Archive

Deleting GoldenGate trail files via the REST API (OGG-30375)

When automating your GoldenGate deployments, or tearing down a test environment, handling trail files is important. In fact, deleting an extract or a replicat does not delete the trail files it was writing to or reading from. It leaves(…)

Rename a GoldenGate Extract with the REST API

In a previous blog, I went through the full procedure of renaming a GoldenGate extract from the adminclient. I included all necessary steps to avoid missing transactions. Doing this by hand is completely fine, but(…)

GoldenGate 26ai out-of-place patching with Python

I already covered out-of-place patching from the web UI, but patching tasks should be automated, and clicking through the same screens for every deployment can get repetitive. Let’s do the exact same out-of-place patch of(…)

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(…)

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(…)

GoldenGate REST API basics with Python

Oracle GoldenGate REST API has been around for quite some time now, but I’ve yet to see it used in practice at customers. Every time I tried to introduce it, it was some sort of novelty. Mainly because DBAs(…)

Extend session timeout in GoldenGate Microservices Web UI

If you start using the GoldenGate web UI after installing it, you might end up thinking that extending the session timeout would be nice. Since there is no clear Oracle documentation on that matter, here are multiple ways(…)