Server side redirects after login

[lyric hull]

I have a NextJS 13 app on which I've implemented auth.

I have an API route /login that's called by the client with a POST request (with a username and password). It implements the necessary auth logic and then sends a response by setting the client's headers to the auth tokens.

Then, if the response is successful, the client app redirects itself to the / route.

I'm wondering if the server could also redirect the client, taking away any responsibility during auth.

[hoary tendon]

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[sacred grove]

you can do this but only with server actions - then you can use redirect to redirect the user away. regular route handlers cannot achieve this.

[lyric hull]

Interesting, I'll check it out. Thank you joulev!