Supabase, a fast-growing open-source database and backend platform used by developers worldwide, has been abruptly disrupted in India after authorities ordered internet providers to block access to its services. The move has left startups, independent developers, and technology consultants scrambling for alternatives and workarounds.

The blocking order was issued under Section 69A of India’s Information Technology Act, a provision that allows the government to direct intermediaries and internet service providers to restrict access to online content in the interest of sovereignty, security, or public order. The government has not disclosed why Supabase was targeted, and the order itself remains confidential, in line with India’s opaque blocking procedures.

Supabase’s main marketing website is still reachable for many users in India, but its core developer infrastructure and dashboard are intermittently inaccessible across major providers, including JioFiber, Airtel, and ACT Fibernet. Developers report timeouts when trying to access project dashboards, APIs, and databases hosted on Supabase’s infrastructure, effectively stalling development and production workloads.

The company has acknowledged the disruptions in public statements, saying it is engaging with Indian authorities and advising affected users to try changing DNS settings or using virtual private networks. However, founders and consultants working with consumer-facing products say such workarounds are unrealistic at scale, especially for non-technical end users who simply expect apps to function.

India is one of Supabase’s most important markets, accounting for an estimated 9 percent of its global web traffic and showing some of the fastest growth in usage. The sudden disruption is therefore not only a technical setback but also a commercial blow, with at least one Indian founder reporting a sharp drop in new sign-ups coinciding with the access issues.

Digital rights advocates say the incident underscores long-standing concerns about India’s website blocking regime, which offers little transparency, limited avenues for appeal, and no obligation to notify affected platforms or users. Past actions against services such as GitHub, Vimeo, and Pastebin have already made developers wary of building critical infrastructure on platforms that can vanish overnight from the Indian internet.

For now, thousands of Indian developers remain in limbo, unsure when or whether full access to Supabase will be restored, and weighing whether to re-architect their products around alternative backend providers to avoid future disruptions.