sponsors = mkdocs.utils.yaml_load(sponsors_data_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
    if not (match_start and match_end):
        raise RuntimeError("Couldn't auto-generate sponsors section")
    if not match_pre:
        raise RuntimeError("Couldn't find pre section (<style>) in index.md")
    frontmatter_end = match_pre.end()
    pre_end = match_start.end()
    post_start = match_end.start()

    if item_id not in fake_items_db:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Item not found")
    return {"name": fake_items_db[item_id]["name"], "item_id": item_id}


@router.put(
    "/{item_id}",
    tags=["custom"],
    responses={403: {"description": "Operation forbidden"}},
)
async def update_item(item_id: str):
    if item_id != "plumbus":
        raise HTTPException(

They can declare request requirements (like headers) or other sub-dependencies:

{* ../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial006_an_py39.py hl[8,13] *}

### Raise exceptions { #raise-exceptions }

These dependencies can `raise` exceptions, the same as normal dependencies:

{* ../../docs_src/dependencies/tutorial006_an_py39.py hl[10,15] *}

### Return values { #return-values }

    hero = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")
    return hero


@app.delete("/heroes/{hero_id}")
def delete_hero(hero_id: int, session: Session = Depends(get_session)):
    hero = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")
    session.delete(hero)

        try:
            return await call_next()
        except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover
            caught.append(e)
            raise

    myapp = make_app(middleware=[Middleware(catcher)])

    client = TestClient(myapp)
    with pytest.raises(WebSocketDisconnect) as e:
        with client.websocket_connect("/depends-validate/"):
            pass  # pragma: no cover

    hero = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")
    return hero


@app.patch("/heroes/{hero_id}", response_model=HeroPublic)
def update_hero(
    hero_id: int, hero: HeroUpdate, session: Session = Depends(get_session)
):
    hero_db = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero_db:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")

{* ../../docs_src/websockets/tutorial002_an_py310.py hl[68:69,82] *}

/// info

As this is a WebSocket it doesn't really make sense to raise an `HTTPException`, instead we raise a `WebSocketException`.

You can use a closing code from the <a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6455#section-7.4.1" class="external-link" target="_blank">valid codes defined in the specification</a>.

from fastapi import Header, HTTPException


async def get_token_header(x_token: str = Header()):
    if x_token != "fake-super-secret-token":
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="X-Token header invalid")


async def get_query_token(token: str):
    if token != "jessica":

    hero = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")
    return hero


@app.patch("/heroes/{hero_id}", response_model=HeroPublic)
def update_hero(hero_id: int, hero: HeroUpdate, session: SessionDep):
    hero_db = session.get(Hero, hero_id)
    if not hero_db:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hero not found")

    Note over client,operation: Can raise exceptions, including HTTPException
    client ->> dep: Start request
    Note over dep: Run code up to yield
    opt raise Exception
        dep -->> handler: Raise Exception
        handler -->> client: HTTP error response
    end
    dep ->> operation: Run dependency, e.g. DB session
    opt raise
        operation -->> dep: Raise Exception (e.g. HTTPException)
        opt handle