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prisma migrate resolve
Resolves issues with database migrations, such as failed migrations or baselining.
Command
prisma migrate resolve [options]What It Does
Updates the prismamigrations table to manually change the state of a migration. This is a recovery tool.
Options
You must provide exactly one of --applied or --rolled-back.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--applied <name> |
Mark a migration as applied (success) |
--rolled-back <name> |
Mark a migration as rolled back (ignored/failed) |
--schema |
Path to schema file |
--config |
Custom path to your Prisma config file |
Examples
Mark as Applied (Baselining)
If you have existing tables and want to initialize migrations without running the SQL:
prisma migrate resolve --applied 20240101000000_initial_migrationThis tells Prisma "Assume this migration has already run".
Mark as Rolled Back (Fixing Failures)
If a migration failed (e.g., syntax error) and you fixed the SQL or want to retry:
prisma migrate resolve --rolled-back 20240115120000_failed_migrationThis tells Prisma "Forget this migration run, let me try applying it again".
Use Cases
- Baselining: Adopting Prisma Migrate on an existing production database.
- Failed Migrations: Recovering from a failed
migrate deployin production. - Hotfixes: reconciling manual database changes (rare).