{"record":{"id":"3ffa760b21038fff","repo":"nextauthjs/next-auth","slug":"error-updating-user-failed-to-run-the-update-sql","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Error updating user: Failed to run the update SQL.","messagePattern":"Error updating user: Failed to run the update SQL\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/adapter-d1/src/index.ts","lineNumber":218,"sourceCode":"        Object.assign(params, user)\n        const res = await updateRecord(db, UPDATE_USER_BY_ID_SQL, [\n          params.name,\n          params.email,\n          params.emailVerified?.toISOString(),\n          params.image,\n          params.id,\n        ])\n        if (res.success) {\n          const user = await getRecord<AdapterUser>(db, GET_USER_BY_ID_SQL, [\n            params.id,\n          ])\n          if (user) return user\n          throw new Error(\n            \"Error updating user: Cannot get user after updating.\"\n          )\n        }\n      }\n      throw new Error(\"Error updating user: Failed to run the update SQL.\")\n    },\n    async deleteUser(userId) {\n      // miniflare doesn't support batch operations or multiline sql statements\n      await deleteRecord(db, DELETE_ACCOUNT_BY_USER_ID_SQL, [userId])\n      await deleteRecord(db, DELETE_SESSION_BY_USER_ID_SQL, [userId])\n      await deleteRecord(db, DELETE_USER_SQL, [userId])\n      return null\n    },\n    async linkAccount(a) {\n      // convert user_id to userId and provider_account_id to providerAccountId\n      const id = crypto.randomUUID()\n      const createBindings = [\n        id,\n        a.userId,\n        a.type,\n        a.provider,\n        a.providerAccountId,\n        a.refresh_token,","sourceCodeStart":200,"sourceCodeEnd":236,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nextauthjs/next-auth/blob/a1a16a5a7780488c7449feece410033f445d0b31/packages/adapter-d1/src/index.ts#L200-L236","documentation":"updateUser only re-fetches and returns a user when the UPDATE result reports success; if D1 does not report success (or the params shape is missing), the adapter falls through to this error. It means the UPDATE statement itself failed at the driver/batch level rather than returning zero rows.","triggerScenarios":"adapter.updateUser(params) where the D1 batch result's success flag is false — malformed SQL, wrong binding types, D1 API errors, or params lacking a valid id so the generated UPDATE is invalid.","commonSituations":"Passing an AdapterUser whose extra fields don't match table columns, D1 outages/rate limits, older adapter versions generating SQL incompatible with current D1, or miniflare lacking batch support (see the comment in deleteUser).","solutions":["Log/inspect the thrown driver error underneath and confirm the SQL update statement matches your users table columns.","Ensure params.id is a valid existing user id and the params object only contains AdapterUser fields.","Run against real D1 or a current miniflare version — old miniflare builds don't support batch operations.","Update @auth/d1-adapter to the latest version."],"exampleFix":"// before\nawait adapter.updateUser({ ...user, name: 'new' }) // extra fields may break SQL\n// after\nawait adapter.updateUser({ id: user.id, name: 'new' })","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"if (!params?.id) throw new Error('updateUser requires a valid user id')\nconst existing = await adapter.getUser(params.id)\nif (!existing) throw new Error('user does not exist')","typeGuard":"function isValidUpdateParams(p: unknown): p is Partial<AdapterUser> & Pick<AdapterUser, 'id'> {\n  return !!p && typeof p === 'object' && typeof (p as any).id === 'string'\n}","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await adapter.updateUser(params)\n} catch (e) {\n  if (e instanceof Error && e.message.includes('Failed to run the update SQL')) {\n    // log the driver error, verify table schema/columns, check D1 status\n  }\n  throw e\n}","preventionTips":["Keep updateUser params limited to known AdapterUser columns","Test updates against real D1, not outdated local miniflare builds","Keep @auth/d1-adapter up to date for SQL compatibility fixes","Monitor D1 errors/rate limits in your dashboard"],"tags":["database","d1","cloudflare","sql"],"backgroundTag":"sql-execution-failed","analyzedSha":"a1a16a5a7780488c7449feece410033f445d0b31","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T21:52:38.200Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-29T02:17:18.158Z"}