TypeError: Router.use() requires a middleware function

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kal_b
3 months ago
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We are trying to use payload.authenticate as an auth middleware but the error

TypeError: Router.use() requires a middleware function

keeps popping up. Anyone face the same issues or has solutions please help.

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    @kal_b This generally happens when you call payload.authenticate() before you init payload

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    yeah, i have made sure to initialize payload before calling it....and I am not calling it just passing a reference

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    notchr
    3 months ago
    const start = async () => {
      // Initialize Payload
      await payload.init({
        secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
        mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
        express: app,
        email: {
          fromName: "Admin",
          fromAddress: "admin@example.com",
          logMockCredentials: true, // Optional
        },
        onInit: async () => {
          payload.logger.info(`Payload Admin URL: ${payload.getAdminURL()}`);
        },
      });
     // after init
    payload.authenticate()
    
      // Add your own express routes here
    
      app.listen(3000);
    };
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    kal_b
    3 months ago


    The only difference I am seeing is that you are awaiting the payload init.

    Screenshot_782.png
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    notchr
    3 months ago

    ah it must be awaited



    want to try that first?

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    Okay, let me try that out.

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    Create a start method like I shared above and let me know if it persists

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    Yeah, I created an IIFE and made it an async arrow function so that I could await the init and it worked 😀😀

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    Yay!



    That async change happened a few updates ago



    I think a lot of people missed it



    But im glad updating it to async worked!

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    The should change the docs



    Yeah thanks.

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    Ah I think they did, per the official example:



    import express from "express";
    import payload from "payload";
    
    require("dotenv").config();
    const app = express();
    
    const start = async () => {
      await payload.init({
        secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
        mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
        express: app,
      });
    
      app.listen(3000, async () => {
        console.log(
          "Express is now listening for incoming connections on port 3000."
        );
      });
    };
    
    start();
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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    Hey, but now It keeps responding with a

    (payload): Forbidden: You are not allowed to perform this action.


    Yeah I see that but it is not updated here '

    https://payloadcms.com/docs/authentication/using-middleware

    '

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    Good find!



    @jesschow @jmikrut

    https://payloadcms.com/docs/authentication/using-middleware

    does not use the async method for initialization

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    jmikrut
    Payload Team
    3 months ago

    Thanks for bringing this up - @jesschow can you update those docs?

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    Any solution for this? I made sure I am using the correct API KEY I am still getting this error @jmikrut

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    jmikrut
    Payload Team
    3 months ago

    what does the header look like that you are using?

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    What header?

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    So after you've called payload.authenticate() you're then trying to perform an action and that's where you get the error?



    Can we check out a code snippet of the action you're performing?

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    kal_b
    3 months ago

    It's my issue we are upgrading our dependencies and these are issues caused due to that I believe



    @notchr Thank you very much 🙏

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    notchr
    3 months ago

    Any time!

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