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Change GoldenGate Default extract profile

As part of a GoldenGate setup automation, changing the Default profile of your extracts and replicats seems like a good start if you don’t want to deal with custom profiles or changing each individual configuration. Unfortunately, there is(…)

The undocumented GoldenGate ‘all’ role you should know about

Let me tell you a story about how I discovered an undocumented role in GoldenGate that could break your automation. Recently, I wanted to do a massive update of the role of a GoldenGate user on multiple deployments. First(…)

Creating path connections with GoldenGate REST API

When automating your GoldenGate deployment management, you might want to create path connections with the GoldenGate REST API. This is an important aspect when connecting GoldenGate deployments with distribution paths. A first step towards this is to create a(…)

OGG-12020 payload error in GoldenGate Migration Utility

While migrating a GoldenGate classic architecture setup with the migration utility, I recently had the following OGG-12020 error: [ERROR] OGG-12020 - The request payload for 'POST /services/v2/config/files/ext.prm' is not defined as an object It(…)

Create a new GoldenGate deployment with the REST API

Is it possible to create a new GoldenGate deployment with the REST API ? This is the question I will try to answer in this blog, based on my experience with the REST API. I will dive in what(…)

Production-ready GoldenGate REST client in Python

Updated in June 2026, based on the latest version of the client. In this blog, I provide GoldenGate administrators with a fully working, production-ready Python client to efficiently handle GoldenGate REST API calls. From extract creation to user(…)

Querying GoldenGate REST API log efficiently

In this blog post, I will guide you on how to query the restapi.log file of your GoldenGate deployments more efficiently. These logs are a valuable source of information for GoldenGate administrators but are unfortunately not easy to analyze.

OGG-08116 when creating a connection with GoldenGate REST API

When playing around with the GoldenGate REST API, you might have encountered the OGG-08116 error. It happens when using the Create Connection REST API call, with the following endpoint given in the GoldenGate documentation.