests usage metric to CDN Requests in the usage dashboard, Observability, usage notifications and invoices; pricing, limits and measurement are unchanged. In the billing charges API, ServiceName now uses the new name, while metric IDs and product aliases stay the same; Vercel recommends matching charges on SkuId.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Vercel](https://harbyn.com/vendors/vercel.md) |
| Kind | Behavior change |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Vendor page | <https://vercel.com/changelog/edge-requests-are-now-called-cdn-requests> |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a deterministic parser |

## Find it in your code

```sh
npx harbyn scan
```

This change names no identifier the scanner can match line by line, so the scan tells you whether your repository uses Vercel, from its packages and API hosts. Nothing leaves your machine.

## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://vercel.com/atom> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-02 01:24 UTC, sha256 `6c060f720f5d2afac726046272985f35e4a3abd7394fb04b51384881824995f8`)

## Related changes

### More from Vercel

- [Vercel CDN no longer caches responses with Vary: Cookie](https://harbyn.com/changes/vercel/2026-09-30-vercel-cdn-no-longer-caches-responses-with-vary-cookie.md) (Behavior change, announced Sep 30, 2026)
- [Sandbox.create() now resolves only when the sandbox is ready](https://harbyn.com/changes/vercel/2026-10-08-vercel-sandbox-creation-now-returns-a-ready-sandbox.md) (Behavior change, announced Oct 8, 2026)
- [Node.js 20 disabled for new Builds and Functions deployments](https://harbyn.com/changes/vercel/2026-07-14-node-js-20-is-being-deprecated.md) (Retirement, effective Oct 1, 2026)

### Changes at other vendors

- [Amazon Selling Partner API: ORDER\_CHANGE notifications add PreFulfillmentStatusChange for Amazon Autos](https://harbyn.com/changes/amazon-sp-api/2026-10-14-sp-api-updates-new-listings-items-api-ivp-values-in-eu5-jp-and-ca-stores-oct-3.md) (effective Oct 28, 2026)
- [BigCommerce: 301 redirects will apply only to storefront channels](https://harbyn.com/changes/bigcommerce/2026-10-07-301-redirects-now-apply-to-storefront-channels-only.md) (effective Nov 10, 2026)
- [GitHub: Secret scanning audit log business field changes to enterprise slug](https://harbyn.com/changes/github/2026-10-20-updates-to-github-secret-scanning-7.md) (effective Nov 12, 2026)
- [Jira / Atlassian Cloud: New IP address ranges in use from January 1, 2027](https://harbyn.com/changes/atlassian-jira/2026-10-16-atlassian-cloud-adds-new-ip-address-ranges.md) (effective Jan 1, 2027)

[All upcoming deadlines](https://harbyn.com/deadlines.md)
