NestJS · Junior · Question 34 of 75

How do you return a 404 from a service or controller?

1return 404
2res.status(404) is the only way
✓Correct answer: throw new NotFoundException('User not found')

Explanation

Nest's built-in exception layer turns HttpException subclasses into JSON responses with the right status code.

Further reading

NestJS: Exception filters ↗

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