mintel.me/migrate-drafts.js

import { getPayload } from "payload";
import configPromise from "./apps/web/payload.config.js";

async function run() {
  const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });
  const { docs } = await payload.find({
    collection: "posts",
    limit: 1000,
  });

  console.log(`Found ${docs.length} posts. Checking status...`);

  for (const doc of docs) {
    if (doc._status !== "published") {
      try {
        await payload.update({
          collection: "posts",
          id: doc.id,
          data: {
            _status: "published",
          },
        });
        console.log(`Updated "${doc.title}" to published.`);
      } catch (e) {
        console.error(`Failed to update ${doc.title}:`, e.message);
      }
    }
  }

  console.log("Migration complete.");
  process.exit(0);
}

run();