# database error - location me-west-1 does not support

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/database-error-location-me-west-1-does-not-support/14147>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** bigquery, dbt-cloud\
**Created:** [July 9, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/database-error-location-me-west-1-does-not-support/14147 "2024-07-09T11:43:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![tzisrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@tzisrael](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/tzisrael)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/database-error-location-me-west-1-does-not-support/14147/1 "2024-07-09T11:43:40Z")

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I am running a dbt cloud and connect it to bigQuery on region me-west-1.  
When I am trying to run a model I get this error:  
Database Error  
Location me-west-1 does not support this operation.

Please advice.