{"record":{"id":"ab0f796772b6fbab","repo":"medusajs/medusa","slug":"no-middleware-configuration-found-in-absolutepat","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"No middleware configuration found in ${absolutePath}. Skipping middleware configuration.","messagePattern":"No middleware configuration found in (.+?)\\. Skipping middleware configuration\\.","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts","lineNumber":60,"sourceCode":"  /**\n   * Route matchers on which a custom body parser config is used\n   */\n  #bodyParserConfigRoutes: BodyParserConfigRoute[] = []\n\n  /**\n   * Processes the middleware file and returns the middleware and the\n   * routes config exported by it.\n   */\n  async #processMiddlewareFile(absolutePath: string): Promise<void> {\n    const middlewareExports = await dynamicImport(absolutePath)\n\n    if (isFileSkipped(middlewareExports)) {\n      return\n    }\n\n    const middlewareConfig = middlewareExports.default\n    if (!middlewareConfig) {\n      logger.warn(\n        `No middleware configuration found in ${absolutePath}. Skipping middleware configuration.`\n      )\n      return\n    }\n\n    const routes = middlewareConfig.routes as MiddlewaresConfig[\"routes\"]\n    if (!routes || !Array.isArray(routes)) {\n      logger.warn(\n        `Invalid default export found in ${absolutePath}. Make sure to use \"defineMiddlewares\" function and export its output.`\n      )\n      return\n    }\n\n    const result = routes.reduce<{\n      bodyParserConfigRoutes: BodyParserConfigRoute[]\n      additionalDataValidatorRoutes: AdditionalDataValidatorRoute[]\n      middleware: MiddlewareDescriptor[]\n    }>(","sourceCodeStart":42,"sourceCodeEnd":78,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/blob/5e06e544a296b9033f20f71f11c559f81a0e5739/packages/core/framework/src/http/middleware-file-loader.ts#L42-L78","documentation":"The framework's middleware file loader scans src/api/middleware.ts (or middleware files under api/) and expects a default export containing the middleware configuration array. If the file exists but exports no default, the loader warns and skips applying any middleware configuration.","triggerScenarios":"A middleware.ts in src/api that only uses named exports (e.g. export const middlewares = [...]) or exports the config under a different name.","commonSituations":"Converting from older Medusa versions where the export shape differed; refactoring removed `export default`.","solutions":["Use a default export in src/api/middleware.ts: `export default defineMiddlewares([...])` or `export default [ ... ]`","Import defineMiddlewares from @medusajs/framework/http","Restart the medusa dev server"],"exampleFix":"// before (src/api/middleware.ts)\nexport const middlewares = [\n  { matcher: \"/admin/*\", middlewares: [authenticate()] },\n]\n\n// after\nimport { defineMiddlewares, authenticate } from \"@medusajs/framework/http\"\n\nexport default defineMiddlewares([\n  { matcher: \"/admin/*\", middlewares: [authenticate()] },\n])","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// prebuild check\nconst src = readFileSync(\"src/api/middleware.ts\", \"utf8\")\nif (!/export\\s+default/.test(src)) throw new Error(\"middleware.ts must have a default export (defineMiddlewares)\")","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Always use `export default defineMiddlewares([...])` in src/api/middleware.ts","Run the dev server locally and watch startup logs for middleware warnings before deploying"],"tags":["framework","middleware","http","default-export"],"backgroundTag":"missing-default-export","analyzedSha":"5e06e544a296b9033f20f71f11c559f81a0e5739","analyzedAt":"2026-08-27T07:24:39.599Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-27T08:17:20.692Z"}