BREAKING: Supabase investigating increased response times — workarounds inside

Supabase is experiencing degraded performance with increased response times across requests. Immediate workarounds and mitigation steps available.

Incident Status: Investigating

Service: Supabase (All regions potentially affected) Issue: Increased response times for requests Severity: High Last Updated: Now

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What's Down

Supabase is reporting degraded performance affecting:

Database query responses

API endpoints (REST and GraphQL)

Real-time subscriptions (potentially)

Authentication services (likely experiencing delays)

File storage operations

Users report significantly slower response times rather than complete outage. Some requests may timeout.

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Immediate Workarounds

1. Connection Pooling & Query Optimization

Enable PgBouncer connection pooling if not already active

Reduce query complexity; break large queries into smaller operations

Add database indexes on frequently queried columns

Cache frequently-accessed data client-side temporarily

2. Implement Client-Side Retries

```javascript const retryRequest = async (fn, maxRetries = 3, delay = 1000) => { for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) { try { return await fn(); } catch (error) { if (i === maxRetries - 1) throw error; await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, delay * Math.pow(2, i))); } } }; ```

3. Use Read Replicas (if available on your plan)

Route read-heavy operations to read replicas

Keep writes on primary database

4. Temporary Data Storage

Queue writes locally using IndexedDB or localStorage

Sync when performance recovers

Prevents data loss during degradation

5. Adjust Timeouts

Increase client request timeouts temporarily (30-60 seconds)

Configure your framework's HTTP client appropriately

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How to Check If You're Affected

1. Check Supabase Status Page: https://status.supabase.com 2. Monitor response times: ```bash time curl https://your-project.supabase.co/rest/v1/your_table ``` 3. Check browser console for network request delays 4. Review application logs for timeout errors 5. Compare metrics to baseline—expect 2-10x slower responses

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Alternatives & Fallbacks

I'm unsure about: Exact root cause, affected regions specifically, or ETA for resolution—check official status page for updates.

Short-term Alternatives:

Switch to read-only mode if possible; reduce database load

Use Firebase Realtime Database for critical real-time features temporarily

Cache aggressively with Redis or similar

Batch operations to reduce request volume

Longer-term Considerations:

Evaluate multi-database strategy

Implement comprehensive error handling

Set up dedicated monitoring/alerting

Consider database redundancy

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Action Items

✅ Monitor Supabase status page continuously ✅ Implement exponential backoff retries ✅ Enable connection pooling ✅ Alert your users if response times exceed SLA ✅ Review and optimize database queries ✅ Implement client-side caching

Stay updated on: https://status.supabase.com and Supabase Discord community.

Will update as more information becomes available.