Active Branches list shows outdated deployment URLs

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On a project’s dashboard (Overview tab), the “Active Branches” list at the bottom redirects to each branch’s latest deployment when clicked. When I deploy a preview branch using the Vercel CLI (for example through GitHub Actions), the URL shown in the list for this Git branch is correct (e.g. “projectname-authorname-scopeslug.vercel.app”).

However, after deploying a new branch, this new branch appears in the list with the same URL, and the previously deployed branches keep that same outdated URL instead of being updated. As a result, two different branches display the same URL, and clicking both opens the same deployment even though they should have distinct URLs (e.g. “projectname-uniquehash-scopeslug.vercel.app”), as correctly shown in the “Deployments” tab.

I tried clearing cookies and caches, but the outdated URL persists. This creates confusion because the “Active Branches” list does not reliably point to the correct deployments, forcing us to rely on the “Deployments” tab instead.

It would be helpful if the URLs in the “Active Branches” list were updated correctly to reflect the latest deployment for each branch.

Thank you for looking into this.

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This definitely sounds like a caching issue with the Active Branches list in the dashboard. Those URLs should update to match the latest deployment for each branch.

A couple things you can try:

  • Hard refresh the dashboard: Try Ctrl+F5 (or Cmd+Shift+R on Mac) to fully reload the page.
  • See if it keeps happening: Deploy another branch and check whether the same thing happens again.
  • Double-check the deployments: Head to the Deployments tab and make sure each branch really does have its own, distinct deployment URL.

Let us know how you get on!

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Thank you for your quick response.

I tried creating a new branch and deploying it with the Vercel CLI in my GitHub Action, but the same issue persists.

I have tried the following:

  • Clearing the browser cache and cookies

  • Hard-refreshing the dashboard with Cmd+Shift+R

  • Signing out and back into my Vercel account

  • Hard-refreshing the dashboard again

All the URLs in the Active Branches table remain outdated except for the most recent one.

I double-checked the Deployments tab: all URLs there are correct and point to the right environment/branch. However, the URLs shown in the Active Branches table on the Dashboard remain outdated (even the main production branch still shows an old URL that is no longer used on Vercel).