Supabase Free Project Pause

Quick Answer

Run a periodic keep-alive (e.g. a cron hitting a lightweight endpoint or running a query)

The Limit

What is this limit?

Free plan projects are paused automatically after 1 week (7 days) of inactivity - no API requests, database connections, or dashboard activity. Paused projects can be restored from the dashboard.

Why this limit exists

Free compute is shared; pausing inactive projects reclaims resources while preserving the project's data, schema, and settings for reactivation.

What happens when this limit is exceeded

• The project status becomes 'Paused' in the dashboard
• API requests fail and the project is unreachable
• Logs and analytics stop accumulating
• You can restore with one click; configuration and data are preserved

How to check or raise this limit

1. Check the project status badge on Dashboard - Home
2. Raise availability by upgrading to Pro (no pause) or scheduling keep-alive traffic
3. After restore, verify with SELECT 1 through the pooler

Code Examples

// run every 6 hours (e.g. GitHub Actions / cron)
const res = await fetch('https://<project>.supabase.co/rest/v1/health?select=id', {
  headers: { apikey: process.env.SUPABASE_ANON_KEY },
})
console.log('keep-alive status:', res.status)

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Official Sources

This page is based on the official Supabase documentation linked below and adds practical guidance on top.

• Supabase Pricing / Free planofficial
• Supabase FAQofficial