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Nuxt•2mo ago
Pablo

Wrong page displayed after navigateTo() in route middleware

I have a global route middleware that checks a cookie for user data, and redirects if the user is missing a particular attribute. I'm using the navigateTo function, and the result is that the URL is updated correctly, but the contents of the page look mixed. I have the previous page's contents, plus a button from the page I was trying to redirect to. Is there something I'm doing wrong in the redirect?
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kapa.ai
kapa.ai•2mo ago
Hi @Pablo. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- The issue you're experiencing—where the URL updates but the page content appears mixed after a redirect in route middleware—is commonly caused by not properly returning the result of navigateTo from your middleware. In Nuxt 3, when using navigateTo inside route middleware, you must return its result. If you simply call navigateTo without returning it, the navigation flow can break, leading to unexpected UI states like the one you described. Correct usage: 
export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  if (/* your redirect condition */) {
    return navigateTo('/your-redirect-path')
  }
})
export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  if (/* your redirect condition */) {
    return navigateTo('/your-redirect-path')
  }
})
Incorrect usage (causes issues): 
export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  if (/* your redirect condition */) {
    navigateTo('/your-redirect-path') // ❌ Not returned!
  }
})
export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
  if (/* your redirect condition */) {
    navigateTo('/your-redirect-path') // ❌ Not returned!
  }
})
As documented, "When using navigateTo within route middleware, you must return its result to ensure the middleware execution flow works correctly. For example, the following implementation will not work as expected..." and may lead to mixed or incorrect page content [navigateTo documentation]. Summary:
Make sure you are returning the result of navigateTo in your middleware. This should resolve the issue with mixed or incorrect page content after a redirect. If you are already returning navigateTo and still see this issue, please double-check that your middleware logic does not cause multiple redirects or infinite loops, as that can also lead to unexpected behavior [middleware usage]. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------
kapa.ai
kapa.ai•2mo ago
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