async-api-routes

In API routes and Server Actions, start independent operations immediately, even if you don't await them yet.

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---
title: Prevent Waterfall Chains in API Routes
impact: CRITICAL
impactDescription: 2-10× improvement
tags: api-routes, server-actions, waterfalls, parallelization
---

## Prevent Waterfall Chains in API Routes

In API routes and Server Actions, start independent operations immediately, even if you don't await them yet.

**Incorrect (config waits for auth, data waits for both):**

```typescript
export async function GET(request: Request) {
  const session = await auth()
  const config = await fetchConfig()
  const data = await fetchData(session.user.id)
  return Response.json({ data, config 

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