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When developing APIs in Next.js 15, structuring responses properly is crucial for consistency, debugging, and maintainability. Instead of manually crafting responses in every route, we can create a universal response helper that ensures uniformity across all API responses. In this guide, we'll build a reusable API response helper using TypeScript, Next.js 15, and Zod for validation handling.
When developing APIs in Next.js 15, structuring responses properly is crucial for consistency, debugging, and maintainability. Instead of manually crafting responses in every route, we can create a universal response helper that ensures uniformity across all API responses.
In this guide, we'll build a reusable API response helper using TypeScript, Next.js 15, and Zod for validation handling.
