diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 5dfaca4..f2c05c6 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req: NextRequest) => {
   }
 
   const subdomain = getSubdomain(req);
-  if (subdomain) {
+  if (subdomain && !req.nextUrl.pathname.startsWith("/api")) {
     const url = req.nextUrl.clone();
     url.pathname = `/${subdomain}${url.pathname === "/" ? "" : url.pathname}`;
     return NextResponse.rewrite(url);