Soracom Flux is an IoT automation service that enables business efficiency and automation by combining processes such as notifications and generative AI-based analysis using IoT data collected from sensors, cameras, and other devices.

Using Soracom Flux's app template feature, IoT apps can be created simply by selecting a template optimized for a representative use case. You can customize each app as needed with minimal parameter adjustments.

We have added a new app template, "Monitor multiple SIMs with Ping and send email notifications".

For an overview of the template, estimated costs, and specific usage instructions, please visit the IoT Template Gallery (Japanese).

New features such as preset filters and label display have been added to the VPG (Virtual Private Gateway) outbound routing filter settings in the Soracom User Console. You can now configure filter rules more easily and understand existing rules at a glance.

Preset filters

You can now select and apply commonly used filter configurations as presets.

• Allow all network traffic: Allows traffic to all destinations.
• Block all network traffic: Blocks traffic to all destinations.
• Block route to the internet: Blocks internet traffic while allowing traffic to private IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16). This lets you block internet access while maintaining private network connections such as Soracom Gate and Canal / Door / Direct.

Label display

Labels have been added to filter rules, making it easier to intuitively check the details of your settings.

For details, see Configure VPG outbound routing filter.

Soracom Flux has added a new action: "Email Notification Action (Advanced)".

The "Email Notification Action (Advanced)" allows you to attach images when sending emails to specified email addresses. This enables you to view images captured by RTSP camera or images processed using AI analysis via email.

This feature is available on the Standard Plan and Enterprise Plan.

For details, see Email Notification Action (Advanced) (Japanese). If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Batch Processing is a feature that allows you to easily repeat specific tasks for a large number of IoT SIMs by simply uploading a CSV file of SIMs in the User Console and selecting an action to perform.

With this update, Batch Processing now supports the Sim:addSubscription API, allowing you to add Subscription Containers to multiple IoT SIMs at once.

For detailed instructions, please refer to the Batch Processing documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Sales of Soracom Air SIM card plan-D on Amazon.co.jp have been discontinued, so new purchases are no longer available through Amazon.co.jp. Soracom Air SIM card plan-D that have already been purchased can continue to be used as is.

Soracom Air SIM card plan-D remains available for purchase through the Soracom User Console and the Soracom IoT Store.

• For instructions on how to purchase through the Soracom User Console, please refer to Ordering IoT SIMs / Purchasing Devices in the User Console.
• You can also purchase from the Soracom IoT Store (Japanese).

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

The following AI models available in Soracom Flux AI Actions will be discontinued by their providers on the dates below:

• Google Gemini 2.0 Flash: March 31, 2026
• Google Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: March 31, 2026
• Amazon Bedrock – Anthropic Claude 3.7 Sonnet: April 28, 2026

For more information, see Gemini deprecations and Model lifecycle (Amazon Bedrock).

As a result, AI actions in Soracom Flux apps that use these models will be disabled after the discontinuation date.

If you are using any of these models, please switch to another AI model before the discontinuation date.

You can view the available AI models for Soracom Flux AI Actions in the Soracom Flux documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Data usage history for plan-MC IoT SIMs is now available in the Soracom User Console. Open the IoT SIM details screen and select the Usage tab to review past usage trends. Use this information to track costs, manage budgets, and detect anomalies in data usage.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Please note that this service is currently only available for customers located in Japan.

We are pleased to release a new feature for the Soracom Beam MQTT entry point which allows messages sent to an MQTT broker to be copied and saved to Soracom Harvest Data at the same time.

Previously, MQTT messages sent from a device to Soracom Beam could only be forwarded to an MQTT broker, and could not be saved in Soracom Harvest Data. With this new feature, MQTT messages can also be saved to Soracom Harvest Data, enabling more efficient data visualization and analysis.

Usage

To enable this feature:

• From the Soracom User Console: Edit your Soracom Beam MQTT entry point settings and enable the "Copy to Soracom Harvest Data" option.
• Using the Soracom API or CLI: Use the Group:putConfigurationParameters API or the soracom groups put-config command to set the SoracomBeam namespace fork.SoracomHarvest option to true.

You will also need to enable Soracom Harvest Data for the corresponding group.

Messages will be saved to Soracom Harvest Data in JSON format, with attributes mqttTopic containing the topic name and mqttPayload containing the message content.

Notes

• Before using this feature, verify the format and configuration of the data sent from your device.
• Temporary system errors may cause message copying to fail, but this does not affect message delivery to the MQTT broker.

For more details, please refer to the Soracom Beam documentation.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

Soracom Flux's Bounding Box Action (Japanese) now supports polygonal borders. Previously, only rectangular borders were available, but this update allows flexible boundaries to be added to images at specified URLs.

The Bounding Box Action sets a border to indicate boundaries on images from specified URLs. By setting this border, you can explicitly indicate the target area within the image for subsequent actions that use it. You can choose either a rectangular or polygonal border shape.

For example, you can specify a complex region and instruct an AI Action to "detect objects inside the red border," allowing analysis of a specific area within the image.

The Bounding Box Action is available on the Standard Plan and Enterprise Plan.

If you have any questions, please contact Soracom Support.

We would like to inform customers that the previously announced Virtual Private Gateway (VPG) pricing revision has been cancelled.

As announced, pricing for VPG and related services was scheduled to be revised from hourly to monthly billing, effective February 1, 2026. Based on valuable feedback, we have decided to indefinitely postpone this change. We will continue to review pricing with customer needs in mind, and will share any updates in future announcements.

We sincerely apologize for any confusion this may have caused and greatly appreciate your understanding and patience.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your sales representative or contact us via our webform.