Clerk: auth() was called but it looks like you aren't using authMiddleware in your middleware file

I'm using the nextjs app dir, and my middleware is definitely being called:

export default authMiddleware({
    afterAuth: async (auth, request, evt) => {
        console.log("hello from middleware")
    }
});


export const config = {
    matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)", "/", "/(api|trpc)(.*)"],
};

export default authMiddleware({
    afterAuth: async (auth, request, evt) => {
        console.log("hello from middleware")
    }
});


export const config = {
    matcher: ["/((?!.*\\..*|_next).*)", "/", "/(api|trpc)(.*)"],
};

But I still get the error that I'm not using authMiddleware when I use

   import { UserButton, auth } from '@clerk/nextjs';

    const user = auth()

   import { UserButton, auth } from '@clerk/nextjs';

    const user = auth()

Any suggestions?

11 Replies

fasmOP•2y ago

this is my file structure

El Remolino•2y ago

Im actually having the same issue as OP. And my file structure follows fasm's. I tried wrapping the console log in an annonymous function, no luck.

Michael Schaufelberger•2y ago

Strange, I have a similar setup. Altough, I'm using getAuth() instead of auth() on the server: import { getAuth } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'; And const auth = useAuth(); on the client. Where do you actually call auth()?

Diogo•2y ago

Try moving the middleware file outside the src folder

fasmOP•2y ago

I spent ages on this, and ended up fixing it by updating my version of node to v20

El Remolino•2y ago

apologies for the noob question, but how do you go about doing that? Do I need to update the node version globally or just from within my repo?

fasmOP•2y ago

I used nvm, see here https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-update-node-and-npm-to-the-latest-version/

freeCodeCamp.org

How to Update Node and NPM to the Latest Version

Node is a runtime environment that allows developers to execute JavaScript code outside the browser, on the server-side. NPM, on the other hand, is a package manager for publishing JavaScript packages (also known as Node modules) to the npm registry [https://www.npmjs.com/]. You can also use it to install packages to

fasmOP•2y ago

and you upgrade it globally

mansavesbabyweldedtocar•2y ago

Had this issue just now. What worked was: - Moving the king middleware.ts to the root of the src folder - alongside app. - Upgrading to Node.js 20 - I did this with nvm since I'm lucky enough to be on Linux - Removing publicRoutes was necessary for the first time running but I'm not certain this had any effect

Steven-sensei•2y ago

Btw nvm is available on windows fnm to :p

mansavesbabyweldedtocar•2y ago

Aah yeah but i had to look for a package called nvm-windows once. Keep in mind its a separate package. Come as an MSI i believe though

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