hasura/graphql-engine · error

finding status: %w

Error message

finding status: %w

What it means

Thrown by `hasura migrate squash` when GetStatus fails, i.e. the driver cannot read applied migrations from the server or present migrations from the project directory.

Source

Thrown at cli/commands/migrate_squash.go:119

func (o *migrateSquashOptions) run() error {
	var op errors.Op = "commands.migrateSquashOptions.run"

	o.EC.Logger.Warnln(
		"This command is currently experimental and hence in preview, correctness of squashed migration is not guaranteed!",
	)

	o.EC.Spin(fmt.Sprintf("Squashing migrations from %d to latest...", o.from))
	defer o.EC.Spinner.Stop()

	migrateDrv, err := migrate.NewMigrate(o.EC, true, o.Source.Name, o.Source.Kind)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.E(op, fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize migrations driver: %w", err))
	}

	status, err := migrateDrv.GetStatus()
	if err != nil {
		return errors.E(op, fmt.Errorf("finding status: %w", err))
	}

	var toMigration, fromMigration *migrate.MigrationStatus

	fromMigration, ok := status.Read(o.from)
	if !ok {
		return errors.E(
			op,
			fmt.Errorf(
				"validating 'from' migration failed. Make sure migration with version %v exists",
				o.from,
			),
		)
	}

	if o.to == -1 {
		toMigration = status.Migrations[status.Index[status.Index.Len()-1]]
	} else {

View on GitHub (pinned to 724551b9ae)

Solutions

1. Retry after confirming connectivity with `hasura migrate status`
2. Verify admin secret and endpoint
3. Ensure the migrations directory exists and is readable
4. Inspect server logs for the failing query

hasura migrate status --database-name <db>

if err := migrateDrv.GetStatus(); err != nil { /* retry after backoff on network errors */ }

When it happens

Trigger: Server API failure listing applied migrations, unreachable database from the server, or unreadable/corrupt local migrations directory.

Common situations: Network blips, expired credentials, manually edited migration files, migrations directory deleted mid-operation.

Related errors

• error while retrieving migration status %w
• got error while getting the sources list : %w
• unable to initialize migrations driver: %w
• unable to move migrations from project for: %v : %w
• cannot create migration: %w

AI-assisted analysis of hasura/graphql-engine@724551b9ae (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/22d476460868078f. Report an issue: GitHub.