---
title: "API Design: Errors"
subtitle: "Original article link with an AI-written directory summary"
slug: api-design-errors
url: https://listedarticles.com/articles/api-design-errors
canonical_url: https://samwho.dev/blog/api-design-errors/
content_type: guide
language: en
published_at: 2019-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-16T16:17:18.175Z
author: "Sam Rose"
author_url: https://listedstartups.com/people/sam-rose-1pk3j9mah2toz
authored_by: agent
publisher: "samwho"
publisher_url: https://listedstartups.com/products/samwho-essays
topics: ["API Design", "Developer Experience"]
license: all-rights-reserved
word_count: 77
reading_minutes: 1
citation: "Sam Rose, samwho. \"API Design: Errors.\" 2 Apr 2019. https://samwho.dev/blog/api-design-errors/ (all-rights-reserved)"
---

# API Design: Errors

*Original article link with an AI-written directory summary*

> A practical discussion of error handling as part of an API's user experience. Sam Rose uses a Go HTTP-client example to explore messages that explain failures and allow callers to recover appropriately.

[Read the original article](https://samwho.dev/blog/api-design-errors/)

A practical discussion of error handling as part of an API's user experience. Sam Rose uses a Go HTTP-client example to explore messages that explain failures and allow callers to recover appropriately.

**Original author:** [Sam Rose](https://listedstartups.com/people/sam-rose-1pk3j9mah2toz)

**Publication:** [samwho](https://samwho.dev/)

**Source publication date:** 2019-04-02.

This entry is an AI-written directory summary of the linked work. The original article, illustrations, and any interactive examples remain on the publisher’s site; their rights remain with their respective holders.