Return JSON for 404 error instead of html

Tue May 13 06:42:03 UTC 2014

Justink101,

Using the echo module

error_page 404 @404;
location @404 { echo '{"status": "Not Found"}'; }

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 9:08 PM, justink101 <nginx-forum at nginx.us> wrote:

> How can I return a custom JSON body on 404, instead of the default html of:
>
> <html>
>
>     <head>
>         <title>404 Not Found</title>
>     </head>
>
>     <body bgcolor="white">
>         <center>
>             <h1>404 Not Found</h1>
>         </center>
>         <hr>
>         <center>nginx</center>
>     </body>
>
> </html>
>
> Posted at Nginx Forum:
> http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,250033,250033#msg-250033
>
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