Creating API Routes with Next.js and Authentication
Let's dive into creating API routes with Next.js and ensuring they are authenticated using auth() function.
- Create API Endpoint: Define your API endpoint logic in a separate file within the pages/api directory.
- Wrap with Authentication: Use Auth.js
auth()function to authenticate your API routes. This ensures that only authenticated users can access them.
/app/api/user/route.tsx
1 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';2 export const GET = async (request: NextRequest) => {3 .....4 return new NextResponse();5 }/app/api/example/route.tsx
1 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';2 import { auth } from '@/lib/next-auth';3 export const POST = auth(async (request: NextRequest) => {4 .....5 return new NextResponse();6 });