prisma db execute

Execute native commands (SQL) to your database.

Command

prisma db execute [options]

What It Does

• Connects to your database using the configured datasource
• Executes a script provided via file (--file) or stdin (--stdin)
• Useful for running raw SQL, maintenance tasks, or applying diffs from migrate diff
• Not supported on MongoDB

Options

Examples

Execute from file

prisma db execute --file ./script.sql

Execute from stdin

echo "TRUNCATE TABLE User;" | prisma db execute --stdin

Execute migrate diff output

Pipe the output of migrate diff directly to the database:

prisma migrate diff \
  --from-empty \
  --to-schema-datamodel prisma/schema.prisma \
  --script \
| prisma db execute --stdin

Configuration

Uses datasource from prisma.config.ts:

export default defineConfig({
  datasource: {
    url: env('DATABASE_URL'),
  },
})

Use Cases

• Manual Migrations: Applying raw SQL changes
• Data Maintenance: Truncating tables, cleaning up data
• Schema Synchronization: Applying migrate diff scripts
• Debugging: Running test queries (though typically not for fetching data)

Limitations

• No Data Return: The command reports success/failure, not query results (rows). Use Prisma Client or prisma studio to view data.
• SQL Only: Primarily for SQL databases.