diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 5cbf228..32c9b21 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ from entertainment_decider.extractors.media import (
     media_update,
 )
 from entertainment_decider.extras import (
+    gen_api_error,
     remove_common_trails,
 )
 
@@ -755,9 +756,7 @@ def refresh_collections() -> ResponseReturnValue:
                         "title": coll.title,
                         "uri": coll.primary_uri,
                     },
-                    "error": {
-                        "args": repr(e.args),
-                    },
+                    "error": gen_api_error(e),
                 },
             )
     update_element_lookup_cache(changed_colls)
@@ -937,10 +936,7 @@ def api_collection_extract_mass() -> ResponseReturnValue:
             errors.append(
                 {
                     "uri": u,
-                    "error": {
-                        "type": repr(type(e)),
-                        "args": repr(e.args),
-                    },
+                    "error": gen_api_error(e),
                 }
             )
     if errors:
@@ -1121,10 +1117,7 @@ def api_media_extract_mass() -> ResponseReturnValue:
             errors.append(
                 {
                     "uri": u,
-                    "error": {
-                        "type": repr(type(e)),
-                        "args": repr(e.args),
-                    },
+                    "error": gen_api_error(e),
                 }
             )
     if errors:
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extras/__init__.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extras/__init__.py
index 31690b2..68fd7f8 100644
--- a/server/entertainment_decider/extras/__init__.py
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extras/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from .chain import Chain
+from .errors import gen_api_error
 from .strings import remove_common_trails
 from .typing import LazyValue
 
@@ -6,5 +7,6 @@ from .typing import LazyValue
 __all__ = [
     "Chain",
     "LazyValue",
+    "gen_api_error",
     "remove_common_trails",
 ]
diff --git a/server/entertainment_decider/extras/errors.py b/server/entertainment_decider/extras/errors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d15d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/entertainment_decider/extras/errors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from traceback import format_exception
+from typing import Dict
+
+
+def gen_api_error(exc: Exception) -> Dict:
+    return {
+        "type": repr(type(exc)),
+        "args": repr(exc.args),
+        "traceback": list(format_exception(exc)),
+    }