From 77cfcbc9e9ce9ed676887f0471dff2a31e9c4f76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: twotalesanimation <80506065+twotalesanimation@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 19:54:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] API Updates

---
 middleware.ts | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
index 7b78182..f71074d 100644
--- a/middleware.ts
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ export default auth((req) => {
   // Allow external/scripting API routes (authenticated via API key header)
   if (pathname.startsWith("/api/ext/")) return;
 
+  // Allow display device routes (ESP32 dot-matrix, authenticated via API key header)
+  if (pathname.startsWith("/api/display/")) return;
+
+  // Allow dashboard stats via display key (ESP32 polls this)
+  if (pathname === "/api/dashboard/stats") return;
+
   // Allow local file serving (needed for video playback in client portal)
   if (pathname.startsWith("/api/files/")) return;