diff --git a/api/src/processing/match.js b/api/src/processing/match.js
index 0d60754f..50ca4c23 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/match.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/match.js
@@ -241,14 +241,14 @@ export default async function(host, patternMatch, obj) {
 
         if (r.error && r.critical) {
             return createResponse("critical", {
-                code: r.error
+                code: `error.api.${r.error}`,
             })
         }
 
         if (r.error) {
             return createResponse("error", {
-                code: r.error,
-                context: response?.context
+                code: `error.api.${r.error}`,
+                context: r?.context
             })
         }
 
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/bilibili.js b/api/src/processing/services/bilibili.js
index c562406a..c4762bad 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/bilibili.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/bilibili.js
@@ -30,22 +30,34 @@ function extractBestQuality(dashData) {
 
 async function com_download(id) {
     let html = await fetch(`https://bilibili.com/video/${id}`, {
-        headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
-    }).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
-    if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        headers: {
+            "user-agent": genericUserAgent
+        }
+    })
+    .then(r => r.text())
+    .catch(() => {});
+
+    if (!html) {
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" }
+    }
 
     if (!(html.includes('<script>window.__playinfo__=') && html.includes('"video_codecid"'))) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     let streamData = JSON.parse(html.split('<script>window.__playinfo__=')[1].split('</script>')[0]);
     if (streamData.data.timelength > env.durationLimit * 1000) {
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const [ video, audio ] = extractBestQuality(streamData.data.dash);
     if (!video || !audio) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     return {
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ async function tv_download(id) {
 
     const { data } = await fetch(url).then(a => a.json());
     if (!data?.playurl?.video) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     const [ video, audio ] = extractBestQuality({
@@ -76,11 +88,16 @@ async function tv_download(id) {
     });
 
     if (!video || !audio) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     if (video.duration > env.durationLimit * 1000) {
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     return {
@@ -101,5 +118,5 @@ export default async function({ comId, tvId, comShortLink }) {
         return tv_download(tvId);
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/dailymotion.js b/api/src/processing/services/dailymotion.js
index c1fca95d..67d867cc 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/dailymotion.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/dailymotion.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import HLSParser from 'hls-parser';
-import { env } from '../../config.js';
+import HLSParser from "hls-parser";
+import { env } from "../../config.js";
 
 let _token;
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const getToken = async () => {
 
 export default async function({ id }) {
     const token = await getToken();
-    if (!token) return { error: 'ErrorSomethingWentWrong' };
+    if (!token) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const req = await fetch('https://graphql.api.dailymotion.com/',
         {
@@ -70,20 +70,25 @@ export default async function({ id }) {
     const media = req?.data?.media;
 
     if (media?.__typename !== 'Video' || !media.hlsURL) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" }
     }
 
     if (media.duration > env.durationLimit) {
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const manifest = await fetch(media.hlsURL).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
-    if (!manifest) return { error: 'ErrorSomethingWentWrong' };
+    if (!manifest) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const bestQuality = HLSParser.parse(manifest).variants
                         .filter(v => v.codecs.includes('avc1'))
                         .reduce((a, b) => a.bandwidth > b.bandwidth ? a : b);
-    if (!bestQuality) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    if (!bestQuality) return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 
     const fileMetadata = {
         title: media.title,
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/facebook.js b/api/src/processing/services/facebook.js
index 17dedab4..7bfd4751 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/facebook.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/facebook.js
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ export default async function({ id, shareType, shortLink }) {
         .then(r => r.text())
         .catch(() => false);
 
-    if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!html && shortLink) return { error: "fetch.short_link" }
+    if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const urls = [];
     const hd = html.match('"browser_native_hd_url":(".*?")');
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export default async function({ id, shareType, shortLink }) {
     if (sd?.[1]) urls.push(JSON.parse(sd[1]));
 
     if (!urls.length) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     const baseFilename = `facebook_${id || shortLink}`;
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js b/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
index 6ea05178..9a43a0d9 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/instagram.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { createStream } from "../../stream/manage.js";
 import { genericUserAgent } from "../../config.js";
+import { createStream } from "../../stream/manage.js";
 import { getCookie, updateCookie } from "../cookie/manager.js";
 
 const commonHeaders = {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export default function(obj) {
                 .map(e => {
                     const type = e.video_versions ? "video" : "photo";
                     const imageUrl = e.image_versions2.candidates[0].url;
-                    
+
                     let url = imageUrl;
                     if (type === 'video') {
                         const video = e.video_versions.reduce((a, b) => a.width * a.height < b.width * b.height ? b : a);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export default function(obj) {
         let data, result;
         try {
             const cookie = getCookie('instagram');
-        
+
             const bearer = getCookie('instagram_bearer');
             const token = bearer?.values()?.token;
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export default function(obj) {
             if (!data && cookie) data = await requestGQL(id, cookie);
         } catch {}
 
-        if (!data) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        if (!data) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
         if (data?.gql_data) {
             result = extractOldPost(data, id)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ export default function(obj) {
         }
 
         if (result) return result;
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" }
     }
 
     async function usernameToId(username, cookie) {
@@ -295,11 +295,16 @@ export default function(obj) {
 
     async function getStory(username, id) {
         const cookie = getCookie('instagram');
-        if (!cookie) return { error: 'ErrorUnsupported' };
+        if (!cookie) return {
+            error: "link.unsupported",
+            context: {
+                service: "instagram"
+            }
+        }
 
         const userId = await usernameToId(username, cookie);
-        if (!userId) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
-        
+        if (!userId) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+
         const dtsgId = await findDtsgId(cookie);
 
         const url = new URL('https://www.instagram.com/api/graphql/');
@@ -320,8 +325,8 @@ export default function(obj) {
         } catch {}
 
         const item = media.items.find(m => m.pk === id);
-        if (!item) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
-        
+        if (!item) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+
         if (item.video_versions) {
             const video = item.video_versions.reduce((a, b) => a.width * a.height < b.width * b.height ? b : a)
             return {
@@ -338,12 +343,17 @@ export default function(obj) {
             }
         }
 
-        return { error: 'ErrorUnsupported' };
+        return {
+            error: "link.unsupported",
+            context: {
+                service: "instagram"
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const { postId, storyId, username } = obj;
     if (postId) return getPost(postId);
     if (username && storyId) return getStory(username, storyId);
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorUnsupported' }
+    return { error: "fetch.fail" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/loom.js b/api/src/processing/services/loom.js
index ecb6c534..01f71e51 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/loom.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/loom.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default async function({ id }) {
     .then(r => r.status === 200 ? r.json() : false)
     .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!gql) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!gql) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     const videoUrl = gql?.url;
 
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ export default async function({ id }) {
         }
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/ok.js b/api/src/processing/services/ok.js
index 8f177043..afa3f0e8 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/ok.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/ok.js
@@ -19,26 +19,31 @@ export default async function(o) {
         headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
     }).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     let videoData = html.match(/<div data-module="OKVideo" .*? data-options="({.*?})"( .*?)>/)
                         ?.[1]
                         ?.replaceAll("&quot;", '"');
 
     if (!videoData) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     videoData = JSON.parse(JSON.parse(videoData).flashvars.metadata);
 
     if (videoData.provider !== "UPLOADED_ODKL")
-        return { error: 'ErrorUnsupported' };
+        return { error: "link.unsupported" };
 
     if (videoData.movie.is_live)
-        return { error: 'ErrorLiveVideo' };
+        return { error: "content.video.live" };
 
     if (videoData.movie.duration > env.durationLimit)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
 
     let videos = videoData.videos.filter(v => !v.disallowed);
     let bestVideo = videos.find(v => resolutions[v.name] === quality) || videos[videos.length - 1];
@@ -61,5 +66,5 @@ export default async function(o) {
         }
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js b/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
index 5a5f9438..efdc8cdb 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/pinterest.js
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ export default async function(o) {
                    .catch(() => {});
     }
     if (id.includes("--")) id = id.split("--")[1];
-    if (!id) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!id) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     let html = await fetch(`https://www.pinterest.com/pin/${id}/`, {
         headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
     }).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     let videoLink = [...html.matchAll(videoRegex)]
                     .map(([, link]) => link)
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ export default async function(o) {
         isPhoto: true
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js b/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
index 41f9efb4..cd712aa6 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/reddit.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ async function getAccessToken() {
      * you can get these by making a reddit app and
      * authenticating an account against reddit's oauth2 api
      * see: https://github.com/reddit-archive/reddit/wiki/OAuth2
-     * 
+     *
      * any additional cookie fields are managed by this code and you
      * should not touch them unless you know what you're doing. **/
     const cookie = await getCookie('reddit');
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ export default async function(obj) {
         }
     ).then(r => r.json()).catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!data || !Array.isArray(data)) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!data || !Array.isArray(data)) {
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" }
+    }
 
     data = data[0]?.data?.children[0]?.data;
 
@@ -77,10 +79,15 @@ export default async function(obj) {
     }
 
     if (!data.secure_media?.reddit_video)
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     if (data.secure_media?.reddit_video?.duration > env.durationLimit)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
 
     let audio = false,
         video = data.secure_media?.reddit_video?.fallback_url?.split('?')[0],
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/rutube.js b/api/src/processing/services/rutube.js
index c162eaf5..705c455e 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/rutube.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/rutube.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import HLS from 'hls-parser';
+import HLS from "hls-parser";
 
 import { env } from "../../config.js";
-import { cleanString } from '../../misc/utils.js';
+import { cleanString } from "../../misc/utils.js";
 
 async function requestJSON(url) {
     try {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
             `https://rutube.ru/pangolin/api/web/yappy/yappypage/?client=wdp&videoId=${obj.yappyId}&page=1&page_size=15`
         )
         const yappyURL = yappy?.results?.find(r => r.id === obj.yappyId)?.link;
-        if (!yappyURL) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        if (!yappyURL) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
         return {
             urls: yappyURL,
@@ -33,19 +33,24 @@ export default async function(obj) {
     if (obj.key) requestURL.searchParams.set('p', obj.key);
 
     const play = await requestJSON(requestURL);
-    if (!play) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!play) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    if (play.detail || !play.video_balancer) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
-    if (play.live_streams?.hls) return { error: 'ErrorLiveVideo' };
+    if (play.detail || !play.video_balancer) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    if (play.live_streams?.hls) return { error: "content.video.live" };
 
     if (play.duration > env.durationLimit * 1000)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
 
     let m3u8 = await fetch(play.video_balancer.m3u8)
                      .then(r => r.text())
                      .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!m3u8) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!m3u8) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     m3u8 = HLS.parse(m3u8).variants;
 
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/snapchat.js b/api/src/processing/services/snapchat.js
index d8b00770..95eb368e 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/snapchat.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/snapchat.js
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
+import { extract, normalizeURL } from "../url.js";
 import { genericUserAgent } from "../../config.js";
 import { getRedirectingURL } from "../../misc/utils.js";
-import { extract, normalizeURL } from "../url.js";
 
 const SPOTLIGHT_VIDEO_REGEX = /<link data-react-helmet="true" rel="preload" href="(https:\/\/cf-st\.sc-cdn\.net\/d\/[\w.?=]+&amp;uc=\d+)" as="video"\/>/;
 const NEXT_DATA_REGEX = /<script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application\/json">({.+})<\/script><\/body><\/html>$/;
 
 async function getSpotlight(id) {
     const html = await fetch(`https://www.snapchat.com/spotlight/${id}`, {
-        headers: { 'User-Agent': genericUserAgent }
+        headers: { 'user-agent': genericUserAgent }
     }).then((r) => r.text()).catch(() => null);
     if (!html) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" };
     }
 
     const videoURL = html.match(SPOTLIGHT_VIDEO_REGEX)?.[1];
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ async function getSpotlight(id) {
 }
 
 async function getStory(username, storyId) {
-    const html = await fetch(`https://www.snapchat.com/add/${username}${storyId ? `/${storyId}` : ''}`, {
-        headers: { 'User-Agent': genericUserAgent }
-    }).then((r) => r.text()).catch(() => null);
+    const html = await fetch(
+        `https://www.snapchat.com/add/${username}${storyId ? `/${storyId}` : ''}`,
+        { headers: { 'user-agent': genericUserAgent } }
+    )
+    .then((r) => r.text())
+    .catch(() => null);
+
     if (!html) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" };
     }
 
     const nextDataString = html.match(NEXT_DATA_REGEX)?.[1];
@@ -73,12 +77,12 @@ export default async function (obj) {
         const link = await getRedirectingURL(`https://t.snapchat.com/${obj.shortLink}`);
 
         if (!link?.startsWith('https://www.snapchat.com/')) {
-            return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+            return { error: "fetch.short_link" };
         }
 
         const extractResult = extract(normalizeURL(link));
         if (extractResult?.host !== 'snapchat') {
-            return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+            return { error: "fetch.short_link" };
         }
 
         params = extractResult.patternMatch;
@@ -92,5 +96,5 @@ export default async function (obj) {
         if (result) return result;
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js b/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
index 82852b8f..317149cc 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/soundcloud.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function findClientID() {
 
 export default async function(obj) {
     let clientId = await findClientID();
-    if (!clientId) return { error: 'ErrorSoundCloudNoClientId' };
+    if (!clientId) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     let link;
     if (obj.url.hostname === 'on.soundcloud.com' && obj.shortLink) {
@@ -54,15 +54,16 @@ export default async function(obj) {
         link = `https://soundcloud.com/${obj.author}/${obj.song}${obj.accessKey ? `/s-${obj.accessKey}` : ''}`
     }
 
-    if (!link) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!link && obj.shortLink) return { error: "fetch.short_link" };
+    if (!link) return { error: "link.unsupported" };
 
     let json = await fetch(`https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/resolve?url=${link}&client_id=${clientId}`)
                      .then(r => r.status === 200 ? r.json() : false)
                      .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!json) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!json) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    if (!json.media.transcodings) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!json.media.transcodings) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     let bestAudio = "opus",
         selectedStream = json.media.transcodings.find(v => v.preset === "opus_0_0"),
@@ -78,15 +79,21 @@ export default async function(obj) {
     let fileUrl = `${fileUrlBase}${fileUrlBase.includes("?") ? "&" : "?"}client_id=${clientId}&track_authorization=${json.track_authorization}`;
 
     if (!fileUrl.startsWith("https://api-v2.soundcloud.com/media/soundcloud:tracks:"))
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
-    if (json.duration > env.durationLimit * 1000)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthAudioConvert', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+    if (json.duration > env.durationLimit * 1000) {
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     let file = await fetch(fileUrl)
                      .then(async r => (await r.json()).url)
                      .catch(() => {});
-    if (!file) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!file) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     let fileMetadata = {
         title: cleanString(json.title.trim()),
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/streamable.js b/api/src/processing/services/streamable.js
index 3fb35dfc..abc2fe63 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/streamable.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/streamable.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ export default async function(obj) {
                       .then(r => r.status === 200 ? r.json() : false)
                       .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!video) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!video) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
-    let best = video.files['mp4-mobile'];
+    let best = video.files["mp4-mobile"];
     if (video.files.mp4 && (obj.isAudioOnly || obj.quality === "max" || obj.quality >= 720)) {
         best = video.files.mp4;
     }
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ export default async function(obj) {
             title: video.title
         }
     }
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "fetch.fail" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/tiktok.js b/api/src/processing/services/tiktok.js
index 45f61e2e..edf9db88 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/tiktok.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/tiktok.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import Cookie from "../cookie/cookie.js";
+
+import { extract } from "../url.js";
 import { genericUserAgent } from "../../config.js";
 import { updateCookie } from "../cookie/manager.js";
-import { extract } from "../url.js";
-import Cookie from "../cookie/cookie.js";
 
 const shortDomain = "https://vt.tiktok.com/";
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
             }
         }).then(r => r.text()).catch(() => {});
 
-        if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
         if (html.startsWith('<a href="https://')) {
             const extractedURL = html.split('<a href="')[1].split('?')[0];
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
             postId = patternMatch.postId
         }
     }
-    if (!postId) return { error: 'ErrorCantGetID' };
+    if (!postId) return { error: "fetch.short_link" };
 
     // should always be /video/, even for photos
     const res = await fetch(`https://tiktok.com/@i/video/${postId}`, {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
         const data = JSON.parse(json)
         detail = data["__DEFAULT_SCOPE__"]["webapp.video-detail"]["itemInfo"]["itemStruct"]
     } catch {
-        return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        return { error: "fetch.fail" };
     }
 
     let video, videoFilename, audioFilename, audio, images,
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/tumblr.js b/api/src/processing/services/tumblr.js
index b2866c8f..b661dc8b 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/tumblr.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/tumblr.js
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ export default async function(input) {
     let { subdomain } = psl.parse(input.url.hostname);
 
     if (subdomain?.includes('.')) {
-        return { error: ['ErrorBrokenLink', 'tumblr'] }
+        return {
+            error: "link.unsupported",
+            context: {
+                service: "tumblr"
+            }
+        }
     } else if (subdomain === 'www' || subdomain === 'at') {
         subdomain = undefined
     }
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ export default async function(input) {
     const data = await request(domain, input.id);
 
     const element = data?.response?.timeline?.elements?.[0];
-    if (!element) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!element) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     const contents = [
         ...element.content,
@@ -66,5 +71,5 @@ export default async function(input) {
         }
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "link.unsupported" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/twitch.js b/api/src/processing/services/twitch.js
index 0bd281d8..a8d5977c 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/twitch.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/twitch.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const gqlURL = "https://gql.twitch.tv/gql";
 const clientIdHead = { "client-id": "kimne78kx3ncx6brgo4mv6wki5h1ko" };
 
 export default async function (obj) {
-    let req_metadata = await fetch(gqlURL, {
+    const req_metadata = await fetch(gqlURL, {
         method: "POST",
         headers: clientIdHead,
         body: JSON.stringify({
@@ -30,16 +30,24 @@ export default async function (obj) {
         }`
         })
     }).then(r => r.status === 200 ? r.json() : false).catch(() => {});
-    if (!req_metadata) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
 
-    let clipMetadata = req_metadata.data.clip;
+    if (!req_metadata) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    if (clipMetadata.durationSeconds > env.durationLimit)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
-    if (!clipMetadata.videoQualities || !clipMetadata.broadcaster)
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    const clipMetadata = req_metadata.data.clip;
 
-    let req_token = await fetch(gqlURL, {
+    if (clipMetadata.durationSeconds > env.durationLimit) {
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!clipMetadata.videoQualities || !clipMetadata.broadcaster) {
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
+    }
+
+    const req_token = await fetch(gqlURL, {
         method: "POST",
         headers: clientIdHead,
         body: JSON.stringify([
@@ -58,10 +66,10 @@ export default async function (obj) {
         ])
     }).then(r => r.status === 200 ? r.json() : false).catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!req_token) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!req_token) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
-    let formats = clipMetadata.videoQualities;
-    let format = formats.find(f => f.quality === obj.quality) || formats[0];
+    const formats = clipMetadata.videoQualities;
+    const format = formats.find(f => f.quality === obj.quality) || formats[0];
 
     return {
         type: "proxy",
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/twitter.js b/api/src/processing/services/twitter.js
index 397e9a93..ec08fc6a 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/twitter.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/twitter.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export default async function({ id, index, toGif, dispatcher }) {
     const cookie = await getCookie('twitter');
 
     let guestToken = await getGuestToken(dispatcher);
-    if (!guestToken) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!guestToken) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     let tweet = await requestTweet(dispatcher, id, guestToken);
 
@@ -123,18 +123,22 @@ export default async function({ id, index, toGif, dispatcher }) {
         const reason = tweet?.data?.tweetResult?.result?.reason;
         switch(reason) {
             case "Protected":
-                return { error: 'ErrorTweetProtected' }
+                return { error: "content.post.private" }
             case "NsfwLoggedOut":
                 if (cookie) {
                     tweet = await requestTweet(dispatcher, id, guestToken, cookie);
                     tweet = await tweet.json();
                     tweetTypename = tweet?.data?.tweetResult?.result?.__typename;
-                } else return { error: 'ErrorTweetNSFW' }
+                } else return { error: "content.post.age" }
         }
     }
 
+    if (!tweetTypename) {
+        return { error: "link.invalid" }
+    }
+
     if (!["Tweet", "TweetWithVisibilityResults"].includes(tweetTypename)) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorTweetUnavailable' }
+        return { error: "content.post.unavailable" }
     }
 
     let tweetResult = tweet.data.tweetResult.result,
@@ -156,7 +160,9 @@ export default async function({ id, index, toGif, dispatcher }) {
     switch (media?.length) {
         case undefined:
         case 0:
-            return { error: 'ErrorNoVideosInTweet' };
+            return {
+                error: "fetch.empty"
+            }
         case 1:
             if (media[0].type === "photo") {
                 return {
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/vimeo.js b/api/src/processing/services/vimeo.js
index a9f02040..ec495ffb 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/vimeo.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/vimeo.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import HLS from "hls-parser";
+
 import { env } from "../../config.js";
 import { cleanString, merge } from '../../misc/utils.js';
 
-import HLS from "hls-parser";
-
 const resolutionMatch = {
     "3840": 2160,
     "2732": 1440,
@@ -73,25 +73,30 @@ const getHLS = async (configURL, obj) => {
     const api = await fetch(configURL)
                     .then(r => r.json())
                     .catch(() => {});
-    if (!api) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!api) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     if (api.video?.duration > env.durationLimit) {
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     const urlMasterHLS = api.request?.files?.hls?.cdns?.akfire_interconnect_quic?.url;
-    if (!urlMasterHLS) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' }
+    if (!urlMasterHLS) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const masterHLS = await fetch(urlMasterHLS)
                             .then(r => r.text())
                             .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!masterHLS) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!masterHLS) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const variants = HLS.parse(masterHLS)?.variants?.sort(
         (a, b) => Number(b.bandwidth) - Number(a.bandwidth)
     );
-    if (!variants || variants.length === 0) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!variants || variants.length === 0) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     let bestQuality;
 
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ const getHLS = async (configURL, obj) => {
             expandLink(audioPath)
         ]
     } else if (obj.isAudioOnly) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+        return { error: "fetch.empty" };
     }
 
     return {
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
     }
 
     if (!response) response = getDirectLink(info, quality);
-    if (!response) response = { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!response) response = { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     if (response.error) {
         return response;
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/vine.js b/api/src/processing/services/vine.js
index 25163227..e0826720 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/vine.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/vine.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ export default async function(obj) {
                     .then(r => r.json())
                     .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!post) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!post) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     if (post.videoUrl) return {
         urls: post.videoUrl.replace("http://", "https://"),
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export default async function(obj) {
         audioFilename: `vine_${obj.id}_audio`
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/vk.js b/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
index a3ddd615..5047b843 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/vk.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { genericUserAgent, env } from "../../config.js";
 import { cleanString } from "../../misc/utils.js";
+import { genericUserAgent, env } from "../../config.js";
 
 const resolutions = ["2160", "1440", "1080", "720", "480", "360", "240"];
 
@@ -7,22 +7,35 @@ export default async function(o) {
     let html, url, quality = o.quality === "max" ? 2160 : o.quality;
 
     html = await fetch(`https://vk.com/video${o.userId}_${o.videoId}`, {
-        headers: { "user-agent": genericUserAgent }
-    }).then(r => r.arrayBuffer()).catch(() => {});
+        headers: {
+            "user-agent": genericUserAgent
+        }
+    })
+    .then(r => r.arrayBuffer())
+    .catch(() => {});
 
-    if (!html) return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+    if (!html) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     // decode cyrillic from windows-1251 because vk still uses apis from prehistoric times
     let decoder = new TextDecoder('windows-1251');
     html = decoder.decode(html);
 
-    if (!html.includes(`{"lang":`)) return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' };
+    if (!html.includes(`{"lang":`)) return { error: "fetch.empty" };
 
     let js = JSON.parse('{"lang":' + html.split(`{"lang":`)[1].split(']);')[0]);
 
-    if (Number(js.mvData.is_active_live) !== 0) return { error: 'ErrorLiveVideo' };
-    if (js.mvData.duration > env.durationLimit)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+    if (Number(js.mvData.is_active_live) !== 0) {
+        return { error: "content.video.live" };
+    }
+
+    if (js.mvData.duration > env.durationLimit) {
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     for (let i in resolutions) {
         if (js.player.params[0][`url${resolutions[i]}`]) {
@@ -51,5 +64,5 @@ export default async function(o) {
             extension: "mp4"
         }
     }
-    return { error: 'ErrorEmptyDownload' }
+    return { error: "fetch.empty" }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
index 5223734e..ecf2b720 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export default async function(o) {
         );
     } catch(e) {
         if (e.message?.endsWith("decipher algorithm")) {
-            return { error: "ErrorYoutubeDecipher" }
+            return { error: "youtube.decipher" }
         } else throw e;
     }
 
@@ -130,38 +130,56 @@ export default async function(o) {
     try {
         info = await yt.getBasicInfo(o.id, yt.session.logged_in ? 'ANDROID' : 'IOS');
     } catch(e) {
-        if (e?.message === 'This video is unavailable') {
-            return { error: 'ErrorCouldntFetch' };
+        if (e?.info?.reason === "This video is private") {
+            return { error: "content.video.private" };
+        } else if (e?.message === "This video is unavailable") {
+            return { error: "content.video.unavailable" };
         } else {
-            return { error: 'ErrorCantConnectToServiceAPI' };
+            return { error: "fetch.fail" };
         }
     }
 
-    if (!info) return { error: 'ErrorCantConnectToServiceAPI' };
+    if (!info) return { error: "fetch.fail" };
 
     const playability = info.playability_status;
     const basicInfo = info.basic_info;
 
-    if (playability.status === 'LOGIN_REQUIRED') {
-        if (playability.reason.endsWith('bot')) {
-            return { error: 'ErrorYTLogin' }
+    if (playability.status === "LOGIN_REQUIRED") {
+        if (playability.reason.endsWith("bot")) {
+            return { error: "youtube.login" }
         }
-        if (playability.reason.endsWith('age')) {
-            return { error: 'ErrorYTAgeRestrict' }
+        if (playability.reason.endsWith("age")) {
+            return { error: "content.video.age" }
+        }
+        if (playability?.error_screen?.reason?.text === "Private video") {
+            return { error: "content.video.private" }
         }
-    }
-    if (playability.status === "UNPLAYABLE" && playability.reason.endsWith('request limit.')) {
-        return { error: 'ErrorYTRateLimit' }
     }
 
-    if (playability.status !== 'OK') return { error: 'ErrorYTUnavailable' };
-    if (basicInfo.is_live) return { error: 'ErrorLiveVideo' };
+    if (playability.status === "UNPLAYABLE") {
+        if (playability?.reason?.endsWith("request limit.")) {
+            return { error: "fetch.rate" }
+        }
+        if (playability?.error_screen?.subreason?.text?.endsWith("in your country")) {
+            return { error: "content.video.region" }
+        }
+        if (playability?.error_screen?.reason?.text === "Private video") {
+            return { error: "content.video.private" }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (playability.status !== "OK") {
+        return { error: "content.video.unavailable" };
+    }
+    if (basicInfo.is_live) {
+        return { error: "content.video.live" };
+    }
 
     // return a critical error if returned video is "Video Not Available"
     // or a similar stub by youtube
     if (basicInfo.id !== o.id) {
         return {
-            error: 'ErrorCantConnectToServiceAPI',
+            error: "fetch.fail",
             critical: true
         }
     }
@@ -189,10 +207,15 @@ export default async function(o) {
     if (bestQuality) bestQuality = qual(bestQuality);
 
     if ((!bestQuality && !o.isAudioOnly) || !hasAudio)
-        return { error: 'ErrorYTTryOtherCodec' };
+        return { error: "youtube.codec" };
 
     if (basicInfo.duration > env.durationLimit)
-        return { error: ['ErrorLengthLimit', env.durationLimit / 60] };
+        return {
+            error: "content.too_long",
+            context: {
+                limit: env.durationLimit / 60
+            }
+        }
 
     const checkBestAudio = (i) => (i.has_audio && !i.has_video);
 
@@ -286,5 +309,5 @@ export default async function(o) {
         }
     }
 
-    return { error: 'ErrorYTTryOtherCodec' }
+    return { error: "fetch.fail" }
 }