Function withApiAuthRequired

Wrap an app router API route to check that the user has a valid session. If they're not logged in the handler will return a 401 Unauthorized.

// app/protected-api/route.js
import { withApiAuthRequired, getSession } from '@auth0/nextjs-auth0';

export default withApiAuthRequired(function Protected(req) {
  const session = getSession();
  ...
});
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If you visit /protected-api without a valid session cookie, you will get a 401 response.

Wrap a page router API route to check that the user has a valid session. If they're not logged in the handler will return a 401 Unauthorized.

// pages/api/protected-route.js
import { withApiAuthRequired, getSession } from '@auth0/nextjs-auth0';

export default withApiAuthRequired(function ProtectedRoute(req, res) {
  const session = getSession(req, res);
  ...
});
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If you visit /api/protected-route without a valid session cookie, you will get a 401 response.