Improves error messages

Author: mackenly

examples/generating-reports.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ async function getPageviewReport() {
       aggregates: 'visits,uniques,pageviews',
       date_grouping: 'day',
       field_grouping: 'pathname',
-      date_from: '2022-01-01',
-      date_to: '2022-01-31',
+      date_from: '2025-01-01',
+      date_to: '2025-01-31',
       filters: [
         {
           property: 'pathname',

src/types/base.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export interface ListResponse<T> {
  */
 export interface ErrorResponse {
   error: string;
+  message?: string;
 }
 
 /**

src/utils/http.ts

@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ export class HttpClient {
         // if a 400 error is returned, it's likely a validation issue
         if (response.status === 400) {
           throw new FathomApiError(
-            errorResponse.error || await response.text() || 'Validation error',
+            errorResponse.error || errorResponse.message || 'Validation error',
             response.status
           );
         }
 
         throw new FathomApiError(
-          errorResponse.error || await response.text() || 'Unknown error occurred',
+          errorResponse.error || errorResponse.message || 'Unknown error occurred',
           response.status
         );
       }