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From: Bonna Moon <bonnamoon@Bonnas-MacBook-Air.local>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:45:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?v0.2.3=20=E2=80=94=20Fix=20new=20plant=20catego?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ries=20rejected=20by=20API=20validation?=
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---
 src/app/api/plants/[id]/route.ts | 4 +---
 src/app/api/plants/route.ts      | 6 ++----
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/api/plants/[id]/route.ts b/src/app/api/plants/[id]/route.ts
index e84b348..3bd0d26 100644
--- a/src/app/api/plants/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/plants/[id]/route.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { db } from "@/lib/db";
 import { requireAuth, isAdmin } from "@/lib/auth";
-import { PlantCategory } from "@prisma/client";
-
 const updateSchema = z.object({
   commonName: z.string().min(1),
   species: z.string().optional(),
   variety: z.string().optional(),
-  category: z.nativeEnum(PlantCategory),
+  category: z.string().min(1),
   zone: z.string().optional(),
   plantedAt: z.string().optional(),
   source: z.string().optional(),
diff --git a/src/app/api/plants/route.ts b/src/app/api/plants/route.ts
index 8be7469..2df3145 100644
--- a/src/app/api/plants/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/plants/route.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { db } from "@/lib/db";
 import { requireAuth } from "@/lib/auth";
-import { PlantCategory } from "@prisma/client";
-
 const createSchema = z.object({
   commonName: z.string().min(1),
   species: z.string().optional(),
   variety: z.string().optional(),
-  category: z.nativeEnum(PlantCategory),
+  category: z.string().min(1),
   zone: z.string().optional(),
   plantedAt: z.string().optional(),  // ISO date string
   source: z.string().optional(),
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
     return NextResponse.json(plant, { status: 201 });
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof z.ZodError) {
-      return NextResponse.json({ error: err.issues }, { status: 400 });
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: err.issues[0]?.message ?? "Invalid data" }, { status: 400 });
     }
     if (err instanceof Error && err.message === "Unauthorized") {
       return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });