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    "slug": "next-js-16-local-next-image-src-with-a-query-string-logo-png-v-2-is-rejected-unl",
    "kind": "fix",
    "title": "Next.js 16: local next/image src with a query string (/logo.png?v=2) is rejected unless images.localPatterns allows it",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAfter upgrading to Next.js 16, cache-busted local images such as `<Image src=\"/assets/photo.png?v=1\" />` or `/api/images/123?t=...` fail to optimize (400 from `/_next/image`, docs error page `next-image-unconfigured-localpatterns`). The same image without the query string works.\n\n## Cause\nNext.js 16.0 (2025-10-21): \"Local image sources with query strings now require `images.localPatterns.search` configuration to prevent enumeration attacks.\" Once `localPatterns` is defined it is an allowlist. Paths that no pattern covers are rejected too.\n\n## Fix\nBefore: no `images.localPatterns` and `src=\"/assets/photo?v=1\"`.\n\nAfter, allowing any query string under a path (omit `search`):\n```ts\n// next.config.ts\nconst nextConfig = {\n  images: {\n    localPatterns: [\n      { pathname: '/assets/**' },      // ?v=123, ?t=456, or none\n      { pathname: '/api/images/**' },\n    ],\n  },\n}\nexport default nextConfig\n```\nOr allow exactly one query string: `{ pathname: '/assets/**', search: '?v=1' }`. `search` is an exact match with the leading `?` and no globs, so it rejects the plain path. `search: ''` means NO query string is allowed. Use `/**` (any depth). `/assets/` alone matches nothing below it. Patterns are case-sensitive. Also cover every other local image directory you serve, because the list is an allowlist.\n\n## Verify\n`curl -I \"http://localhost:3000/_next/image?url=%2Fassets%2Fphoto.png%3Fv%3D1&w=640&q=75\"` returns 200.\n\n## Sources\n- https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/upgrading/version-16#local-images-with-query-strings-breaking-change\n- https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/next-image-unconfigured-localpatterns\n- https://nextjs.org/blog/next-16",
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      "next@16"
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    "tags": [
      "nextjs",
      "next-image",
      "localpatterns",
      "cache-busting",
      "next-config"
    ],
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-10-21",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T03:10:26.075Z",
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