next.js/errors/nested-proxy.mdx

---
title: Nested Proxy
---

## Why This Error Occurred

You are defining a Proxy file in a location different from `<root>/proxy`, which is not allowed.

While in beta, a Proxy file under specific pages would _only_ be executed when pages below its declaration were matched, allowing nesting Proxy files. Based on customer feedback, we have replaced this API with a single root Proxy.

## Possible Ways to Fix It

Declare your Proxy in the root folder and use `NextRequest` parsed URL to define which path the Proxy should be executed for.

For example, a Proxy at `pages/about/_proxy.ts` can move the logic to `<root>/proxy.ts` in the root of your repository. Then, a conditional statement can be used to only run the Proxy when it matches the `about/*` path:

```ts filename="proxy.ts"
import type { NextRequest } from 'next/server'

export function proxy(request: NextRequest) {
  if (request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/about')) {
    // This logic is only applied to /about
  }

  if (request.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith('/dashboard')) {
    // This logic is only applied to /dashboard
  }
}
```

If you have more than one Proxy, you should combine them into a single file and model their execution depending on the incoming request.