--- title: "A 15-Second Health Check for Your Heroku Connect Data Pipeline" url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-15-second-health-check-for-your-heroku-connect-data-pipeline-q97tkfliw source_url: https://www.heroku.com/blog/health-check-for-your-heroku-connect-data-pipeline type: article source: "Heroku" published: 2026-06-24T15:50:41.604Z updated: 2026-06-24T15:51:02.002Z tags: ["postgresql", "salesforce", "heroku"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A 15-Second Health Check for Your Heroku Connect Data Pipeline **[Heroku](https://daily.dev/sources/heroku)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The `heroku connect:diagnose` CLI command provides an instant health check for Heroku Connect data pipelines syncing Salesforce with Heroku Postgres. Running it with `--verbose` outputs color-coded status flags (GREEN/YELLOW/RED) across two categories: connection environment checks (API version, permissions, database tier) and mapping/field validation checks (field types, schema alignment). Common warnings include outdated Salesforce API versions requiring connection recreation, unsupported binary or calculated fields that conflict with sync mechanics, and schema drift between Salesforce objects and the Postgres database. The tool replaces manual dashboard investigation and is recommended as a proactive check before database migrations or Salesforce schema changes. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Heroku Connect: Faster, More Reliable Data Sync with Salesforce CDC](https://daily.dev/posts/heroku-connect-faster-more-reliable-data-sync-with-salesforce-cdc-so4p0rdgw) · Heroku · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Heroku Introduces New Innovations to Expand the Capabilities of Every Salesforce Org](https://daily.dev/posts/heroku-introduces-new-innovations-to-expand-the-capabilities-of-every-salesforce-org-j3qr1ldbu) · Heroku · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Building an Enterprise Data Warehouse on Heroku: From Complex ETL to Seamless Salesforce Integration](https://daily.dev/posts/building-an-enterprise-data-warehouse-on-heroku-from-complex-etl-to-seamless-salesforce-integration-s43jz7u9t) · Heroku · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql), [#salesforce](https://daily.dev/tags/salesforce), [#heroku](https://daily.dev/tags/heroku) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/a-15-second-health-check-for-your-heroku-connect-data-pipeline-q97tkfliw)