Resolved incident
Some users are unable to publish apps with an external DATABASE_URL error
Replit · Major · Started
- Duration
- 74h 22m
- Severity
- Major
- Status
- Resolved
Summary
Major · Resolved
We've deployed a fix for the issue causing some projects to fail publishing with a DATABASE_URL error, and publishing should work normally now. If you're seeing missing data in your development database, columns that appear to be gone, or a migration with an unusually high number of drop statements, please contact support (replit.com/help) so we can look into it with you directly. Thanks for your patience while we worked through this.
Event timeline
How this incident unfolded, from the official status page.
Investigating
Replit
Some users are unable to publish their apps and may see errors related to databases. Our engineers are investigating, and we’ll share an update as more information becomes available.
Identified
Replit
We have identified a fix for failing app publishing and are rolling it out.
Monitoring
Replit
We have deployed a forward fix. Please contact support if you cannot deploy.
Monitoring
Replit
Production data is confirmed to be safe after a configuration error during deploys that impacted users on September 1st, 2026. The issue has been resolved going forward and we are working on a fix to restore impacted projects. If your project was impacted by this error please reach out to support.
Resolved
Replit
We've deployed a fix for the issue causing some projects to fail publishing with a DATABASE_URL error, and publishing should work normally now. If you're seeing missing data in your development database, columns that appear to be gone, or a migration with an unusually high number of drop statements, please contact support (replit.com/help) so we can look into it with you directly. Thanks for your patience while we worked through this.