diff --git a/content/_partials/extensions-api-internals.md b/content/_partials/extensions-api-internals.md
index 32677073..52060e0e 100644
--- a/content/_partials/extensions-api-internals.md
+++ b/content/_partials/extensions-api-internals.md
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ Learn more about using internal Directus services.
 To create errors in API extensions, you can utilize the [`@directus/errors`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@directus/errors) package which is available to all extensions without installation.
 
 ```js
-import { createError } from '@directus/errors';
+import { createError, ForbiddenError } from '@directus/errors';
 
-const ForbiddenError = createError('FORBIDDEN', "You don't have permissions to see this.", 403);
+const CustomError = createError('CUSTOM', "This is a custom error.", 418);
 
 throw new ForbiddenError();
+throw new CustomError();
 ```
diff --git a/content/guides/09.extensions/2.api-extensions/2.endpoints.md b/content/guides/09.extensions/2.api-extensions/2.endpoints.md
index daf98c71..27a3be4a 100644
--- a/content/guides/09.extensions/2.api-extensions/2.endpoints.md
+++ b/content/guides/09.extensions/2.api-extensions/2.endpoints.md
@@ -88,3 +88,14 @@ Learn more about the Directus sandbox for API extensions.
 ::
 
 :partial{content="extensions-api-internals"}
+
+Inside a route, error like this to make sure that the api doesn't crash.
+
+```ts
+router.get('/my-endpoint', async (req, res, next) => {
+  if(checkForError) {
+    next(new ForbiddenError())
+    return
+  }
+})
+```