using-interactive-transactions

Atomic transactions group related operations so all succeed or all rollback automatically. Use Prisma's $transaction callback to wrap dependent writes—if any step fails, all changes revert, maintaining data consistency across models.

Wrap the debit and credit operations in a $transaction callback. Prisma automatically rolls back both operations if either fails, preventing one account from being debited without the corresponding credit completing.

Yes. Group inventory decrements and reservation records in a $transaction callback to guarantee all items reserve successfully or none do, preventing partial reservations that leave stock counts mismatched.

Interactive transactions automatically rollback all changes when any operation fails. The entire transaction reverts to its initial state, ensuring no partial updates persist in your database.

Yes. The $transaction callback supports timeout and isolation level configuration, letting you control how long transactions wait and how strictly they isolate concurrent operations from other queries.

Use transactions when multiple related operations must all succeed or fail as a unit. Manual error handling risks partial updates; transactions enforce all-or-nothing execution automatically without extra rollback logic.