How to send error response to ajax in python django?

Question

I have ajax call:

$.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "../getFormMetaData/",
        cache:false,
        data: $data,
        success: createZoomDialog,
        error:function(response){

        }
    });

how can I send data to ajax error handler from python django?

Answer 1

You can return HttpResponse with a 4xx error code in your view:

def view(request):
    return HttpResponse("error", status=404)