---
title: Error
summary: Error replies to the request with the specified error message and HTTP code. It does not otherwise end the request; the caller should ensure no further writes are done to w. The error message should be plain text.
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/compute/sdks/go/compute-sdk-go/fsthttp/fn.Error/
---

**Kind:** Function  
**Module:** [fsthttp](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/compute/sdks/go/compute-sdk-go/fsthttp/)  
**Package:** compute-sdk-go v1.11.0  
**Source:** https://github.com/fastly/compute-sdk-go/blob/d6bf71b04516ed72d6018cab6fff701a865f86e5/fsthttp/helpers.go#L13

```go
func Error(w ResponseWriter, error string, code int)
```

Error replies to the request with the specified error message and HTTP code.
It does not otherwise end the request; the caller should ensure no further
writes are done to w.
The error message should be plain text.

**Parameters**

- `w`: `ResponseWriter`
- `error`: `string`
- `code`: `int`