Group middleware does not work for "Any" route #2517

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1. KaymeKaydex

   changed the title [-]group middleware does not work for any route[/-] [+]Group middleware does not work for "Any" route[/+] on Sep 6, 2023
2. aldas commented on Sep 6, 2023

   

   aldas

   on Sep 6, 2023

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   This is little bit tricky.

   Let assume group and handler is added like this:

   func main() {
   	e := echo.New()
   
   	g := e.Group("/api/test")
   	//g.Use(middleware.Logger())
   	g.Any("*", func(c echo.Context) error {
   		return c.String(http.StatusOK, c.Path())
   	})
   
   	if err := e.Start(":8080"); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, http.ErrServerClosed) {
   		e.Logger.Fatal(err)
   	}
   }

   When you add route with g.Any("*" you will end up with route path /api/test*. This will match both of following request

   x@x:~/code$ curl http://localhost:8080/api/test/hi
   /api/test*
   x@x:~/code$ curl http://localhost:8080/api/testhi
   /api/test*

   as your router has following routes
   

   now when we add middleware to that group by uncommenting g.Use(middleware.Logger())

   we have following routes
   

   that 4 is 404 route for path /api/test/* which is causing problem here as it is more precise match than api/test*.

   x@x:~/code$ curl http://localhost:8080/api/testhi
   /api/test*
   x@x:~/code$ curl http://localhost:8080/api/test/hi
   {"message":"Not Found"}

   ---

   As a workaround I suggest:

   • adding that any route like that g.Any("/*" as it will then overwrite that 404 route.
   • or creating group like that g := e.Group("/api/test/")

   That 404 route is a "feature" that is added here (line 32)
   

   echo/group.go

   Lines 21 to 32 in 77d5ae6

   	func (g *Group) Use(middleware ...MiddlewareFunc) {
   	g.middleware = append(g.middleware, middleware...)
   	if len(g.middleware) == 0 {
   	return
   	}
   	// group level middlewares are different from Echo `Pre` and `Use` middlewares (those are global). Group level middlewares
   	// are only executed if they are added to the Router with route.
   	// So we register catch all route (404 is a safe way to emulate route match) for this group and now during routing the
   	// Router would find route to match our request path and therefore guarantee the middleware(s) will get executed.
   	g.RouteNotFound("", NotFoundHandler)
   	g.RouteNotFound("/*", NotFoundHandler)
   	}

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3. vishr commented on Jun 13, 2026

   

   vishr

   on Jun 13, 2026

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   Thanks for reporting this. It's been inactive for a long time and may already be resolved in a current release (v5 / v4.15.x). I'm closing to keep the tracker focused — if you still hit this on a current version, please comment with a minimal reproduction and we'll reopen right away. 🙏

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4. vishr

   closed this as completedon Jun 13, 2026