Prisma•3mo ago

"payload" argument must be of type object. Received null

hey guys im using nextjs and im facing the: "payload" argument must be of type object. Received null error what is the reason im getting this error i cant find anything

    await prisma.patient.create({
        data: {
            firstName: "test",
            lastName: "test",
            phoneNumber: "0547194781",
            patientId: "123426789",
            firstVisit: new Date(),
            gender: "test",
            dateOfBirth: new Date(),
            address: {
                create: {
                    street: "test",
                    city: "test",
                    zipCode: "test",
                },
            },
        },
    });

    await prisma.patient.create({
        data: {
            firstName: "test",
            lastName: "test",
            phoneNumber: "0547194781",
            patientId: "123426789",
            firstVisit: new Date(),
            gender: "test",
            dateOfBirth: new Date(),
            address: {
                create: {
                    street: "test",
                    city: "test",
                    zipCode: "test",
                },
            },
        },
    });

schemas:

model Patient {
  id                    Int              @id @default(autoincrement())
  patientId             String           @unique @db.VarChar(10)
  firstName             String
  lastName              String
  fullName              String?
  dateOfBirth           DateTime
  gender                String
  phoneNumber           String
  workPhoneNumber       String?
  homePhoneNumber       String?
  additionalPhoneNumber String?
  firstVisit            DateTime
  email                 String?          @unique
  createdAt             DateTime         @default(now())
  updatedAt             DateTime         @updatedAt
  address               Patient_Address?
}

model Patient_Address {
  id        Int     @id @default(autoincrement())
  street    String?
  city      String
  zipCode   String?
  patientId Int     @unique
  patient   Patient @relation(fields: [patientId], references: [id])
}

model Patient {
  id                    Int              @id @default(autoincrement())
  patientId             String           @unique @db.VarChar(10)
  firstName             String
  lastName              String
  fullName              String?
  dateOfBirth           DateTime
  gender                String
  phoneNumber           String
  workPhoneNumber       String?
  homePhoneNumber       String?
  additionalPhoneNumber String?
  firstVisit            DateTime
  email                 String?          @unique
  createdAt             DateTime         @default(now())
  updatedAt             DateTime         @updatedAt
  address               Patient_Address?
}

model Patient_Address {
  id        Int     @id @default(autoincrement())
  street    String?
  city      String
  zipCode   String?
  patientId Int     @unique
  patient   Patient @relation(fields: [patientId], references: [id])
}

7 Replies

Prisma AI Help•3mo ago

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Nurul•3mo ago

Hey @H₂O 👋 Are you using Prisma with Nextjs in an API route? If yes, can you share the code of the API route? The error "payload" argument must be of type object. Received null" typically occurs when you're trying to pass null as the data object to a create operation. However, in the code you've shared, it looks like you are providing a valid data object for the create operation. This suggests that the error might be occurring in a different part of your code or due to how the create operation is being called.

DaYroXy™OP•3mo ago

Hey! thank you for the response im using nextjs 15 with actions here it is:

export const createPatient = async (
    data: z.infer<typeof CreatePatientValidation>
): Promise<{ error: boolean; message: string }> => {
    try {
        const session = await auth.api.getSession({
            headers: await headers(),
        });

        if (!session) {
            return { error: true, message: "err" };
        }

        const safeData = CreatePatientValidation.parse(data);

        const idExists = await prisma.patient.findFirst({ where: { patientId: safeData.patientId } });
        console.log(idExists);
        if (idExists) {
            return {
                error: true,
                message: "err",
            };
        }

        console.log({
            data: {
                ...safeData,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                firstVisit: new Date(),
            },
        });
        await prisma.patient.create({
            data: {
                ...safeData,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                firstVisit: new Date(),
            },
        });

        revalidatePath("/patients");
        return {
            error: false,
            message: "err",
        };
    } catch (err) {
        return {
            error: true,
            message: "err",
        };
    }
};

export const createPatient = async (
    data: z.infer<typeof CreatePatientValidation>
): Promise<{ error: boolean; message: string }> => {
    try {
        const session = await auth.api.getSession({
            headers: await headers(),
        });

        if (!session) {
            return { error: true, message: "err" };
        }

        const safeData = CreatePatientValidation.parse(data);

        const idExists = await prisma.patient.findFirst({ where: { patientId: safeData.patientId } });
        console.log(idExists);
        if (idExists) {
            return {
                error: true,
                message: "err",
            };
        }

        console.log({
            data: {
                ...safeData,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                firstVisit: new Date(),
            },
        });
        await prisma.patient.create({
            data: {
                ...safeData,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                firstVisit: new Date(),
            },
        });

        revalidatePath("/patients");
        return {
            error: false,
            message: "err",
        };
    } catch (err) {
        return {
            error: true,
            message: "err",
        };
    }
};

data being sent:

{
  data: {
    patientId: '123456789',
    firstName: 'asddsa',
    lastName: 'asddsa',
    gender: 'male',
    phoneNumber: '0547894123',
    dateOfBirth: 2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z,
    city: 'akko',
    firstVisit: 2025-01-08T17:59:55.054Z
  }
}

{
  data: {
    patientId: '123456789',
    firstName: 'asddsa',
    lastName: 'asddsa',
    gender: 'male',
    phoneNumber: '0547894123',
    dateOfBirth: 2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z,
    city: 'akko',
    firstVisit: 2025-01-08T17:59:55.054Z
  }
}

i tried some changes to the schema by removing the uniques:

model Patient {
  id                    Int             @id @default(autoincrement())
  patientId             String          @db.VarChar(10)
  firstName             String
  lastName              String
  fullName              String?
  dateOfBirth           DateTime
  gender                String
  phoneNumber           String
  workPhoneNumber       String?
  homePhoneNumber       String?
  additionalPhoneNumber String?
  firstVisit            DateTime
  email                 String?
  createdAt             DateTime        @default(now())
  updatedAt             DateTime        @updatedAt
  address               PatientAddress? @relation("PatientToAddress")

  @@map("patient")
}

model PatientAddress {
  id        Int     @id @default(autoincrement())
  street    String?
  city      String
  zipCode   String?
  patientId Int     @unique
  patient   Patient @relation("PatientToAddress", fields: [patientId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)

  @@map("patient_address")
}

model Patient {
  id                    Int             @id @default(autoincrement())
  patientId             String          @db.VarChar(10)
  firstName             String
  lastName              String
  fullName              String?
  dateOfBirth           DateTime
  gender                String
  phoneNumber           String
  workPhoneNumber       String?
  homePhoneNumber       String?
  additionalPhoneNumber String?
  firstVisit            DateTime
  email                 String?
  createdAt             DateTime        @default(now())
  updatedAt             DateTime        @updatedAt
  address               PatientAddress? @relation("PatientToAddress")

  @@map("patient")
}

model PatientAddress {
  id        Int     @id @default(autoincrement())
  street    String?
  city      String
  zipCode   String?
  patientId Int     @unique
  patient   Patient @relation("PatientToAddress", fields: [patientId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)

  @@map("patient_address")
}

Nurul•3mo ago

Can you try logging the error in catch block and see if you get more information?

console.error('Error creating patient:', err);

console.error('Error creating patient:', err);

DaYroXy™OP•3mo ago

it will just point at the logging line:

 ⨯ TypeError: The "payload" argument must be of type object. Received null
    at createPatient (file://C%3A/Users/DaYroXy/dev/smile/app/actions/patients.actions.ts:62:10)
  60 |          };
  61 |  } catch (err) {
> 62 |          console.error("Error creating patient:", err);
     |                 ^
  63 |          return {
  64 |                  error: true,
  65 |                  message: "err", {
  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
  digest: '1928657120'
}

 ⨯ TypeError: The "payload" argument must be of type object. Received null
    at createPatient (file://C%3A/Users/DaYroXy/dev/smile/app/actions/patients.actions.ts:62:10)
  60 |          };
  61 |  } catch (err) {
> 62 |          console.error("Error creating patient:", err);
     |                 ^
  63 |          return {
  64 |                  error: true,
  65 |                  message: "err", {
  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE',
  digest: '1928657120'
}

Nurul•3mo ago

What is the value of safeData?

DaYroXy™OP•2mo ago

{
  patientId: '147894561',
  firstName: 'testing',
  lastName: 'testing',
  gender: 'male,
  phoneNumber: '1234567891',
  dateOfBirth: '2024-12-10',
  city: 'testing'
}

{
  patientId: '147894561',
  firstName: 'testing',
  lastName: 'testing',
  gender: 'male,
  phoneNumber: '1234567891',
  dateOfBirth: '2024-12-10',
  city: 'testing'
}

even trying it manually like this:

await prisma.patient.create({
            data: {
                patientId: safeData.patientId,
                firstName: safeData.firstName,
                lastName: safeData.lastName,
                fullName: safeData.firstName + " " + safeData.lastName,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                gender: safeData.gender,
                phoneNumber: safeData.phoneNumber,
                workPhoneNumber: safeData.workPhoneNumber ?? "",
                homePhoneNumber: safeData.homePhoneNumber ?? "",
                additionalPhoneNumber: safeData.additionalPhoneNumber ?? "",
                firstVisit: new Date(),
                email: safeData.email ?? "",
            },
        });

await prisma.patient.create({
            data: {
                patientId: safeData.patientId,
                firstName: safeData.firstName,
                lastName: safeData.lastName,
                fullName: safeData.firstName + " " + safeData.lastName,
                dateOfBirth: new Date(safeData.dateOfBirth),
                gender: safeData.gender,
                phoneNumber: safeData.phoneNumber,
                workPhoneNumber: safeData.workPhoneNumber ?? "",
                homePhoneNumber: safeData.homePhoneNumber ?? "",
                additionalPhoneNumber: safeData.additionalPhoneNumber ?? "",
                firstVisit: new Date(),
                email: safeData.email ?? "",
            },
        });

doesnt work. i think its something with the address as when i removed it, its working but what the issue is? does anyone why this issue occurs when im trying to catch it? its really difficult to debug the issue without any console errors

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