chore(release): 9.2.0-alpha.5 [skip ci]

# [9.2.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.4...9.2.0-alpha.5) (2026-02-05)

### Bug Fixes

* Security upgrade @apollo/server from 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 ([#10035](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10035)) ([9f368ff](9f368ff9ca))

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 - Report security issues [confidentially](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/policy).
 - Any contribution is under this [license](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/blob/alpha/LICENSE).
-- Link this pull request to an [issue](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues?q=is%3Aissue).
 
 ## Issue
-<!-- Add the link to the issue that this PR closes. -->
+<!-- Describe the issue. -->
 
 Closes: FILL_THIS_OUT
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ Closes: FILL_THIS_OUT
 <!-- Describe the changes in this PR. -->
 
 ## Tasks
-<!-- Delete tasks that don't apply. -->
+<!-- Check completed tasks and delete tasks that don't apply. -->
 
 - [ ] Add tests
 - [ ] Add changes to documentation (guides, repository pages, code comments)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -605,6 +605,8 @@ This creates a risk that a vulnerability is indirectly disclosed by publishing a
 
 While the current major version is published on branch `release`, a Long-Term-Support (LTS) version is published on branch `release-#.x.x`, for example `release-4.x.x` for the Parse Server 4.x LTS branch.
 
+Only the previous major version is under LTS. Older major versions are no longer maintained and their `release-#.x.x` branches are frozen; no further changes will be made. If you need features or fixes on an older branch, fork it and backport changes in your own branch.
+
 ### Preparing Release
 
 The following changes are done in the `alpha` branch, before publishing the last `beta` version that will eventually become the major release. This way the changes trickle naturally through all branches and code consistency is ensured among branches.

changelogs/CHANGELOG_alpha.md

@@ -1,3 +1,66 @@
+# [9.2.0-alpha.5](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.4...9.2.0-alpha.5) (2026-02-05)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Security upgrade @apollo/server from 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 ([#10035](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10035)) ([9f368ff](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9f368ff9ca322c61cdcfab735e5b5240d1c8f917))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.3...9.2.0-alpha.4) (2026-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Upgrade mongodb from 6.20.0 to 7.0.0 ([#10027](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10027)) ([14b3fce](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/14b3fce203be0abaf29c27c123cba47f35d09c68))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.2...9.2.0-alpha.3) (2026-01-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Upgrade to parse 8.0.3 and @parse/push-adapter 8.2.0 ([#10021](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10021)) ([9833fdb](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/9833fdb111c373dc75fc74ea5f9209408186a475))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.2.0-alpha.1...9.2.0-alpha.2) (2026-01-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* MongoDB timeout errors unhandled and potentially revealing internal data ([#10020](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10020)) ([1d3336d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/1d3336d128671c974b419b9b34db35ada7d1a44d))
+
+# [9.2.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.1...9.2.0-alpha.1) (2026-01-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add option `databaseOptions.clientMetadata` to send custom metadata to database server for logging and debugging ([#10017](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/10017)) ([756c204](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/756c204220a2c7be3770b7d4a49f11e8903323db))
+
+## [9.1.1-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0...9.1.1-alpha.1) (2025-12-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Instagram auth adapter [GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf) ([#9988](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9988)) ([fbcc938](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fbcc938b5ade5ff4c30598ac51272ef7ecef0616))
+
+# [9.1.0-alpha.4](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0-alpha.3...9.1.0-alpha.4) (2025-12-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Log more debug info when failing to set duplicate value for field with unique values ([#9919](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9919)) ([a23b192](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a23b1924668920f3c92fec0566b57091d0e8aae8))
+
+# [9.1.0-alpha.3](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0-alpha.2...9.1.0-alpha.3) (2025-12-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via HTML pages for password reset and email verification [GHSA-jhgf-2h8h-ggxv](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-jhgf-2h8h-ggxv) ([#9985](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9985)) ([3074eb7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3074eb70f5b58bf72b528ae7b7804ed2d90455ce))
+
+# [9.1.0-alpha.2](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0-alpha.1...9.1.0-alpha.2) (2025-12-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add support for custom HTTP status code and headers to Cloud Function response with Express-style syntax ([#9980](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9980)) ([8eeab8d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8eeab8dc57edef3751aa188d8247f296a270b083))
+
 # [9.1.0-alpha.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.0.0...9.1.0-alpha.1) (2025-12-14)
 
 

changelogs/CHANGELOG_release.md

@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+## [9.1.1](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.1.0...9.1.1) (2025-12-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Instagram auth adapter [GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-3f5f-xgrj-97pf) ([#9988](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9988)) ([fbcc938](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/fbcc938b5ade5ff4c30598ac51272ef7ecef0616))
+
+# [9.1.0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/9.0.0...9.1.0) (2025-12-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via HTML pages for password reset and email verification [GHSA-jhgf-2h8h-ggxv](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/security/advisories/GHSA-jhgf-2h8h-ggxv) ([#9985](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9985)) ([3074eb7](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/3074eb70f5b58bf72b528ae7b7804ed2d90455ce))
+
+### Features
+
+* Add option `logLevels.signupUsernameTaken` to change log level of username already exists sign-up rejection ([#9962](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9962)) ([f18f307](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/f18f3073d70a292bc70b5d572ef58e4845de89ca))
+* Add support for custom HTTP status code and headers to Cloud Function response with Express-style syntax ([#9980](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9980)) ([8eeab8d](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/8eeab8dc57edef3751aa188d8247f296a270b083))
+* Log more debug info when failing to set duplicate value for field with unique values ([#9919](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/issues/9919)) ([a23b192](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/commit/a23b1924668920f3c92fec0566b57091d0e8aae8))
+
 # [9.0.0](https://github.com/parse-community/parse-server/compare/8.6.0...9.0.0) (2025-12-14)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "parse-server",
-  "version": "9.1.0-alpha.1",
+  "version": "9.2.0-alpha.5",
   "description": "An express module providing a Parse-compatible API server",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "repository": {
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
   ],
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apollo/server": "5.0.0",
+    "@apollo/server": "5.4.0",
     "@as-integrations/express5": "1.1.2",
     "@graphql-tools/merge": "9.0.24",
     "@graphql-tools/schema": "10.0.23",
     "@graphql-tools/utils": "10.8.6",
     "@parse/fs-files-adapter": "3.0.0",
-    "@parse/push-adapter": "8.1.0",
-    "bcryptjs": "3.0.2",
-    "commander": "13.1.0",
-    "cors": "2.8.5",
+    "@parse/push-adapter": "8.2.0",
+    "bcryptjs": "3.0.3",
+    "commander": "14.0.2",
+    "cors": "2.8.6",
     "deepcopy": "2.1.0",
     "express": "5.2.1",
     "express-rate-limit": "7.5.1",
@@ -42,25 +42,25 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.2",
     "jwks-rsa": "3.2.0",
     "ldapjs": "3.0.7",
-    "lodash": "4.17.21",
+    "lodash": "4.17.23",
     "lru-cache": "10.4.0",
     "mime": "4.0.7",
-    "mongodb": "6.20.0",
+    "mongodb": "7.0.0",
     "mustache": "4.2.0",
     "otpauth": "9.4.0",
-    "parse": "8.0.0",
+    "parse": "8.0.3",
     "path-to-regexp": "8.3.0",
     "pg-monitor": "3.0.0",
-    "pg-promise": "12.2.0",
+    "pg-promise": "12.6.0",
     "pluralize": "8.0.0",
     "punycode": "2.3.1",
     "rate-limit-redis": "4.2.0",
-    "redis": "4.7.0",
+    "redis": "5.10.0",
     "semver": "7.7.2",
     "subscriptions-transport-ws": "0.11.0",
     "tv4": "1.3.0",
     "uuid": "11.1.0",
-    "winston": "3.17.0",
+    "winston": "3.19.0",
     "winston-daily-rotate-file": "5.0.0",
     "ws": "8.18.2"
   },
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     "@actions/core": "1.11.1",
     "@apollo/client": "3.13.8",
     "@babel/cli": "7.27.0",
-    "@babel/core": "7.27.4",
-    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.28.0",
+    "@babel/core": "7.28.6",
+    "@babel/eslint-parser": "7.28.6",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread": "7.20.7",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types": "7.26.5",
     "@babel/preset-env": "7.27.2",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "13.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/git": "10.0.1",
-    "@semantic-release/github": "11.0.2",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "11.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "12.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "14.0.3",
     "all-node-versions": "13.0.1",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "jsdoc": "4.0.4",
     "jsdoc-babel": "0.5.0",
     "lint-staged": "16.1.0",
-    "m": "1.9.1",
+    "m": "1.10.0",
     "madge": "8.0.0",
     "mock-files-adapter": "file:spec/dependencies/mock-files-adapter",
     "mock-mail-adapter": "file:spec/dependencies/mock-mail-adapter",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     "prettier": "2.0.5",
     "semantic-release": "24.2.5",
     "typescript": "5.8.3",
-    "typescript-eslint": "8.33.1",
+    "typescript-eslint": "8.53.1",
     "yaml": "2.8.0"
   },
   "scripts": {

public/de-AT/email_verification_link_expired.html

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 <body>
   <h1>{{appName}}</h1>
   <h1>Expired verification link!</h1>
-  <form method="POST" action="{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/resend_verification_email">
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{{token}}}">
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{{locale}}}">
+  <form method="POST" action="{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/resend_verification_email">
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{token}}">
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{locale}}">
     <button type="submit">Resend Link</button>
   </form>
 </body>

public/de-AT/password_reset.html

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   <p>You can set a new Password for your account: {{username}}</p>
   <br />
   <p>{{error}}</p>  
-  <form id='form' action='{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
+  <form id='form' action='{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
     <input name='utf-8' type='hidden' value='✓' />
-    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{{username}}}" />
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{{token}}}" />
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{{locale}}}" />
+    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{username}}" />
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{token}}" />
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{locale}}" />
 
     <p>New Password</p>
     <input name="new_password" type="password" id="password" />

public/de/email_verification_link_expired.html

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 <body>
   <h1>{{appName}}</h1>
   <h1>Expired verification link!</h1>
-  <form method="POST" action="{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/resend_verification_email">
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{{token}}}">
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{{locale}}}">
+  <form method="POST" action="{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/resend_verification_email">
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{token}}">
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{locale}}">
     <button type="submit">Resend Link</button>
   </form>
 </body>

public/de/password_reset.html

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   <p>You can set a new Password for your account: {{username}}</p>
   <br />
   <p>{{error}}</p>  
-  <form id='form' action='{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
+  <form id='form' action='{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
     <input name='utf-8' type='hidden' value='✓' />
-    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{{username}}}" />
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{{token}}}" />
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{{locale}}}" />
+    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{username}}" />
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{token}}" />
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{locale}}" />
 
     <p>New Password</p>
     <input name="new_password" type="password" id="password" />

public/email_verification_link_expired.html

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 <body>
   <h1>{{appName}}</h1>
   <h1>Expired verification link!</h1>
-  <form method="POST" action="{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/resend_verification_email">
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{{token}}}">
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{{locale}}}">
+  <form method="POST" action="{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/resend_verification_email">
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" value="{{token}}">
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" value="{{locale}}">
     <button type="submit">Resend Link</button>
   </form>
 </body>

public/password_reset.html

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   <p>You can set a new Password for your account: {{username}}</p>
   <br />
   <p>{{error}}</p>  
-  <form id='form' action='{{{publicServerUrl}}}/apps/{{{appId}}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
+  <form id='form' action='{{publicServerUrl}}/apps/{{appId}}/request_password_reset' method='POST'>
     <input name='utf-8' type='hidden' value='✓' />
-    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{{username}}}" />
-    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{{token}}}" />
-    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{{locale}}}" />
+    <input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="{{username}}" />
+    <input name="token" type="hidden" id="token" value="{{token}}" />
+    <input name="locale" type="hidden" id="locale" value="{{locale}}" />
 
     <p>New Password</p>
     <input name="new_password" type="password" id="password" />

resources/buildConfigDefinitions.js

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const nestedOptionTypes = [
 /** The prefix of environment variables for nested options. */
 const nestedOptionEnvPrefix = {
   AccountLockoutOptions: 'PARSE_SERVER_ACCOUNT_LOCKOUT_',
+  DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_CLIENT_METADATA_',
   CustomPagesOptions: 'PARSE_SERVER_CUSTOM_PAGES_',
   DatabaseOptions: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_',
   FileUploadOptions: 'PARSE_SERVER_FILE_UPLOAD_',

spec/Adapters/Auth/instagram.spec.js

@@ -101,6 +101,31 @@ describe('InstagramAdapter', function () {
         'Instagram auth is invalid for this user.'
       );
     });
+
+    it('should ignore client-provided apiURL and use hardcoded endpoint', async () => {
+      const accessToken = 'mockAccessToken';
+      const authData = {
+        id: 'mockUserId',
+        apiURL: 'https://example.com/',
+      };
+
+      mockFetch([
+        {
+          url: 'https://graph.instagram.com/me?fields=id&access_token=mockAccessToken',
+          method: 'GET',
+          response: {
+            ok: true,
+            json: () =>
+              Promise.resolve({
+                id: 'mockUserId',
+              }),
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      const user = await adapter.getUserFromAccessToken(accessToken, authData);
+      expect(user).toEqual({ id: 'mockUserId' });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('InstagramAdapter E2E Test', function () {

spec/CloudCode.spec.js

@@ -4788,4 +4788,231 @@ describe('beforePasswordResetRequest hook', () => {
       Parse.Cloud.beforePasswordResetRequest(Parse.User, () => { });
     }).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  describe('Express-style cloud functions with (req, res) parameters', () => {
+    it('should support express-style cloud function with res.success()', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('expressStyleFunction', (req, res) => {
+        res.success({ message: 'Hello from express style!' });
+      });
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('expressStyleFunction', {});
+      expect(result.message).toEqual('Hello from express style!');
+    });
+
+    it('should support express-style cloud function with res.error()', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('expressStyleError', (req, res) => {
+        res.error('Custom error message');
+      });
+
+      await expectAsync(Parse.Cloud.run('expressStyleError', {})).toBeRejectedWith(
+        new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.SCRIPT_FAILED, 'Custom error message')
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should support setting custom HTTP status code with res.status().success()', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('customStatusCode', (req, res) => {
+        res.status(201).success({ created: true });
+      });
+
+      const response = await request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/customStatusCode',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+          'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+        },
+        json: true,
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+      expect(response.data.result.created).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should support 401 unauthorized status code with error', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('unauthorizedFunction', (req, res) => {
+        if (!req.user) {
+          res.status(401).error('Unauthorized access');
+        } else {
+          res.success({ message: 'Authorized' });
+        }
+      });
+
+      await expectAsync(
+        request({
+          method: 'POST',
+          url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/unauthorizedFunction',
+          headers: {
+            'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+            'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+          },
+          json: true,
+          body: {},
+        })
+      ).toBeRejected();
+    });
+
+    it('should support 404 not found status code with error', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('notFoundFunction', (req, res) => {
+        res.status(404).error('Resource not found');
+      });
+
+      await expectAsync(
+        request({
+          method: 'POST',
+          url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/notFoundFunction',
+          headers: {
+            'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+            'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+          },
+          json: true,
+          body: {},
+        })
+      ).toBeRejected();
+    });
+
+    it('should default to 200 status code when not specified', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('defaultStatusCode', (req, res) => {
+        res.success({ message: 'Default status' });
+      });
+
+      const response = await request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/defaultStatusCode',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+          'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+        },
+        json: true,
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.data.result.message).toBe('Default status');
+    });
+
+    it('should maintain backward compatibility with single-parameter functions', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('traditionalFunction', (req) => {
+        return { message: 'Traditional style works!' };
+      });
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('traditionalFunction', {});
+      expect(result.message).toEqual('Traditional style works!');
+    });
+
+    it('should maintain backward compatibility with implicit return functions', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('implicitReturnFunction', () => 'Implicit return works!');
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('implicitReturnFunction', {});
+      expect(result).toEqual('Implicit return works!');
+    });
+
+    it('should support async express-style functions', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('asyncExpressStyle', async (req, res) => {
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+        res.success({ async: true });
+      });
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('asyncExpressStyle', {});
+      expect(result.async).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should access request parameters in express-style functions', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('expressWithParams', (req, res) => {
+        const { name } = req.params;
+        res.success({ greeting: `Hello, ${name}!` });
+      });
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('expressWithParams', { name: 'World' });
+      expect(result.greeting).toEqual('Hello, World!');
+    });
+
+    it('should access user in express-style functions', async () => {
+      const user = new Parse.User();
+      user.set('username', 'testuser');
+      user.set('password', 'testpass');
+      await user.signUp();
+
+      Parse.Cloud.define('expressWithUser', (req, res) => {
+        if (req.user) {
+          res.success({ username: req.user.get('username') });
+        } else {
+          res.status(401).error('Not authenticated');
+        }
+      });
+
+      const result = await Parse.Cloud.run('expressWithUser', {});
+      expect(result.username).toEqual('testuser');
+
+      await Parse.User.logOut();
+    });
+
+    it('should support setting custom headers with res.header()', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('customHeaderFunction', (req, res) => {
+        res.header('X-Custom-Header', 'custom-value').success({ message: 'OK' });
+      });
+
+      const response = await request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/customHeaderFunction',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+          'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+        },
+        json: true,
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.headers['x-custom-header']).toBe('custom-value');
+      expect(response.data.result.message).toBe('OK');
+    });
+
+    it('should support setting multiple custom headers', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('multipleHeadersFunction', (req, res) => {
+        res.header('X-Header-One', 'value1')
+          .header('X-Header-Two', 'value2')
+          .success({ message: 'Multiple headers' });
+      });
+
+      const response = await request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/multipleHeadersFunction',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+          'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+        },
+        json: true,
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.headers['x-header-one']).toBe('value1');
+      expect(response.headers['x-header-two']).toBe('value2');
+      expect(response.data.result.message).toBe('Multiple headers');
+    });
+
+    it('should support combining status code and custom headers', async () => {
+      Parse.Cloud.define('statusAndHeaderFunction', (req, res) => {
+        res.status(201)
+          .header('X-Resource-Id', '12345')
+          .success({ created: true });
+      });
+
+      const response = await request({
+        method: 'POST',
+        url: 'http://localhost:8378/1/functions/statusAndHeaderFunction',
+        headers: {
+          'X-Parse-Application-Id': 'test',
+          'X-Parse-REST-API-Key': 'rest',
+        },
+        json: true,
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(201);
+      expect(response.headers['x-resource-id']).toBe('12345');
+      expect(response.data.result.created).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });

spec/GridFSBucketStorageAdapter.spec.js

@@ -475,4 +475,28 @@ describe_only_db('mongo')('GridFSBucket', () => {
       expect(e.message).toEqual('Client must be connected before running operations');
     }
   });
+
+  describe('MongoDB Client Metadata', () => {
+    it('should not pass metadata to MongoClient by default', async () => {
+      const gfsAdapter = new GridFSBucketAdapter(databaseURI);
+      await gfsAdapter._connect();
+      const driverInfo = gfsAdapter._client.s.options.driverInfo;
+      // Either driverInfo should be undefined, or it should not contain our custom metadata
+      if (driverInfo) {
+        expect(driverInfo.name).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+      await gfsAdapter.handleShutdown();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass custom metadata to MongoClient when configured', async () => {
+      const customMetadata = { name: 'MyParseServer', version: '1.0.0' };
+      const gfsAdapter = new GridFSBucketAdapter(databaseURI, {
+        clientMetadata: customMetadata
+      });
+      await gfsAdapter._connect();
+      expect(gfsAdapter._client.s.options.driverInfo.name).toBe(customMetadata.name);
+      expect(gfsAdapter._client.s.options.driverInfo.version).toBe(customMetadata.version);
+      await gfsAdapter.handleShutdown();
+    });
+  });
 });

spec/MongoStorageAdapter.spec.js

@@ -1063,4 +1063,152 @@ describe_only_db('mongo')('MongoStorageAdapter', () => {
       await adapter.handleShutdown();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('transient error handling', () => {
+    it('should transform MongoWaitQueueTimeoutError to Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      // Create a mock error with the MongoWaitQueueTimeoutError name
+      const mockError = new Error('Timed out while checking out a connection from connection pool');
+      mockError.name = 'MongoWaitQueueTimeoutError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(true);
+        expect(error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Database error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should transform MongoServerSelectionError to Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      const mockError = new Error('Server selection timed out');
+      mockError.name = 'MongoServerSelectionError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(true);
+        expect(error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Database error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should transform MongoNetworkTimeoutError to Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      const mockError = new Error('Network timeout');
+      mockError.name = 'MongoNetworkTimeoutError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(true);
+        expect(error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Database error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should transform MongoNetworkError to Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      const mockError = new Error('Network error');
+      mockError.name = 'MongoNetworkError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(true);
+        expect(error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Database error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should transform TransientTransactionError to Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      const mockError = new Error('Transient transaction error');
+      mockError.hasErrorLabel = label => label === 'TransientTransactionError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(true);
+        expect(error.code).toBe(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Database error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should not transform non-transient errors', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      const mockError = new Error('Some other error');
+      mockError.name = 'SomeOtherError';
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(mockError);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Parse.Error).toBe(false);
+        expect(error.message).toBe('Some other error');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('should handle null/undefined errors', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(null);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error).toBeNull();
+      }
+
+      try {
+        adapter.handleError(undefined);
+        fail('Expected handleError to throw');
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('MongoDB Client Metadata', () => {
+    it('should not pass metadata to MongoClient by default', async () => {
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({ uri: databaseURI });
+      await adapter.connect();
+      const driverInfo = adapter.client.s.options.driverInfo;
+      // Either driverInfo should be undefined, or it should not contain our custom metadata
+      if (driverInfo) {
+        expect(driverInfo.name).toBeUndefined();
+      }
+      await adapter.handleShutdown();
+    });
+
+    it('should pass custom metadata to MongoClient when configured', async () => {
+      const customMetadata = { name: 'MyParseServer', version: '1.0.0' };
+      const adapter = new MongoStorageAdapter({
+        uri: databaseURI,
+        mongoOptions: { clientMetadata: customMetadata }
+      });
+      await adapter.connect();
+      expect(adapter.client.s.options.driverInfo.name).toBe(customMetadata.name);
+      expect(adapter.client.s.options.driverInfo.version).toBe(customMetadata.version);
+      await adapter.handleShutdown();
+    });
+  });
 });

spec/PagesRouter.spec.js

@@ -1180,4 +1180,72 @@ describe('Pages Router', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('XSS Protection', () => {
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await reconfigureServer({
+        appId: 'test',
+        appName: 'exampleAppname',
+        publicServerURL: 'http://localhost:8378/1',
+        pages: { enableRouter: true },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should escape XSS payloads in token parameter', async () => {
+      const xssPayload = '"><script>alert("XSS")</script>';
+      const response = await request({
+        url: `http://localhost:8378/1/apps/choose_password?token=${encodeURIComponent(xssPayload)}&username=test&appId=test`,
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.text).not.toContain('<script>alert("XSS")</script>');
+      expect(response.text).toContain('&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt;');
+    });
+
+    it('should escape XSS in username parameter', async () => {
+      const xssUsername = '<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>';
+      const response = await request({
+        url: `http://localhost:8378/1/apps/choose_password?username=${encodeURIComponent(xssUsername)}&appId=test`,
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.text).not.toContain('<img src=x onerror=alert(1)>');
+      expect(response.text).toContain('&lt;img');
+    });
+
+    it('should escape XSS in locale parameter', async () => {
+      const xssLocale = '"><svg/onload=alert(1)>';
+      const response = await request({
+        url: `http://localhost:8378/1/apps/choose_password?locale=${encodeURIComponent(xssLocale)}&appId=test`,
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(response.text).not.toContain('<svg/onload=alert(1)>');
+      expect(response.text).toContain('&quot;&gt;&lt;svg');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle legitimate usernames with quotes correctly', async () => {
+      const username = "O'Brien";
+      const response = await request({
+        url: `http://localhost:8378/1/apps/choose_password?username=${encodeURIComponent(username)}&appId=test`,
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      // Should be properly escaped as HTML entity
+      expect(response.text).toContain('O&#39;Brien');
+      // Should NOT contain unescaped quote that breaks HTML
+      expect(response.text).not.toContain('value="O\'Brien"');
+    });
+
+    it('should handle legitimate usernames with ampersands correctly', async () => {
+      const username = 'Smith & Co';
+      const response = await request({
+        url: `http://localhost:8378/1/apps/choose_password?username=${encodeURIComponent(username)}&appId=test`,
+      });
+
+      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+      // Should be properly escaped
+      expect(response.text).toContain('Smith &amp; Co');
+    });
+  });
 });

spec/ParseServer.spec.js

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Server Url Checks', () => {
     parseServerProcess.on('close', async code => {
       expect(code).toEqual(1);
       expect(stdout).not.toContain('UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning');
-      expect(stderr).toContain('MongoServerSelectionError');
+      expect(stderr).toContain('Database error');
       await reconfigureServer();
       done();
     });

spec/RedisPubSub.spec.js

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ describe('RedisPubSub', function () {
     expect(redis.createClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       url: 'redisAddress',
       socket_keepalive: true,
-      no_ready_check: true,
     });
   });
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ describe('RedisPubSub', function () {
     expect(redis.createClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       url: 'redisAddress',
       socket_keepalive: true,
-      no_ready_check: true,
     });
   });
 

spec/index.spec.js

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('server', () => {
       }),
     });
     const error = await server.start().catch(e => e);
-    expect(`${error}`.includes('MongoServerSelectionError')).toBeTrue();
+    expect(`${error}`.includes('Database error')).toBeTrue();
     await reconfigureServer();
   });
 

spec/schemas.spec.js

@@ -3842,6 +3842,7 @@ describe('schemas', () => {
     });
 
     it_id('cbd5d897-b938-43a4-8f5a-5d02dd2be9be')(it_exclude_dbs(['postgres']))('cannot update to duplicate value on unique index', done => {
+      loggerErrorSpy.calls.reset();
       const index = {
         code: 1,
       };
@@ -3868,6 +3869,12 @@ describe('schemas', () => {
         .then(done.fail)
         .catch(error => {
           expect(error.code).toEqual(Parse.Error.DUPLICATE_VALUE);
+          // Client should only see generic message (no schema info exposed)
+          expect(error.message).toEqual('A duplicate value for a field with unique values was provided');
+          // Server logs should contain full MongoDB error message with detailed information
+          expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Duplicate key error:', jasmine.stringContaining('E11000 duplicate key error'));
+          expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Duplicate key error:', jasmine.stringContaining('test_UniqueIndexClass'));
+          expect(loggerErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Duplicate key error:', jasmine.stringContaining('code_1'));
           done();
         });
     });

src/Adapters/Auth/instagram.js

@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class InstagramAdapter extends BaseAuthCodeAdapter {
   }
 
   async getUserFromAccessToken(accessToken, authData) {
-    const defaultURL = 'https://graph.instagram.com/';
-    const apiURL = authData.apiURL || defaultURL;
+    const apiURL = 'https://graph.instagram.com/';
     const path = `${apiURL}me?fields=id&access_token=${accessToken}`;
 
     const response = await fetch(path);

src/Adapters/Cache/RedisCacheAdapter.js

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class RedisCacheAdapter {
       return;
     }
     try {
-      await this.client.quit();
+      await this.client.close();
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error('RedisCacheAdapter error on shutdown', { error: err });
     }

src/Adapters/Files/GridFSBucketAdapter.js

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class GridFSBucketAdapter extends FilesAdapter {
   _connectionPromise: Promise<Db>;
   _mongoOptions: Object;
   _algorithm: string;
+  _clientMetadata: ?{ name: string, version: string };
 
   constructor(
     mongoDatabaseURI = defaults.DefaultMongoURI,
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export class GridFSBucketAdapter extends FilesAdapter {
         : null;
     const defaultMongoOptions = {};
     const _mongoOptions = Object.assign(defaultMongoOptions, mongoOptions);
+    this._clientMetadata = mongoOptions.clientMetadata;
     // Remove Parse Server-specific options that should not be passed to MongoDB client
     for (const key of ParseServerDatabaseOptions) {
       delete _mongoOptions[key];
@@ -45,7 +47,16 @@ export class GridFSBucketAdapter extends FilesAdapter {
 
   _connect() {
     if (!this._connectionPromise) {
-      this._connectionPromise = MongoClient.connect(this._databaseURI, this._mongoOptions).then(
+      // Only use driverInfo if clientMetadata option is set
+      const options = { ...this._mongoOptions };
+      if (this._clientMetadata) {
+        options.driverInfo = {
+          name: this._clientMetadata.name,
+          version: this._clientMetadata.version
+        };
+      }
+
+      this._connectionPromise = MongoClient.connect(this._databaseURI, options).then(
         client => {
           this._client = client;
           return client.db(client.s.options.dbName);

src/Adapters/PubSub/RedisPubSub.js

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { createClient } from 'redis';
 import { logger } from '../../logger';
 
 function createPublisher({ redisURL, redisOptions = {} }): any {
-  redisOptions.no_ready_check = true;
   const client = createClient({ url: redisURL, ...redisOptions });
   client.on('error', err => { logger.error('RedisPubSub Publisher client error', { error: err }) });
   client.on('connect', () => {});
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ function createPublisher({ redisURL, redisOptions = {} }): any {
 }
 
 function createSubscriber({ redisURL, redisOptions = {} }): any {
-  redisOptions.no_ready_check = true;
   const client = createClient({ url: redisURL, ...redisOptions });
   client.on('error', err => { logger.error('RedisPubSub Subscriber client error', { error: err }) });
   client.on('connect', () => {});

src/Adapters/Storage/Mongo/MongoStorageAdapter.js

@@ -27,6 +27,36 @@ const ReadPreference = mongodb.ReadPreference;
 
 const MongoSchemaCollectionName = '_SCHEMA';
 
+/**
+ * Determines if a MongoDB error is a transient infrastructure error
+ * (connection pool, network, server selection) as opposed to a query-level error.
+ */
+function isTransientError(error) {
+  if (!error) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Connection pool, network, and server selection errors
+  const transientErrorNames = [
+    'MongoWaitQueueTimeoutError',
+    'MongoServerSelectionError',
+    'MongoNetworkTimeoutError',
+    'MongoNetworkError',
+  ];
+  if (transientErrorNames.includes(error.name)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Check for MongoDB's transient transaction error label
+  if (typeof error.hasErrorLabel === 'function') {
+    if (error.hasErrorLabel('TransientTransactionError')) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 const storageAdapterAllCollections = mongoAdapter => {
   return mongoAdapter
     .connect()
@@ -134,6 +164,7 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
   _onchange: any;
   _stream: any;
   _logClientEvents: ?Array<any>;
+  _clientMetadata: ?{ name: string, version: string };
   // Public
   connectionPromise: ?Promise<any>;
   database: any;
@@ -156,6 +187,7 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
     this.schemaCacheTtl = mongoOptions.schemaCacheTtl;
     this.disableIndexFieldValidation = !!mongoOptions.disableIndexFieldValidation;
     this._logClientEvents = mongoOptions.logClientEvents;
+    this._clientMetadata = mongoOptions.clientMetadata;
 
     // Create a copy of mongoOptions and remove Parse Server-specific options that should not
     // be passed to MongoDB client. Note: We only delete from this._mongoOptions, not from the
@@ -179,7 +211,17 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
     // parsing and re-formatting causes the auth value (if there) to get URI
     // encoded
     const encodedUri = formatUrl(parseUrl(this._uri));
-    this.connectionPromise = MongoClient.connect(encodedUri, this._mongoOptions)
+
+    // Only use driverInfo if clientMetadata option is set
+    const options = { ...this._mongoOptions };
+    if (this._clientMetadata) {
+      options.driverInfo = {
+        name: this._clientMetadata.name,
+        version: this._clientMetadata.version
+      };
+    }
+
+    this.connectionPromise = MongoClient.connect(encodedUri, options)
       .then(client => {
         // Starting mongoDB 3.0, the MongoClient.connect don't return a DB anymore but a client
         // Fortunately, we can get back the options and use them to select the proper DB.
@@ -240,6 +282,13 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
       delete this.connectionPromise;
       logger.error('Received unauthorized error', { error: error });
     }
+
+    // Transform infrastructure/transient errors into Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
+    if (isTransientError(error)) {
+      logger.error('Database transient error', error);
+      throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, 'Database error');
+    }
+
     throw error;
   }
 
@@ -519,7 +568,7 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
       .then(() => ({ ops: [mongoObject] }))
       .catch(error => {
         if (error.code === 11000) {
-          // Duplicate value
+          logger.error('Duplicate key error:', error.message);
           const err = new Parse.Error(
             Parse.Error.DUPLICATE_VALUE,
             'A duplicate value for a field with unique values was provided'
@@ -605,6 +654,7 @@ export class MongoStorageAdapter implements StorageAdapter {
       .then(result => mongoObjectToParseObject(className, result, schema))
       .catch(error => {
         if (error.code === 11000) {
+          logger.error('Duplicate key error:', error.message);
           throw new Parse.Error(
             Parse.Error.DUPLICATE_VALUE,
             'A duplicate value for a field with unique values was provided'

src/LiveQuery/ParseLiveQueryServer.ts

@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ class ParseLiveQueryServer {
         this.subscriber.close?.(),
       ]);
     }
-    if (typeof this.subscriber.quit === 'function') {
+    if (typeof this.subscriber.close === 'function') {
       try {
-        await this.subscriber.quit();
+        await this.subscriber.close();
       } catch (err) {
         logger.error('PubSubAdapter error on shutdown', { error: err });
       }

src/Options/Definitions.js

@@ -1179,6 +1179,13 @@ module.exports.DatabaseOptions = {
       'The MongoDB driver option to specify the amount of time in milliseconds to wait for a connection attempt to finish before trying the next address when using the autoSelectFamily option. If set to a positive integer less than 10, the value 10 is used instead.',
     action: parsers.numberParser('autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout'),
   },
+  clientMetadata: {
+    env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_CLIENT_METADATA',
+    help:
+      "Custom metadata to append to database client connections for identifying Parse Server instances in database logs. If set, this metadata will be visible in database logs during connection handshakes. This can help with debugging and monitoring in deployments with multiple database clients. Set `name` to identify your application (e.g., 'MyApp') and `version` to your application's version. Leave undefined (default) to disable this feature and avoid the additional data transfer overhead.",
+    action: parsers.objectParser,
+    type: 'DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata',
+  },
   compressors: {
     env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_COMPRESSORS',
     help:
@@ -1461,6 +1468,18 @@ module.exports.DatabaseOptions = {
     action: parsers.numberParser('zlibCompressionLevel'),
   },
 };
+module.exports.DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata = {
+  name: {
+    env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_CLIENT_METADATA_NAME',
+    help: "The name to identify your application in database logs (e.g., 'MyApp').",
+    required: true,
+  },
+  version: {
+    env: 'PARSE_SERVER_DATABASE_CLIENT_METADATA_VERSION',
+    help: "The version of your application (e.g., '1.0.0').",
+    required: true,
+  },
+};
 module.exports.AuthAdapter = {
   enabled: {
     help: 'Is `true` if the auth adapter is enabled, `false` otherwise.',

src/Options/docs.js

@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@
  * @property {String} authSource The MongoDB driver option to specify the database name associated with the user's credentials.
  * @property {Boolean} autoSelectFamily The MongoDB driver option to set whether the socket attempts to connect to IPv6 and IPv4 addresses until a connection is established. If available, the driver will select the first IPv6 address.
  * @property {Number} autoSelectFamilyAttemptTimeout The MongoDB driver option to specify the amount of time in milliseconds to wait for a connection attempt to finish before trying the next address when using the autoSelectFamily option. If set to a positive integer less than 10, the value 10 is used instead.
+ * @property {DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata} clientMetadata Custom metadata to append to database client connections for identifying Parse Server instances in database logs. If set, this metadata will be visible in database logs during connection handshakes. This can help with debugging and monitoring in deployments with multiple database clients. Set `name` to identify your application (e.g., 'MyApp') and `version` to your application's version. Leave undefined (default) to disable this feature and avoid the additional data transfer overhead.
  * @property {Union} compressors The MongoDB driver option to specify an array or comma-delimited string of compressors to enable network compression for communication between this client and a mongod/mongos instance.
  * @property {Number} connectTimeoutMS The MongoDB driver option to specify the amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait to establish a single TCP socket connection to the server before raising an error. Specifying 0 disables the connection timeout.
  * @property {Boolean} createIndexRoleName Set to `true` to automatically create a unique index on the name field of the _Role collection on server start. Set to `false` to skip index creation. Default is `true`.<br><br>⚠️ When setting this option to `false` to manually create the index, keep in mind that the otherwise automatically created index may change in the future to be optimized for the internal usage by Parse Server.
@@ -315,6 +316,12 @@
  * @property {Number} zlibCompressionLevel The MongoDB driver option to specify the compression level if using zlib for network compression (0-9).
  */
 
+/**
+ * @interface DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata
+ * @property {String} name The name to identify your application in database logs (e.g., 'MyApp').
+ * @property {String} version The version of your application (e.g., '1.0.0').
+ */
+
 /**
  * @interface AuthAdapter
  * @property {Boolean} enabled Is `true` if the auth adapter is enabled, `false` otherwise.

src/Options/index.js

@@ -755,6 +755,15 @@ export interface DatabaseOptions {
   allowPublicExplain: ?boolean;
   /* An array of MongoDB client event configurations to enable logging of specific events. */
   logClientEvents: ?(LogClientEvent[]);
+  /* Custom metadata to append to database client connections for identifying Parse Server instances in database logs. If set, this metadata will be visible in database logs during connection handshakes. This can help with debugging and monitoring in deployments with multiple database clients. Set `name` to identify your application (e.g., 'MyApp') and `version` to your application's version. Leave undefined (default) to disable this feature and avoid the additional data transfer overhead. */
+  clientMetadata: ?DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata;
+}
+
+export interface DatabaseOptionsClientMetadata {
+  /* The name to identify your application in database logs (e.g., 'MyApp'). */
+  name: string;
+  /* The version of your application (e.g., '1.0.0'). */
+  version: string;
 }
 
 export interface AuthAdapter {

src/Routers/FunctionsRouter.js

@@ -103,20 +103,52 @@ export class FunctionsRouter extends PromiseRouter {
     });
   }
 
-  static createResponseObject(resolve, reject) {
-    return {
+  static createResponseObject(resolve, reject, statusCode = null) {
+    let httpStatusCode = statusCode;
+    const customHeaders = {};
+    let responseSent = false;
+    const responseObject = {
       success: function (result) {
-        resolve({
+        if (responseSent) {
+          throw new Error('Cannot call success() after response has already been sent. Make sure to call success() or error() only once per cloud function execution.');
+        }
+        responseSent = true;
+        const response = {
           response: {
             result: Parse._encode(result),
           },
-        });
+        };
+        if (httpStatusCode !== null) {
+          response.status = httpStatusCode;
+        }
+        if (Object.keys(customHeaders).length > 0) {
+          response.headers = customHeaders;
+        }
+        resolve(response);
       },
       error: function (message) {
+        if (responseSent) {
+          throw new Error('Cannot call error() after response has already been sent. Make sure to call success() or error() only once per cloud function execution.');
+        }
+        responseSent = true;
         const error = triggers.resolveError(message);
+        // If a custom status code was set, attach it to the error
+        if (httpStatusCode !== null) {
+          error.status = httpStatusCode;
+        }
         reject(error);
       },
+      status: function (code) {
+        httpStatusCode = code;
+        return responseObject;
+      },
+      header: function (key, value) {
+        customHeaders[key] = value;
+        return responseObject;
+      },
+      _isResponseSent: () => responseSent,
     };
+    return responseObject;
   }
   static handleCloudFunction(req) {
     const functionName = req.params.functionName;
@@ -143,7 +175,7 @@ export class FunctionsRouter extends PromiseRouter {
 
     return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
       const userString = req.auth && req.auth.user ? req.auth.user.id : undefined;
-      const { success, error } = FunctionsRouter.createResponseObject(
+      const responseObject = FunctionsRouter.createResponseObject(
         result => {
           try {
             if (req.config.logLevels.cloudFunctionSuccess !== 'silent') {
@@ -184,14 +216,37 @@ export class FunctionsRouter extends PromiseRouter {
           }
         }
       );
+      const { success, error } = responseObject;
+
       return Promise.resolve()
         .then(() => {
           return triggers.maybeRunValidator(request, functionName, req.auth);
         })
         .then(() => {
-          return theFunction(request);
+          // Check if function expects 2 parameters (req, res) - Express style
+          if (theFunction.length >= 2) {
+            return theFunction(request, responseObject);
+          } else {
+            // Traditional style - single parameter
+            return theFunction(request);
+          }
         })
-        .then(success, error);
+        .then(result => {
+          // For Express-style functions, only send response if not already sent
+          if (theFunction.length >= 2) {
+            if (!responseObject._isResponseSent()) {
+              // If Express-style function returns a value without calling res.success/error
+              if (result !== undefined) {
+                success(result);
+              }
+              // If no response sent and no value returned, this is an error in user code
+              // but we don't handle it here to maintain backward compatibility
+            }
+          } else {
+            // For traditional functions, always call success with the result (even if undefined)
+            success(result);
+          }
+        }, error);
     });
   }
 }

src/cloud-code/Parse.Cloud.js

@@ -107,22 +107,49 @@ var ParseCloud = {};
  *
  * **Available in Cloud Code only.**
  *
+ * **Traditional Style:**
  * ```
  * Parse.Cloud.define('functionName', (request) => {
  *   // code here
+ *   return result;
  * }, (request) => {
  *   // validation code here
  * });
  *
  * Parse.Cloud.define('functionName', (request) => {
  *   // code here
+ *   return result;
  * }, { ...validationObject });
  * ```
  *
+ * **Express Style with Custom HTTP Status Codes:**
+ * ```
+ * Parse.Cloud.define('functionName', (request, response) => {
+ *   // Set custom HTTP status code and send response
+ *   response.status(201).success({ message: 'Created' });
+ * });
+ *
+ * Parse.Cloud.define('unauthorizedFunction', (request, response) => {
+ *   if (!request.user) {
+ *     response.status(401).error('Unauthorized');
+ *   } else {
+ *     response.success({ data: 'OK' });
+ *   }
+ * });
+ *
+ * Parse.Cloud.define('withCustomHeaders', (request, response) => {
+ *   response.header('X-Custom-Header', 'value').success({ data: 'OK' });
+ * });
+ *
+ * Parse.Cloud.define('errorFunction', (request, response) => {
+ *   response.error('Something went wrong');
+ * });
+ * ```
+ *
  * @static
  * @memberof Parse.Cloud
  * @param {String} name The name of the Cloud Function
- * @param {Function} data The Cloud Function to register. This function can be an async function and should take one parameter a {@link Parse.Cloud.FunctionRequest}.
+ * @param {Function} data The Cloud Function to register. This function can be an async function and should take one parameter a {@link Parse.Cloud.FunctionRequest}, or two parameters (request, response) for Express-style functions where response is a {@link Parse.Cloud.FunctionResponse}.
  * @param {(Object|Function)} validator An optional function to help validating cloud code. This function can be an async function and should take one parameter a {@link Parse.Cloud.FunctionRequest}, or a {@link Parse.Cloud.ValidatorObject}.
  */
 ParseCloud.define = function (functionName, handler, validationHandler) {
@@ -788,9 +815,22 @@ module.exports = ParseCloud;
  * @property {Boolean} master If true, means the master key was used.
  * @property {Parse.User} user If set, the user that made the request.
  * @property {Object} params The params passed to the cloud function.
+ * @property {String} ip The IP address of the client making the request.
+ * @property {Object} headers The original HTTP headers for the request.
+ * @property {Object} log The current logger inside Parse Server.
+ * @property {String} functionName The name of the cloud function.
+ * @property {Object} context The context of the cloud function call.
  * @property {Object} config The Parse Server config.
  */
 
+/**
+ * @interface Parse.Cloud.FunctionResponse
+ * @property {function} success Call this function to return a successful response with an optional result. Usage: `response.success(result)`
+ * @property {function} error Call this function to return an error response with an error message. Usage: `response.error(message)`
+ * @property {function} status Call this function to set a custom HTTP status code for the response. Returns the response object for chaining. Usage: `response.status(code).success(result)` or `response.status(code).error(message)`
+ * @property {function} header Call this function to set a custom HTTP header for the response. Returns the response object for chaining. Usage: `response.header('X-Custom-Header', 'value').success(result)`
+ */
+
 /**
  * @interface Parse.Cloud.JobRequest
  * @property {Object} params The params passed to the background job.

src/defaults.js

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const DefaultMongoURI = DefinitionDefaults.databaseURI;
 // before passing to MongoDB client
 export const ParseServerDatabaseOptions = [
   'allowPublicExplain',
+  'clientMetadata',
   'createIndexRoleName',
   'createIndexUserEmail',
   'createIndexUserEmailCaseInsensitive',

src/middlewares.js

@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ export const handleParseSession = async (req, res, next) => {
       next(error);
       return;
     }
-    // TODO: Determine the correct error scenario.
+    // Log full error details internally, but don't expose to client
     req.config.loggerController.error('error getting auth for sessionToken', error);
-    throw new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.UNKNOWN_ERROR, error);
+    next(new Parse.Error(Parse.Error.UNKNOWN_ERROR, 'Unknown error'));
   }
 };