diff --git a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/LoginUIController.cs b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/LoginUIController.cs
index 0d2c7ed..e037dda 100644
--- a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/LoginUIController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/LoginUIController.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private async void OnLoginClick()
             }
             catch (PlayerAuthException e)
             {
-                validationLabel.text = e.GetErrorCode() switch
+                validationLabel.text = e.ErrorCode switch
                 {
                     PlayerAuthErrorCode.INVALID_CREDENTIALS => "Username or password is incorrect",
                     _ => e.Message
diff --git a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/RegisterUIController.cs b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/RegisterUIController.cs
index 5f2f75a..a81b95c 100644
--- a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/RegisterUIController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/RegisterUIController.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private async void OnRegisterClick()
             }
             catch (PlayerAuthException e)
             {
-                validationLabel.text = e.GetErrorCode() switch
+                validationLabel.text = e.ErrorCode switch
                 {
                     PlayerAuthErrorCode.IDENTIFIER_TAKEN => "Username is already taken",
                     PlayerAuthErrorCode.INVALID_EMAIL => "Invalid email address",
diff --git a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/VerifyUIController.cs b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/VerifyUIController.cs
index 4c2f793..07e9921 100644
--- a/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/VerifyUIController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Samples/AuthenticationDemo/Scripts/VerifyUIController.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ private async void OnSubmitClicked()
             }
             catch (PlayerAuthException e)
             {
-                validationLabel.text = e.GetErrorCode() switch
+                validationLabel.text = e.ErrorCode switch
                 {
                     PlayerAuthErrorCode.VERIFICATION_CODE_INVALID => "Verification code is incorrect",
                     _ => e.Message
diff --git a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/SocketResponses/SocketError.cs b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/SocketResponses/SocketError.cs
index 79a62ce..d99cb39 100644
--- a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/SocketResponses/SocketError.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/SocketResponses/SocketError.cs
@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@ public class SocketError
         public string message;
         public string errorCode;
         public string cause;
+
+        public void Throw()
+        {
+            throw new SocketException(this);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/TaloSocket.cs b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/TaloSocket.cs
index d712df9..84abca6 100644
--- a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/TaloSocket.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/TaloSocket.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class TaloSocket : MonoBehaviour
     {
         public event Action<SocketResponse> OnMessageReceived;
         public event Action OnConnectionClosed;
+        public event Action<SocketError> OnErrorReceived;
 
         private WebSocketConnection socket;
         private string tempSocketToken;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ private void HandleMessage(WebSocketConnection connection, WebSocketMessage wsm)
                     tempSocketToken = "";
                     break;
                 case "v1.error":
-                    var error = response.GetData<SocketError>();
-                    throw new Exception($"Socket error: {error.req} - {error.errorCode}{(string.IsNullOrEmpty(error.cause) ? "" : " - " + error.cause)}");
+                    OnErrorReceived?.Invoke(response.GetData<SocketError>());
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/PlayerAuthException.cs b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/PlayerAuthException.cs
index 6467b4c..47e7f6d 100644
--- a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/PlayerAuthException.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/PlayerAuthException.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace TaloGameServices
 {
     public enum PlayerAuthErrorCode {
+        API_ERROR,
         INVALID_CREDENTIALS,
         VERIFICATION_ALIAS_NOT_FOUND,
         VERIFICATION_CODE_INVALID,
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ public enum PlayerAuthErrorCode {
 
     public class PlayerAuthException : Exception
     {
+        public PlayerAuthErrorCode ErrorCode => GetErrorCode();
+
         public PlayerAuthException()
         {
         }
@@ -32,9 +35,10 @@ public PlayerAuthException(string errorCode, Exception inner)
         {
         }
 
-        public PlayerAuthErrorCode GetErrorCode()
+        private PlayerAuthErrorCode GetErrorCode()
         {
-            return (PlayerAuthErrorCode)Enum.Parse(typeof(PlayerAuthErrorCode), Message);
+            var errorCode = string.IsNullOrEmpty(Message) ? "API_ERROR" : Message;
+            return (PlayerAuthErrorCode)Enum.Parse(typeof(PlayerAuthErrorCode), errorCode);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6241aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace TaloGameServices
+{
+    public enum SocketErrorCode {
+        API_ERROR,
+        INVALID_MESSAGE,
+        INVALID_MESSAGE_DATA,
+        NO_PLAYER_FOUND,
+        UNHANDLED_REQUEST,
+        ROUTING_ERROR,
+        LISTENER_ERROR,
+        INVALID_SOCKET_TOKEN,
+        INVALID_SESSION_TOKEN,
+        MISSING_ACCESS_KEY_SCOPES,
+        RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
+    }
+
+    public class SocketException : Exception
+    {
+        private SocketError errorData;
+
+        public string Req => errorData?.req ?? "unknown";
+        public SocketErrorCode ErrorCode => GetErrorCode();
+        public string Cause => errorData?.cause ?? "";
+
+        public SocketException()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public SocketException(SocketError errorData)
+            : base(errorData.message)
+        {
+            this.errorData = errorData;
+        }
+
+        public SocketException(SocketError errorData, Exception inner)
+            : base(errorData.message, inner)
+        {
+            this.errorData = errorData;
+        }
+
+        private SocketErrorCode GetErrorCode()
+        {
+            var errorCode = string.IsNullOrEmpty(errorData?.errorCode) ? "API_ERROR" : errorData.errorCode;
+            return (SocketErrorCode)Enum.Parse(typeof(SocketErrorCode), errorCode);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs.meta b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs.meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daff351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packages/com.trytalo.talo/Runtime/Utils/SocketException.cs.meta
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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+guid: 64db8aa0a5f3b41339abaa00982036b0
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