BREAKING: Supabase MINOR 🟡 Log Ingestion Problems – Workarounds Inside

Supabase experiencing log ingestion disruption. Partial service impact. Immediate workarounds for indie hackers inside.

BREAKING: Supabase Log Ingestion Disruption 🟡 MINOR

Status: Monitoring | Severity: MINOR | Impact: Partial | Last Updated: Now

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What's Down & Who's Affected

Supabase is currently experiencing Log Ingestion Problems affecting their observability pipeline. This impacts:

Real-time logs in the Supabase Dashboard (Logs tab)

Query performance analytics visibility

Error tracking in the console

Function execution logs for Edge Functions

Critical: Your databases, APIs, and authentication are NOT affected. This is observability-layer only. Your applications continue running normally.

Who's impacted: Projects actively monitoring logs or relying on dashboard analytics for debugging.

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Immediate Workarounds (DO THIS NOW)

1. Bypass Dashboard Logs

Connect directly to your PostgreSQL database via external tools (DBeaver, pgAdmin, psql CLI)

Query postgres_logs table directly if you have that enabled

Command: SELECT * FROM postgres_logs ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 100;

2. Use Supabase API Directly

```bash curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ANON_KEY" \ https://YOUR_PROJECT.supabase.co/rest/v1/your_table?limit=10 ``` API responses are unaffected. Use REST/GraphQL endpoints normally.

3. Enable External Log Streaming NOW

If you don't have logs forwarding set up:

Go to Project Settings → Logs

Configure Datadog, LogRocket, or CloudFlare Logpush (if available)

This prevents future log loss and gives you independent visibility

4. Check Function Logs Locally

For Edge Functions: ```bash supabase functions serve --env-file .env.local ``` Run locally to see logs in your terminal.

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How to Check If YOUR Project Is Affected

1. Go to: Dashboard → Logs tab 2. Trigger an action: Make an API request, run a query 3. Result: If logs don't appear within 30 seconds, you're experiencing the ingestion lag 4. Verify APIs work: Test your endpoints directly at YOUR_PROJECT.supabase.co/rest/v1/health

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Alternative Tools to Consider

For log ingestion/monitoring:

Datadog – $15-30/mo (production-grade)

LogRocket – Free tier available (frontend + API logs)

Sentry – Free tier (errors + performance)

PostHog – Free tier (analytics + event logs)

Axiom.co – Indie-friendly pricing ($5/mo start)

Note: Most indie hackers should already have a secondary observability tool. This incident is a good reminder.

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Monitor Recovery

Official Status:

Check: status.supabase.com (refresh every 5 min)

Twitter: @supabase (incident updates)

Discord: Supabase Discord #announcements

Self-Check Recovery: 1. Send a test query to your API 2. Check Dashboard Logs tab 3. Logs should reappear within 2-3 minutes of recovery 4. Verify timestamp matches your action

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Bottom Line

Your apps are fine. You just can't see the logs in Supabase's dashboard right now. Use direct database queries or API calls to verify everything works. Set up external log forwarding so you're never caught blind again.

We'll update this post as Supabase confirms recovery. Status page is your source of truth.

—Senior Dev, StillNotAThing