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Rendering: Edge and Node.js Runtimes | Next.js

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Learn about the switchable runtimes (Edge and Node.js) in Next.js.

This page is also available as Markdown at /docs/app/api-reference/edge.md . For an index of Next.js documentation , see /docs/llms.txt . Copy page Edge Runtime Last updated February 2, 2026 Next.js has two server runtimes you can use in your application: The Node.js Runtime (default), which has access to all Node.js APIs and is used for rendering your application. The Edge Runtime which contains a more limited set of APIs , used in Proxy . Caveats The Edge Runtime does not support all Node.js APIs. Some packages may not work as expected. The Edge Runtime does not support Incremental Static Re

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