Node.js Readable Stream error Event Last Updated : 28 Apr, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The 'error' event in Readable stream can be emitted at any time. It takes place when the hidden stream is not able to generate data due to some hidden internal failure or when the implementation of stream pushes a chunk of data which is not valid. Moreover, a single Error object is passed as an argument to the listener callback. Syntax: Event: 'error' Below examples illustrate the use of error event in Node.js:Example 1: javascript // Node.js program to demonstrate the // readable error event // Including fs module const fs = require('fs'); // Constructing readable stream const readable = fs.createReadStream("input.txt"); // Handling error event readable.on("error", err => { console.log(err); }); console.log("Done..."); Output: Done... { [Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'input.txt'] errno: -2, code: 'ENOENT', syscall: 'open', path: 'input.text' } Example 2: javascript // Node.js program to demonstrate the // readable error event // Including fs module const fs = require('fs'); // Constructing readable stream const readable = fs.createReadStream("input.txt"); // Handling error event readable.on("error", err => { console.log(err); }); console.log("Done..."); Output: Done... Here, no error occurs so error event is not emitted.Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#stream_event_error_1 Comment N nidhi1352singh Follow Improve N nidhi1352singh Follow Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies Node.js Node.js-Stream-module Explore Node.js Tutorial 3 min read Introduction & Installation NodeJS Introduction 3 min read Node.js Roadmap: A Complete Guide 6 min read How to Install Node.js on Linux 6 min read How to Install Node.js on Windows 5 min read How to Install NodeJS on MacOS 6 min read Node.js vs Browser - Top Differences That Every Developer Should Know 6 min read NodeJS REPL (READ, EVAL, PRINT, LOOP) 4 min read Explain V8 engine in Node.js 7 min read Node.js Web Application Architecture 3 min read NodeJS Event Loop 5 min read Node.js Modules , Buffer & StreamsNodeJS Modules 5 min read What are Buffers in Node.js ? 4 min read Node.js Streams 4 min read Node.js Asynchronous ProgrammingAsync Await in Node.js 3 min read Promises in NodeJS 7 min read How to Handle Errors in Node.js ? 4 min read Exception Handling in Node.js 3 min read Node.js NPMNodeJS NPM 6 min read Steps to Create and Publish NPM packages 7 min read Introduction to NPM scripts 2 min read Node.js package.json 4 min read What is package-lock.json ? 3 min read Node.js Deployments & CommunicationNode Debugging 2 min read How to Perform Testing in Node.js ? 2 min read Unit Testing of Node.js Application 5 min read NODE_ENV Variables and How to Use Them ? 2 min read Difference Between Development and Production in Node.js 3 min read Best Security Practices in Node.js 4 min read Deploying Node.js Applications 5 min read How to Build a Microservices Architecture with NodeJS 3 min read Node.js with WebAssembly 3 min read Resources & ToolsNode.js Web Server 6 min read Node Exercises, Practice Questions and Solutions 4 min read Node.js Projects 9 min read NodeJS Interview Questions and Answers 15+ min read Like