/api routes doesn't work !!

[potros]

Describe the bug

when i add a /api route it doesn't work and tells me that there is no /api route

Reproduction

add a /api route in the routes folder and try to access it in the browser

Logs

vite] connecting...
client.ts:52 [vite] connected.
index.mjs:1976 <Error> received an unexpected slot "default".
validate_slots @ index.mjs:1976
api:1 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 (Not Found)

System Info

System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.18363
    CPU: (4) x64 AMD A10 PRO-7800B R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G
    Memory: 6.94 GB / 9.92 GB
  Binaries:
    Node: 16.6.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
    npm: 7.20.3 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
  Browsers:
    Chrome: 92.0.4515.131
    Edge: Spartan (44.18362.387.0)
    Internet Explorer: 11.0.18362.1
  npmPackages:
    @sveltejs/kit: next => 1.0.0-next.147
    svelte: ^3.34.0 => 3.42.1

Severity

blocking all usage of SvelteKit

Additional Information

No response

[ignatiusmb]

You might be running into #2046, have you tried restarting the dev server?

[potros]

yes , but didn't solve the problem

[Conduitry]

We need a full, minimal reproduction that we can clone that demonstrates the issue.