Netlify Deploy Stuck on Building or Enqueued

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Cancel the active build

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   1. Open Deploys, click the stuck deploy, choose Cancel deploy
   2. The newest enqueued build then starts
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Make sure your build command exits

   1. Remove watch-mode flags or background processes that keep the build alive
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Retry the deploy

   1. Trigger deploy > Clear cache and deploy site
   Did this fix it? Yes No

4. 4. Ask Netlify to cancel it

   1. If Cancel is unavailable, post the deploy link in Netlify Support Forums or open a support ticket
   Did this fix it? Yes No

5. 5. Check status

   1. Look at netlifystatus.com for build incidents
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

A deploy sits on 'Building', 'Enqueued' or 'Uploading' for many minutes, and later builds queue or get canceled.

Why it happens

• A finished deploy never flipped to Published and holds the build slot
• Process in the build did not exit
• Build hit the build environment time limit
• Platform capacity or queue delay
• Only one concurrent build on the plan

This guide also covers

• netlify deploy stuck
• netlify enqueued awaiting capacity
• netlify stuck building
• netlify deploy in progress forever

The same problem in other apps

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Other Netlify errors

• Netlify Page Not Found on Refresh (SPA 404)
• Netlify Build Failed
• Netlify Custom Domain Not Working
• Netlify SSL Certificate Pending or Not Provisioning
• Netlify Function Timeout (502 / 504)
• Netlify Site Paused: Credit Limit Reached
• Netlify Build Failed: Secrets Scanning Detected Secrets
• Netlify Environment Variables Undefined