Next.js 15 next/form: Stop Writing Search Form Boilerplate

The End of Search Boilerplate

For years, building a search or filtering interface in React-based frameworks felt like a chore. We all know the drill: create a useState hook for your input, add an onSubmit handler, prevent the default behavior, manually construct a query string, and finally call router.push() to update the URL.

It’s repetitive. It’s imperative. And frankly, it’s unnecessary.

With the release of Next.js 15, we finally have a native solution that embraces the browser’s built-in capabilities rather than fighting them: the <Form /> component. This new addition is a game-changer for developer experience, allowing us to replace dozens of lines of boilerplate with a declarative, standard HTML-first approach.

The Old Way: Why We Need a Change