How to fix Root resource was present, but now absent in Terraform

Before taking any action, confirm that the resource was actually created. Use the provider's web console, CLI, or API to check if the resource exists. Many times the resource is successfully created despite Terraform reporting an error.

Run terraform apply again. Often the issue is transient and a second apply will succeed, as the resource is now queryable. This is a common short-term workaround.

If the resource exists in the remote service, import it into your Terraform state:

terraform import <resource_type>.<resource_name> <resource_id>

Then run terraform apply again. This tells Terraform to track an existing resource rather than creating a new one.

Check if your provider has a newer version that fixes this issue:

terraform init -upgrade

Many of these errors have been fixed in recent provider updates. Update your provider constraint in your Terraform configuration to allow newer versions.

If the resource is not critical and already exists in the remote service, you can manually delete it and re-run terraform apply. This is only recommended for development/test environments, not production.

If creating multiple related resources, add depends_on statements to enforce creation order. This can help with timing issues:

resource "example_resource" "second" {
  depends_on = [example_resource.first]
  # ...
}

Note: This doesn't always resolve the issue but can help with resource interdependencies.

This is typically a bug in the provider itself. Open an issue on the provider's GitHub repository with:
- Exact error message and stack trace
- Terraform version (terraform version)
- Provider version
- Minimal reproducible configuration
- Steps to reproduce

Include the remote resource ID and whether the resource actually exists after the error.