Prisma ORM Error P1000: Authentication failed

Critical✕ Not retryable · fix the payloadHTTP 401 UnauthorizedDatabase

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The server rejected the user/password in DATABASE_URL. URL-encode special characters in the password (@ → %40, # → %23) and confirm the role exists.

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Error: P1000: Authentication failed against database server at `localhost`, the provided database credentials for `postgres` are not valid.

Please make sure to provide valid database credentials for the database server at `localhost`.

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Last verified 2026-10-10 · Source: Prisma error reference P1000–P6010 · Official docs ↗ · ~4,400 searches/mo