next-api-middleware is a library designed to bring clean, composable middleware patterns to Next.js API routes, addressing the limitations of Next.js's native middleware recommendations. It provides an API inspired by Express.js and Koa.js, enabling developers to build a "winding and unwinding stack" of middleware functions for request processing and response modification. The current stable version is 3.0.0, which notably dropped support for Node.js 12 and 14. While actively maintained, it is explicitly built for and tested with the Next.js Pages Router and has not been verified for compatibility with the newer App Router. Its core differentiator lies in offering structured middleware orchestration using `label` and `use` functions, allowing for modular and reusable backend logic within Next.js applications.
npm install next-api-middlewareVerified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
Demonstrates how to create, compose, and apply API middleware using `label` for error capturing (Sentry) and adding unique request IDs to responses.
Upgrade your Node.js environment to version 16 or newer.
If using the App Router, evaluate alternative middleware solutions or proceed with caution and thorough testing.
Ensure your Node.js environment is up-to-date (>=12.7.0 for full 'exports' support, or prefer >=14.13.1) and that your bundler is configured to correctly resolve 'exports'.
Update all instances of `NextMiddleware` to `Middleware` in your type annotations. Replace or refactor any code relying on `ExpressMiddleware`.
Update type import paths if they were previously specific. The internal logger is no longer available; implement custom logging if needed.
Prefer ESM `import` statements. If encountering module resolution issues, check your `tsconfig.json` (for TypeScript) or bundler configuration for module resolution settings, and consider adding `.js` extensions for local ESM imports.