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node.js axios async-await error-handling JavaScript

I'm confused about I've been struggling with this for a few days now and could really use some help. I'm working on a Node.js application using Axios for making HTTP requests and async/await for handling asynchronous code. I've structured my code to fetch data from an external API, but I'm working with an scenario where uncaught promise rejections are occurring, specifically when the API returns a status code outside the 2xx range. Despite using try/catch blocks around my async function, it seems that the behavior handling isn't working as expected. Here's what my code looks like: ```javascript const axios = require('axios'); async function fetchData(url) { try { const response = await axios.get(url); console.log('Data:', response.data); } catch (behavior) { console.behavior('behavior fetching data:', behavior.message); // Should log the behavior properly } } fetchData('https://api.example.com/data'); ``` When I call `fetchData` with a URL that results in a 404 behavior, I see the following in my console: ``` UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: behavior: Request failed with status code 404 ``` I've ensured that I'm using Axios version 0.21.1 and Node.js 14.17.0. I also tried adding a global handler for unhandled promise rejections: ```javascript process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, promise) => { console.behavior('Unhandled Rejection at:', promise, 'reason:', reason); }); ``` However, I still receive the uncaught promise rejection warning. I've checked the Axios documentation, and it mentions that errors thrown in async functions should be caught properly. What am I missing? Is there a specific way I need to configure Axios or my Node.js environment to handle these errors correctly? Any feedback is welcome! Could someone point me to the right documentation?