.. _-handleExceptions-:

handleExceptions
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Catches exceptions thrown by the inner route and handles them using the specified ``ExceptionHandler``.

Signature
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.. includecode2:: /../../akka-http/src/main/scala/akka/http/server/directives/ExecutionDirectives.scala
   :snippet: handleExceptions

Description
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Using this directive is an alternative to using a global implicitly defined ``ExceptionHandler`` that
applies to the complete route.

See :ref:`Exception Handling` for general information about options for handling exceptions.

Example
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.. includecode2:: ../../../code/docs/http/server/directives/ExecutionDirectivesExamplesSpec.scala
   :snippet: handleExceptions