supabase/apps/docs/content/guides/platform/migrating-to-supabase/vercel-postgres.mdx

---
title: 'Migrate from Vercel Postgres to Supabase'
description: 'Migrate your existing Vercel Postgres database to Supabase.'
subtitle: 'Migrate your existing Vercel Postgres database to Supabase.'
---

This guide demonstrates how to migrate your Vercel Postgres database to Supabase to get the most out of Postgres while gaining access to all the features you need to build a project.

## Retrieve your Vercel Postgres database credentials [#retrieve-credentials]

1. Sign in to your Vercel Dashboard [https://vercel.com/login](https://vercel.com/login).
1. Click on the **Storage** tab.
1. Click on your Postgres Database.
1. Under the **Quickstart** section, select **psql** then click **Show Secret** to reveal your database password.
1. Copy the string after `psql ` to the clipboard.

Example:

```bash
psql "postgres://default:xxxxxxxxxxxx@yy-yyyyy-yyyyyy-yyyyyyy.us-west-2.aws.neon.tech:5432/verceldb?sslmode=require"
```

Copy this part to your clipboard:

```bash
"postgres://default:xxxxxxxxxxxx@yy-yyyyy-yyyyyy-yyyyyyy.us-west-2.aws.neon.tech:5432/verceldb?sslmode=require"
```

## Set your `OLD_DB_URL` environment variable

Set the **OLD_DB_URL** environment variable at the command line using your Vercel Postgres Database credentials.

Example:

```bash
export OLD_DB_URL="postgres://default:xxxxxxxxxxxx@yy-yyyyy-yyyyyy-yyyyyyy.us-west-2.aws.neon.tech:5432/verceldb?sslmode=require"
```

## Retrieve your Supabase connection string [#retrieve-supabase-connection-string]

1. If you're new to Supabase, [create a project](/dashboard).
   Make a note of your password, you will need this later. If you forget it, you can [reset it here](/dashboard/project/_/database/settings).

1. On your project dashboard, click [Connect](/dashboard/project/_?showConnect=true&method=session)
1. Under the Session pooler, click the **Copy** button to the right of your connection string to copy it to the clipboard.

## Set your `NEW_DB_URL` environment variable

Set the **NEW_DB_URL** environment variable at the command line using your Supabase connection string. You will need to replace `[YOUR-PASSWORD]` with your actual database password.

Example:

```bash
export NEW_DB_URL="postgresql://postgres.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:[YOUR-PASSWORD]@aws-0-us-west-1.pooler.supabase.com:5432/postgres"
```

## Migrate the database

You will need the [pg_dump](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-pgdump.html) and [psql](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/app-psql.html) command line tools, which are included in a full [Postgres installation](https://www.postgresql.org/download).

1. Export your database to a file in console

   Use `pg_dump` with your Postgres credentials to export your database to a file (e.g., `dump.sql`).

```bash
pg_dump "$OLD_DB_URL" \
  --clean \
  --if-exists \
  --quote-all-identifiers \
  --no-owner \
  --no-privileges \
  > dump.sql
```

2. Import the database to your Supabase project

   Use `psql` to import the Postgres database file to your Supabase project.

   ```bash
   psql -d "$NEW_DB_URL" -f dump.sql
   ```

Additional options

- To only migrate a single database schema, add the `--schema=PATTERN` parameter to your `pg_dump` command.
- To exclude a schema: `--exclude-schema=PATTERN`.
- To only migrate a single table: `--table=PATTERN`.
- To exclude a table: `--exclude-table=PATTERN`.

Run `pg_dump --help` for a full list of options.

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## Enterprise

[Contact us](https://forms.supabase.com/enterprise) if you need more help migrating your project.