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req.query is undefined when used in middleware

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Gazami crab posted this in #help-forum
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Hi, i'm trying to make simple middleware to check api-key:
I have created middleware.js in the root folder as explained in https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/routing/middleware

middleware.js:
export function middleware(request, response) {
  console.log('request:', request.query)

  const { api_key } = request.query; // request.query is undefined
  const isAuthenticated = (api_key === process.env.API_KEY)
  if (!isAuthenticated) {

    return Response.json(
      { success: false, message: 'Api key is wrong' },
      { status: 401 }
    )
  }
}


But request.query is undefined, so it is not work. How to solve it? It works ok in api routes but return an error for middleware

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