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Upgrade an APEX 24.1 app to APEX 26.1

A clean upgrade path, the gotchas to watch, and what APEXLang unlocks once you're on 26.1.

Intermediate⏱ 1 min readUpdated: 2026-06-09

Upgrading APEX is an in-place install of the new version into the same database. The apps come along; you mostly validate and adopt new features. Always rehearse on a copy first.

Back up, then install

Export your apps and take a schema backup, then run the APEX installer for 26.1.

-- export apps first (per workspace)
apex export -applicationid 100 -dir ./backup

-- then run the new installer
sqlplus sys/pwd as sysdba @apexins.sql SYSAUX SYSAUX TEMP /i/

⚠ Test on a copy

Clone the PDB (or use a dev database) and upgrade there first. Validate logins, REST, and any custom plugins before touching production.

Adopt 26.1 features

  • APEXLang file workflow for Git + AI editing
  • Updated Universal Theme components
  • New AI-assisted page generation

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