Cloudflare Workers Debugging

Real-Time Log Commands

# All logs with pretty formatting
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --format pretty

# Errors only (most useful)
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --status error

# Filter by endpoint path
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --search "/api/browse"
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --search "/api/ndas"
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --search "/api/auth"
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --search "/api/pitches"

# Filter by HTTP method
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --method POST
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --method GET

# Combined filters
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --status error --search "/api/auth"
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --method POST --search "/api/ndas"

Local Debugging with Breakpoints

# Start dev server with remote bindings (connects to real DB/R2/KV)
npx wrangler dev --remote

# Press 'd' to open Chrome DevTools
# - Set breakpoints in Sources tab
# - Inspect variables in Scope panel
# - Profile memory usage
# - Check network requests

Test Endpoints Directly

# Health check
curl https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/health

# GET with auth (copy session cookie from browser DevTools)
curl -X GET "https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/api/user" \
  -H "Cookie: better-auth.session_token=YOUR_TOKEN"

# POST with JSON body
curl -X POST "https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/api/pitches" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Cookie: better-auth.session_token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"title": "Test Pitch", "description": "Testing"}'

# Test browse endpoints
curl "https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/api/browse?tab=trending&limit=4"
curl "https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/api/browse?tab=new&limit=4"

Common Error Patterns

ReferenceError: X is not defined

• Check imports at top of file
• Verify variable is in scope where used
• Check if variable was renamed but not updated everywhere
• Look for typos in variable names

TypeError: Cannot read property 'X' of undefined

• Add null checks before accessing properties
• Verify API response shape matches expectations
• Check if async data loaded before access

500 Internal Server Error

npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --status error --format pretty
# Look for stack trace - shows exact file and line number

401 Unauthorized

• Better Auth uses cookies, NOT JWT headers
• Ensure credentials: 'include' in frontend fetch
• Check session hasn't expired
• Verify cookie domain matches

404 Not Found

• Check route is registered in Worker
• Verify HTTP method matches (GET vs POST)
• Check for typos in endpoint path

CORS Errors

• Frontend must use credentials: 'include'
• Worker must return Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true
• Origin must match exactly (including https://)

Database Connection Errors

• Always use: postgres(env.HYPERDRIVE.connectionString)
• Never use direct Neon URL or pooler URL with Hyperdrive
• Check Neon dashboard for connection limit issues

Session/Auth Errors (Better Auth)

• Uses cookies, NOT Authorization header
• Session cookie name: better-auth.session_token
• Must include credentials in fetch calls
• Check cookie SameSite and Secure attributes

Quick Diagnostic Sequence

# 1. Check if Worker is responding
curl -I https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/health

# 2. Stream errors
npx wrangler tail pitchey-api-prod --status error --format pretty

# 3. Test specific endpoint
curl "https://pitchey-api-prod.ndlovucavelle.workers.dev/api/[endpoint]"

# 4. Check with auth if needed
# Get cookie from browser, test with curl

# 5. If still stuck, enable local debugging
npx wrangler dev --remote
# Press 'd' for DevTools