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`locale: 'all'` with Local API not updating localized fields.
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Description
Describe the Bug
When using the locale: 'all' option in the local update API all fields get updated except for the localized ones.
Link to the code that reproduces this issue
https://github.com/MartijnDeRoode/payload-reproductions
Reproduction Steps
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies & run
- Create a post through the admin panel
- Go to
http://localhost:3000/api/post/test/{id}, this will randomly generate a string and put it in all 3 fields. (1 normal and 2 localized.) - Check the response or the admin panel. You will find that only the first text field is updated.
Which area(s) are affected?
area: core
Environment Info
Binaries:
Node: 22.17.0
npm: N/A
Yarn: N/A
pnpm: 9.7.0
Relevant Packages:
payload: 3.83.0
next: 16.2.3
@payloadcms/db-mongodb: 3.83.0
@payloadcms/graphql: 3.83.0
@payloadcms/next/utilities: 3.83.0
@payloadcms/richtext-lexical: 3.83.0
@payloadcms/translations: 3.83.0
@payloadcms/ui/shared: 3.83.0
react: 19.2.4
react-dom: 19.2.4
Operating System:
Platform: win32
Arch: x64
Version: Windows 11 Home
Available memory (MB): 65375
Available CPU cores: 24
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by cloning the linked payload-reproductions repository and following its setup and reproduction steps for the local API endpoint at /api/post/test/{id}. Trace how locale: 'all' is handled during the update, then verify that both localized fields update alongside the normal field in the response and admin panel.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- mongodb, nextjs, typescript
- Domain
- api, backend, localization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100