Get The Response Status From An Axios Error

You can make API requests with axios. If the request fails because of a 4xx or 5xx response, an error will be raised. The response to the request is stored on the error so that you can still access the details of the response in your error handling logic.

Here is a snippet of code that details using async/await with axios. It wraps the call in a try/catch block.

async function getCharacter(characterId) {
  let response;

  try {
    response = await axios.get(
      `https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character/${characterId}`
    );
  } catch (e) {
    response = e.response;
  }

  console.log(response.status);

  // You can also access the response data
  // console.log(response.data);
}

getCharacter(2);
//=> 200

getCharacter(2000);
//=> 404

In the case of the second call that results in a 404 response, the catch block is executed. This pulls the response off the error (e).

Just like the standard response, the response from the error contains status, data, headers, etc.

This also works with a promise-based control flow.

Live Example