Activepieces Upgrade Broke Flows

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Workaround available Self-hosted Updated November 14, 2026Based on 3 user reportsHow we research

Quick answer

After self-hosted upgrades some users see empty flow lists or failing flows. Read the breaking-changes page, back up first and roll back by restoring the dump.

Most likely fix: Check the breaking changes

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

  1. 1. Check the breaking changes

    1. Read the breaking-changes page for every version you skipped
    2. Compare your compose file with the official one
    Did this fix it?
  2. 2. Roll back

    1. Restore the pre-upgrade dump with pg_restore into a fresh database
    2. Switch docker-compose.yml back to the previous image
    3. Start Activepieces
    Did this fix it?
  3. 3. Upgrade safely next time

    1. Dump the database
    2. Run docker compose pull and up -d
    3. Open a few existing flows to verify
    Did this fix it?

Symptoms

Flows list empty after upgrade, flows fail, or templates break.

Why it happens

  • Skipped release notes
  • Changed Postgres image
  • Breaking changes in a version

This guide also covers

  • activepieces upgrade broke flows
  • activepieces flows missing after upgrade

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