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title: "oracledb Breaking Changes on npm | Since.dev"
description: "What each oracledb release removed, renamed or changed: 9 breaking changes in 1 version on npm, each with its source."
canonical_url: https://since.dev/packages/npm/oracledb
last_updated: 2026-10-09
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# oracledb breaking changes

Every breaking API change we have recorded in oracledb on npm: 9 breaking changes in 1 version. Below are its newest version, removals and renames first, each with its source.

Newest change October 9, 2026

## 26.0.0

9 breaking changes, first published October 9, 2026.

- **Signature changed** `AdvancedQueueMessage.enqTime`  

Was readonly enqTime: Date; now readonly enqTime: Date | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `Connection.queryStream`  

Was queryStream<T>(sql: string, bindParams: BindParameters, options: ExecuteOptions): QueryStream<T>; now queryStream<T>(sql: string, bindParams: BindParameters, options: QueryStreamOptions): QueryStream<T>. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `EndUserSecurityContextOptions`  

Was type EndUserSecurityContextOptions = | (BaseEndUserSecurityContextOptions & {endUserToken: string; endUserName?: never; key?: never;}) | (BaseEndUserSecurityContextOptions & {endUserToken?: never; endUserName: string; key: string;})... [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `ExecuteOptions.fetchTypeHandler`  

Was fetchTypeHandler?: (metadata: Metadata<any>) => FetchTypeResponse | undefined; now fetchTypeHandler?: | ((metadata: Metadata<any>, rowsetMetaData: ReadonlyArray<Metadata<any>>) => FetchTypeResponse | undefined) | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `fetchTypeHandler`  

Was function fetchTypeHandler(metadata: Metadata<any>): FetchTypeResponse | undefined; now function fetchTypeHandler(metadata: Metadata<any>, rowsetMetaData: ReadonlyArray<Metadata<any>>): FetchTypeResponse | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `ResultSet.toQueryStream`  

Was toQueryStream(): Readable; now toQueryStream(options?: {rowsPerDataEvent?: number | undefined}): Readable. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `SubscribeOptions.sql`  

Was sql: string; now sql?: string | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `SubscriptionMessage.queries`  

Was queries?: | Array<{tables?: SubscriptionTable\[\];}> | undefined; now queries?: | Array<{id?: bigint | undefined; operation?: number | undefined; tables?: SubscriptionTable\[\];}> | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)
- **Signature changed** `SubscriptionMessage.txId`  

Was txId: Buffer; now txId?: Buffer | undefined. [npmjs.com](https://www.npmjs.com/package/oracledb/v/26.0.0)

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