Is Turso Down Right Now?
Turso is an edge SQLite database built on libSQL. When it goes down, your APIs return connection errors or read-only responses.
Updated May 2026
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How to Check If Turso Is Down Right Now
- 1. Visit status.turso.tech — the official Turso status page
- 2. Check @tursodatabase on X for real-time incident updates
- 3. In your terminal:
turso db show your-db-nameto check database state - 4. Check Turso Discord — #status channel has community incident reports
What Is Turso?
Turso is an edge database platform built on libSQL (a fork of SQLite) that lets you run SQLite databases close to your users across 35+ global locations. It's popular with developers building on Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge Functions, and other edge runtimes because it provides near-zero latency reads from the nearest edge location.
Unlike traditional databases that run in a single region, Turso replicates your data across multiple locations. This means a Turso outage is often regional — one datacenter's databases might be unavailable while others are fine.
Common Turso Error Messages
LIBSQL_CLIENT_ERROR: Connection refused
Cause: Database is paused (free plan inactivity) or Turso service issue
Fix: Check status.turso.tech; restore database in Turso dashboard
Unauthorized: invalid token
Cause: Auth token expired or invalid — tokens have a default expiry
Fix: Regenerate token at app.turso.tech/settings/tokens
LIBSQL_RESPONSE_ERROR: Row limit reached
Cause: Hit free plan 500-row limit — writes are rejected
Fix: Delete rows or upgrade to Scaler plan ($29/mo)
Failed to fetch: network error
Cause: DNS failure or edge network issue in your region
Fix: Check status.turso.tech for regional incidents; retry with backoff
SQLITE_ERROR: table does not exist
Cause: Querying wrong database or schema migration not applied
Fix: Verify database name in your connection URL; run migrations
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Turso free plan databases auto-pause after 14 days of inactivity. This causes connection errors that look like an outage but are actually just your specific database being dormant.
Prevent Auto-Pausing
- • Set up a GitHub Actions cron job to ping your database weekly
- • Use a free uptime monitor (like APIStatusCheck.com) to hit a lightweight query endpoint
- • Upgrade to Scaler plan ($29/mo) — no auto-pausing, unlimited databases
- • Check your email for Turso's inactivity warning (sent before pausing)
Troubleshooting Turso Connection Issues
Test with the Turso CLI
Run turso db shell your-db-name to open an interactive SQL shell. If this fails, the issue is the Turso service or your authentication. If it succeeds, the issue is in your application code.
Verify your database URL format
Turso URLs follow the format libsql://your-database-name-org.turso.io. Common mistake: using https:// instead of libsql:// in your connection string.
Regenerate your auth token
Auth tokens expire. Generate a new one via turso db tokens create your-db-name or in the Turso dashboard under Settings → Tokens. Use non-expiring tokens for production (explicitly set --expiration none).
Implement retry logic for production
Edge databases can have transient network issues. Wrap Turso queries in a retry wrapper with exponential backoff (2-3 retries, starting at 100ms). This handles transient errors without user-visible failures during regional blips.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Turso down right now?
To check if Turso is down, visit the official Turso status page at status.turso.tech. Turso also posts outage updates on their Twitter/X account @tursodatabase. For third-party monitoring, check APIStatusCheck.com. Turso runs edge SQLite databases across 35+ regions — incidents usually affect specific regions rather than all databases globally.
Why is my Turso database connection failing?
Common Turso connection failure causes: (1) Invalid auth token — tokens expire; regenerate at app.turso.tech/settings/tokens, (2) Database URL incorrect — format should be libsql://your-db.turso.io, (3) Row limit hit on free plan (500 rows) — connection succeeds but writes are rejected, (4) Database paused due to inactivity on free plan — restore in the Turso dashboard, (5) Turso service outage — check status.turso.tech. Run `turso db show your-db-name` to verify the database exists and is active.
How do I use Turso with Cloudflare Workers?
To use Turso with Cloudflare Workers: install @libsql/client via npm, use the createClient() function with your Turso URL and auth token stored as Worker secrets (wrangler secret put TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN). Import using the HTTP client variant since Workers does not support native SQLite. When Turso is experiencing issues, your Worker will receive connection timeout errors — implement retry logic with exponential backoff for production resilience.
What are Turso free plan limits?
Turso free plan limits (as of 2026): 500 rows per database, 8 databases total, 3 locations, 1 billion row reads/month, 25 million row writes/month. Free plan databases pause after 14 days of inactivity — you receive an email before pausing. To prevent pausing, set up a lightweight health-check cron job that pings your database daily. Upgrade to the Scaler plan ($29/month) for unlimited databases, no row limits, and no auto-pausing.
What is the difference between Turso and libSQL?
libSQL is the open-source fork of SQLite that Turso uses as its underlying database engine. libSQL adds features SQLite lacks: replica support, network protocol, and column encryption. Turso is the managed hosting platform built on top of libSQL — it handles replication across edge locations, auth, and the API layer. You can run libSQL locally (no Turso), or use Turso for managed edge hosting. If libSQL has issues, it typically means an issue with the Turso platform itself.