Dynamic API routes returned 404 errors for some deployments

lowVercelAug 14, 2026 13:080
apideploymentconfigurationrouting
Configuration ErrorNetwork / RoutingDeployment FailureAPI Issue

Summary

This incident has been resolved. Between August 12, 17:12 UTC and August 13, 20:33 UTC, some Vercel deployments could return 404 errors from dynamic API routes. Deployments built on Vercel during this period were affected only if they met all three conditions: used Next.js 16.2 or earlier, used the Pages Router with internationalization (i18n configured in next.config.js), and used dynamic API routes, such as pages/api/[slug].ts or pages/api/[...path].ts. Deployments built outside Vercel (with

Impact

none

Timeline

Aug 14, 2026 13:08

[resolved] This incident has been resolved. Between August 12, 17:12 UTC and August 13, 20:33 UTC, some Vercel deployments could return 404 errors from dynamic API routes. Deployments built on Vercel during this period were affected only if they met all three conditions: used Next.js 16.2 or earlier, used the Pages Router with internationalization (i18n configured in next.config.js), and used dynamic API routes, such as pages/api/[slug].ts or pages/api/[...path].ts. Deployments built outside Vercel (with vercel deploy --prebuilt) were not affected, and existing deployments not rebuilt during this period were not affected. If your project matches the conditions above and you deployed during the impact window, redeploy your project. Affected deployments are not fixed automatically; a new deployment is required to restore the affected routes.

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Lessons Learned

Vercel has experienced 58 incidents in the past year. This frequency suggests systemic reliability challenges that may warrant additional monitoring.

📊Incidents related to api, deployment, configuration, routing have occurred 1082 times across all providers in the past year. This is one of the most common failure categories in cloud infrastructure.

💡This incident is categorized as: Configuration Error, Network / Routing, Deployment Failure, API Issue. Consider implementing preventive measures specific to this failure category.