JavaScript · Async JavaScript

try/catch with await

Await turns rejection into a thrown error, so the usual try/catch works.

javascriptRunnable example javascript course

Syntax

try { await task(); } catch (e) { … }

Example

Try it

async function run() {
  try {
    await Promise.reject(new Error("network"));
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error.message);
  }
}
run();

Reference pages are the quick answer. The course explains the why, shows the full example and ends with a challenge.