nextjs build_error ai_generated true

Error occurred prerendering page

ID: nextjs/prerender-error

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88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
14 active

Root Cause

Page failed during static generation. Async data fetch failed or dynamic content used without proper boundaries.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Use export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic' for pages that can't be statically rendered
    // app/dashboard/page.tsx
    export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
    // Or for specific segments:
    export const revalidate = 0

    Sources: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/route-segment-config

  2. 88% success Wrap dynamic content in Suspense boundaries for streaming
    import { Suspense } from 'react'
    
    export default function Page() {
      return (
        <Suspense fallback={<Loading />}>
          <AsyncDataComponent />
        </Suspense>
      )
    }

    Sources: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/routing/loading-ui-and-streaming

  3. 85% success Use try/catch in async components to handle data fetch failures gracefully
    async function DataComponent() {
      try {
        const data = await fetch('https://api.example.com/data')
        if (!data.ok) throw new Error('Fetch failed')
        const json = await data.json()
        return <div>{json.title}</div>
      } catch (error) {
        return <div>Failed to load data</div>
      }
    }

    Sources: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/data-fetching/fetching

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Disable static generation entirely 65% fail

    Loses all SSG performance benefits; pages become fully dynamic

  2. Wrap entire page in try/catch and return empty page on error 70% fail

    Hides real data fetching bugs; users see blank pages

Error Chain

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