How to properly catch error when endpoint fails

[venuziano]

I'm using got to perform some endpoint calls between my APIs and would like to know how can I handle when an endpoint fails to fetch.

Currently, if I simulate a call with an invalid endpoint, got crashes my application:

I already tried to use some try-catchs, but them aren't triggered. Any idea what I'm missing here?

[sindresorhus]

Try-catch blocks should work fine with Got. Make sure you're using await and wrapping it properly:

import got from 'got';

try {
	const response = await got('https://example.com/invalid-endpoint');
	console.log(response.body);
} catch (error) {
	console.error('Request failed:', error.message);
	console.error('Status code:', error.response?.statusCode);
}

If you're using promises without async/await, use .catch():

got('https://example.com/invalid-endpoint')
	.then(response => {
		console.log(response.body);
	})
	.catch(error => {
		console.error('Request failed:', error.message);
	});

If your app is still crashing, it might be because:

1. You're not awaiting the promise
2. You have an unhandled promise rejection elsewhere
3. You're using Got in a callback without proper error handeling