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user2412: failed D1 imports that hit the 30s timeout still billed 109M writes, $59.
Community user user2412 says importing the CBDB biographical database (about 80 tables, 9.5 million rows, 375 indexes) into D1 with Wrangler repeatedly hit the 30-second timeout, and each failed attempt still consumed billed writes even though the transactions rolled back. The account was charged for 109 million writes against a 50 million free tier, so 59 million writes were billed at $1 per million, $59. The author argues the platform's timeout limit is being turned into user cost, and later posts billing case 01780096.
What happened
- Reported cause
- Write volume
- Incident date
- Date not recorded
- First reported
- 2025-09-30
- Billing outcome
- Request submittedAuthor-reported
- Case progress
- Not established
- Public Cloudflare reply
- Not linked
Latest reported outcome
The author disputes the $59 through billing case 01780096; no outcome is reported in the thread.
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Case timeline
Author disputes $59 of D1 writes from failed imports
Open original sourceThe author says imports that hit the 30-second timeout still consumed billed writes, leading to 59 million billable writes and $59.
Author posts the billing case number
Open original sourceAfter a community reply asks for a billing case, the author posts case 01780096.
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