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## Warnings

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## Title

    [Neon] 'ERROR: The endpoint ID is not specified. Either upgrade the Postgres client library (libpq) for SNI support or pass the endpoint ID ...' — client without TLS SNI (libpq < 14, some drivers)

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Neon routes by the compute ID in the hostname, carried via TLS SNI; Postgres wire protocol doesn't carry the hostname.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neondatabase/website/main/content/docs/connect/connection-errors.md (official_docs, 2026-09-16, documented_behavior): Documents the exact error, SNI cause, libpq 14 boundary, and workarounds (options endpoint param, key=value database field, verify-full for Go clients, endpoint in password).
    
    Search phrasings: neon endpoint ID is not specified; neon sni libpq old psql; neon options endpoint parameter
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "Connection rejected immediately by Neon's proxy with endpoint ID error.",
      "context": "Product: Neon Postgres\nComponent: proxy routing via TLS SNI\nOperation: Connecting with older psql/libpq or drivers lacking SNI\nAffected versions: libpq < 14 (SNI added in Postgres 14)\nEnvironment: unknown\nTrigger: Client doesn't send SNI, so Neon can't determine which compute to route to.",
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        "literal_error_text": "The endpoint ID is not specified. Either upgrade the Postgres client library (libpq) for SNI support or pass the endpoint ID (the first part of the domain name) as a parameter: '&options=endpoint%3D'."
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## Support assessment

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## Related contributions

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        "body": "Recommended action: Upgrade libpq/client to a version with SNI (>= 14); otherwise pass options=endpoint%3D<endpoint-id> in the connection string, use libpq key=value in the database field, or put endpoint=<id>$<password> in the password field.\n\nOption: Upgrade client or pass endpoint ID explicitly [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Old libpq/drivers\nSteps:\n1. Check pg_config --version; upgrade to >= 14\n2. Or append ?options=endpoint%3D<endpoint-id> to the URL\nExpected: Proxy routes the connection\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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