diff --git a/juju/errors.py b/juju/errors.py
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+class JujuError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class JujuAPIError(JujuError):
+    def __init__(self, result):
+        self.result = result
+        self.message = result['error']
+        self.error_code = result.get('error-code')
+        self.response = result['response']
+        self.request_id = result['request-id']
+        super().__init__(self.message)
+
+
+class JujuConnectionError(ConnectionError, JujuError):
+    pass