diff --git a/tests/test_console.py b/tests/test_console.py
index 0a3b3fa..94dd547 100644
--- a/tests/test_console.py
+++ b/tests/test_console.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import pytest
 import requests
 import re
 
-from toot import console, User, App, ConsoleError
+from toot import console, User, App
+from toot.exceptions import ConsoleError
 
 from tests.utils import MockResponse
 
diff --git a/toot/__init__.py b/toot/__init__.py
index 2ac3c92..31442f5 100644
--- a/toot/__init__.py
+++ b/toot/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ DEFAULT_INSTANCE = 'mastodon.social'
 
 CLIENT_NAME = 'toot - a Mastodon CLI client'
 CLIENT_WEBSITE = 'https://github.com/ihabunek/toot'
-
-
-class ConsoleError(Exception):
-    pass
diff --git a/toot/api.py b/toot/api.py
index 14e5513..b2234c9 100644
--- a/toot/api.py
+++ b/toot/api.py
@@ -9,22 +9,11 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlencode
 from toot import CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_WEBSITE
 from toot.utils import domain_exists
 from toot.logging import log_request, log_response
+from toot.exceptions import ApiError, AuthenticationError, NotFoundError
 
 SCOPES = 'read write follow'
 
 
-class ApiError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-class NotFoundError(ApiError):
-    pass
-
-
-class AuthenticationError(ApiError):
-    pass
-
-
 def _process_response(response):
     log_response(response)
 
diff --git a/toot/app.py b/toot/app.py
index 550670c..0bed2a1 100644
--- a/toot/app.py
+++ b/toot/app.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import webbrowser
 
 from textwrap import wrap
 
-from toot import ConsoleError
+from toot.exceptions import ConsoleError
 from toot.utils import format_content
 
 # Attempt to load curses, which is not available on windows
diff --git a/toot/auth.py b/toot/auth.py
index 528643a..57405a1 100644
--- a/toot/auth.py
+++ b/toot/auth.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import webbrowser
 from builtins import input
 from getpass import getpass
 
-from toot import api, config, DEFAULT_INSTANCE, User, App, ConsoleError
+from toot import api, config, DEFAULT_INSTANCE, User, App
+from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
 from toot.output import print_out
 
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def login_interactive(app, email=None):
     try:
         print_out("Authenticating...")
         response = api.login(app, email, password)
-    except api.ApiError:
+    except ApiError:
         raise ConsoleError("Login failed")
 
     return create_user(app, email, response['access_token'])
diff --git a/toot/commands.py b/toot/commands.py
index 953e07f..1716137 100644
--- a/toot/commands.py
+++ b/toot/commands.py
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ from itertools import zip_longest
 from itertools import chain
 from textwrap import TextWrapper
 
-from toot import api, config, ConsoleError
+from toot import api, config
 from toot.auth import login_interactive, login_browser_interactive, create_app_interactive
+from toot.exceptions import ConsoleError
 from toot.output import print_out, print_instance, print_account, print_search_results
 
 
diff --git a/toot/console.py b/toot/console.py
index d29a151..4590807 100644
--- a/toot/console.py
+++ b/toot/console.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import logging
 
 from argparse import ArgumentParser, FileType
 from collections import namedtuple
-from toot import config, api, commands, ConsoleError, CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_WEBSITE
+from toot import config, commands, CLIENT_NAME, CLIENT_WEBSITE
+from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
 from toot.output import print_out, print_err
 
 
@@ -311,6 +312,6 @@ def main():
     except ConsoleError as e:
         print_err(str(e))
         sys.exit(1)
-    except api.ApiError as e:
+    except ApiError as e:
         print_err(str(e))
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/toot/exceptions.py b/toot/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf495d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toot/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+class ApiError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an API request fails for whatever reason."""
+
+
+class NotFoundError(ApiError):
+    """Raised when an API requests returns a 404."""
+
+
+class AuthenticationError(ApiError):
+    """Raised when login fails."""
+
+
+class ConsoleError(Exception):
+    """Raised when an error occurs which needs to be show to the user."""