## Name

Throw Exception — Throws an exception

## Usage

The Throw Exception pattern instructs the route processor to throw an exception.

The Throw Exception pattern can appear anywhere in the route body.

## Properties

Table 44 describes the properties you can specify using the properties editor.

Table 44. Throw Exception Properties

Name | Description
--- | ---
Ref | Specifies a reference to the Spring bean defining the exception to throw.
Inherit Error Handler | Specifies whether the node should use the error handler configured for the route. The default is `Disabled`.
Id | Specifies a unique identifier for the endpoint. The Id can be used to refer to the endpoint in the Camel XML file.
Description | Specifies a text description for the node. This description is included in the generated XML file, but it is informational only. It is not used by Apache Camel.

## Related topics

Adding beans and configuration