diff --git a/backend/api.py b/backend/api.py
index 35f44de..d429a68 100644
--- a/backend/api.py
+++ b/backend/api.py
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import requests
 from backend import Route
 from models import Player, Alliance
+from .exceptions import AccessForbidden, ValidationError
+
 
 class API:
     def __init__(self, api_key: str):
         self.api_key = api_key
-        self.headers = {
-            "API-Key": api_key
-        }
+        self.headers = {"API-Key": api_key}
 
     def request(self, route: Route, data: dict = None) -> dict:
-        response = requests.request(route.method, route.path, headers=self.headers, json=data)
+        response = requests.request(
+            route.method, route.path, headers=self.headers, json=data
+        )
         if response.status_code == 403:
-            raise Exception("Access Forbidden")
+            raise AccessForbidden(response.status_code)
             # handle error here however you want to
             # error 403 & 401 are Access Forbidden
+        elif response.status_code == 422:
+            raise ValidationError(response.status_code, data)
 
         return response
 
@@ -24,10 +30,10 @@ def get_player(self) -> Player:
         data = response.json()
         player = Player.from_data(data)
         return player
-    
+
     def get_alliance(self) -> Alliance:
         route = Route("/alliance", "GET")
         response = self.request(route)
         data = response.json()
         alliance = Alliance.from_data(data)
-        return alliance
\ No newline at end of file
+        return alliance