diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst index 3be6383..f92cea9 100644 --- a/docs/contributing.rst +++ b/docs/contributing.rst @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Bugs You can report problems or request features in `Djrill's github issue tracker `_. +(If you're seeing a :exc:`djrill.MandrillAPIError`, chances are good you're asking +Djrill to tell Mandrill to do something it doesn't want to. Mandrill keeps a +really-helpful `API error log `_ which will +often help you figure out what went wrong.) + Pull Requests ------------- diff --git a/docs/usage/sending_mail.rst b/docs/usage/sending_mail.rst index 99dd1d6..d186fc4 100644 --- a/docs/usage/sending_mail.rst +++ b/docs/usage/sending_mail.rst @@ -316,4 +316,6 @@ Exceptions If the Mandrill API fails or returns an error response, the send call will raise a :exc:`~!djrill.MandrillAPIError` exception (a subclass of :exc:`requests.HTTPError`). The exception's :attr:`status_code` and :attr:`response` attributes may - help explain what went wrong. + help explain what went wrong. (Tip: you can also check Mandrill's + `API error log `_ to view the full API + request and error response.)