---
title: die() function
description: >
  `die()` stops the Flux script execution and returns an error message.
menu:
  flux_0_x_ref:
    name: die
    parent: universe
    identifier: universe/die
weight: 101

introduced: 0.82.0
---

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`die()` stops the Flux script execution and returns an error message.



##### Function type signature

```js
(msg: string) => A
```

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## Parameters

### msg
({{< req >}})
Error message to return.




## Examples

### Force a script to exit with an error message

```js
die(msg: "This is an error message")

```