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Repeated full catalog reloads into D1 produced a $249.44 charge.
Community user josh129 says repeated full reloads of two D1 databases caused an unexpected $249.44 D1 usage charge. The invoice was already paid; they enabled D1 usage notifications, reduced publishing frequency and are changing the pipeline to write only changed rows, and ask for help getting an existing billing case reviewed for a one-time courtesy credit.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Write volume
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-08-15
- Billing outcome
- Request submittedAuthor-reported
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Latest reported outcome
The author asks for an existing billing case to be reviewed for a one-time courtesy credit; the invoice was already paid.
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Open original sourceThe author reports a $249.44 D1 charge from repeated reloads, already paid, and asks for a review.
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