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title: Use Cases
description: Common patterns and examples for deployment adapter implementations.
url: "https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/adapters/use-cases"
version: 16.2.4
lastUpdated: 2026-04-15
prerequisites:
  - "API Reference: /docs/app/api-reference"
  - "Adapters: /docs/app/api-reference/adapters"
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Common use cases for adapters include:

* **Deployment Platform Integration**: Automatically configure build outputs for specific hosting platforms
* **Asset Processing**: Transform or optimize build outputs
* **Monitoring Integration**: Collect build metrics and route information
* **Custom Bundling**: Package outputs in platform-specific formats
* **Build Validation**: Ensure outputs meet specific requirements
* **Route Generation**: Use processed route information to generate platform-specific routing configs
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For a semantic overview of all documentation, see [/docs/sitemap.md](/docs/sitemap.md)

For an index of all available documentation, see [/docs/llms.txt](/docs/llms.txt)