Thanks Willem Of course it was quite simple in the end. Just do
<onException> <exception>org.apache.camel.component.cxf.CxfOperationException</exception> <onWhen> <simple>${exception.statusCode} == 404</simple> </onWhen> <handled><constant>true</constant></handled> </onException> I was just focusing on getting the http status code from the header, when I just could have used the ${exception}. best, Preben -- View this message in context: http://camel.465427.n5.nabble.com/Getting-http-status-code-from-cxfrs-in-onException-handler-tp5744066p5744290.html Sent from the Camel - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.