Vercel Recovery
Recover Vercel projects when Git isn't connected
Sign in for a free scan, then Start recover when you have enough tokens — when your local copy is gone and Vercel has no download button.
How it works
Sign in, connect a Vercel API token, run a free scan to preview the file tree, then Start recover when you have enough tokens — or buy a pack first. You get original source files, not minified browser build output.
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Sign in for a free scan
Create a free account in seconds. New accounts get 20 tokens — packs start from a few euros if you need more for recovery.
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Connect your Vercel token
Create a short-lived API token scoped to your team or project. Paste it into the Recovery Console with your team slug and project name.
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Free scan, then Start recover
Run a free scan to preview the file tree (scan only). Start recover when you have enough tokens or Lifetime; if not, buy a pack first. One token per file.
Download Vercel source code without GitHub
Recover deployment files when your local repository is lost, Git was never connected, or vercel --prod left the live deployment as your only copy. Sign in, free-scan, then Start recover for a structured ZIP of the original source tree.
- Works without GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket connected to the project
- Restores source files — not minified browser build output
- Your Vercel API token is used for the recovery session only
Also see how to download Vercel source code, Vercel CLI inspect vs Recovery, and FAQ.
Why developers need a recovery tool
Netlify offers one-click deployment downloads. Vercel's official CLI commands inspect and pull do not restore source files. See the comparison:
| Platform | Dashboard download | Official CLI | What you get | No Git risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel (default) | No download | Env vars / metadata only | Compiled build output | High — manual reconstruction |
| Netlify (default) | Full ZIP download | API / CLI supported | Uploaded source assets | Low — direct backup |
| Vercel Recovery | Web GUI + ZIP export | Full API reconstruction | Original source files | Eliminated — automated extraction |
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Better than CLI-only tools
Open-source npm packages can work — but they break on rate limits, skip files, and offer no UI when you are under pressure.
source-from-vercel-deployment
- Limitation
- Legacy API patterns, incomplete downloads, no retry logic
- Risk
- 429 rate limits and empty files
- Vercel Recovery
- Exponential back-off and v8 file API traversal
vercel-sdl
- Limitation
- CLI-only, requires Node.js and terminal skills
- Risk
- High barrier when you are in panic mode
- Vercel Recovery
- Browser-based Recovery Console — no install
vercel-deploy-source-downloader
- Limitation
- No managed SaaS, manual .env configuration
- Risk
- Config errors need manual debugging
- Vercel Recovery
- Cloud-hosted — token + project name only
Developers who recovered their code
★★★★★“My SSD died the week before a client demo. Git was never connected — Vercel Recovery pulled 240 files in under two minutes.”
★★★★★“We tried copying from the Vercel Source tab. After file forty we gave up. This tool rebuilt the whole repo as a ZIP.”
★★★★★“Deployed with vercel --prod only. Cursor overwrote my local folder. Recovery Console saved the launch.”
Security & token handling
Your token stays yours
Your Vercel API token is used only to call the Vercel API during recovery. It is not stored in our database. You can revoke it immediately after download. Read the token security guide →
Rate-limit safe downloads
We traverse the deployment file tree via the Vercel REST API, decode base64 file payloads, and package a ZIP — with controlled concurrency so large projects do not hit 429 errors mid-recovery.