SQLITE_CORRUPT_INDEX
SQLiteERRORCriticalCorruptionofficial confidence
Index is inconsistent with table
Production Risk
High — queries using the index may return incorrect results.
What this means
SQLITE_CORRUPT_INDEX (779) is returned during an integrity check when an index entry does not match the corresponding table row — the index is out of sync with the data.
Why it happens
- 1Partial write failure left index and table in an inconsistent state.
- 2Bug in SQLite or a third-party storage layer.
- 3Index rebuilt incorrectly by an external tool.
How to reproduce
PRAGMA integrity_check or PRAGMA quick_check.
trigger — this will error
trigger — this will error
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('my.db')
result = conn.execute('PRAGMA integrity_check').fetchall()
for row in result:
print(row) # may show "row X missing from index Y"expected output
"row 42 missing from index idx_users_email on table users"
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