Some users are unable to publish apps with an external DATABASE_URL error

Timeline

1. 14:56 UTC Replit status page · Reported Some users are unable to publish apps with an external DATABASE_URL error
2. 17:11 UTC Replit status page · Investigating 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.
3. 18:25 UTC Replit status page · Identified We have identified a fix for failing app publishing and are rolling it out.
4. 18:00 UTC Replit status page · Monitoring We have deployed a forward fix. Please contact support if you cannot deploy.
5. 18:41 UTC Replit status page · Monitoring 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.
6. 17:19 UTC Replit status page · 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.