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Error: Rewrite destination '/X' not found. The destination path must be a valid route.

ID: nextjs/rewrite-destination-not-found

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85%Fix Rate
82%Confidence
1Evidence
2023-08-10First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
Next.js 13.4 active — — —
Next.js 14.0 active — — —
Next.js 14.2 active — — —
Next.js 15.0 active — — —

Root Cause

A rewrite rule in next.config.js points to a destination route that does not exist in the application or is not a valid internal path (e.g., missing file, typo in path).

generic

中文

next.config.js 中的重写规则指向一个在应用程序中不存在或不是有效内部路径的目标路由（例如，缺少文件、路径拼写错误）。

Official Documentation

https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/next-config-js/rewrites

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Create the missing route file at the destination path. For example, if destination is '/blog/[slug]', create 'app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx'. 
    Create the missing route file at the destination path. For example, if destination is '/blog/[slug]', create 'app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx'.
  2. 85% success Correct the destination path to match an existing route. Check the file structure in the 'app' or 'pages' directory and update next.config.js accordingly. 
    Correct the destination path to match an existing route. Check the file structure in the 'app' or 'pages' directory and update next.config.js accordingly.
  3. 75% success Use a redirect instead of a rewrite if the destination is an external URL or a non-existent internal path that should point elsewhere. 
    Use a redirect instead of a rewrite if the destination is an external URL or a non-existent internal path that should point elsewhere.

中文步骤

  1. 在目标路径创建缺失的路由文件。例如，如果目标是 '/blog/[slug]'，则创建 'app/blog/[slug]/page.tsx'。
  2. 更正目标路径以匹配现有路由。检查 'app' 或 'pages' 目录中的文件结构，并相应更新 next.config.js。
  3. 如果目标是外部 URL 或不存在的内部路径且应指向其他地方，则使用重定向代替重写。

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 80% fail

    Trailing slashes do not create a route; the destination must exist as a file or directory. The error persists because the underlying route is still missing.

  2. 70% fail

    The error is specifically about the destination, not the source. Modifying the source may change behavior but does not resolve the missing destination.

  3. 95% fail

    Rewrites are for internal routes; external URLs require redirects. The error explicitly states the destination must be a valid internal route.