feat(cms): robust api based migration endpoint for prod

app/api/payload/migrate/route.ts

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+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+import { getPayload } from "payload";
+import configPromise from "@payload-config";
+import { getServerAppServices } from "@/lib/services/create-services.server";
+
+export async function POST(req: Request) {
+  const authHeader = req.headers.get("authorization");
+  if (authHeader !== `Bearer ${process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET}`) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const { logger } = getServerAppServices();
+
+  try {
+    logger.info("Starting programmatic Payload migrations...");
+    const payload = await getPayload({ config: configPromise });
+
+    await payload.db.migrate({ forceAcceptWarning: true });
+
+    logger.info("Successfully executed Payload migrations.");
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      success: true,
+      message: "Migrations executed successfully.",
+    });
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    logger.error("Failed to run migrations remotely", { error });
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: error.message }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}