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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md index c46d415e..221df679 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ The **base class** for all exceptions raised inside REST framework. To provide a custom exception, subclass `APIException` and set the `.status_code` and `.detail` properties on the class. +For example, if your API relies on a third party service that may sometimes be unreachable, you might want to implement an exception for the "503 Service Unavailable" HTTP response code. You could do this like so: + + from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException + + class ServiceUnavailable(APIException): + status_code = 503 + detail = 'Service temporarily unavailable, try again later.' + ## ParseError **Signature:** `ParseError(detail=None)` |