Zod for API Routes

app/api/sites/add/route.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import prisma from "@/app/prisma";
+import { z } from "zod/v4";
 
-interface Body {
-    name: string;
-    description: string;
-}
+const schema = z.object({
+    name: z.string(),
+    description: z.string(),
+});
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
     try {
-        const body: Body = await request.json();
-
-        if (!body.name) {
-            return NextResponse.json({ error: "Missing required fields" }, { status: 400 });
-        }
+        const body = schema.parse(await request.json());
 
         const site = await prisma.site.create({
             data: {
@@ -24,6 +21,9 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
         return NextResponse.json({ site }, { status: 201 });
 
     } catch (error: any) {
+        if(error instanceof z.ZodError) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: error.issues[0].message }, { status: 400 });
+        }
         return NextResponse.json({ error: "Internal Server Error" }, { status: 500 });
     }
 }