Master Microservices with Spring Boot and Spring Cloud - Step 11 – Implementing Exception Handling – 404 Resource Not Fo

The video tutorial discusses the importance of returning correct HTTP response statuses when handling resources in a web application. It highlights the issue of returning a 200 OK status even when a resource is not found, and demonstrates how to handle such cases by throwing specific exceptions like 'UserNotFoundException'. The tutorial further explains how to use Spring annotations to return a 404 Not Found status instead of a 500 Internal Server Error, ensuring better feedback for consumers. It concludes by stressing the need for consistent exception handling across services in an enterprise environment.

What response status was initially returned when a non-existent user was requested?

What exception is thrown when a user is not found?

How does the system respond when a user with ID 500 is requested and not found?

What HTTP status code should be returned when a resource is not found?

What changes were made to the response handling to improve user feedback?

What is the role of Spring Boot in handling exceptions in this context?

What is the significance of using a consistent exception message across services?