Cast Object To Interface In TypeScript
Answer : There's no casting in javascript, so you cannot throw if "casting fails". Typescript supports casting but that's only for compilation time, and you can do it like this: const toDo = <IToDoDto> req.body; // or const toDo = req.body as IToDoDto; You can check at runtime if the value is valid and if not throw an error, i.e.: function isToDoDto(obj: any): obj is IToDoDto { return typeof obj.description === "string" && typeof obj.status === "boolean"; } @Post() addToDo(@Response() res, @Request() req) { if (!isToDoDto(req.body)) { throw new Error("invalid request"); } const toDo = req.body as IToDoDto; this.toDoService.addToDo(toDo); return res.status(HttpStatus.CREATED).end(); } Edit As @huyz pointed out, there's no need for the type assertion because isToDoDto is a type guard, so this should be enough: if (!isToDoDto(req.body)) { throw new Error("invalid...