@Get()
async findAll() {
  try {
    await this.service.findAll()
  } catch (error) {
    throw new HttpException({
      status: HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN,
      error: 'This is a custom message',
    }, HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN, {
      cause: error
    });
  }
}

import { ExceptionFilter, Catch, ArgumentsHost, HttpException } from '@nestjs/common';
import { Request, Response } from 'express';
 
@Catch(HttpException)
export class HttpExceptionFilter implements ExceptionFilter {
  catch(exception: HttpException, host: ArgumentsHost) {
    const ctx = host.switchToHttp();
    const response = ctx.getResponse<Response>();
    const request = ctx.getRequest<Request>();
    const status = exception.getStatus();
 
    response
      .status(status)
      .json({
        statusCode: status,
        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
        path: request.url,
      });
  }
}