diff --git a/src/views/api/_index.yaml b/src/views/api/_index.yaml
index 0f13ec9..8cae94e 100644
--- a/src/views/api/_index.yaml
+++ b/src/views/api/_index.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 version: "1.0"
 namespace: wippy.views.api
 entries:
+    - name: api_error
+      kind: library.lua
+      meta:
+        comment: Sanitized API error responses with server-side logging
+      source: file://api_error.lua
+      modules:
+        - logger
     - name: list_pages
       kind: function.lua
       meta:
@@ -9,6 +16,7 @@ entries:
         router: api_router
       source: file://list_pages.lua
       imports:
+        api_error: wippy.views.api:api_error
         page_registry: wippy.views:page_registry
       method: handler
       modules:
@@ -38,6 +46,7 @@ entries:
         router: api_router
       source: file://list_components.lua
       imports:
+        api_error: wippy.views.api:api_error
         component_registry: wippy.views:component_registry
         bundled_meta: wippy.views:bundled_meta
       method: handler
@@ -72,6 +81,7 @@ entries:
         router: api_router
       source: file://find_by_tag.lua
       imports:
+        api_error: wippy.views.api:api_error
         component_registry: wippy.views:component_registry
         bundled_meta: wippy.views:bundled_meta
       method: handler
@@ -106,6 +116,7 @@ entries:
         router: api_router
       source: file://render.lua
       imports:
+        api_error: wippy.views.api:api_error
         page_registry: wippy.views:page_registry
         renderer: wippy.views:renderer
         resource_registry: wippy.views:resource_registry
@@ -167,6 +178,7 @@ entries:
         router: api_router
       source: file://list_routes.lua
       imports:
+        api_error: wippy.views.api:api_error
         page_registry: wippy.views:page_registry
       method: handler
       modules:
diff --git a/src/views/api/api_error.lua b/src/views/api/api_error.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0b8ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/api/api_error.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+local log = require("logger"):named("wippy.views.api")
+
+local api_error = {}
+
+function api_error.fail(res, status, message, err)
+    if err ~= nil then
+        log:error(message, { error = tostring(err) })
+    end
+
+    res:set_status(status)
+    res:write_json({
+        success = false,
+        error = message
+    })
+end
+
+return api_error
diff --git a/src/views/api/find_by_tag.lua b/src/views/api/find_by_tag.lua
index 6271613..17a2921 100644
--- a/src/views/api/find_by_tag.lua
+++ b/src/views/api/find_by_tag.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local http = require("http")
+local api_error = require("api_error")
 local component_registry = require("component_registry")
 local bundled_meta = require("bundled_meta")
 
@@ -41,11 +42,7 @@ local function handler()
 
     local tag, param_err = req:param("tag")
     if param_err or not tag or tag == "" then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.BAD_REQUEST)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = "Tag name is required" .. (param_err and (": " .. tostring(param_err)) or ""),
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.BAD_REQUEST, "Tag name is required", param_err)
         return
     end
 
@@ -77,11 +74,7 @@ local function handler()
     end
 
     if err or not component then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.NOT_FOUND)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = err or ("No view.component registered for tag: " .. tag),
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.NOT_FOUND, "No view.component registered for tag: " .. tag, err)
         return
     end
 
diff --git a/src/views/api/list_components.lua b/src/views/api/list_components.lua
index 42d08ab..08f8fbf 100644
--- a/src/views/api/list_components.lua
+++ b/src/views/api/list_components.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local http = require("http")
+local api_error = require("api_error")
 local component_registry = require("component_registry")
 local bundled_meta = require("bundled_meta")
 
@@ -37,11 +38,7 @@ local function handler()
 
     local all_components, err = component_registry.find_all()
     if err then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = err
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to list components", err)
         return
     end
 
diff --git a/src/views/api/list_pages.lua b/src/views/api/list_pages.lua
index 8bca50c..a6704c9 100644
--- a/src/views/api/list_pages.lua
+++ b/src/views/api/list_pages.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local http = require("http")
+local api_error = require("api_error")
 local page_registry = require("page_registry")
 
 type PageResponse = {
@@ -30,11 +31,7 @@ local function handler()
 
     local all_pages, err = page_registry.find_all()
     if err then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = err
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to list pages", err)
         return
     end
 
diff --git a/src/views/api/list_routes.lua b/src/views/api/list_routes.lua
index de1ef86..a3e320b 100644
--- a/src/views/api/list_routes.lua
+++ b/src/views/api/list_routes.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local http = require("http")
+local api_error = require("api_error")
 local page_registry = require("page_registry")
 
 -- GET /pages/routes
@@ -22,11 +23,7 @@ local function handler()
     -- Single fetch + validation pass — avoids the two-call race.
     local all_pages, list_err = page_registry.find_all()
     if list_err then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = list_err,
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to list mount routes", list_err)
         return
     end
 
diff --git a/src/views/api/render.lua b/src/views/api/render.lua
index 859013d..712b557 100644
--- a/src/views/api/render.lua
+++ b/src/views/api/render.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 local http = require("http")
+local api_error = require("api_error")
 local page_registry = require("page_registry")
 local resource_registry = require("resource_registry")
 local renderer = require("renderer")
@@ -52,12 +53,7 @@ local function handler()
     local page_id, err = req:param("id")
 
     if err then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = "Parameter extraction error",
-            details = err
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Parameter extraction error", err)
         return
     end
 
@@ -74,12 +70,7 @@ local function handler()
     local page, page_err = page_registry.get(page_id)
 
     if page_err then
-        res:set_status(http.STATUS.NOT_FOUND)
-        res:write_json({
-            success = false,
-            error = "Page not found",
-            details = page_err
-        })
+        api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.NOT_FOUND, "Page not found", page_err)
         return
     end
 
@@ -149,12 +140,7 @@ local function handler()
                 details = "You do not have permission to view this page"
             })
         else
-            res:set_status(http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR)
-            res:write_json({
-                success = false,
-                error = "Failed to render page",
-                details = render_err
-            })
+            api_error.fail(res, http.STATUS.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to render page", render_err)
         end
         return
     end