postgres error: type "serial" does not exist

I want to migrate my my changes but i get this error: type "serial" does not exist. This is my schema:

export const likes = pgTable("likes", {
  postId: text("post_id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  authorId: integer("author_id"),
});

export const posts = pgTable("post", {
  id: serial("id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  code: text("content"),
  language: text("content"),
  likes: integer("likes"),
  authorId: integer("author_id")
    .notNull()
    .references(() => users.id),
});

export const users = pgTable("user", {
  id: serial("id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  username: text("username").unique(),
  name: text("name"),
  email: text("email").notNull(),
  emailVerified: timestamp("emailVerified", { mode: "date" }),
  image: text("image"),
});

export const likes = pgTable("likes", {
  postId: text("post_id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  authorId: integer("author_id"),
});

export const posts = pgTable("post", {
  id: serial("id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  code: text("content"),
  language: text("content"),
  likes: integer("likes"),
  authorId: integer("author_id")
    .notNull()
    .references(() => users.id),
});

export const users = pgTable("user", {
  id: serial("id").notNull().primaryKey(),
  username: text("username").unique(),
  name: text("name"),
  email: text("email").notNull(),
  emailVerified: timestamp("emailVerified", { mode: "date" }),
  image: text("image"),
});

6 Replies

DieZitroneOP•13mo ago

my imports

import {
  timestamp,
  pgTable,
  text,
  primaryKey,
  integer,
  serial,
} from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
import type { AdapterAccount } from "@auth/core/adapters";
import { relations } from "drizzle-orm";

import {
  timestamp,
  pgTable,
  text,
  primaryKey,
  integer,
  serial,
} from "drizzle-orm/pg-core";
import type { AdapterAccount } from "@auth/core/adapters";
import { relations } from "drizzle-orm";

Angelelz•13mo ago

I'm not 100% sure but I believe you can't use serial in alter table statements.

Angelelz•13mo ago

Take a look here. If you're attempting to migrate a column from any other type to serial: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27307835/how-to-convert-primary-key-from-integer-to-serial

Stack Overflow

How to convert primary key from integer to serial?

In a Postgres 9.3 table I have an integer as primary key with automatic sequence to increment, but I have reached the maximum for integer. How to convert it from integer to serial? I tried: ALTER ...

DieZitroneOP•13mo ago

Its a new table, if that makes a difference. Any idea how I could fix it?

Angelelz•13mo ago

I would just use integer as a workaround

DieZitroneOP•13mo ago

I fixed it, flushed my db, and added a new pk column using serial The other are text Ids now

Gaming

Programming

postgres error: type "serial" does not exist