Update route.ts

app/api/auth/check/route.ts

@@ -26,44 +26,54 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
     const apiUrl = process.env.SERVER_API_URL || 'https://internal-api.inboxi.ng/api';
     console.log(`Auth check: Calling external API: ${apiUrl}/auth/me`);
     
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/me`, {
-      method: 'GET',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
-      },
-      cache: 'no-store'
-    });
-    
-    console.log('Auth check: External API response status:', res.status);
-    
-    if (!res.ok) {
-      try {
-        const errorData = await res.json();
-        console.log('Auth check failed:', {
-          status: res.status, 
-          statusText: res.statusText,
-          body: errorData
-        });
-      } catch {
-        const errorText = await res.text().catch(() => 'No response body');
-        console.log('Auth check failed:', {
-          status: res.status, 
-          statusText: res.statusText,
-          body: errorText
-        });
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/auth/me`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
+        },
+        cache: 'no-store'
+      });
+      
+      console.log('Auth check: External API response status:', res.status);
+      
+      if (!res.ok) {
+        try {
+          const errorData = await res.json();
+          console.log('Auth check failed:', {
+            status: res.status, 
+            statusText: res.statusText,
+            body: errorData
+          });
+        } catch {
+          const errorText = await res.text().catch(() => 'No response body');
+          console.log('Auth check failed:', {
+            status: res.status, 
+            statusText: res.statusText,
+            body: errorText
+          });
+        }
+        
+        return NextResponse.json(
+          { error: 'Authentication failed', details: res.statusText },
+          { status: res.status }
+        );
       }
       
+      const data = await res.json();
+      console.log('Auth check succeeded:', { userId: data._id || 'unknown' });
+      return NextResponse.json(data);
+    } catch (fetchError) {
+      console.error('Auth check network error:', fetchError);
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { error: 'Authentication failed', details: res.statusText },
-        { status: res.status }
+        { 
+          error: 'Failed to connect to authentication service', 
+          details: fetchError instanceof Error ? fetchError.message : String(fetchError)
+        },
+        { status: 503 } // Service Unavailable
       );
     }
-    
-    const data = await res.json();
-    console.log('Auth check succeeded:', { userId: data._id || 'unknown' });
-    return NextResponse.json(data);
-    
   } catch (error) {
     console.error('Auth check error:', error);
     return NextResponse.json(