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Scarlet IbisOP
Hello,
I have:
export async function deletePost(formData: FormData) {
    try {
        const id = formData.get("id") as string;

        await prisma.post.delete({
            where: { id: id }
        });

        revalidatePath('/posts');

    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error deleting post:', error);
    }
}

When I click the button to delete the post, it will give me 404 page (but the post is deleted from the db)
What is the issue?

<form action={deletePost}>
                <input type="hidden" name="id" value={post.id} />
                <button type="submit">delete post</button>
            </form>

5 Replies

Yi Lon Ma
are you checking anywhere if the post exists and returning notFound if it doesn't?
@Yi Lon Ma are you checking anywhere if the post exists and returning notFound if it doesn't?
Scarlet IbisOP
Yes, in the PostPage:
const { slug } = await params;
    const post = await getPost(slug)

    if (!slug || !post) return notFound();
@Scarlet Ibis Yes, in the PostPage: ts const { slug } = await params; const post = await getPost(slug) if (!slug || !post) return notFound();
Yi Lon Ma
yea since the post is deleted, the getPost returns null and triggers notFound
@Yi Lon Ma yea since the post is deleted, the getPost returns null and triggers notFound
Scarlet IbisOP
but if I added revalidatePath to /posts should it just move me there?
Thanks for trying to help btw