--- title: MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here | daily.dev description: Oracle has released MySQL 26.10.0 as an Early Access preview build for developers and database teams to test and provide feedback before production readiness.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here | daily.dev og:description: Oracle has released MySQL 26.10.0 as an Early Access preview build for developers and database teams to test and provide feedback before production readiness.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/84xYCPB75.png og:image:alt: MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here **[Planet MySQL](https://daily.dev/sources/planet-mysql)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Oracle has released MySQL 26.10.0 as an Early Access preview build for developers and database teams to test and provide feedback before production readiness. The headline addition is MySQL REST Service now shipping as a built-in MySQL Server component, enabling HTTPS endpoints directly from the server without a separate MySQL Router process. The release also includes fixes and enhancements across InnoDB, the optimizer, replication, and SQL syntax. It is available via MySQL Labs and is explicitly not intended for production use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in the MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access release? MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access introduces the MySQL REST Service as a built-in MySQL Server component, allowing HTTPS endpoints to be exposed directly from the server without running a separate MySQL Router process. The release also contains fixes and improvements to InnoDB, the query optimizer, replication, SQL syntax, and other components. It is available for download and testing through MySQL Labs but is not meant for production deployment. _Teams evaluating MySQL upgrade paths can track early access changes like this one on daily.dev._ ### Do I still need MySQL Router to expose a REST API from MySQL Server? No, as of MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access, the MySQL REST Service runs as a component of MySQL Server itself, so HTTPS endpoints can be enabled without deploying a separate MySQL Router process. This simplifies architectures that previously required Router just to expose REST access to the database. _daily.dev helps developers planning database architecture changes stay ahead of releases like this._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [MySQL 26.10 Is Here: New Capabilities for Developers and DBAs](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-is-here-new-capabilities-for-developers-and-dbas-dnotvaqxm) · Planet MySQL · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [MySQL Community Server 26.7 Early Access Release](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-community-server-26-7-early-access-release-pwislieaj) · Planet MySQL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MySQL October 2026 GA Releases Now Available](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-october-2026-ga-releases-now-available-foglplrpz) · Planet MySQL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [MySQL 9.7: First Major LTS Since 8.4 Brings Enterprise Features to Community Edition](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-9-7-first-major-lts-since-8-4-brings-enterprise-features-to-community-edition-vepy2dpjo) · InfoQ · 67 upvotes · 3 comments - [Amazon RDS for MySQL announces Innovation Release 9.6 in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-rds-for-mysql-announces-innovation-release-9-6-in-amazon-rds-database-preview-environment-uahyh2pdy) · AWS · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#mysql](https://daily.dev/tags/mysql) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75"},"datePublished":"2026-09-25T14:09:35.289Z","dateModified":"2026-09-25T14:09:54.427Z","description":"Oracle has released MySQL 26.10.0 as an Early Access preview build for developers and database teams to test and provide feedback before production readiness....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--58gMhC4P--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2012","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--58gMhC4P--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2012","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Planet MySQL","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Planet MySQL","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UKAtmXTq--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780213421/logos/planet-mysql?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/planet-mysql"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"database,mysql","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Planet MySQL","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/planet-mysql"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access Is Here"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-10-0-early-access-is-here-84xycpb75#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What's new in the MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access release?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MySQL 26.10.0 Early Access introduces the MySQL REST Service as a built-in MySQL Server component, allowing HTTPS endpoints to be exposed directly from the server without running a separate MySQL Router process. 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