[BUG] - Streak Broken Due to Internal Error – Request for Restoration

[Mandark1999]

LeetCode Username

_mandar_k

Problem Number, Title, and Link

1431. Kids With the Greatest Number of Candies

Bug Category

Problem constraints

Bug Description

Dear LeetCode Support, @wktang

I am reaching out regarding a broken streak on my LeetCode account (username: _mandar_k).

On July 8, 2025 (UTC), I submitted a solution to the problem

https://leetcode.com/submissions/detail/1691543799/

that initially showed a successful submission. However, when I checked the next day, my streak was broken. Upon reviewing my submission history, the submission tab now showed “Internal Error” instead of successful submission. When I resubmitted the same code , the internal error message was gone and I saw successful submission message.

I believe this was caused by a backend issue on the platform, as I did submit before the daily reset and had got a successful submission.

Could you please help verify this and restore my streak? You can check the logs to confirm what I saying is true.
I am maintaining a streak of 189 days and I don't want it to end because of a technical glitch.

Thank you for your support.

Best regards,
Mandar Kulkarni

Language Used for Code

C++

Code used for Submit/Run operation

class Solution {
public:
    vector<bool> kidsWithCandies(vector<int>& candies, int extraCandies) {
        int greatest = candies[0];
        for(int i{1} ; i < candies.size() ; i++){
            greatest = max(greatest , candies[i]);
        }
        vector<bool> ans;
        for(auto ele : candies){
            if(ele + extraCandies >= greatest){
                ans.push_back(true);
            }
            else{
                ans.push_back(false);
            }
        }
        return ans;
    }
};

Expected behavior

Streak should not be broken

Screenshots

No response

Additional context

No response

[wktang]

oj-leetcode commented: Hello,

Your reported issue has been relayed to our team for thorough investigation. We appreciate your patience as we work to address and resolve this matter. We will reach out to you when we have updates regarding the issue.

If you have any further questions or concerns in the meantime, please feel free to let us know.

Best regards,
LeetCode Support Team

[Mandark1999]

@wktang Any updates on this ?

[Mandark1999]

@wktang I see this issue is now closed , however my streak still remains broken on leetcode , Can you please give any update on investigation ? Thanks

[wktang]

Epiphania_Ekenimoh commented: Dear Mandar,

Thank you for following up, and we truly appreciate your continued patience.

We're very sorry to hear that a technical glitch affected your streak, especially after maintaining it for 189 days. We understand how frustrating this can be, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

At this time, we’d like to clarify that we do not have the functionality to restore broken heatmap streaks (the green squares on your calendar), as we’re unable to retroactively create a valid submission for a past date. We understand this limitation can be disappointing, and we've shared your feedback with our team for future consideration.

However, if the streak you’re referring to is your Daily Coding Challenge streak (indicated by the flame icon), you can restore it using a Time Travel Ticket, which is available for 70 LeetCoins.

We truly value your dedication to daily coding on LeetCode. If you need any assistance with redeeming the ticket or have further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out, we're here to help.

Warm regards,
LeetCode Support Team

[Mandark1999]

@wktang Alright , its really sad that leetcode doesn't have the feature to restore the green mark in case of any glitch. The real reason of continuing the streak is it gives extra motivation to solve more and more problems , Nevertheless I will start again , Thank you for your help!