June 16, 2026
This update focuses on enhancing the observability and manageability of MaaS, introducing capabilities such as the Model Market, vendor service quality comparison, API call examples, and rate limiting management, while also strengthening backend model channel strategy configuration.
AI services
New models
OceanBase Cloud International Site now supports image generation models, including ChatGPT Image 2.0, Google Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), and Google Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image).
OceanBase Cloud International Site now supports the Claude models, including Claude Haiku 4.5, Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, and Claude Opus 4.7.
Enhanced MaaS observability
A new Model Market entry has been added to the AI services homepage, supporting the display of AI model cards and providing visibility configuration and filtering capabilities for models.
The Model Market now includes individual model cards, displaying key metrics such as 24-hour model success rate, first-token latency, and token output rate.
The Model Market introduces a dashboard for monitoring and comparing vendor model service quality, helping users evaluate the performance of different vendor models.
Enhanced MaaS manageability
The Model Market provides general model call examples, supporting model calls via API or SQL.
Individual model cards offer API call examples for the corresponding model, facilitating quick integration and debugging.
Supports quota and rate limiting management at both project and API Key levels, covering token consumption and request limits. Token consumption can be managed with monthly, daily, and minute-level quotas and minute-level rate limiting, helping project admins control budget and usage risks, and providing more comprehensive model management capabilities for the console and operational backend.
Enhanced backend service capabilities
- The MaaS service backend supports configuring model channel strategies for individual models, enabling users to select specific channels for designated models and manage these channel strategies, helping users achieve more appropriate cost or usage strategies.
June 15, 2026
Added data migration tasks
Added support for data migration tasks from Alibaba Cloud Lingdom/HBase databases to OceanBase Database in HBase API compatibility mode. Supports schema migration, full migration, and incremental synchronization, helping you quickly migrate from Lingdom/HBase databases to OceanBase Database. Also added data migration tasks from OceanBase Database in HBase API compatibility mode to Lingdom/HBase databases, supporting incremental synchronization. This helps you achieve reverse synchronization after migrating other databases to OceanBase Database, meeting business scenario requirements for disaster recovery.
New data validation capability
Added support for data validation tasks from Alibaba Cloud Lingdom/HBase databases to OceanBase Database in HBase API compatibility mode.
June 4, 2026
This update introduces cross-cloud primary-standby capabilities for Alibaba Cloud International and Azure, and supports placing orders for the Flagship Edition in the cross-cloud primary-standby mode. It also launches auto scaling, automatic storage expansion for monthly subscription instances, and adds operations to cancel, pause, and resume backup and restore tasks. Additionally, it improves the database proxy experience on platforms like Tencent Cloud and Huawei Cloud.
Product updates
- Added billing support for cross-cloud primary-standby public network traffic based on log archiving, including Alibaba Cloud International and Azure.
Database failover architecture
- Added the Alibaba Cloud International-Azure combination for cross-cloud primary-standby, supporting the creation and management of cross-cloud primary-standby instances. The order page now supports creating cross-cloud primary-standby instances for Flagship Edition instances.
Database operations and maintenance
- Cluster instances now support auto scaling, automatically adjusting computing resources based on load.
- Monthly subscription instances support enabling automatic storage expansion, which automatically expands storage capacity when it runs low.
- Physical backup tasks can be canceled. Data restore tasks support cancellation, pausing, and resuming, allowing flexible control over recovery progress in scenarios like insufficient disk space.
- Monitoring and alerts added materialized view-related metrics, supporting the configuration of alert rules for materialized views.
- Monitoring and alerts added vector index memory usage metrics, facilitating monitoring of resource usage related to vector retrieval.
- Optimized instance specification change time, reducing the overall wait time for configuration changes.
Networking and database proxy
- Tencent Cloud now supports specifying a specification type and deployment mode when creating a database proxy. Exclusive database proxies are now billed.
- Huawei Cloud channels support switching from a hybrid database proxy to a Kubernetes database proxy.
- AWS direct connection address-related processes now display the physical availability zone ID and improve availability zone alignment prompts.
- Azure channels currently do not support read/write splitting. The read/write splitting switch has been hidden in the console to prevent misconfiguration.
Billing Center
- International bills now support maintaining tax IDs. China and international billing user information can be managed and maintained separately in the Billing Center.
Accounts and permissions
- The operational permission for automatic storage expansion is adjusted by role. Only members with the corresponding permission can enable or manage automatic expansion in the console.
- The organization selected last time is automatically retained upon re-entering the console, reducing unnecessary switching.
Other optimizations
- Fixed an issue where empty members appeared when creating a project through joint operation channels.
- Optimized the performance of frequently queried interfaces such as instance lists and tenant details, improving console page loading and response speed.
May 28, 2026
A new version of OMS for multi-cloud environments has been released, adding support for switching data transfer tasks from Alibaba Cloud to the OceanBase Cloud Alibaba Cloud channel, intelligent diagnosis for data migration, and filtering condition pushdown. This enables refined task management, strengthens the stability of migration validation tasks in multi-cloud environments, while enhancing the flexibility and reliability of data operations.
Switching data transfer tasks from Alibaba Cloud to OceanBase Cloud
This release adds the capability to switch data transfer tasks from the Alibaba Cloud official website channel to OceanBase Cloud. Users can perform this switch via the OceanBase instance list or the entry for switched instances on the Alibaba Cloud official website. The switching process does not affect the normal operation of the link itself, ensuring business continuity. Key considerations for switching data tasks are as follows:
- The types of data transfer tasks that can be switched are based on those currently supported by OceanBase Cloud. Unsupported task types will be gradually added according to priority. For details, see Task types supported by OceanBase Cloud.
- During the switching of a data transfer task, you need to release/unsubscribe to the transmission instance on the Alibaba Cloud official website channel, and OceanBase Cloud will automatically complete the ordering process. Please communicate with your business manager before performing the switch and pay attention to any changes in your bill.
- There are differences in the calling methods between the Alibaba Cloud official website channel's OpenAPI and OceanBase Cloud's OpenAPI. If a data transfer task depends on OpenAPI management, consult technical support before switching to evaluate the OpenAPI integration plan.
Intelligent diagnosis for data migration
Intelligent diagnosis capabilities have been added, supporting AI diagnosis for full migration, incremental synchronization performance issues, and target-side execution anomalies. It provides problem causes, optimization suggestions, and an entry for automatic optimization authorization, improving the efficiency of locating link problems. Automatic anomaly diagnosis is triggered when a task fails; performance scenarios support one-click authorization for automatic parameter tuning.
Filtering condition pushdown
Added support for pushing row filtering conditions down to the source database's full slicing and counting stages during full migration and full validation. This avoids in-memory filtering after reading the entire table, reducing resource consumption and shortening migration/synchronization/validation time. After completing syntax validation for row filtering conditions upon task creation, you can choose whether to enable filtering condition pushdown (default is enabled if the filter columns have indexes).
Feature optimizations
Optimization for rate limiting and throttling scenarios
Optimized the implementation of rate limiting and throttling for data migration. For incremental synchronization, the source-side rate limit is adjusted to the target-side rate limit, avoiding the issue of insufficient target-side traffic caused by source-side throttling in large-scale ETL scenarios. Full migration now supports independent configuration of source-side and target-side throttling, providing users with richer configuration options.
Task status optimization
Added incremental log pulling from the source side for data migration tasks. By exposing more detailed step information, users can better understand the overall task status. The association between the status of each task step and the overall task status has also been optimized, ensuring any exception at any step is promptly reflected in the task status, enabling timely feedback on task anomalies.
May 25, 2026
OceanBase OAgent is now available
OceanBase OAgent is an intelligent database operations assistant built into OceanBase Cloud. Powered by LLMs and a rich set of built-in operational skills, it provides intelligent database operations around the clock.
Core capabilities include instance and tenant lookup, resource usage queries, sync link queries, billing, tickets, change request management, security configuration checks, one-click full inspections, SQL performance diagnosis, alert interpretation and analysis, and resource utilization analysis.
May 20, 2026
This release introduces OceanBase Flagship Edition cluster instances, bringing together transaction processing, OLAP, and key-value capabilities in a single offering. It also delivers phase 2 of AI services with expanded model support on the international site, strengthens Binlog safeguards and instance notifications, speeds up cluster provisioning, and adds OceanBase Cloud as an OIDC identity provider, along with deployment mode changes for instances on the Baidu Cloud channel.
Product updates
- OceanBase Flagship Edition is a new cluster instance product line with the full feature set of transactional instances, plus support for OLAP and key-value tenants. It covers the capabilities previously offered by transactional, analytical, and key-value cluster instances. Existing instances will gradually support a smooth transition to Flagship Edition.
- The Baidu Cloud channel now supports changing instance deployment modes.
Database disaster recovery architecture
- Logical backups can be configured as scheduled tasks.
Database operations and maintenance
- Binlog: Binlog cannot be enabled while an instance scaling operation is in progress, reducing the risk of configuration inconsistencies.
- In the Binlog purchase flow, the console prevents duplicate purchase attempts when a commercial order is already in progress.
- When an instance resumes running (for example, after automatic restart following instance pause), SMS notifications are sent in addition to existing in-console messages and email alerts.
- Instance provisioning is faster, with overall creation time reduced by approximately 50%.
Networking and database proxy
- AWS direct connection addresses: physical Availability Zone IDs are shown during tenant primary AZ adjustments and direct connection address creation, with guidance to align the tenant primary AZ with the client's AZ.
AI services
- AI Models is now available on OceanBase Cloud (International Site), with support for GPT, Gemini, and other models.
- AI Models supports a broader range of model types, including additional text generation models and select image and video generation models.
- AI Models supports the Batch API; this release includes Alibaba Cloud Qwen series models.
- AI Models supports project-level throttling and rate limiting.
- The API Key management Open API supports querying, creating, and deleting AI service API keys for automated integration.
Billing center
- Key order lifecycle messages (such as instance creation, scaling, and release success) are also delivered as in-console messages, reducing missed notifications when relying on email or SMS alone.
Ecosystem integration
- OceanBase Cloud can act as an OIDC (OAuth 2.0) identity provider, giving partner applications unified authentication (similar to Login with OceanBase).
Other improvements
- Caching is added to alert rule data query paths, improving console responsiveness under high-frequency access.
2026.4.16
AI services launched in OceanBase Cloud China site
OceanBase Cloud AI services are an integrated AI infrastructure tailored for AI applications. By combining OceanBase Cloud's multi-cloud database with AI services, we provide a comprehensive multi-cloud AI and data platform, meeting all AI application needs for AI models and data storage.
The first phase of OceanBase Cloud AI services includes the following features:
Unified API key: All AI service features use a single API key, simplifying AI application deployment and configuration.
Unified management: Supports project-level and organization-level usage dashboards, and organization-level model throttling and rate limiting management.
AI models (Model as a Service): Supports popular models in the Qwen series, with API compatibility with Open AI, Anthropic, and Vertex AI.
Currently, AI services are available on a allowlist basis. Contact technical support for access.
April 8, 2026
This release introduces a brand new console UI with improved visual design, information layout, multi-dimensional navigation, and integrated project management and help center. It also includes cost management for public network traffic across primary and standby instances based on log archiving. Additionally, it enhances the backup and recycle bin, database proxy, access addresses, monitoring and alerts, security compliance, and account notifications. Open APIs has also been expanded.
A fresh upgrade: more intuitive and efficient
- Refreshed visuals: The minimalist design and clear layout help you focus on your core tasks.
- Multidimensional navigation: A new breadcrumb navigation has been added at the top, allowing for one-click switching between organizations, projects, instances, and tenants.
- Manage your projects: All members and project settings are managed within the project workspace. This streamlines operations and simplifies project management.
- Help Center: Entries to Tutorials, What's New, Contact Us, and Tickets are integrated, making all support resources readily accessible.
Product updates
- Billing for cross-cloud public traffic transmission based on log archiving is now available.
Database disaster recovery architecture
- Logical backup can be configured as a scheduled task.
- Backup download is supported in the instance recycle bin.
- The "Permanently retain backup after instance release" option is removed from the recycle bin.
- Backup capabilities are enhanced to meet specialized backup requirements in scenarios such as financial institutions.
Database operations and maintenance
- Tenant topology now displays direct connection address card information.
- Host access restrictions are supported for database accounts in MySQL-compatible tenants.
- Database account management now supports batch configuration of database privileges during account creation.
- Customizable display names for monitoring and alerting metrics are supported.
- Database proxy and database proxy host views are now available in the performance monitoring section of the instance and tenant overview pages; database proxy and database proxy host monitoring covers all addresses.
- Slow SQL alert suppression rules now support filtering by tags.
- Markdown format is supported for alert notification templates in the Lark channel.
Networking and database proxy
- Database proxy node specifications now support adjustment in 0.25 vCPU increments.
- Database access address load balancing now supports configuration of DNS availability zone association and cross-region load balancing.
- The process and page display for database proxy cluster creation and deployment mode are optimized, with enhanced operation step prompts and deployment mode change experience.
- Direct connection addresses are supported in the AWS channel.
- VPC Peering query results now filter out expired records, providing more accurate list information.
Security and compliance
- Column encryption strategy management is supported in tenant management.
- Column encryption management capabilities are supported for database account privileges.
Accounts and permissions
- SMS delivery is reinforced to ensure important notifications such as member invitations are delivered.
- Cloud vendor UID is displayed when associating cloud market accounts, and cloud vendor information is displayed on the login page to avoid account information ambiguity.
Open API
- The DescribeTenantReadableScn API is added.
- APIs for tenant tag management are added.
- APIs for project list queries are added.
March 12, 2026
This release adds Alibaba Cloud shared-storage PL0 disk support, improves the billing center marketplace overview, makes alert configuration more flexible, and adds read-only replica specification changes. It also introduces instance tag open APIs, temporary specification changes for subscription instances, and strengthens account security and email management on OceanBase Cloud (International Site).
Products and channels
OceanBase v4.4.2 LTS now available
- OceanBase v4.4.2 LTS is a unified TP/AP LTS release for mixed workloads. It combines the transaction processing strengths of v4.2.5 LTS with the analytical capabilities of v4.3.5 LTS and improves the engine across data management, compatibility, security, and operations. It provides stronger, more stable support for both critical transactional and complex analytical workloads.
- This version is currently available by allowlist. Contact the OceanBase support team to get access.
Baidu Cloud channel
- The tenant workbench now shows the instance name so you can identify instances at a glance.
- Cloud disk storage can be expanded by self-service.
Alibaba Cloud channel
- Shared-storage cache disks now support the PL0 (cost-optimized) disk type.
Database operations and maintenance
- Monitoring: Comparison charts are improved for better readability.
- Alerting: Alert notification templates no longer restrict by object type, so configuration is more flexible.
- Read replicas can use a different specification than the primary.
- Subscription cluster instances support temporary specification changes to meet short-term capacity needs.
Data development
- ODC (standalone) now supports online schema changes.
Security and compliance
- OceanBase Cloud (International Site) supports organization-level MFA. After an org admin enables it, members must complete a second authentication step on their next login.
- OceanBase Cloud (International Site) supports changing the account email so users can update their contact information.
- When signing in via a third-party provider on the International Site, accounts that share the same email require a second confirmation to avoid linking the wrong account.
Billing
- "Amount due" is now defined consistently as the bill's original amount minus discounts and vouchers, making billing logic clearer.
- The billing center marketplace overview is updated: current-month and recent-month bill summaries, 12-month consumption trend, and layout improvements.
Open API
- New instance tag management APIs let you manage instance tags via the API.
- New tag metadata management APIs support automated configuration of the tagging system.
February 6, 2026
This release expands backup and restore Open APIs, improves alerting and monitoring, and adds network and notification options so you can run and operate databases more efficiently in multi-cloud environments.
Products and channels
Product capabilities
- Key-Value instances under shared storage deployment can now be switched from subscription to pay-as-you-go billing.
- OceanBase Database V4.5.0 is now supported for instance creation (allowlist only).
Baidu Cloud channel
- You can choose a specification type when creating a database proxy endpoint.
- Billing can be switched from pay-as-you-go to subscription.
- Read-only instances support local disk storage.
Database disaster recovery
- Logical backup is available from the console or API; you can start backup jobs on demand.
- Backup and restore actions are recorded in operation audit for compliance and traceability.
Database operations and maintenance
- Monitoring:
- A global monitoring dashboard gives you a single view across clusters, useful for load testing and multi-tenant setups.
- Database proxy monitoring supports drill-down so you can see tenant-level metrics per node.
- Alerting:
- Choosing alert metrics is easier with keyword search and a simpler category tree.
- Alert rules are more flexible: you can set multiple thresholds per metric, use different check intervals per metric, and configure alert level, notification channel, and template separately.
- Notification templates can be previewed and tested without firing real alerts.
- New alert metrics broaden what you can monitor.
- Compaction management: Compactions can be managed from the console. You can now view progress and pause, resume, or cancel as needed.
- OceanBase Database V4.3.5 supports Japanese character sets: sjis, ujis, cp932, and eucjpms.
Networking and database proxy
- AWS channel: You can upgrade the database proxy architecture. After upgrade, you can change the proxy specification.
- Baidu Cloud channel: Creating a connection endpoint now checks IP availability so creation does not fail due to lack of IPs.
Security and compliance
- OceanBase Cloud (International Site) account password policy is updated for PCI DSS 4.0: 90-day expiration reminders, no reuse of the last four passwords, lockout after three failed logins, and automatic sign-out after 15 minutes of inactivity.
- Huawei Cloud channel: Audit logs no longer support cold storage.
- Baidu Cloud channel: SQL audit logs can be sent to Baidu Log Service (BLS).
Billing
- Bill details now include cluster instance names to make cost review easier.
- Monthly bill export format is updated so that the customer name shows enterprise-verified information when available.
- Notification scope is expanded: OceanBase Cloud (China Site) sends available-balance notifications, and OceanBase Cloud (International Site) sends Support Plan notifications.
Accounts and permissions
- Notifications respect a user-configurable language preference.
- OceanBase Cloud (International Site) supports Japanese for in-console messages, SMS, and email.
- The message center supports custom subscription rules by message type and channel.
- When an instance is automatically restarted after being paused for 7 days, an in-console notification is sent.
Ecosystem integration
- Binlog subscription:
- Binlog metric descriptions are clearer and more accurate.
- Metrics can show full subscription status, and you can run statistics and analysis over a custom time range.
- ODC (standalone) supports online schema changes.
Open API
- Backup strategy: New APIs to configure and manage backup policies programmatically.
- Scheduled logical backup: New API to set up recurring logical backup jobs.
- Tenant backup and restore: New APIs for tenant-level backup and restore.
- Backup task status: New API to query backup job status for automation and runbooks.
- Security assessment: New API to query instance security check results.
January 21, 2026
This release enhances cross-cloud disaster recovery capabilities for multi-cloud deployments, expands channel and product offerings, and extends Open API functionality. We have also optimized console operations and security compliance features to improve database management efficiency and usability in multi-cloud environments.
Channels and products
- Alibaba Cloud Government Cloud now supports multiple disk configuration strategies, displayed in priority order.
- Shared storage instances can now be converted from pay-as-you-go to subscription billing.
- Binlog service now supports a new billing model based on elastic computing units.
Database disaster recovery architecture
- Cross-cloud primary and standby instances: We now support one-primary-three-standby deployment configurations with global endpoint and network monitoring capabilities.
- Alibaba Cloud Marketplace (China and International) now supports remote backup.
- Backup and restore: We have optimized page performance to reduce timeout risks during long-running backup operations. The restore process now includes a "Tenant in Restore" status and supports automatic expansion of backup storage space.
Database O&M
Parameter template selection is now required when creating tenants to prevent configuration mismatches that can occur when using the default parameter template.
Tenant parameter management now supports modifying the
sql_modeparameter for each tenant.We have improved the object display and navigation experience on the alert details page.
Account names created in Oracle-compatible tenants are now automatically converted to uppercase.
Random password generation no longer includes the
@and:special characters.Binlog subscription time is now consistently displayed in seconds to prevent monitoring inaccuracies.
We have added new entry points for the standalone ODC console:
- ODC for OceanBase Cloud (China):
console-odc-cn.oceanbase.com - ODC for OceanBase Cloud (International):
console-odc.oceanbase.com
- ODC for OceanBase Cloud (China):
Network and database proxy
- For the Alibaba Cloud channel, database proxy now supports zone switching.
- The Alibaba Cloud channel now supports modifying database address domain name prefixes.
- For the Tencent Cloud channel, database proxy now supports architecture upgrades. After upgrading, you can adjust database proxy resources.
Orders and Billing
- Identity verification is now required before placing orders.
- We have improved the user experience for exporting monthly billing statements.
- We have optimized the billing logic for instance specification changes.
- Invoice management now supports deferred invoicing. After a refund, issued invoices do not need to be returned. For subsequent invoicing, deferred amounts must be offset first.
Open API
- We have added new Open APIs for SQL diagnosis, including SQL samples, history, and session management.
- New API:
DescribeRestorableTenantsfor querying information about tenants available for restore. - New API:
DescribeTenantAddressInfofor querying endpoint information for all tenants. - New APIs for security groups and IP allowlists:
ModifySecurityIps,CreateSecurityIpGroup, andDeleteSecurityIpGroup. - New API:
DescribeTenantEncryptionfor querying tenant encryption information.
January 7, 2026
This release introduces new data migration tasks between PostgreSQL, TiDB, and OceanBase Database, expands support for database migration to the cloud, and provides independent data validation and tag management features. It also enhances task management, improves the stability of migration validation tasks in multi-cloud environments, and boosts the flexibility and stability of data operations.
New data migration tasks
This release introduces new data migration tasks from PostgreSQL to OceanBase Database (MySQL and Oracle compatible modes) and from TiDB to OceanBase Database (MySQL compatible mode). These tasks support schema migration, full migration, and incremental synchronization, helping you quickly migrate data from PostgreSQL and TiDB to OceanBase Database. Additionally, new data migration tasks from OceanBase Database (MySQL and Oracle compatible modes) to PostgreSQL and from OceanBase Database (MySQL compatible mode) to TiDB are introduced, supporting incremental synchronization. These features allow you to synchronize data from other databases to OceanBase Database and then back to the source databases, meeting disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.
New data validation capabilities
In this release, data validation is separated from the data migration process and can be configured independently. This allows for more flexible operations without relying on the data migration workflow. In addition to full data validation, row count validation is now supported. This feature enables you to verify data by comparing the number of rows in table objects, significantly speeding up the validation process. Currently, full data validation and row count validation are supported for the following task types: MySQL -> OB_MySQL, OB_MySQL -> MySQL, OB_MySQL -> OB_MySQL, Oracle -> OB_Oracle, OB_Oracle -> Oracle, OB_Oracle -> OB_Oracle, PostgreSQL -> OB_Oracle, PostgreSQL -> OB_MySQL, and TiDB -> OB_MySQL.
Tag management capabilities
This release integrates tag management with data migration and data validation. Using the tag management feature on OceanBase Cloud, you can add tags to data migration and data validation tasks and filter tasks by tag on the task list page. This helps you better manage data migration and data validation tasks based on business attributes.
Stability enhancements
For data migration tasks with a PostgreSQL database as the source, incremental synchronization now defaults to using unique keys on the target database to determine conflict matrices. This avoids data quality issues caused by incomplete schema information in PostgreSQL database logs.
The incremental synchronization logic has been optimized to resolve the issue where original incremental DDL synchronization would block all subsequent DML executions. The serialization logic has been refined to the table level, meaning that DDL synchronization no longer blocks DML synchronization for unrelated tables.