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---
title: notFound
description: API Reference for the notFound function.
---
The `notFound` function allows you to render the [`not-found file`](/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/not-found) within a route segment as well as inject a `<meta name="robots" content="noindex" />` tag.
## `notFound()`
Invoking the `notFound()` function throws a `NEXT_HTTP_ERROR_FALLBACK;404` error and terminates rendering of the route segment in which it was thrown. Specifying a [**not-found** file](/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/not-found) allows you to gracefully handle such errors by rendering a Not Found UI within the segment.
```jsx filename="app/user/[id]/page.js"
import { notFound } from 'next/navigation'
async function fetchUser(id) {
const res = await fetch('https://...')
if (!res.ok) return undefined
return res.json()
}
export default async function Profile({ params }) {
const { id } = await params
const user = await fetchUser(id)
if (!user) {
notFound()
}
// ...
}
```
> **Good to know**: `notFound()` does not require you to use `return notFound()` due to using the TypeScript [`never`](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/2/functions.html#never) type.
## Version History
| Version | Changes |
| --------- | ---------------------- |
| `v13.0.0` | `notFound` introduced. |
|