draftMode

Last updated April 23, 2026

draftMode is an async function allows you to enable and disable Draft Mode, as well as check if Draft Mode is enabled in a Server Component.

app/page.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { draftMode } from 'next/headers'
 
export default async function Page() {
  const { isEnabled } = await draftMode()
}

Reference

The following methods and properties are available:

Good to know

• draftMode is an asynchronous function that returns a promise. You must use async/await or React's use function.
  • In version 14 and earlier, draftMode was a synchronous function. To help with backwards compatibility, you can still access it synchronously in Next.js 15, but this behavior will be deprecated in the future.
• A new bypass cookie value will be generated each time you run next build. This ensures that the bypass cookie can’t be guessed.
• To test Draft Mode locally over HTTP, your browser will need to allow third-party cookies and local storage access.

Examples

Enabling Draft Mode

To enable Draft Mode, create a new Route Handler and call the enable() method:

app/draft/route.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { draftMode } from 'next/headers'
 
export async function GET(request: Request) {
  const draft = await draftMode()
  draft.enable()
  return new Response('Draft mode is enabled')
}

Disabling Draft Mode

By default, the Draft Mode session ends when the browser is closed.

To disable Draft Mode manually, call the disable() method in your Route Handler:

app/draft/route.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { draftMode } from 'next/headers'
 
export async function GET(request: Request) {
  const draft = await draftMode()
  draft.disable()
  return new Response('Draft mode is disabled')
}

Then, send a request to invoke the Route Handler. If calling the route using the <Link> component, you must pass prefetch={false} to prevent accidentally deleting the cookie on prefetch.

Checking if Draft Mode is enabled

You can check if Draft Mode is enabled in a Server Component with the isEnabled property:

app/page.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { draftMode } from 'next/headers'
 
export default async function Page() {
  const { isEnabled } = await draftMode()
  return (
    <main>
      <h1>My Blog Post</h1>
      <p>Draft Mode is currently {isEnabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}</p>
    </main>
  )
}

Version History

Next Steps

Learn how to use Draft Mode with this step-by-step guide.

[

Draft Mode

Next.js has draft mode to toggle between static and dynamic pages. You can learn how it works with App Router here.

](../../../guides/draft-mode/index.md)

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