# Unhandled PG::UniqueViolation for topic external\_id field

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhandled-pg-uniqueviolation-for-topic-external-id-field/311355>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** pr-welcome\
**Created:** [June 10, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhandled-pg-uniqueviolation-for-topic-external-id-field/311355 "2024-06-10T07:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unhandled-pg-uniqueviolation-for-topic-external-id-field/311355/2 "2024-06-11T03:33:04Z")

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Yes, happy with a PR to improve this error message!

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