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[BUG]: error: type "serial" does not exist

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Mar 14, 20260 views

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What version of `drizzle-orm` are you using? 0.30.8 What version of `drizzle-kit` are you using? 0.20.16 Describe the Bug After generating a migration with drizzle-kit, running `drizzle-kit push:pg` results in `error: type "serial" does not exist` Schema: [code block] Migration: [code block] Full error: [code block] Expected behavior Expect migration to be run and table alteration to complete successfully. Environment & setup macOS 14.4.1 Vercel Postgres: PostgreSQL 15 @vercel/postgres: 0.8.0

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error: type "serial" does not exist`

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74% confidence100% success rate3 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: [BUG]: error: type "serial" does not exist

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I also have this issue if you delete the table in the database it then works but you may want the data

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I also have this issue if you delete the table in the database it then works but
I also have this issue if you delete the table in the database it then works but you may want the data

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Resolved in drizzle-team/drizzle-orm GitHub issue #2183. Community reactions: 4 upvotes.

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Worked: 3

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Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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Alex Chen

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