diff --git a/searchitunes.js b/searchitunes.js
index 79bd05b..6ca9722 100644
--- a/searchitunes.js
+++ b/searchitunes.js
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ module.exports = async function SearchItunes ( {
   const res = await fetch( url, options );
   const data = await res.json();
 
+  // API error
+  if ( data.errorMessage ) {
+    throw new Error( `API: ${data.errorMessage}` );
+  }
+
   // Empty result
   if ( ! data.results || ! data.results.length ) {
     throw new Error( 'no results' );
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 5695a05..be48133 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -203,6 +203,28 @@ dotest.add( 'Default timeout', async test => {
 } );
 
 
+dotest.add( 'API error', async test => {
+  let error;
+  let data;
+
+  try {
+    data = await app( {
+      id: 'error-test',
+    } );
+  }
+  catch ( err ) {
+    error = err;
+  }
+
+  test()
+    .isError( 'fail', 'error', error )
+    .isRegexpMatch( 'fail', 'error.message', error?.message, /^API: .+/ )
+    .isUndefined( 'fail', 'data', data )
+    .done()
+  ;
+} );
+
+
 // Start the tests
 dotest.run();