Build HTTP APIs with routing, middleware, validation, controllers, and error handling.
Lessons
Catch errors with a central (err, req, res, next) handler.
Error Handling Middleware is easiest to learn by reading the example, changing it, and observing the result.
import express from 'express';
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.get('/api/lessons/:id', (req, res, next) => {
const error = new Error('Lesson not found');
error.status = 404;
next(error); // forward to the error handler
});
// Central error handler - 4 arguments
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
res.status(err.status || 500).json({ message: err.message });
});
app.listen(3000);Practice the Error Handling Middleware example in a small scratch file, then explain what changed and why.