now returning bad request when wrong parameters are supplied for room / recorder creation

backend/api/__init__.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from flask import Blueprint, abort
 from flask_restx import Api, Namespace
+from werkzeug.exceptions import InternalServerError
 
 api_authorizations = {
     'apikey': {
@@ -73,6 +74,19 @@ from .virtual_command_api import *
 
 # from .group_api import *
 
+"""
+@api_v1.errorhandler(InternalServerError)
+def handle_500(e):
+    original = getattr(e, "original_exception", None)
+
+    if original is None:
+        # direct 500 error, such as abort(500)
+        api_v1.abort(500)
+
+    # wrapped unhandled error
+    #return render_template("500_unhandled.html", e=original), 500
+    api_v1.abort(500)
+"""
 
 @api_bp.route('/<path:path>')
 def catch_all_api(path):