Why am i getting the 'error: duplicate key value violates unique constraint'?

This error occurs when you try to insert or update a record that would lead to a duplicate value in a column with a unique constraint.

Example:


ERROR:  duplicate key value violates unique constraint "users_pkey"

Solution:


1. Make sure you're not inserting a duplicate value.
2. Identify the constraint causing the issue.
3. Modify your data or query to respect the uniqueness constraint.

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