diff --git a/nokia/__init__.py b/nokia/__init__.py
index 283bc49..90fef37 100644
--- a/nokia/__init__.py
+++ b/nokia/__init__.py
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@
 from requests_oauthlib import OAuth2Session
 from oauthlib.oauth2 import WebApplicationClient
 
+
+class Error(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        super(Error, self).__init__(msg)
+
+
+class ApiError(Error):
+    """See: https://developer.withings.com/oauth2/#tag/status"""
+    def __init__(self, msg, status_code):
+        super(Error, self).__init__(msg)
+        self.status_code =  status_code
+
+
 class NokiaCredentials(object):
     def __init__(self, access_token=None, token_expiry=None, token_type=None,
                  refresh_token=None, user_id=None,
@@ -203,7 +216,9 @@ def request(self, service, action, params=None, method='GET',
         r = self.client.request(method, '/'.join(url_parts), params=params)
         response = json.loads(r.content.decode())
         if response['status'] != 0:
-            raise Exception("Error code %s" % response['status'])
+            raise ApiError('Code %s, Error "%s"' % (
+                response.get('status'), response.get('error')),
+                int(response['status']))
         return response.get('body', None)
 
     def get_user(self):