Next.js API Routes
Type-safe API routes with validation, error handling, and authentication.
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The Challenge
Building production-ready API routes in Next.js requires type safety, request validation, error handling, authentication middleware, and proper response formatting. Easy to make mistakes.
What's Included
- ✓API routes in app/api with TypeScript
- ✓Zod schemas for request validation
- ✓Middleware for authentication checks
- ✓Error handling with consistent responses
- ✓CORS configuration for frontend requests
- ✓Rate limiting on sensitive endpoints
- ✓Server actions for mutations
- ✓Edge runtime support
Technical Implementation
- •Route handlers with GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods
- •Zod validates request body and query params
- •NextAuth middleware protects authenticated routes
- •Error handler returns consistent JSON responses
- •Type-safe with TypeScript throughout
- •Server actions for form submissions and mutations
- •Prisma client for database operations
- •Edge runtime for fast global responses