Latest updates and improvements to FourA
We pruned two dead source feeds and added 25 new ones. Input validation got tighter too, so non-IPv4 hosts and unknown protocols never enter the pool. The result is a larger, cleaner pool feeding Proxy Finder.
We now return a 503 when our service is briefly unavailable, and a 502 when a response can't be parsed. Both replace the old generic 500. Your retry logic can trust the status code now.
Proxy Finder now keeps its ranking data across restarts. After a deploy, your requests route through proven-good proxies right away instead of waiting for the picker to warm up again. The first-request slowdown that used to follow restarts is gone.
Proxy Finder pulls in newly validated proxies incrementally now, so fresh IPs land in rotation seconds after they're verified. Stale ones drop out on the same cadence. If you've seen the occasional retry on a proxy that just died, that window's smaller.
When you create your first API key, the success modal shows a working curl with your real endpoint and X-API-Key header. The Overview page has sample data ready so you're not staring at an empty dashboard, and the API Keys list now shows a proper empty state with next-step hints.
Toggle light or dark on one FourA page and every other open tab switches with it. The theme cookie is the single source of truth now, so the app, blog, docs, and status portal all stay in sync without a refresh.
Hover a day on updates.foura.ai and you'll see downtime split by severity level. Uptime percentages now skip days where we had no data instead of counting them as gaps. Public incident titles read cleaner too, without the em-dash clutter.
The status page now shows how much of each day was degraded: hover any day bar for the exact minutes. Dates we weren't yet monitoring a service render as grey instead of green, and a three-state legend under the banner explains each color.
FourA's proxy listing dropped from 460ms to under 2ms for a typical 200-row page. We've trimmed unused fields from the response, rebuilt the sort index, tuned the database for SSD storage, and cached filter options between requests. Proxy picking stays snappy even when admin tools are pulling data at the same time.
The service health section has a cleaner layout. No more flash of empty content while status data loads, and status indicators align properly.
Bumped minimum font sizes across the dashboard, documentation, blog, and updates portal. No more squinting at small text on any page.
Existing subscribers can now switch plans directly from the dashboard. The change-plan modal shows exactly what you'll be charged or credited before you confirm, with VAT broken out separately.
Health monitoring tables, status banners, and endpoint metrics got a visual refresh. Pages no longer jump between loading and populated states. Light mode now works everywhere, including login and signup.
We fixed contrast issues, layout shifts, and image loading across the main site. Lighthouse accessibility score: 100. Page loads are faster too.
Every FourA page now shares the same visual design: blog, docs, updates, login, error pages, and emails. Dashboards got light mode too. Pick system, light, or dark theme anywhere and it follows you across all sites automatically.
