diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index bd5cd49..54eac62 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -27,8 +27,22 @@ type Client interface {
 	ListShikonaChangesAPI
 }
 
-type client struct {
-	httpClient *http.Client
+// Error represents an error returned by the Sumo API.
+type Error struct {
+	StatusCode  int
+	Body        []byte
+	ReadBodyErr error
+}
+
+func (e *Error) Error() string {
+	switch {
+	case e.ReadBodyErr != nil:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("sumoapi: received HTTP %d response; additionally, error reading response body: %v", e.StatusCode, e.ReadBodyErr)
+	case len(e.Body) == 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("sumoapi: received HTTP %d response with empty body", e.StatusCode)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("sumoapi: received HTTP %d response: %s", e.StatusCode, string(e.Body))
+	}
 }
 
 // Option is a function that configures a Client.
@@ -52,6 +66,10 @@ func New(opts ...Option) Client {
 	return client
 }
 
+type client struct {
+	httpClient *http.Client
+}
+
 func (c *client) doRequest(ctx context.Context, method, path string, query url.Values, obj any) ([]byte, error) {
 	u := fmt.Sprintf("https://sumo-api.com/api%s", path)
 	if len(query) > 0 {
@@ -84,13 +102,10 @@ func (c *client) doRequest(ctx context.Context, method, path string, query url.V
 	status := resp.StatusCode
 	if status < 200 || status >= 300 {
 		b, readErr := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		switch {
-		case readErr != nil:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("received HTTP %d response; additionally, error reading response body: %w", status, readErr)
-		case len(b) == 0:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("received HTTP %d response with empty body", status)
-		default:
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("received HTTP %d response: %s", status, string(b))
+		return nil, &Error{
+			StatusCode:  status,
+			Body:        b,
+			ReadBodyErr: readErr,
 		}
 	}