diff --git a/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3073e0bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/ErrorMessage.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { ErrorMessage } from "../src/ErrorMessage"
+
+describe('ErrorMessage', () => {
+    it('generates message with errors', () => {
+        const resource = "release"
+        const error = {
+            message: 'something bad happened',
+            errors: [
+                {
+                    code: 'missing',
+                    resource: 'release'
+                },
+                {
+                    code: 'already_exists',
+                    resource: 'release'
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+
+        const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
+
+        const expectedString = "something bad happened\nErrors:\n- release does not exist.\n- release already exists."
+        expect(errorMessage.toString()).toBe(expectedString)
+    })
+
+    it('generates message without errors', () => {
+        const error = {
+            message: 'something bad happened'
+        }
+
+        const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
+
+        expect(errorMessage.toString()).toBe('something bad happened')
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/__tests__/GithubError.test.ts b/__tests__/GithubError.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70906dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/GithubError.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { GithubError } from "../src/GithubError"
+
+describe('GithubError', () => {
+    it('generates missing resource error message', () => {
+        const resource = "release"
+        const error = {
+            code: "missing",
+            resource: resource
+        }
+
+        const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+        const message = githubError.toString()
+
+        expect(message).toBe(`${resource} does not exist.`)
+    })
+
+    it('generates missing field error message', () => {
+        const resource = "release"
+        const field = "body"
+        const error = {
+            code: "missing_field",
+            field: field,
+            resource: resource
+        }
+
+        const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+        const message = githubError.toString()
+
+        expect(message).toBe(`The ${field} field on ${resource} is missing.`)
+    })
+
+    it('generates invalid field error message', () => {
+        const resource = "release"
+        const field = "body"
+        const error = {
+            code: "invalid",
+            field: field,
+            resource: resource
+        }
+
+        const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+        const message = githubError.toString()
+
+        expect(message).toBe(`The ${field} field on ${resource} is an invalid format.`)
+    })
+
+    it('generates resource already exists error message', () => {
+        const resource = "release"
+        const field = "body"
+        const error = {
+            code: "already_exists",
+            resource: resource
+        }
+
+        const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+        const message = githubError.toString()
+
+        expect(message).toBe(`${resource} already exists.`)
+    })
+
+    describe('generates custom error message', () => {
+        it('with documentation url', () => {
+            const url = "https://api.example.com"
+            const error = {
+                code: "custom",
+                message: "foo",
+                documentation_url: url
+            }
+    
+            const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+            const message = githubError.toString()
+    
+            expect(message).toBe(`foo\nPlease see ${url}.`)
+        })
+
+        it('without documentation url', () => {
+            const error = {
+                code: "custom",
+                message: "foo"
+            }
+    
+            const githubError = new GithubError(error)
+            const message = githubError.toString()
+    
+            expect(message).toBe('foo')
+        })
+    })
+})
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diff --git a/src/ErrorMessage.ts b/src/ErrorMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e10f440a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ErrorMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { GithubError } from "./GithubError"
+
+export class ErrorMessage {
+    error: any
+
+    constructor(error: any) {
+        this.error = error
+    }
+
+    toString(): string {
+        const message = this.error.message
+        const errors = this.githubErrors()
+        if (errors.length > 0) {
+            return `${message}\nErrors:\n${this.errorBulletedList(errors)}`
+        } else {
+            return message
+        }
+    }
+
+    githubErrors(): GithubError[] {
+        const errors = this.error.errors
+        if (errors instanceof Array) {
+            return errors.map((err) => new GithubError(err))
+        } else {
+            return []
+        }
+    }
+
+    errorBulletedList(errors: GithubError[]): string {
+        return errors.map((err) => `- ${err}`).join("\n")
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/GithubError.ts b/src/GithubError.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72fecd09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GithubError.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+export class GithubError {
+    error: any;
+
+    constructor(error: any) {
+        this.error = error
+    }
+
+    toString(): string {
+        const code = this.error.code 
+        switch(code) {
+            case 'missing':
+                return this.missingResourceMessage()
+            case 'missing_field':
+                return this.missingFieldMessage()
+            case 'invalid':
+                return this.invalidFieldMessage()
+            case 'already_exists':
+                return this.resourceAlreadyExists()
+            default:
+                return this.customErrorMessage()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private customErrorMessage(): string {
+        const message = this.error.message;
+        const documentation = this.error.documentation_url
+
+        let documentationMessage: string
+        if(documentation) {
+            documentationMessage = `\nPlease see ${documentation}.`
+        } else {
+            documentationMessage = ""
+        }
+
+        return `${message}${documentationMessage}`
+    }
+
+    private invalidFieldMessage(): string {
+        const resource = this.error.resource
+        const field = this.error.field
+
+        return `The ${field} field on ${resource} is an invalid format.`
+    }
+    
+    private missingResourceMessage(): string {
+        const resource = this.error.resource
+        return `${resource} does not exist.`
+    }
+
+    private missingFieldMessage(): string {
+        const resource = this.error.resource
+        const field = this.error.field
+
+        return `The ${field} field on ${resource} is missing.`
+    }
+
+    private resourceAlreadyExists(): string {
+        const resource = this.error.resource
+        return `${resource} already exists.`
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Main.ts b/src/Main.ts
index 70947fa9..2c1abdf7 100644
--- a/src/Main.ts
+++ b/src/Main.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ import { GithubReleases } from './Releases';
 import { Action } from './Action';
 import { GithubArtifactUploader } from './ArtifactUploader';
 import { FileArtifactGlobber } from './ArtifactGlobber';
+import { ErrorMessage } from './ErrorMessage';
 
 async function run() {
   try {
     const action = createAction()
     await action.perform()
   } catch (error) {
-    core.setFailed(error.message);
+    const errorMessage = new ErrorMessage(error)
+    core.setFailed(errorMessage.toString());
   }
 }