Source-linked reports: Amounts and outcomes come from the original reports and linked replies.
557 million D1 rows written produced about $949.
Community user s0565184740 says their first-ever usage invoice, about $949, was driven almost entirely by 557 million D1 rows written from a now-fixed code bug, and that the account was restricted with "Exceeded maximum DB size" on every D1 write. They ask for a goodwill waiver and service restoration but say the Support Portal offered no way to open a billing case; an MVP replied that opening all the questions reveals the button.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Write volume
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-07-25
- Billing outcome
- Not recorded
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Original sources
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Case timeline
Author reports the charge
Open original sourceThe author reports about $949 from 557 million rows written and says a billing case could not be opened.
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