diff --git a/.dependabot/config.yml b/.dependabot/config.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3abded92..00000000
--- a/.dependabot/config.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# https://dependabot.com/docs/config-file/#dependabot-config-files
-version: 1
-update_configs:
-  - package_manager: "javascript"
-    directory: "/"
-    update_schedule: "daily"
-    automerged_updates:
-      - match:
-          dependency_type: "development"
-          update_type: "all"
-      - match:
-          dependency_type: "production"
-          update_type: "in_range"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7b04af6..7be2a3aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fast-copy": "^2.1.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "qs": "^6.9.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -59,12 +60,15 @@
     "@semantic-release/github": "^7.2.3",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "^7.1.3",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^9.0.3",
+    "@types/chai": "^4.2.21",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.172",
     "@types/qs": "^6.9.5",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.28.5",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.29.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "4.31.0",
+    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "4.31.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.0",
     "axios-mock-adapter": "^1.15.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.1.0",
+    "chai": "^4.3.4",
     "core-js": "^3.8.0",
     "cz-conventional-changelog": "^3.1.0",
     "eslint": "^7.2.0",
diff --git a/src/error-handler.ts b/src/error-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc24e9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { isPlainObject } from 'lodash'
+import { AxiosError } from 'axios'
+
+/**
+ * Handles errors received from the server. Parses the error into a more useful
+ * format, places it in an exception and throws it.
+ * See https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/errors/
+ * for more details on the data received on the errorResponse.data property
+ * and the expected error codes.
+ * @private
+ */
+export default function errorHandler(errorResponse: AxiosError): never {
+  const { config, response } = errorResponse
+  let errorName
+
+  // Obscure the Management token
+  if (config && config.headers && config.headers['Authorization']) {
+    const token = `...${config.headers['Authorization'].substr(-5)}`
+    config.headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`
+  }
+
+  if (!isPlainObject(response) || !isPlainObject(config)) {
+    throw errorResponse
+  }
+
+  const data = response?.data
+
+  const errorData: {
+    status?: number
+    statusText?: string
+    requestId?: string
+    message: string
+    details: Record<string, unknown>
+    request?: Record<string, unknown>
+  } = {
+    status: response?.status,
+    statusText: response?.statusText,
+    message: '',
+    details: {},
+  }
+
+  if (isPlainObject(config)) {
+    errorData.request = {
+      url: config.url,
+      headers: config.headers,
+      method: config.method,
+      payloadData: config.data,
+    }
+  }
+  if (data && isPlainObject(data)) {
+    if ('requestId' in data) {
+      errorData.requestId = data.requestId || 'UNKNOWN'
+    }
+    if ('message' in data) {
+      errorData.message = data.message || ''
+    }
+    if ('details' in data) {
+      errorData.details = data.details || {}
+    }
+    if ('sys' in data) {
+      if ('id' in data.sys) {
+        errorName = data.sys.id
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const error = new Error()
+  error.name =
+    errorName && errorName !== 'Unknown' ? errorName : `${response?.status} ${response?.statusText}`
+
+  try {
+    error.message = JSON.stringify(errorData, null, '  ')
+  } catch {
+    error.message = errorData?.message ?? ''
+  }
+  throw error
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7ec0fc0e..33fd46ed 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export { default as enforceObjPath } from './enforce-obj-path'
 export { default as freezeSys } from './freeze-sys'
 export { default as getUserAgentHeader } from './get-user-agent'
 export { default as toPlainObject } from './to-plain-object'
+export { default as errorHandler } from './error-handler'
 
 export type { AxiosInstance, CreateHttpClientParams } from './types'
diff --git a/test/unit/error-handler-test.spec.ts b/test/unit/error-handler-test.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20f7df5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/error-handler-test.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+import errorHandler from '../../src/error-handler'
+import { errorMock } from './mocks'
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep'
+
+const error: any = cloneDeep(errorMock)
+
+describe('A errorHandler', () => {
+  // Best case scenario where an error is a known and expected situation and the
+  // server returns an error with a JSON payload with all the information possible
+  it('Throws well formed error with details from server', async () => {
+    error.response.data = {
+      sys: {
+        id: 'SpecificError',
+        type: 'Error',
+      },
+      message: 'datamessage',
+      requestId: 'requestid',
+      details: 'errordetails',
+    }
+
+    try {
+      errorHandler(error)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(err.message)
+      expect(err.name).equals('SpecificError', 'error name')
+      expect(parsedMessage.request.url).equals('requesturl', 'request url')
+      expect(parsedMessage.message).equals('datamessage', 'error payload message')
+      expect(parsedMessage.requestId).equals('requestid', 'request id')
+      expect(parsedMessage.details).equals('errordetails', 'error payload details')
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Second best case scenario, where we'll still get a JSON payload from the server
+  // but only with an Unknown error type and no additional details
+  it('Throws unknown error received from server', async () => {
+    error.response.data = {
+      sys: {
+        id: 'Unknown',
+        type: 'Error',
+      },
+      requestId: 'requestid',
+    }
+    error.response.status = 500
+    error.response.statusText = 'Internal'
+
+    try {
+      errorHandler(error)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(err.message)
+      expect(err.name).equals('500 Internal', 'error name defaults to status code and text')
+      expect(parsedMessage.request.url).equals('requesturl', 'request url')
+      expect(parsedMessage.requestId).equals('requestid', 'request id')
+    }
+  })
+
+  // Wurst case scenario, where we have no JSON payload and only HTTP status information
+  it('Throws error without additional detail', async () => {
+    error.response.status = 500
+    error.response.statusText = 'Everything is on fire'
+
+    try {
+      errorHandler(error)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(err.message)
+      expect(err.name).equals(
+        '500 Everything is on fire',
+        'error name defaults to status code and text'
+      )
+      expect(parsedMessage.request.url).equals('requesturl', 'request url')
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('Obscures management token in any error message', async () => {
+    const responseError: any = cloneDeep(errorMock)
+    responseError.config.headers = {
+      Authorization: 'Bearer secret-management-token',
+    }
+
+    try {
+      errorHandler(responseError)
+    } catch (err) {
+      const parsedMessage = JSON.parse(err.message)
+      expect(parsedMessage.request.headers.Authorization).equals(
+        'Bearer ...token',
+        'Obscures management token'
+      )
+    }
+
+    const requestError: any = {
+      config: {
+        url: 'requesturl',
+        headers: {},
+      },
+      data: {},
+      request: {
+        status: 404,
+        statusText: 'Not Found',
+      },
+    }
+
+    requestError.config.headers = {
+      Authorization: 'Bearer secret-management-token',
+    }
+
+    try {
+      errorHandler(requestError)
+    } catch (err) {
+      expect(err.config.headers.Authorization).equals(
+        'Bearer ...token',
+        'Obscures management token'
+      )
+    }
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/unit/mocks.ts b/test/unit/mocks.ts
index fc2c25bd..f38fa0c3 100644
--- a/test/unit/mocks.ts
+++ b/test/unit/mocks.ts
@@ -54,4 +54,16 @@ const assetMock = {
   },
 }
 
-export { linkMock, sysMock, contentTypeMock, entryMock, assetMock }
+const errorMock = {
+  config: {
+    url: 'requesturl',
+    headers: {},
+  },
+  response: {
+    status: 404,
+    statusText: 'Not Found',
+    data: {},
+  },
+}
+
+export { linkMock, sysMock, contentTypeMock, entryMock, assetMock, errorMock }