What Customer.io shipped in 2026

Customer.io launches consent records for messaging compliance

Customer.io introduced consent records to log SMS and email opt-ins/opt-outs, enabling audit trails and compliance reviews. The feature is automatically enabled for new accounts and requires admin act…

Customer.io adds consent-based open-tracking controls for email engagement

Customer.io introduced new workspace settings and attributes to manage email open-tracking consent, aligning with regional regulations like France’s CNIL (July 2026 deadline) and Italy’s Garante (Apri…

Customer.io launches Design Studio API for programmatic email content management

Customer.io introduced a Design Studio API enabling full lifecycle management of email content—including translations and custom components—via programmatic endpoints. The API supports importing exter…

Design Studio API: manage email content end-to-end

Customer.io introduced a Design Studio API allowing full lifecycle management of emails, from creation via custom HTML to testing, workflow linking, and publishing. This eliminates manual steps in the…

Customer.io expands in-app messaging with AI-driven personalization and cross-channel orchestration

Customer.io introduced enhanced in-app messaging capabilities, including AI-powered personalization, real-time behavioral targeting, and cross-channel orchestration across web and mobile. The update a…

Customer.io launches AI-native audiences with real-time segmentation

Customer.io introduced AI-native audience segmentation powered by real-time first-party data, enabling dynamic customer grouping and personalized messaging without manual queries or batch updates. Seg…

Customer.io adds Databricks reverse ETL integration for data import

Customer.io introduced a reverse ETL integration with Databricks, enabling users to import people, objects, and events from Databricks SQL warehouses into Customer.io via scheduled SQL queries. The se…

Design Studio: AI-first email creation

Customer.io’s Design Studio now includes AI-powered tools for faster, brand-consistent email creation. Users can generate brand rules from existing assets, start emails via drag-and-drop or text promp…

Customer.io adds AI-generated brand styles and rules in Design Studio

Customer.io introduced an AI-powered feature in Design Studio that automatically generates brand styles and rules from up to five sources, including websites, images, or code files. The tool creates a…

Customer changed the terms on 4 plans: AI Agent (beta), Enterprise, Essentials, Premium

Pricing updated for Customer: - Essentials: allowance changed from 1M emails/month, 5,000 profiles (people + objects), 2 object types, 1 routine task/weekly to 5,000 profiles (people + objects), 1M em…

Design Studio: preview your email in real inboxes

Customer.io introduced inbox previews in Design Studio, allowing users to generate real screenshots of emails in specific clients and devices (e.g., Gmail on iPhone 16 or Pixel 9) to debug rendering i…

Customer.io adds geofence automation with GeoJSON/CSV import and shared fence sync

Customer.io introduced geofence automation to trigger journeys, update segments, or send messages when users enter or exit physical locations. The feature supports GeoJSON and CSV imports (up to 10,00…

Customer.io updates API documentation with Pipelines API focus and semantic events

Customer.io revised its API documentation to emphasize the Pipelines API as the recommended ingress method for new integrations, noting future development focus and native support for objects and rela…

Pricing change detected for Customer

Pricing updated for Customer: - Premium: allowance changed from Custom profile & email volume, 10 object types, 5 routine tasks/day, Unlimited channels to Custom profile & email volume, 10 object type…

Pricing updated for Customer: - Essentials: promotion changed — Get 12 months of Customer.io free. Raised under $10M? Early-stage companies get a full year free through our Startup Program. - Essentia

Get behavioral insights with AI

Customer.io introduced an AI agent that analyzes workspace messaging and behavioral data, enabling custom reports via conversational queries. The feature, available now on Essentials plans and above, …

Pricing updated for Customer: - Essentials: promotion changed — Get 12 months of Customer.io free for early-stage companies (Raised under $10M) - Essentials: allowance changed from 5,000 profiles (peo

Customer.io launches official plugin for Claude Code and Cowork

Customer.io released an official plugin for Claude Code and Cowork, adding MCP connector support, skills, and slash commands to interact with Customer.io’s platform. The plugin enables natural-languag…

Customer.io launches official plugin for Cursor and Grok bot via MCP

Customer.io released an official plugin for Cursor and Grok bot that adds an MCP connector, enabling AI agents to interact with Customer.io’s platform directly from the editor. The plugin supports aut…

Customer.io launches official plugin for ChatGPT and Codex

Customer.io released an official plugin enabling users to interact with their platform directly within ChatGPT or Codex via natural language. The plugin allows account connection, workspace inspection…