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HTTPException: Throwing HTTPExceptions Custom Message Source evidence: /Sources/honojs hono/provenance.md Canonical citation: https://hono.dev/llms full.txt...
HTTPException: Throwing HTTPExceptions > Custom Message
Source evidence: /Sources/honojs__hono/provenance.md Canonical citation: https://hono.dev/llms-full.txt#custom-message
Summary
For basic text responses, just set the error message. ts twoslash import { HTTPException } from 'hono/http-exception' throw new HTTPException(401, { message: 'Unauthorized' })
Content
For basic text responses, just set the error message.
import { HTTPException } from 'hono/http-exception'
throw new HTTPException(401, { message: 'Unauthorized' })
Metadata
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