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diff --git a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md index 4e8b823c..66e18173 100644 --- a/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md +++ b/docs/api-guide/exceptions.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The handled exceptions are: In each case, REST framework will return a response with an appropriate status code and content-type. The body of the response will include any additional details regarding the nature of the error. -By default all error responses will include a key `details` in the body of the response, but other keys may also be included. +By default all error responses will include a key `detail` in the body of the response, but other keys may also be included. For example, the following request: @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Note that the exception handler will only be called for responses generated by r 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. +To provide a custom exception, subclass `APIException` and set the `.status_code` and `.default_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: |