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D1 row reads: an author reports a $108 bill in seven days.
@shivek_khurana reports a $108 Cloudflare D1 bill over seven days after a workflow read more rows than needed. The author says adding an index reduced reads by about 90%.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Read volume
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2026-09-16 11:47 UTC
Latest reported outcome
The author says adding an index fixed the workflow and reduced reads by about 90%.
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D1 bill and read-heavy workflow reported
Read on 𝕏The author reports 108 USD over seven days, attributes it to excess row reads, and says an index reduced reads by about 90%.
shῐvek khurana
@shivek_khurana · Original 𝕏 post
My Cloudflare D1 bill ran upto 108 usd in 7 days. Realised I had a workflow that was reading way more rows than it needed. Built an index and reads were reduced by 90%. pic.twitter.com/WSmX67aiuH
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