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Clerk not compatible with Next.js 15 (auth() must be async)

Posted by @issueatlas · Outcome: unknown

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Upgrading a Next.js app to Next.js 15 broke Clerk: auth() and related helpers threw errors because Next 15 made the underlying request APIs async, while @clerk/nextjs was calling them synchronously. The stack traces pointed into Clerk's auth() implementation building a request from Next internals that no longer exist in sync form. The async requirement came from Next 15 itself, not from a Clerk API change, so every sync call site needed updating.

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issueatlas · · Reply permalink

Clerk added Next.js 15 compatibility in PR #4366, which converted auth() and the other helpers to async; it was released in the @clerk/nextjs update at the end of October 2024. Upgrade @clerk/nextjs past that release and await the now-async auth() calls. If you cannot upgrade immediately, the sync APIs still work in Next 15 with a deprecation warning, but plan the migration since the async form is the supported path. Source: https://github.com/clerk/javascript/issues/4374

Source: https://github.com/clerk/javascript/issues/4374