From b21dca3e2d8c777a34c48b84be698894dc5dd0e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacek <jacek@clerk.dev>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 21:15:08 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(backend): stop authenticateRequest from consuming the
 request body

---
 .changeset/clerkrequest-omit-body.md          |  5 ++
 .../src/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.ts | 46 +++++++++++++++++--
 packages/backend/src/tokens/clerkRequest.ts   | 16 ++++---
 3 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/clerkrequest-omit-body.md

diff --git a/.changeset/clerkrequest-omit-body.md b/.changeset/clerkrequest-omit-body.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f8876f9396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/clerkrequest-omit-body.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': patch
+---
+
+Stop `authenticateRequest` from consuming the incoming request body, which previously left downstream handlers unable to read it (for example a Hono POST route calling `c.req.json()`).
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.ts
index 35a5625afe0..1b75b88cd44 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/__tests__/clerkRequest.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import { createClerkRequest } from '../clerkRequest';
 
+// Some test runtimes (e.g. Cloudflare/miniflare) gate `new ReadableStream()`
+// behind a feature flag and throw when it is constructed directly.
+const supportsStreamConstruction = (() => {
+  try {
+    new ReadableStream({
+      start(controller) {
+        controller.close();
+      },
+    });
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+})();
+
 describe('createClerkRequest', () => {
   describe('instantiating a request', () => {
     it('retains the headers', () => {
@@ -17,11 +32,34 @@ describe('createClerkRequest', () => {
       expect(req.method).toBe(oldReq.method);
     });
 
-    it('retains the body', async () => {
-      const data = { a: '1' };
-      const oldReq = new Request('http://localhost:3000', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(data) });
+    // The hazard only exists on undici-style runtimes (Node, edge) where the
+    // request body is a single-use stream. Cloudflare/miniflare buffers bodies
+    // (so the body survives anyway) and cannot construct a streaming body, so
+    // this regression is skipped there.
+    it.skipIf(!supportsStreamConstruction)('does not consume the original request body (issue #8305)', async () => {
+      // Clerk only needs the method, headers, cookies, and URL. Forwarding the
+      // body made the clone share the original's single-use stream, so reading
+      // either side left the other "unusable" for downstream handlers (e.g. a
+      // Hono POST route calling `c.req.json()`).
+      const stream = new ReadableStream({
+        start(controller) {
+          controller.enqueue(new TextEncoder().encode(JSON.stringify({ a: '1' })));
+          controller.close();
+        },
+      });
+      const oldReq = new Request('http://localhost:3000', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: stream,
+        // `duplex` is required when streaming a body; not yet in all lib typings.
+        duplex: 'half',
+      } as RequestInit);
+
       const req = createClerkRequest(oldReq);
-      expect((await req.json())['a']).toBe(data.a);
+
+      // The clone carries no body, so it can never lock the original's stream...
+      expect(req.body).toBeNull();
+      // ...and the original stream stays readable for downstream consumers.
+      expect(((await oldReq.json()) as { a: string }).a).toBe('1');
     });
 
     it('retains the url', () => {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tokens/clerkRequest.ts b/packages/backend/src/tokens/clerkRequest.ts
index 7dc0380bb51..8b02266c643 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tokens/clerkRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tokens/clerkRequest.ts
@@ -26,18 +26,22 @@ class ClerkRequest extends Request {
     // https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/2155
     // https://github.com/nodejs/undici/blob/7153a1c78d51840bbe16576ce353e481c3934701/lib/fetch/request.js#L854
     const url = typeof input !== 'string' && 'url' in input ? input.url : String(input);
-    // When cloning a Request by passing it as init, hide its `signal`. Undici's
-    // Request constructor in Node 24 performs a strict instanceof check on the
-    // signal and rejects ones from a different realm (e.g. NextRequest). Using a
-    // Proxy keeps property access lazy so environments that don't implement
-    // optional getters (e.g. Cloudflare Workers' Request lacks `cache`) still work.
+    // When cloning a Request by passing it as init, hide its `signal` and `body`.
+    // Undici's Request constructor in Node 24 performs a strict instanceof check on
+    // the signal and rejects ones from a different realm (e.g. NextRequest). The
+    // `body` is hidden because forwarding it makes the clone share the original's
+    // single-use ReadableStream; once either side is read the other throws
+    // "Body is unusable" downstream (issue #8305). Auth only reads the method,
+    // headers, cookies, and URL, so the clone never needs a body. Using a Proxy
+    // keeps property access lazy so environments that don't implement optional
+    // getters (e.g. Cloudflare Workers' Request lacks `cache`) still work.
     let cloneInit: RequestInit | undefined;
     if (init) {
       cloneInit = init;
     } else if (typeof input !== 'string') {
       cloneInit = new Proxy(input as Request, {
         get(target, prop) {
-          if (prop === 'signal') {
+          if (prop === 'signal' || prop === 'body') {
             return undefined;
           }
           return Reflect.get(target, prop, target);