56 troubleshooting guides

Lovable Errors and Fixes

Step-by-step fixes for the most common Lovable build, auth, deploy, and integration problems.

Quick Answer

How do I fix common Lovable errors?

Start with the exact symptom, then verify environment variables, auth redirects, and integration setup before changing code. These 56 Lovable fixes are grouped so you can go straight to the failing workflow.

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What this answers
Which Lovable failure you are actually dealing with, and which fix page to read first.
Good for
Auth bugs, deploy failures, stale state, integrations, and billing issues.
Updated
Continuously as fixes are added

If this keeps happening

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Featured Lovable fixes

All Lovable fixes

beginner

Lovable App Takes 3-5 Seconds to Load

Pages take 3-5 seconds to load

beginner

Lovable App Shows a Blank Screen After Deploy

Works in Lovable preview

beginner

Why Does Lovable Keep Changing Things I Didn't Ask For?

Asked to change button color, whole layout changed

beginner

Lovable Form Submits but Supabase Saves Nothing

Form submits successfully but data doesn't appear in Supabase

beginner

Lovable Login Works in Preview but Fails on the Live URL

Login works in preview but fails on the live URL

beginner

Lovable Stripe Checkout Fails or Cards Are Declined

Payment form shows but card is declined

beginner

Lovable Looks Fine on Desktop but Breaks on Mobile

Desktop looks fine, mobile is broken

beginner

Lovable Vercel Build Failed

Vercel shows red X on deployment

beginner

Lovable Images Work in Preview but Break After Deploy

Broken image icons showing

beginner

Why Are My Lovable Credits Running Out So Fast?

Used all monthly credits in a few days

intermediate

Stripe Checkout Succeeds but Lovable Never Unlocks Access

Checkout succeeds but access is never updated

Stripeintermediate

Stripe Shows Active but Lovable Still Blocks Access

Stripe shows the subscription as active

Stripeintermediate

Stripe Payment Succeeded but the UI Still Looks Locked

Checkout succeeds but the dashboard still says free plan

Stripeintermediate

A User Cancelled Stripe but Still Has Access in the App

A cancelled user still sees premium features

Stripeintermediate

Stripe Upgrade Worked but Lovable Still Shows the Old Plan

User upgraded but still sees old limits

Stripeintermediate

A Stripe Customer Is Linked to the Wrong User

One user gets another user's access

Stripeintermediate

A Cancelled Stripe Subscription Still Has Access in a Lovable App

A user cancelled but still has premium access

Supabaseintermediate

A Lovable Password Reset Link Goes to the Preview URL Instead of Production

Reset password emails send users to a preview URL

intermediate

A Lovable Role Check Exists Only in the UI

Admin buttons are hidden but direct URLs still work

Supabaseintermediate

A Public Storage Bucket Is Exposing User Files in a Lovable App

User-uploaded files can be opened by anyone with the URL

Supabaseintermediate

A Supabase Read Policy Is Too Broad in a Lovable App

Authenticated users can read more rows than they should

beginner

Lovable Supabase Auth Not Working

Users cannot sign in even though the form looks correct

Supabaseintermediate

Supabase RLS Is Exposing User Data in a Lovable App

One user can read another user's rows

Stripeintermediate

Users Can Access Paid Features Without Paying in a Lovable App

Premium features unlock without a confirmed Stripe payment

intermediate

A Secret API Key Is Exposed in the Frontend of a Lovable App

You can see a secret key in the browser source or network tab

Supabaseintermediate

Supabase Storage Bucket Is Public by Mistake in a Lovable App

Private uploads open to anyone with the URL

intermediate

An Admin Endpoint Is Exposed in a Lovable App

An /api/admin or /admin action works without a proper role check

Supabaseintermediate

A Supabase Service-Role Key Is Exposed in a Lovable App

The browser bundle includes a service_role key

Supabaseintermediate

Anonymous Inserts Are Too Open in a Lovable App

Spam or junk rows flood a public form table

Stripeintermediate

Stripe Webhook Replay or Duplicate Events Are Double-Applying Changes

Credits are added twice after one payment

intermediate

An Admin Dashboard Is Indexed by Google in a Lovable App

An /admin page appears in Google results

beginner

Lovable Credits Burning Too Fast

Credits disappear after a handful of prompts

beginner

Dark Mode Not Working in Lovable App

Dark mode toggle doesn't change anything

beginner

Lovable Form Submits but No Email Ever Arrives

Form submits to the database but no email notification arrives

beginner

Lovable Pages Return 404 on Direct URL

Home page works

beginner

Lovable Supabase Schema Error

Error: column X does not exist

intermediate

Lovable App Database Queries Are Slow

Pages with data take 3+ seconds to load

beginner

TypeScript Errors in Lovable App

Red underlines in Lovable editor

beginner

CSS Changes Not Showing in Lovable

Changed a class but nothing looks different

intermediate

Lovable App Hitting API Rate Limits

External API returns 429 Too Many Requests

intermediate

File Upload Not Working in Lovable

Upload button does nothing

intermediate

Search Feature Not Working in Lovable App

Search returns no results

Stripeintermediate

Lovable Checkout Button Throws a Stripe Session 400 Error

The checkout button throws a 400 error

Stripeintermediate

Stripe Webhook Returns 200 but Lovable Access Still Does Not Change

Stripe says the webhook succeeded but the user still has no access

Supabaseintermediate

Lovable Supabase RLS Blocking Inserts

Form submits in Lovable but no row appears in Supabase

Supabasebeginner

Lovable Supabase Auth Session Missing After Refresh

User signs in successfully, then gets logged out on refresh

Supabasebeginner

Lovable Supabase Storage Upload Failing

File picker works but the upload fails

Stripeintermediate

Lovable Stripe Checkout Session Returning 400

Stripe checkout creation fails with a 400 error

Stripeintermediate

Lovable Stripe Webhook Not Updating Access

Payment succeeds but the user never gets access

Stripeintermediate

Lovable Stripe Billing Portal Return URL Broken

Stripe Billing Portal opens but returns to a broken page

Clerkbeginner

Lovable Clerk Middleware Redirect Loop

The app keeps bouncing between login and dashboard

Clerkbeginner

Lovable Clerk Production Domain Not Authorized

Authentication works locally but not on the live domain

Clerkintermediate

Lovable Clerk Session Missing After Refresh

The user appears signed out after a refresh

Resendbeginner

Lovable Resend API Key Missing in Production

Emails work locally but not after deploy

Resendbeginner

Lovable Form Submits but No Email Ever Arrives

I filled the form but no email arrived

Resendintermediate

Lovable Resend Emails Going To Spam On Launch

Emails are sent, but they land in spam