diff --git a/src/Beanstream/Exception.php b/src/Beanstream/Exception.php
index e1eb88e..99d4b9b 100644
--- a/src/Beanstream/Exception.php
+++ b/src/Beanstream/Exception.php
@@ -68,4 +68,16 @@ class ConnectorException extends Exception {}
 /**
  * ApiException class
  */
-class ApiException extends Exception {}
+class ApiException extends Exception {
+	protected $response;
+
+	public function __construct($message, $code = 0, $response = null) {
+		$this->response = $response;
+
+		parent::__construct($message, $code);
+	}
+
+	public function getResponse() {
+		return $this->response;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Beanstream/communications/HttpConnector.php b/src/Beanstream/communications/HttpConnector.php
index d6a325f..56aefc2 100644
--- a/src/Beanstream/communications/HttpConnector.php
+++ b/src/Beanstream/communications/HttpConnector.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ private function request($http_method = NULL, $url, $data = NULL)
         
 		//check for return errors from the API
         if (isset($res['code']) && 1 < $res['code'] && !($req['http_code'] >= 200 && $req['http_code'] < 300)) {
-            throw new ApiException($res['message'], $res['code']);
+            throw new ApiException($res['message'], $res['code'], $res);
         }
         
         return $res;