diff --git a/app/models/ahoy/event.rb b/app/models/ahoy/event.rb
index c3f7caf9a..b38d3be0e 100644
--- a/app/models/ahoy/event.rb
+++ b/app/models/ahoy/event.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ def self.delete_specific_events_and_associated_visits(delete_events: false, even
 
         { success: true, message: message }
       end
-    rescue => e
+    rescue ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
+      error_message = delete_events ? "Deleting specific events failed due to: #{e.message}" : "Deleting associated visits of specific events failed due to: #{e.message}"
+      { success: false, message: "Database Error: #{e.message}" }
+    rescue StandardError => e
       error_message = delete_events ? "Deleting specific events failed due to: #{e.message}" : "Deleting associated visits of specific events failed due to: #{e.message}"
-
       { success: false, message: e.message }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/api_action.rb b/app/models/api_action.rb
index 2d523e10a..469e54002 100644
--- a/app/models/api_action.rb
+++ b/app/models/api_action.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ def send_email(run_error_action = true)
     begin
       ApiActionMailer.send_email(self).deliver_now
       self.update(lifecycle_stage: 'complete', lifecycle_message: email)
-    rescue Exception => e
+    rescue Net::SMTPSyntaxError, Net::SMTPFatalError, Net::SMTPServerBusy => e
+      execute_error_actions("SMTP Error: #{e.message}") if run_error_action
+      raise
+    rescue StandardError => e
       execute_error_actions(e.message) if run_error_action
       raise
     end
@@ -125,8 +128,11 @@ def send_web_request(run_error_action = true)
       else
         execute_error_actions(response.to_s)
       end 
-    rescue => e
-      execute_error_actions(e.message) if run_error_action 
+    rescue HTTParty::Error, SocketError => e
+      execute_error_actions("HTTP Error: #{e.message}") if run_error_action 
+      raise
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      execute_error_actions(e.message) if run_error_action
       raise
     end
   end
@@ -139,7 +145,10 @@ def custom_action(run_error_action = true)
       response = custom_api_action.run_custom_action(api_action: self, api_namespace: self.api_resource&.api_namespace, api_resource: self.api_resource, current_visit: Current.visit, current_user: Current.user)
 
       self.update(lifecycle_stage: 'complete', lifecycle_message: response.to_json)
-    rescue => e
+    rescue NameError, NoMethodError => e
+      execute_error_actions("Custom Action Error: #{e.message}") if run_error_action
+      raise
+    rescue StandardError => e
       execute_error_actions(e.message) if run_error_action
       raise
     end
diff --git a/app/models/api_namespace.rb b/app/models/api_namespace.rb
index 5f1bc94cb..f650bfcb8 100755
--- a/app/models/api_namespace.rb
+++ b/app/models/api_namespace.rb
@@ -212,14 +212,15 @@ def duplicate_api_namespace(duplicate_associations: false)
               new_executed_api_action.save!
             end
           end
-        end
+end
 
         { success: true, data: new_api_namespace }
       end
-    rescue => e
+    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
+      { success: false, message: "Validation Error: #{e.message}" }
+    rescue StandardError => e
       { success: false, message: e.message }
     end
-  end
 
   def export_as_json(include_associations: false)
     if include_associations
@@ -355,7 +356,11 @@ def self.import_as_json(json_str)
 
         { success: true, data: new_api_namespace }
       end
-    rescue => e
+    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
+      { success: false, message: "Validation Error: #{e.message}" }
+    rescue JSON::ParserError => e
+      { success: false, message: "JSON Parse Error: #{e.message}" }
+    rescue StandardError => e
       { success: false, message: e.message }
     end
   end