Phase 5 · Express.js & Web Frameworks

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Error Handling Middleware

Part of the Backend Developer Roadmap.

Summary

A special 4-argument Express middleware (`(err, req, res, next)`) that catches errors thrown anywhere in your route handlers and formats a consistent error response.

How to Learn This

  • 1Add a global error-handling middleware as the last piece of your middleware stack.
  • 2Throw a custom error from a route and confirm it's caught and formatted correctly.
  • 3Learn why error middleware must be registered after all your routes.
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