server action error handling - status 400/500 not being caught in try/catch

[molten remnant]

I have an API fetch as a server action, and I am confused why when the request returns a 500 or 400 status code, it does not get caught in the try/catch catch block? You can't return new Error either.

[wary lynx]

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[kindred badger]

take a look at how to handle errors in server actions: https://joulev.dev/blogs/throwing-expected-errors-in-react-server-actions

If you don't want to do it like that, you can still use safe-actions: https://next-safe-action.dev/

[molten remnant]

the joulev.dev site dont work for me

[kindred badger]

maybe this helps

[molten remnant]

lol thank you 🙂

[kindred badger]

happy to help 🙂 . Please mark solution

[wary lynx]

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