# Source: https://neon.com/llms/introduction-support.txt

# Support

> The "Support" document outlines the available support channels and resources for Neon users, detailing how to access assistance and resolve issues related to Neon's database services.

## Source

- [Support HTML](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support): The original HTML version of this documentation

This page outlines Neon's support plans, available channels, and policies. To learn how to access support, please refer to the [Support channels](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#support-channels) section. Identify the channels available to you based on your plan and follow the links to navigate to the relevant information.

## Support plans

Neon's support plans are mapped to [Neon Pricing Plans](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/plans), as outlined in the following table.

| Neon pricing plan | Support plan options                                                                                 |
| :---------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Free plan         | Community support                                                                                    |
| Launch plan       | Standard support (billing issues only)                                                               |
| Scale plan        | • Standard support
• Business support (additional fee)
• Production support (additional fee) |

Scale plan customers can upgrade to **Business** or **Production** support plans for an additional fee. In addition to all Standard support plan options, these plans offer a [response time SLA](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#response-time-sla).

## Support channels

The support channels you can access differ according to your [Support Plan](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#support-plans).

| Support channels                                                              | Community support | Standard support (billing issues only) | Standard support | Business support | Production support |
| :---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------: | :------------------------------------: | :--------------: | :--------------: | :----------------: |
| [Neon Discord Server](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#neon-discord-server) (not an official channel)         |      &check;      |                &check;                 |     &check;      |     &check;      |      &check;       |
| [Neon AI Chat Assistance](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#neon-ai-chat-assistance) (not an official channel) |      &check;      |                &check;                 |     &check;      |     &check;      |      &check;       |
| [Support tickets](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#support-tickets)                                           |         -         |                   \*                   |     &check;      |     &check;      |      &check;       |
| [Slack channel](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#slack-channel)                                               |         -         |                   -                    |       \*\*       |       \*\*       |        \*\*        |
| [Dedicated Support Engineer](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#dedicated-support-engineer)                     |         -         |                   -                    |       \*\*       |       \*\*       |        \*\*        |
| [SLA](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#response-time-sla)                                                     |         -         |                   -                    |        -         |     &check;      |      &check;       |

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<small><sup>\*</sup> [Support tickets](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#support-tickets) are only supported for billing-related issues under this support plan, which means Neon Launch plan users can only create support tickets if the issue is related to billing.</small><br/>
<small><sup>\*\*</sup> [Slack channels](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#slack-channel) and [Dedicated Support Engineers](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#dedicated-support-engineer) are available for an additional fee for Standard, Business, and Production support plans.</small>
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### Neon Discord Server

All Neon users have access to the [Neon Discord Server](https://discord.gg/92vNTzKDGp), where you can ask questions or see what others are doing with Neon. You will find Neon users and members of the Neon team actively engaged.

   **Important**: The [Neon Discord Server](https://discord.gg/92vNTzKDGp) is not an official Neon Support channel.

### Neon AI chat assistance

Neon AI chat assistance is available to all Neon users. You can access it from these locations:

- **Neon Console**: Select the **Get help** option from the help menu (`?`) in the Neon Console.
- **Neon documentation**: Toggle **Ask Neon AI** on the [Neon documentation](https://neon.com/docs/introduction) site
- **Discord**: Join the **#gpt-help** channel on the [Neon Discord server](https://discord.gg/92vNTzKDGp)

Neon AI Chat assistants are updated regularly and built on various sources the Neon documentation, the Neon website, the Neon API, and Neon GitHub repositories.

   **Important**: Neon AI chat is not an official Neon Support channel.

### Support tickets

Paying users can raise a support ticket in the Neon Console, via the Neon AI chat assistant, by asking it to create a support ticket.

- **Launch** plan users can open support tickets for **billing-related issues only**
- **Scale** plan users can open a support ticket for any Neon issue
- **Business** and **Production** plan users can open a support ticket for any Neon issue with SLA response times

Select **Get help** from the **?** menu at the top of the Neon Console to open the AI chat assistant.



Ask your question or describe your issue. If the assistant is unable to resolve the problem, ask it to create a support ticket.

### Slack channel

[Slack connect](https://slack.com/intl/en-ie/connect) channels are available for an additional fee for Standard, Business, and Production support plan customers. To learn more, [contact our sales team](https://neon.com/contact-sales).

### Dedicated Support Engineer

A dedicated engineer can develop in-depth knowledge of your systems, leading to more efficient issue resolution. This service is available for an additional fee for Standard, Business, and Production support plan customers. To learn more, [contact our sales team](https://neon.com/contact-sales).

### Response time SLA

A response time SLA is available to Neon [Scale plan](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/plans) customers who have purchased a **Business** or **Production** support plan. If you are interested in purchasing one of these plans, [please reach out to our sales team](https://neon.com/contact-sales).

#### Response times

Neon aims to respond to all **Business** and **Production** support plan requests in a timely manner and as soon as practically possible. Customers are prioritized based on their support plan and the [Severity](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/support#severity-levels) of their issue.

The table below outlines Neon's response time guidelines for Business and Production support plans.

These times relate to the time it takes Neon to respond to the Customer's initial request. This guideline only applies when submitting a support ticket through the Neon Console.

| Severity Level | Business support plan | Production support plan |
| -------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Severity 1     | Within 4 hours        | Within 1 hour           |
| Severity 2     | Within 1 business day | Within 4 hours          |
| Severity 3     | Within 1 business day | Within 1 business day   |
| Severity 4     | Within 1 business day | Within 1 business day   |

#### Severity levels

When the Customer submits an issue (with or without specifying a starting severity), Neon will reasonably assess its severity according to the appropriate severity levels defined below. Neon reserves the right to set, upgrade and downgrade severities of support tickets, on a case-by-case basis, considering any available mitigations, workarounds, and timely cooperation from Customers. Neon will explain the reasoning to the Customer and will resolve any disagreement regarding the severity as soon as is reasonably practicable. **High severity levels should not be used for low-impact issues or general questions\!**

An explanation of each severity level is provided below.

• **Severity 1** - Production system is down or severely impacted such that routine operation is impossible

• **Severity 2** - Production issue where the system is functioning but in degraded or restricted capacity

• **Severity 3** - Issue where minor functionality is impacted or a development issue occurs

• **Severity 4** - Request for information or feature request with no impact on business operations

## General support policy

Neon provides Support for eligible plans under the terms of this Support Policy as long as the Customer maintains a current subscription to one of the following Neon plans: Launch, Scale. For more information, see [plans](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/plans). "Support" means the services described in this Support Policy and does not include one-time services or other services not specified in this Support Policy, such as training, consulting, or custom development. Support for Free plan users is provided through [Discord](https://neon.com/discord). See Neon [plans](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/plans) and [pricing](https://neon.com/pricing) for more information about our plans.

Unless described otherwise, defined terms mentioned in this policy shall have the same meaning as defined in our [terms of service](https://neon.com/terms-of-service).

We provide updates regarding any disruption in our Services on our [status page](https://neonstatus.com/). Please check this source first before seeking support.

### Issue resolution

Neon will make commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any Issues submitted by customers on eligible plans. Such efforts may (at our discretion) include helping with diagnosis, suggesting workarounds, or changing the Product in a new release. An "Issue" is a material and verifiable failure of the Product to conform to its Documentation. Support will not be provided for the following: (1) use of the Products in a manner inconsistent with the applicable Documentation, (2) modifications to the Products not provided by or approved in writing by Neon, (3) use of the Products with third-party software not provided or approved by Neon. The Customer shall not submit Issues arising from any products other than the Products or otherwise use Support for unsupported products; this includes issues caused by third-party integrations.

### Billing issues

If you, the Customer, believe that your invoice or billing receipt is incorrect, we strongly encourage you to contact our Support team rather than filing a dispute with your card provider. Should a payment dispute be filed before getting in touch with us, we are limited in terms of the action we can take to resolve the matter. Once a dispute has been made with the card provider, the account associated with it and all deployments under it may be suspended until it has been resolved.

### Etiquette

Regardless of the method or location through which Neon provides Support, communication should be professional and respectful. Any communication that is deemed objectionable by Neon staff is not tolerated. This includes but is not limited to any communication that is abusive or contains profane language. Neon reserves the right to terminate Support Services in the event of any such objectionable communication.

### Customer responsibilities

To ensure efficient resolution of issues, customers are expected to (1) provide detailed information about the issue, (2) cooperate with the Support team during troubleshooting, and (3) utilize available self-service resources for basic inquiries.

### Changes to the support policy

We reserve the right to modify, amend, or update this Support Policy, including the types of support offered, support hours, response times, and support plans, at any time and at our sole discretion. Any changes to the Support Policy will be effective immediately upon posting a revised version of this Support Policy. Continued use of our services after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and acceptance of the changes.



## Legacy enterprise support

Customers on a legacy [Enterprise plan](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/legacy-plans#enterprise-plan-legacy) can view support plan details in the following dropdown.

Details: **Enterprise support (legacy)**
### General support policy

Neon provides Support for Enterprise plans under the terms of this Support Policy as long as the Customer maintains a current subscription to an Enterprise plan. For more information, see [legacy plans](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/legacy-plans#enterprise-plan-legacy). "Support" means the services described in this Support Policy and does not include one-time services or other services not specified in this Support Policy, such as training, consulting, or custom development.

Unless described otherwise, defined terms mentioned in this policy shall have the same meaning as defined in our [terms of service](https://neon.com/terms-of-service).

We provide updates regarding any disruption in our Services on our [status page](https://neonstatus.com/). Please check this source first before seeking support.

### Issue resolution

Neon will make commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any Issues submitted by Enterprise customers. Such efforts may (at our discretion) include helping with diagnosis, suggesting workarounds, or changing the Product in a new release. An "Issue" is a material and verifiable failure of the Product to conform to its Documentation. Support will not be provided for the following: (1) use of the Products in a manner inconsistent with the applicable Documentation, (2) modifications to the Products not provided by or approved in writing by Neon, (3) use of the Products with third-party software not provided or approved by Neon. The Customer shall not submit Issues arising from any products other than the Products or otherwise use Support for unsupported products; this includes issues caused by third-party integrations.

### Billing issues

If you, the Customer, believe that your invoice or billing receipt is incorrect, we strongly encourage you to contact our Support team rather than filing a dispute with your card provider. Should a payment dispute be filed before getting in touch with us, we are limited in terms of the action we can take to resolve the matter. Once a dispute has been made with the card provider, the account associated with it and all deployments under it may be suspended until it has been resolved.

### Response times

Neon aims to respond to all Enterprise subscription requests in a timely manner and as soon as practically possible. Enterprise customers are prioritized based on the Severity of their issue and their specific Enterprise support tier (Standard, Gold, or Platinum). Response times are outlined in the target response time guidelines below.

#### Enterprise target response times

The table below outlines Neon's guidelines for the various support tiers of our Enterprise support plan.

These times relate to the time it takes Neon to respond to the Customer's initial request. This guideline only applies when submitting a support ticket through the Neon Console.

| Severity Level        | Enterprise Standard                      | Enterprise Gold                         | Enterprise Platinum                     |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Severity 1 (Critical) | < 2 hours (during Normal Business Hours) | < 1 hour                                | < 1 hour                                |
| Severity 2 (High)     | < 2 days (during Normal Business Hours)  | < 1 day                                 | < 4 hours                               |
| Severity 3 (Normal)   | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours)  | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours) | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours) |
| Severity 4 (Low)      | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours)  | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours) | < 3 days (during Normal Business Hours) |

#### Severity levels

When the Customer submits an issue (with or without specifying a starting severity), Neon will reasonably assess its severity according to the appropriate severity levels defined below. Neon reserves the right to set, upgrade and downgrade severities of support tickets, on a case-by-case basis, considering any available mitigations, workarounds, and timely cooperation from Customers. Neon will explain the reasoning to the Customer and will resolve any disagreement regarding the severity as soon as is reasonably practicable. Critical and High-priority levels should not be used for low-impact issues or general questions!

A detailed explanation of each severity level, including several examples, is provided below.

##### Severity 1 (Critical)

Catastrophic problems in the Customer's production system leading to loss of service or impact on the Customer's business:

- Unavailability of the service
- Security breaches that compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the database or its data.

   **Note**: If Critical is selected during the case creation, the customer will be asked to provide in-depth details on the business impact the issue has caused.

Examples:

- A complete outage of the service provided by Neon
- Security breaches
- Error impacting the project as a whole (all endpoints/db affected)
- Error impacting multiple projects
- EP/Branch/DB unreachable
- Data corruption/Data loss

##### Severity 2 (High)

Means a high-impact problem in a customer's production systems. Essential operations are seriously disrupted, but a workaround exists that allows for continued essential operations.

- Non-essential modifications to configuration, like adjusting database parameters or table schema
- Minor performance concerns that have minimal impact on database usability
- Minor issues related to application integrations, such as minor API connectivity problems
- Small-scale challenges with data import/export, data transformation, or data loading processes

Examples:

- Partial outage of the service provided by Neon: service usable, but key feature unusable, e.g.:
  - Cannot create a new branch
  - Cannot execute a branch restore
  - Cannot perform point-in-time recovery (PITR)
  - Etc.
- Any use case that would require a high load of manual work on the customer side to mitigate an issue on our end
- Any use case which massively and negatively affects the customer's business

##### Severity 3 (Normal)

A medium-impact problem on a production or non-production system that involves:

- Partial or limited loss of non-critical functionality
- A usage problem that involves no loss in functionality
- Customers can continue essential operations. Normal problems also include issues with non-production systems, such as test and development systems.

Examples:

- RCA for past outages or incidents (no disruption of the service at the moment)
- Sporadic connection failure/timeouts/retries
- Cannot connect with random third-party framework or tool (but can connect generally speaking)
- Any use case which has a minor impact on the customer's business
- Poor performing queries/ingestion
- Billing issues

##### Severity 4 (Low)

A general usage question; here is no impact on the product's quality, performance, or functionality in a production or non-production system:

- Any request for information, enhancement, or documentation clarification regarding the platform

Examples:

- Feature requests/feature enablement
- General questions ("active time," "how to backup a DB," "how to ingest data") and feedback
- Any use case that has no impact on the customer's business at all