BREAKING: Supabase API Gateway Request Issues - Live Status & Workarounds

Supabase experiencing API Gateway Request Issues. Here are immediate workarounds and how to check if you're affected.

Supabase API Gateway Request Issues - Incident Report

What's Down

Supabase is currently experiencing API Gateway Request Issues affecting their hosted infrastructure. This impacts:

REST API endpoints (core database queries)

Real-time subscriptions (potentially)

Authentication services (possible delays)

File storage operations (uncertain - verify with status page)

Note: Self-hosted Supabase instances are unaffected.

Immediate Workarounds

1. Direct Database Connection (PostgreSQL)

If you have database credentials: ``` Use psql or your client to connect directly to your PostgreSQL instance: psql -h [your-db-host] -U postgres -d postgres ``` This bypasses the API Gateway entirely.

2. Use Supabase JS Client with Fallback

Implement error handling with local caching: ```javascript const { data, error } = await supabase .from('table') .select('*') .catch(() => getCachedData()); ```

3. Queue Requests Locally

Store requests in localStorage and retry when service recovers.

4. Switch to Alternative Services Temporarily

Firebase Realtime Database

Firebase Firestore

AWS RDS with API Gateway

PlanetScale (MySQL alternative)

5. Use Supabase Status Page API

Check real-time status programmatically before making calls.

How to Check If You're Affected

1. Official Status Page: https://status.supabase.com - Look for "API Gateway" or "API Requests" component - Check incident timeline

2. Test Your Connection: ```bash curl -X GET "https://[project-id].supabase.co/rest/v1/" \ -H "apikey: [your-key]" ``` If you receive 502/503 errors, you're affected.

3. Monitor Supabase Status: https://www.supabase.com - Check their status banner

4. Review Your Logs: - Check Supabase dashboard if accessible - Look for increased error rates in your application logs

Recommended Actions

For Users:

Refresh your browser

Wait 10-15 minutes for recovery

Check status page before investigating further

For Developers:

Implement circuit breaker pattern to fallback gracefully

Add request retry logic with exponential backoff

Cache frequently-accessed data client-side

Set up monitoring alerts for API latency

For Production Systems:

Implement database connection pooling

Use read replicas where possible

Consider multi-region redundancy

Test fallback mechanisms now

Key Uncertainties

Duration: Not specified (typically 15-45 min for gateway issues)

Root Cause: Awaiting Supabase's incident analysis

Impact Scope: Affects all hosted projects; self-hosted unaffected

File Storage Status: Unclear - verify independently

Next Steps

Supabase typically posts updates to:

status.supabase.com (primary)

Twitter @supabase

GitHub status discussions

This is a developing incident. Refresh this page for updates.