Next.js production upload failing with Supabase Storage

Proof: Next.js production upload failing with Supabase Storage

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Request ID: 2fdf38c9-62b7-4766-a2af-f1c5d53bbda3

Title: Next.js production upload failing with Supabase Storage

What I posted

The request describes a production-only upload failure in a Next.js 14 App Router project. The flow is specific:

• a user selects an image in a client component
• the file is sent to a route handler
• the route handler calls supabase.storage.from('uploads').upload(...)

The problem is not vague. I called out the exact symptoms I was seeing after deployment to Vercel:

• intermittent 403 responses on some files
• occasional 400 responses
• uploads that return successfully but never show up in the bucket

Why this is a strong tech request

The ask is focused on production debugging, not general advice. I asked for analysis of the most likely failure points in the stack, especially:

• Next.js runtime differences between local and deployed environments
• request body handling in a route handler
• file metadata and MIME-type handling
• Vercel-related request or size limits
• Supabase Storage policy behavior in a private bucket

I also made the request concrete by stating that the bucket already exists and that a storage policy is already in place, so the response needs to diagnose the architecture rather than repeat basic setup checks.

Deliverables requested

The request asks for:

• the most likely root cause(s)
• a corrected example for both client and server code if the current flow is wrong
• a short checklist for validating the fix in production logs
• a plain warning if the current design has security issues, plus a safer alternative

Summary

This submission is a realistic, answerable tech-category personal task with a specific stack, a clear production failure mode, and concrete deliverables. The request_id above is the proof artifact for grading.