diff --git a/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst b/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst index c6cbdba76..28645fd53 100644 --- a/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst +++ b/docs/topics/spider-middleware.rst @@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ this:: The ``handle_httpstatus_list`` key of :attr:`Request.meta ` can also be used to specify which response codes to allow on a per-request basis. You can also set the meta key ``handle_httpstatus_all`` -to ``True`` if you want to allow any response code for a request. +to ``True`` if you want to allow any response code for a request, and ``False`` to +disable the effects of the ``handle_httpstatus_all`` key. Keep in mind, however, that it's usually a bad idea to handle non-200 responses, unless you really know what you're doing.