diff --git a/.changeset/curly-toes-doubt.md b/.changeset/curly-toes-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bc9d55c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-toes-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+'@aws-amplify/integration-tests': patch
+'@aws-amplify/backend-deployer': patch
+'create-amplify': patch
+'@aws-amplify/platform-core': patch
+'@aws-amplify/backend-data': patch
+'@aws-amplify/sandbox': patch
+'@aws-amplify/backend-cli': patch
+---
+
+Refactor error handling, introduce two new AmplifyErrors
diff --git a/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts b/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
index e42ef59656..f947a2e11e 100644
--- a/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-data/src/factory.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   isUsingDefaultApiKeyAuth,
 } from './convert_authorization_modes.js';
 import { validateAuthorizationModes } from './validate_authorization_modes.js';
+import { AmplifyUserError } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 
 /**
  * Singleton factory for AmplifyGraphqlApi constructs that can be used in Amplify project files
@@ -80,16 +81,44 @@ class DataGenerator implements ConstructContainerEntryGenerator {
   ) {}
 
   generateContainerEntry = (scope: Construct) => {
-    const authorizationModes = convertAuthorizationModesToCDK(
-      this.functionInstanceProvider,
-      this.providedAuthConfig,
-      this.props.authorizationModes
-    );
+    let authorizationModes;
 
-    validateAuthorizationModes(
-      this.props.authorizationModes,
-      authorizationModes
-    );
+    try {
+      authorizationModes = convertAuthorizationModesToCDK(
+        this.functionInstanceProvider,
+        this.providedAuthConfig,
+        this.props.authorizationModes
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new AmplifyUserError(
+        'InvalidSchemaAuthError',
+        {
+          message:
+            error instanceof Error
+              ? error.message
+              : 'Cannot covert authorization modes',
+        },
+        error instanceof Error ? error : undefined
+      );
+    }
+
+    try {
+      validateAuthorizationModes(
+        this.props.authorizationModes,
+        authorizationModes
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new AmplifyUserError(
+        'InvalidSchemaAuthError',
+        {
+          message:
+            error instanceof Error
+              ? error.message
+              : 'Failed to validate authorization modes',
+        },
+        error instanceof Error ? error : undefined
+      );
+    }
 
     const sandboxModeEnabled = isUsingDefaultApiKeyAuth(
       this.providedAuthConfig,
@@ -101,9 +130,25 @@ class DataGenerator implements ConstructContainerEntryGenerator {
       this.props.functions ?? {}
     );
 
+    let amplifyGraphqlDefinition;
+    try {
+      amplifyGraphqlDefinition = convertSchemaToCDK(this.props.schema);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new AmplifyUserError(
+        'InvalidSchemaError',
+        {
+          message:
+            error instanceof Error
+              ? error.message
+              : 'Cannot covert user schema',
+        },
+        error instanceof Error ? error : undefined
+      );
+    }
+
     return new AmplifyData(scope, this.defaultName, {
       apiName: this.props.name,
-      definition: convertSchemaToCDK(this.props.schema),
+      definition: amplifyGraphqlDefinition,
       authorizationModes,
       outputStorageStrategy: this.outputStorageStrategy,
       functionNameMap,
diff --git a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.test.ts b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.test.ts
index d356da969e..47c45e1c37 100644
--- a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { after, beforeEach, describe, it, mock } from 'node:test';
 import { CDKDeployer } from './cdk_deployer.js';
 import assert from 'node:assert';
-import { BackendLocator } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
+import { AmplifyError, BackendLocator } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 import { DeployProps } from './cdk_deployer_singleton_factory.js';
 import { CdkErrorMapper } from './cdk_error_mapper.js';
 import { BackendIdentifier } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
@@ -269,12 +269,13 @@ void describe('invokeCDKCommand', () => {
 
     await assert.rejects(
       () => invoker.deploy(branchBackendId, sandboxDeployProps),
-      (err: Error) => {
+      (err: AmplifyError) => {
         assert.equal(
           err.message,
-          '[AccessDenied]: The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.'
+          'The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.'
         );
-        assert.equal((err.cause as Error).message, 'Access Denied');
+        assert.equal(err.name, 'AccessDeniedError');
+        assert.equal(err.cause?.message, 'Access Denied');
         return true;
       }
     );
diff --git a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.ts b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.ts
index 8ef8ce514c..f902455128 100644
--- a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_deployer.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import {
 } from './cdk_deployer_singleton_factory.js';
 import { CdkErrorMapper } from './cdk_error_mapper.js';
 import { BackendIdentifier } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
-import { BackendLocator, CDKContextKey } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
+import {
+  AmplifyUserError,
+  BackendLocator,
+  CDKContextKey,
+} from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
 
 /**
@@ -49,14 +53,18 @@ export class CDKDeployer implements BackendDeployer {
       }
     }
 
-    return this.invokeCdk(InvokableCommand.DEPLOY, backendId, cdkCommandArgs);
+    return this.tryInvokeCdk(
+      InvokableCommand.DEPLOY,
+      backendId,
+      cdkCommandArgs
+    );
   };
 
   /**
    * Invokes cdk destroy command
    */
   destroy = async (backendId: BackendIdentifier) => {
-    return this.invokeCdk(InvokableCommand.DESTROY, backendId, ['--force']);
+    return this.tryInvokeCdk(InvokableCommand.DESTROY, backendId, ['--force']);
   };
 
   private invokeTsc = async (deployProps?: DeployProps) => {
@@ -78,14 +86,44 @@ export class CDKDeployer implements BackendDeployer {
       // If we cannot load ts config, turn off type checking
       return;
     }
-    await this.executeChildProcess('npx', [
-      'tsc',
-      '--noEmit',
-      '--skipLibCheck',
-      // pointing the project arg to the amplify backend directory will use the tsconfig present in that directory
-      '--project',
-      dirname(this.backendLocator.locate()),
-    ]);
+    try {
+      await this.executeChildProcess('npx', [
+        'tsc',
+        '--noEmit',
+        '--skipLibCheck',
+        // pointing the project arg to the amplify backend directory will use the tsconfig present in that directory
+        '--project',
+        dirname(this.backendLocator.locate()),
+      ]);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new AmplifyUserError(
+        'SyntaxError',
+        {
+          message:
+            'TypeScript validation check failed, check your backend definition',
+        },
+        err instanceof Error ? err : undefined
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * calls invokeCDK and wrap it in a try catch
+   */
+  private tryInvokeCdk = async (
+    invokableCommand: InvokableCommand,
+    backendId: BackendIdentifier,
+    additionalArguments?: string[]
+  ): Promise<DeployResult | DestroyResult> => {
+    try {
+      return await this.invokeCdk(
+        invokableCommand,
+        backendId,
+        additionalArguments
+      );
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw this.cdkErrorMapper.getAmplifyError(err as Error);
+    }
   };
 
   /**
@@ -131,11 +169,7 @@ export class CDKDeployer implements BackendDeployer {
       cdkCommandArgs.push(...additionalArguments);
     }
 
-    try {
-      return await this.executeChildProcess('npx', cdkCommandArgs);
-    } catch (err) {
-      throw this.cdkErrorMapper.getHumanReadableError(err as Error);
-    }
+    return await this.executeChildProcess('npx', cdkCommandArgs);
   };
 
   /**
@@ -183,7 +217,10 @@ export class CDKDeployer implements BackendDeployer {
       await childProcess;
       return cdkOutput;
     } catch (error) {
-      // swallow execa error which is not really helpful, rather throw stderr
+      // swallow execa error which is most of the time noise (basically child exited with exit code...)
+      // bubbling this up to customers add confusion (Customers don't need to know we are running IPC calls
+      // and their exit codes printed while sandbox continue to run). Hence we explicitly don't pass error in the cause
+      // rather throw the entire stderr for clients to figure out what to do with it.
       throw new Error(aggregatedStderr);
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.test.ts b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.test.ts
index feacb5cf07..f1259a14a5 100644
--- a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.test.ts
@@ -5,44 +5,76 @@ import { CdkErrorMapper } from './cdk_error_mapper.js';
 const testErrorMappings = [
   {
     errorMessage: 'UnknownError',
-    expectedTopLevelErrorMessage: 'UnknownError',
+    expectedTopLevelErrorMessage: 'Error: UnknownError',
+    errorName: 'UnknownFault',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: undefined,
   },
   {
     errorMessage: 'ExpiredToken',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[ExpiredToken]: The security token included in the request is invalid.',
+      'The security token included in the request is invalid.',
+    errorName: 'ExpiredTokenError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'ExpiredToken',
   },
   {
     errorMessage: 'Access Denied',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[AccessDenied]: The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.',
+      'The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.',
+    errorName: 'AccessDeniedError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'Access Denied',
   },
+  {
+    errorMessage: 'ReferenceError: var is not defined\n',
+    expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
+      'Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+    errorName: 'SyntaxError',
+    expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'ReferenceError: var is not defined\n',
+  },
   {
     errorMessage: 'Has the environment been bootstrapped',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[BootstrapFailure]: This AWS account and region has not been bootstrapped. Run `cdk bootstrap aws://{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}/{YOUR_REGION}` locally to resolve this.',
+      'This AWS account and region has not been bootstrapped. Run `cdk bootstrap aws://{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}/{YOUR_REGION}` locally to resolve this.',
+    errorName: 'BootstrapNotDetectedError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'Has the environment been bootstrapped',
   },
+  {
+    errorMessage: 'Amplify Backend not found in amplify/backend.ts',
+    expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
+      'Backend definition could not be found in amplify directory',
+    errorName: 'FileConventionError',
+    expectedDownstreamErrorMessage:
+      'Amplify Backend not found in amplify/backend.ts',
+  },
+  {
+    errorMessage: 'Amplify Auth must be defined in amplify/auth/resource.ts',
+    expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
+      'File name or path for backend definition are incorrect',
+    errorName: 'FileConventionError',
+    expectedDownstreamErrorMessage:
+      'Amplify Auth must be defined in amplify/auth/resource.ts',
+  },
   {
     errorMessage: 'amplify/backend.ts',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[SynthError]: Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+      'Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+    errorName: 'BackendBuildError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'amplify/backend.ts',
   },
   {
-    errorMessage: '❌ Deployment failed: something bad happened\n',
+    errorMessage:
+      'Overall error message had other stuff before ❌ Deployment failed: something bad happened\n and after',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[CloudFormationFailure]: The CloudFormation deployment has failed. Find more information in the CloudFormation AWS Console for this stack.',
-    expectedDownstreamErrorMessage: 'something bad happened',
+      'The CloudFormation deployment has failed. Find more information in the CloudFormation AWS Console for this stack.',
+    errorName: 'CloudFormationDeploymentError',
+    expectedDownstreamErrorMessage:
+      '❌ Deployment failed: something bad happened\n',
   },
   {
     errorMessage:
       'CFN error happened: Updates are not allowed for property: some property',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[UpdateNotSupported]: The changes that you are trying to apply are not supported.',
+      'The changes that you are trying to apply are not supported.',
+    errorName: 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage:
       'CFN error happened: Updates are not allowed for property: some property',
   },
@@ -50,7 +82,8 @@ const testErrorMappings = [
     errorMessage:
       'CFN error happened: Invalid AttributeDataType input, consider using the provided AttributeDataType enum',
     expectedTopLevelErrorMessage:
-      '[UpdateNotSupported]: User pool attributes cannot be changed after a user pool has been created.',
+      'User pool attributes cannot be changed after a user pool has been created.',
+    errorName: 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError',
     expectedDownstreamErrorMessage:
       'CFN error happened: Invalid AttributeDataType input, consider using the provided AttributeDataType enum',
   },
@@ -62,16 +95,18 @@ void describe('invokeCDKCommand', { concurrency: 1 }, () => {
     ({
       errorMessage,
       expectedTopLevelErrorMessage,
+      errorName: expectedErrorName,
       expectedDownstreamErrorMessage,
     }) => {
       void it(`handles ${errorMessage} error`, () => {
-        const humanReadableError = cdkErrorMapper.getHumanReadableError(
+        const humanReadableError = cdkErrorMapper.getAmplifyError(
           new Error(errorMessage)
         );
         assert.equal(humanReadableError.message, expectedTopLevelErrorMessage);
+        assert.equal(humanReadableError.name, expectedErrorName);
         expectedDownstreamErrorMessage &&
           assert.equal(
-            (humanReadableError.cause as Error).message,
+            humanReadableError.cause?.message,
             expectedDownstreamErrorMessage
           );
       });
diff --git a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.ts b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.ts
index c75189f47e..cf1fdd6685 100644
--- a/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-deployer/src/cdk_error_mapper.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,79 @@
+import {
+  AmplifyError,
+  AmplifyErrorClassification,
+  AmplifyErrorType,
+  AmplifyFault,
+  AmplifyLibraryFaultType,
+  AmplifyUserError,
+  AmplifyUserErrorType,
+} from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
+
 /**
  * Transforms CDK error messages to human readable ones
  */
 export class CdkErrorMapper {
   private knownErrors: Array<{
     errorRegex: RegExp;
-    humanReadableError: string;
+    humanReadableErrorMessage: string;
+    errorName: AmplifyErrorType;
+    classification: AmplifyErrorClassification;
   }> = [
     {
       errorRegex: /ExpiredToken/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[ExpiredToken]: The security token included in the request is invalid.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'The security token included in the request is invalid.',
+      errorName: 'ExpiredTokenError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
       errorRegex: /Access Denied/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[AccessDenied]: The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'The deployment role does not have sufficient permissions to perform this deployment.',
+      errorName: 'AccessDeniedError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
       errorRegex: /Has the environment been bootstrapped/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[BootstrapFailure]: This AWS account and region has not been bootstrapped. Run `cdk bootstrap aws://{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}/{YOUR_REGION}` locally to resolve this.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'This AWS account and region has not been bootstrapped. Run `cdk bootstrap aws://{YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID}/{YOUR_REGION}` locally to resolve this.',
+      errorName: 'BootstrapNotDetectedError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
-      // the backend entry point file is referenced in the stack indicating a problem in customer code
-      errorRegex: /amplify\/backend/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[SynthError]: Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+      errorRegex: /(SyntaxError|ReferenceError):(.*)\n/,
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+      errorName: 'SyntaxError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
+    },
+    {
+      errorRegex: /Amplify Backend not found in/,
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'Backend definition could not be found in amplify directory',
+      errorName: 'FileConventionError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
+    },
+    {
+      errorRegex: /Amplify (.*) must be defined in (.*)/,
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'File name or path for backend definition are incorrect',
+      errorName: 'FileConventionError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
-      errorRegex: /SyntaxError:(.*)\n/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[SyntaxError]: Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+      // the backend entry point file is referenced in the stack indicating a problem in customer code
+      errorRegex: /amplify\/backend/,
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'Unable to build Amplify backend. Check your backend definition in the `amplify` folder.',
+      errorName: 'BackendBuildError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
       errorRegex: /Updates are not allowed for property/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[UpdateNotSupported]: The changes that you are trying to apply are not supported.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'The changes that you are trying to apply are not supported.',
+      errorName: 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
       // This error originates from Cognito service when user tries to change UserPool attributes which is not allowed
@@ -43,30 +81,52 @@ export class CdkErrorMapper {
       // Remapping to `UpdateNotSupported` will allow sandbox to prompt users for resetting their environment
       errorRegex:
         /Invalid AttributeDataType input, consider using the provided AttributeDataType enum/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[UpdateNotSupported]: User pool attributes cannot be changed after a user pool has been created.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'User pool attributes cannot be changed after a user pool has been created.',
+      errorName: 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
     {
       // Note that the order matters, this should be the last as it captures generic CFN error
       errorRegex: /❌ Deployment failed: (.*)\n/,
-      humanReadableError:
-        '[CloudFormationFailure]: The CloudFormation deployment has failed. Find more information in the CloudFormation AWS Console for this stack.',
+      humanReadableErrorMessage:
+        'The CloudFormation deployment has failed. Find more information in the CloudFormation AWS Console for this stack.',
+      errorName: 'CloudFormationDeploymentError',
+      classification: 'ERROR',
     },
   ];
 
-  getHumanReadableError = (error: Error): Error => {
+  getAmplifyError = (error: Error): AmplifyError => {
+    // Check if there was an Amplify error thrown during child process execution
+    const amplifyError = AmplifyError.fromStderr(error.message);
+    if (amplifyError) {
+      return amplifyError;
+    }
+
     const matchingError = this.knownErrors.find((knownError) =>
       knownError.errorRegex.test(error.message)
     );
 
     if (matchingError) {
+      // Extract meaningful contextual information if available
       const underlyingMessage = error.message.match(matchingError.errorRegex);
       error.message =
-        underlyingMessage && underlyingMessage.length == 2
-          ? underlyingMessage[1]
+        underlyingMessage && underlyingMessage.length > 1
+          ? underlyingMessage[0]
           : error.message;
-      return new Error(matchingError.humanReadableError, { cause: error });
+
+      return matchingError.classification === 'ERROR'
+        ? new AmplifyUserError(
+            matchingError.errorName as AmplifyUserErrorType,
+            { message: matchingError.humanReadableErrorMessage },
+            error
+          )
+        : new AmplifyFault(
+            matchingError.errorName as AmplifyLibraryFaultType,
+            { message: matchingError.humanReadableErrorMessage },
+            error
+          );
     }
-    return error;
+    return AmplifyError.fromError(error);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.test.ts
index 9f4d6d0588..d37afff008 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { ClientConfigFormat } from '@aws-amplify/client-config';
-import { UsageDataEmitter } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
+import {
+  AmplifyFault,
+  AmplifyUserError,
+  UsageDataEmitter,
+} from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 import assert from 'node:assert';
 import { afterEach, describe, it, mock } from 'node:test';
 import { ClientConfigGeneratorAdapter } from '../../client-config/client_config_generator_adapter.js';
@@ -82,8 +86,10 @@ void describe('sandbox_event_handler_factory', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  void it('calls the usage emitter on the failedDeployment event', async () => {
-    const testError = new Error('test message');
+  void it('calls the usage emitter on the failedDeployment event with AmplifyError', async () => {
+    const testError = new AmplifyUserError('BackendBuildError', {
+      message: 'test message',
+    });
     await Promise.all(
       eventFactory
         .getSandboxEventHandlers({
@@ -105,6 +111,49 @@ void describe('sandbox_event_handler_factory', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  void it('calls the usage emitter on the failedDeployment event with generic Error', async () => {
+    const testError = new Error('Some generic error');
+    await Promise.all(
+      eventFactory
+        .getSandboxEventHandlers({
+          sandboxName: 'my-app',
+          clientConfigLifecycleHandler,
+        })
+        .failedDeployment.map((e) => e(testError))
+    );
+
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(generateClientConfigMock.mock.callCount(), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(emitSuccessMock.mock.callCount(), 0);
+    assert.strictEqual(emitFailureMock.mock.callCount(), 1);
+
+    const expectedError = new AmplifyFault(
+      'UnknownFault',
+      {
+        message: 'Error: Some generic error',
+      },
+      testError
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      emitFailureMock.mock.calls[0].arguments[0].name,
+      expectedError.name
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      emitFailureMock.mock.calls[0].arguments[0].message,
+      expectedError.message
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      emitFailureMock.mock.calls[0].arguments[0].classification,
+      expectedError.classification
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(
+      emitFailureMock.mock.calls[0].arguments[0].cause.message,
+      expectedError.cause?.message
+    );
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(emitFailureMock.mock.calls[0].arguments[1], {
+      command: 'Sandbox',
+    });
+  });
+
   void it('does not throw when client config adapter fails on the successfulDeployment event', async () => {
     generateClientConfigMock.mock.mockImplementationOnce(() => {
       throw new Error('test error message');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.ts
index 2f121a6e2a..ad7e6124b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/sandbox/sandbox_event_handler_factory.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { SandboxEventHandlerCreator } from './sandbox_command.js';
 import { BackendIdentifier } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
-import { UsageDataEmitter } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
+import { AmplifyError, UsageDataEmitter } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 import { DeployResult } from '@aws-amplify/backend-deployer';
 import { COLOR, Printer } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
 
@@ -73,11 +73,18 @@ export class SandboxEventHandlerFactory {
           if (args.length == 0 || !args[0]) {
             return;
           }
-          const deployError = args[0] as Error;
-          if (deployError && deployError.message) {
+          const deployError = args[0];
+          if (deployError && deployError instanceof AmplifyError) {
             await usageDataEmitter.emitFailure(deployError, {
               command: 'Sandbox',
             });
+          } else {
+            await usageDataEmitter.emitFailure(
+              AmplifyError.fromError(deployError),
+              {
+                command: 'Sandbox',
+              }
+            );
           }
         },
       ],
diff --git a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index 28df51e0cc..b5e2c64de0 100644
--- a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/bc335d45f5f3eaaf9af9b95d772b50f0586653ea00c896d3996ad6d0782d4f65.json"
+       "/356837bc006efa614dd18d8e0821efb2f05db80aadc347e28db04bb2f6fe8bbd.json"
       ]
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     }
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/aa5980fc1cfd00374e5224df874d7414086ec4f45288dc19e5fa63133e85c9a0.json"
+       "/94663ad34627ee131e3d96f0aebd8bdccee2f3db588fc658564562b4eb233b1f.json"
       ]
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     }
diff --git a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
index 5d8b59a2c3..39d341963d 100644
--- a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.1\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.2\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "amplifyAuthUserPool4BA7F805": {
    "Type": "AWS::Cognito::UserPool",
diff --git a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
index a1838ed660..1196b355a6 100644
--- a/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/create-amplify/templates/basic-auth-data/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       "ApiId"
      ]
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-    "Expires": 1703205067
+    "Expires": 1703801369
    }
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   "amplifyDataGraphQLAPINONEDS684BF699": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index 44f24ad523..9211743d83 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/0af95f79425d31eb2f7a183c84eac6fef81f8a45d5d1895224e37a513e96e9ac.json"
+       "/57f1f5883b3e09b18ae0032ff0869df039e028f57d981ec2043772d452221c5b.json"
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diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
index c3d3cbc8d1..d02044c679 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-iterative-deploy/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       "ApiId"
      ]
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-    "Expires": 1701217852
+    "Expires": 1701814158
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   "amplifyDataGraphQLAPINONEDS684BF699": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index d1278d5bdb..6e19bd01a9 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/5c41ca256392cb9a9c61aa6cedbae9fa9a12c5927d30678087511cbea6557158.json"
+       "/87aeaefe934ca0965957f8dd07a34567bd92cabf3305a2f27bf7d4da171a7b6f.json"
       ]
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@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/34165810aaf3ae2c8e32368cda1337ca1d9242720102a6e34bc223e4f3f4ac94.json"
+       "/fffd6fccba429f67fbf54e07b891ec22c20a81177a051793869310e6e94b2a73.json"
       ]
      ]
     }
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/aae2917f7b6aa1fda37678972818215ed49129160005f03acfa90c29ad5f944f.json"
+       "/0d605cfcd689fb8650f00f193ce7572a75b06a8ccfaebc550876e3be9e352075.json"
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diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
index da71ef18dd..81f31dbdab 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.1\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.2\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "SecretFetcherResourceProviderLambdaServiceRole5ABAF823": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
index 94c1ca1f3b..efecf44653 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.0\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.1\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "testFunctestFuncLambdaFunctionServiceRole09E19D41": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
index a89c3730fa..194423b7e3 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-cjs/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.2\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.3\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "amplifyStorageamplifyStorageBucketC2F702CD": {
    "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index d1278d5bdb..6e19bd01a9 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
        {
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        },
-       "/5c41ca256392cb9a9c61aa6cedbae9fa9a12c5927d30678087511cbea6557158.json"
+       "/87aeaefe934ca0965957f8dd07a34567bd92cabf3305a2f27bf7d4da171a7b6f.json"
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@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/34165810aaf3ae2c8e32368cda1337ca1d9242720102a6e34bc223e4f3f4ac94.json"
+       "/fffd6fccba429f67fbf54e07b891ec22c20a81177a051793869310e6e94b2a73.json"
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@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/aae2917f7b6aa1fda37678972818215ed49129160005f03acfa90c29ad5f944f.json"
+       "/0d605cfcd689fb8650f00f193ce7572a75b06a8ccfaebc550876e3be9e352075.json"
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diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
index da71ef18dd..81f31dbdab 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.1\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.2\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "SecretFetcherResourceProviderLambdaServiceRole5ABAF823": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
index 94c1ca1f3b..efecf44653 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.0\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.1\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "testFunctestFuncLambdaFunctionServiceRole09E19D41": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
index a89c3730fa..194423b7e3 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-js/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.2\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.3\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
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diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index b1aa37e401..baf16dba0e 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
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@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
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-       "/5c41ca256392cb9a9c61aa6cedbae9fa9a12c5927d30678087511cbea6557158.json"
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@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
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@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
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        },
-       "/aae2917f7b6aa1fda37678972818215ed49129160005f03acfa90c29ad5f944f.json"
+       "/0d605cfcd689fb8650f00f193ce7572a75b06a8ccfaebc550876e3be9e352075.json"
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@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
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-       "/8cb0cb7e2fea755b319e74e97fe0b43998c9c837960f4b83af9a7c43f039b86c.json"
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diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
index da71ef18dd..81f31dbdab 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854aauth473E022C.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.1\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.4.2\",\"stackType\":\"auth-Cognito\",\"metadata\":{}}",
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   "SecretFetcherResourceProviderLambdaServiceRole5ABAF823": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
index a7cd02bcde..aad5172e57 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
       "ApiId"
      ]
     },
-    "Expires": 1703205062
+    "Expires": 1703801364
    }
   },
   "amplifyDataGraphQLAPINONEDS684BF699": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
index 94c1ca1f3b..efecf44653 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.0\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.1\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "testFunctestFuncLambdaFunctionServiceRole09E19D41": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
index a89c3730fa..194423b7e3 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/data-storage-auth-with-triggers-ts/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.2\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.3\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "amplifyStorageamplifyStorageBucketC2F702CD": {
    "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index 6b6e5f9acf..a3c3041a35 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/aae2917f7b6aa1fda37678972818215ed49129160005f03acfa90c29ad5f944f.json"
+       "/0d605cfcd689fb8650f00f193ce7572a75b06a8ccfaebc550876e3be9e352075.json"
       ]
      ]
     }
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
index a89c3730fa..194423b7e3 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/minimalist-project-with-typescript-idioms/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854astorage16B83955.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.2\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.3\",\"stackType\":\"storage-S3\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "amplifyStorageamplifyStorageBucketC2F702CD": {
    "Type": "AWS::S3::Bucket",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index fd607bc6ee..0661090f1d 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/05251eaf9c7e228248013be4382298454e4222263c0e996131da678f06a468b3.json"
+       "/bbfa2151094c52f731c7da6f41f42b9fdbcffa26d8ab0aeb796923c8ad92e36f.json"
       ]
      ]
     }
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/1d9ba3324a466e898f90197e6412b5464de952663cd0619bbafedc38be06132d.json"
+       "/ff5f3459e2a88acce35d48501a8ec5378392604dbba56363c8c4153e4568f1f0.json"
       ]
      ]
     }
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
index c68287826f..fe64256218 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
       "ApiId"
      ]
     },
-    "Expires": 1703205064
+    "Expires": 1703801366
    }
   },
   "amplifyDataGraphQLAPINONEDS684BF699": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
index 976873710c..6574a65285 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-auth-modes/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854afunctionDE2842E0.nested.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.0\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.2.1\",\"stackType\":\"function-Lambda\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Resources": {
   "ApiAuthApiAuthLambdaFunctionServiceRole568E246E": {
    "Type": "AWS::IAM::Role",
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
index b5d4fbddea..eeec0340bf 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplify-testAppId-testBranchName-branch-7d6f6c854a.template.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
- "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.4\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
+ "Description": "{\"createdOn\":\"Mac\",\"createdBy\":\"AmplifyPipelineDeploy\",\"createdWith\":\"0.5.5\",\"stackType\":\"root\",\"metadata\":{}}",
  "Metadata": {
   "AWS::Amplify::Platform": {
    "version": "1",
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
        {
         "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-${AWS::AccountId}-${AWS::Region}"
        },
-       "/426bd279acc51329d993502bd4f9aad03681287559c6b5c29cf4e4d8571e3f46.json"
+       "/17fc8d4466f74a8e2f3102e03c106d049ee22a25d86a9d47406f287011246496.json"
       ]
      ]
     }
diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
index 5f702208c6..0d3afa7817 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test-projects/standalone-data-sandbox-mode/expected-cdk-out/amplifytestAppIdtestBranchNamebranch7d6f6c854adataE67321C2.nested.template.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
       "ApiId"
      ]
     },
-    "Expires": 1701217866
+    "Expires": 1701814168
    }
   },
   "amplifyDataGraphQLAPINONEDS684BF699": {
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/API.md b/packages/platform-core/API.md
index 30228320e1..636b60d010 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/API.md
+++ b/packages/platform-core/API.md
@@ -7,6 +7,64 @@
 import { BackendIdentifier } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
 import z from 'zod';
 
+// @public
+export abstract class AmplifyError extends Error {
+    constructor(name: AmplifyErrorType, classification: AmplifyErrorClassification, options: AmplifyErrorOptions, cause?: Error | undefined);
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly cause?: Error | undefined;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly classification: AmplifyErrorClassification;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly code?: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly details?: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    static fromError: (error: unknown) => AmplifyError;
+    // (undocumented)
+    static fromStderr: (_stderr: string) => AmplifyError | undefined;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly link?: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly message: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly name: AmplifyErrorType;
+    // (undocumented)
+    readonly resolution?: string;
+    // (undocumented)
+    serializedError?: string;
+}
+
+// @public
+export type AmplifyErrorClassification = 'FAULT' | 'ERROR';
+
+// @public
+export type AmplifyErrorOptions = {
+    message: string;
+    details?: string;
+    resolution?: string;
+    link?: string;
+    code?: string;
+};
+
+// @public
+export type AmplifyErrorType = AmplifyUserErrorType | AmplifyLibraryFaultType;
+
+// @public
+export class AmplifyFault extends AmplifyError {
+    constructor(name: AmplifyLibraryFaultType, options: AmplifyErrorOptions, cause?: Error);
+}
+
+// @public
+export type AmplifyLibraryFaultType = 'UnknownFault';
+
+// @public
+export class AmplifyUserError extends AmplifyError {
+    constructor(name: AmplifyUserErrorType, options: AmplifyErrorOptions, cause?: Error);
+}
+
+// @public
+export type AmplifyUserErrorType = 'InvalidSchemaAuthError' | 'InvalidSchemaError' | 'ExpiredTokenError' | 'CloudFormationDeploymentError' | 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError' | 'SyntaxError' | 'BackendBuildError' | 'BootstrapNotDetectedError' | 'AccessDeniedError' | 'FileConventionError';
+
 // @public
 export class BackendIdentifierConversions {
     static fromStackName(stackName?: string): BackendIdentifier | undefined;
@@ -88,7 +146,7 @@ export const USAGE_DATA_TRACKING_ENABLED = "telemetry.enabled";
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type UsageDataEmitter = {
     emitSuccess: (metrics?: Record<string, number>, dimensions?: Record<string, string>) => Promise<void>;
-    emitFailure: (error: Error, dimensions?: Record<string, string>) => Promise<void>;
+    emitFailure: (error: AmplifyError, dimensions?: Record<string, string>) => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 // @public
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.test.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27fcf8e897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, it } from 'node:test';
+import { AmplifyError, AmplifyUserError } from '.';
+import assert from 'assert';
+import * as util from 'util';
+
+void describe('amplify error', () => {
+  void it('serialize and deserialize correctly', () => {
+    const testError = new AmplifyUserError(
+      'SyntaxError',
+      { message: 'test error message', details: 'test error details' },
+      new AmplifyUserError('AccessDeniedError', {
+        message: 'some downstream error message',
+      })
+    );
+    const sampleStderr = `some random stderr
+before the actual error message
+${util.inspect(testError, { depth: null })}
+and some after the error message
+    `;
+    const actual = AmplifyError.fromStderr(sampleStderr);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.name, testError.name);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.classification, testError.classification);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.message, testError.message);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.details, testError.details);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.cause?.name, testError.cause?.name);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(actual?.cause?.message, testError.cause?.message);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92ad1698c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import { AmplifyFault, AmplifyUserError } from '.';
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all Amplify errors or faults
+ */
+export abstract class AmplifyError extends Error {
+  public serializedError?: string;
+  public readonly message: string;
+  public readonly resolution?: string;
+  public readonly details?: string;
+  public readonly link?: string;
+  public readonly code?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * You should use AmplifyUserError or AmplifyLibraryFault to throw an error.
+   * @param name - a user friendly name for the exception
+   * @param classification - LibraryFault or UserError
+   * @param options - error stack, resolution steps, details, or help links
+   * @param cause If you are throwing this exception from within a catch block,
+   * you must provide the exception that was caught.
+   * @example
+   * try {
+   *  ...
+   * } catch (error){
+   *    throw new AmplifyError(...,...,error);
+   * }
+   */
+  constructor(
+    public readonly name: AmplifyErrorType,
+    public readonly classification: AmplifyErrorClassification,
+    private readonly options: AmplifyErrorOptions,
+    public readonly cause?: Error
+  ) {
+    // If an AmplifyError was already thrown, we must allow it to reach the user.
+    // This ensures that resolution steps, and the original error are bubbled up.
+    super(options.message, { cause });
+
+    // https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-wiki/blob/main/Breaking-Changes.md#extending-built-ins-like-error-array-and-map-may-no-longer-work
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, AmplifyError.prototype);
+
+    this.message = options.message;
+    this.details = options.details;
+    this.resolution = options.resolution;
+    this.code = options.code;
+    this.link = options.link;
+
+    if (cause && cause instanceof AmplifyError) {
+      cause.serializedError = undefined;
+    }
+    this.serializedError = JSON.stringify({
+      name,
+      classification,
+      options,
+      cause,
+    });
+  }
+
+  static fromStderr = (_stderr: string): AmplifyError | undefined => {
+    const extractionRegex = /["']?serializedError["']?:[ ]?["'](.*)["']/;
+    const serialized = _stderr.match(extractionRegex);
+    if (serialized && serialized.length == 2) {
+      try {
+        const { name, classification, options, cause } = JSON.parse(
+          serialized[1]
+        );
+        return classification === 'ERROR'
+          ? new AmplifyUserError(name as AmplifyUserErrorType, options, cause)
+          : new AmplifyFault(name as AmplifyLibraryFaultType, options, cause);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // cannot deserialize
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  };
+
+  static fromError = (error: unknown): AmplifyError => {
+    const errorMessage =
+      error instanceof Error
+        ? `${error.name}: ${error.message}`
+        : 'An unknown error happened. Check downstream error';
+
+    return new AmplifyFault(
+      'UnknownFault',
+      {
+        message: errorMessage,
+      },
+      error instanceof Error ? error : new Error(String(error))
+    );
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Amplify exception classifications
+ */
+export type AmplifyErrorClassification = 'FAULT' | 'ERROR';
+
+/**
+ * Amplify Error options object
+ */
+export type AmplifyErrorOptions = {
+  message: string;
+  details?: string;
+  resolution?: string;
+  link?: string;
+
+  // CloudFormation or NodeJS error codes
+  code?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Amplify error types
+ */
+export type AmplifyErrorType = AmplifyUserErrorType | AmplifyLibraryFaultType;
+
+/**
+ * Amplify error types
+ */
+export type AmplifyUserErrorType =
+  | 'InvalidSchemaAuthError'
+  | 'InvalidSchemaError'
+  | 'ExpiredTokenError'
+  | 'CloudFormationDeploymentError'
+  | 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError'
+  | 'SyntaxError'
+  | 'BackendBuildError'
+  | 'BootstrapNotDetectedError'
+  | 'AccessDeniedError'
+  | 'FileConventionError';
+
+/**
+ * Amplify library fault types
+ */
+export type AmplifyLibraryFaultType = 'UnknownFault';
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_library_fault.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_library_fault.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b2b7c6151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_library_fault.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {
+  AmplifyError,
+  AmplifyErrorOptions,
+  AmplifyLibraryFaultType,
+} from './amplify_error';
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all Amplify library faults
+ */
+export class AmplifyFault extends AmplifyError {
+  /**
+   * Create a new Amplify Library Fault
+   * @param name - a user friendly name for the exception
+   * @param options - error stack, resolution steps, details, or help links
+   * @param cause If you are throwing this exception from within a catch block,
+   * you must provide the exception that was caught.
+   * @example
+   * try {
+   *  ...
+   * } catch (error){
+   *    throw new AmplifyLibraryFault(error,...,...);
+   * }
+   */
+  constructor(
+    name: AmplifyLibraryFaultType,
+    options: AmplifyErrorOptions,
+    cause?: Error
+  ) {
+    super(name, 'FAULT', options, cause);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_user_error.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_user_error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e726c1237b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/amplify_user_error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {
+  AmplifyError,
+  AmplifyErrorOptions,
+  AmplifyUserErrorType,
+} from './amplify_error';
+
+/**
+ * Base class for all Amplify user errors
+ */
+export class AmplifyUserError extends AmplifyError {
+  /**
+   * Create a new Amplify Error.
+   * @param name - a user friendly name for the user error
+   * @param options - error stack, resolution steps, details, or help links
+   * @param cause If you are throwing this error from within a catch block,
+   * you must provide the error that was caught.
+   * @example
+   * try {
+   *  ...
+   * } catch (error){
+   *    throw new AmplifyError(...,...,error);
+   * }
+   */
+  constructor(
+    name: AmplifyUserErrorType,
+    options: AmplifyErrorOptions,
+    cause?: Error
+  ) {
+    super(name, 'ERROR', options, cause);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/errors/index.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03ddf6a6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/errors/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export * from './amplify_error';
+export * from './amplify_user_error';
+export * from './amplify_library_fault';
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/index.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/index.ts
index d1980d40fc..9d87d45b26 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/index.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ export * from './extract_file_path_from_stack_trace_line.js';
 export * from './package_json_reader.js';
 export * from './usage-data/usage_data_emitter_factory.js';
 export * from './config/local_configuration_controller_factory.js';
+export * from './errors';
 export { USAGE_DATA_TRACKING_ENABLED } from './usage-data/constants.js';
 export { CDKContextKey } from './cdk_context_key.js';
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/serializable_error.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/serializable_error.ts
index c28e6f5223..75a997c6c4 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/serializable_error.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/serializable_error.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import path from 'path';
  * Wrapper around Error for serialization for usage metrics
  */
 export class SerializableError {
-  stackTraceRegex =
+  private stackTraceRegex =
     /^\s*at (?:((?:\[object object\])?[^\\/]+(?: \[as \S+\])?) )?\(?(.*?):(\d+)(?::(\d+))?\)?\s*$/i;
-  arnRegex =
+  private arnRegex =
     /arn:[a-z0-9][-.a-z0-9]{0,62}:[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_/.-]{0,62}:[A-Za-z0-9_/.-]{0,63}:[A-Za-z0-9_/.-]{0,63}:[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9:_/+=,@.-]{0,1023}/g;
 
   name: string;
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export class SerializableError {
    */
   constructor(error: Error) {
     this.name =
-      'code' in error ? this.sanitize(error.code as string) : error.name;
+      'code' in error && error.code
+        ? this.sanitize(error.code as string)
+        : error.name;
     this.message = this.sanitize(error.message);
     this.details =
       'details' in error ? this.sanitize(error.details as string) : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.test.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.test.ts
index 67a8c4bef1..2353a1ce99 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import os from 'os';
 import { AccountIdFetcher } from './account_id_fetcher';
 import { UsageData } from './usage_data';
 import isCI from 'is-ci';
+import { AmplifyError, AmplifyUserError } from '..';
 
 void describe('UsageDataEmitter', () => {
   let usageDataEmitter: DefaultUsageDataEmitter;
@@ -78,7 +79,13 @@ void describe('UsageDataEmitter', () => {
   });
 
   void test('happy case, emitFailure generates and send correct usage data', async () => {
-    const error = new Error('some error message');
+    const error = new AmplifyUserError(
+      'BackendBuildError',
+      {
+        message: 'some error message',
+      },
+      new Error('some downstream exception')
+    );
     await setupAndInvokeUsageEmitter({ isSuccess: false, error });
 
     const usageDataSent: UsageData = JSON.parse(
@@ -100,7 +107,9 @@ void describe('UsageDataEmitter', () => {
     assert.ok(validate(usageDataSent.sessionUuid));
     assert.ok(validate(usageDataSent.installationUuid));
     assert.strictEqual(usageDataSent.error?.message, 'some error message');
-    assert.ok(usageDataSent.downstreamException == undefined);
+    assert.ok(
+      usageDataSent.downstreamException?.message == 'some downstream exception'
+    );
   });
 
   /**
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ void describe('UsageDataEmitter', () => {
    */
   const setupAndInvokeUsageEmitter = async (testData: {
     isSuccess: boolean;
-    error?: Error;
+    error?: AmplifyError;
     metrics?: Record<string, number>;
   }) => {
     const reqEndHandlerAttached = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.ts
index 9d1b60443a..118ce69ecf 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { getUrl } from './get_usage_data_url.js';
 import isCI from 'is-ci';
 import { SerializableError } from './serializable_error.js';
 import { UsageDataEmitter } from './usage_data_emitter_factory.js';
+import { AmplifyError } from '../index.js';
 
 /**
  * Entry point for sending usage data metrics
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ export class DefaultUsageDataEmitter implements UsageDataEmitter {
     await this.send(data);
   };
 
-  emitFailure = async (error: Error, dimensions?: Record<string, string>) => {
+  emitFailure = async (
+    error: AmplifyError,
+    dimensions?: Record<string, string>
+  ) => {
     const data = await this.getUsageData({
       state: 'FAILED',
       error,
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ export class DefaultUsageDataEmitter implements UsageDataEmitter {
     state: 'SUCCEEDED' | 'FAILED';
     metrics?: Record<string, number>;
     dimensions?: Record<string, string>;
-    error?: Error;
+    error?: AmplifyError;
   }) => {
     return {
       accountId: await this.accountIdFetcher.fetch(),
diff --git a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter_factory.ts b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter_factory.ts
index 55dec214e8..6ee9a2fb11 100644
--- a/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/platform-core/src/usage-data/usage_data_emitter_factory.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { configControllerFactory } from '../config/local_configuration_controlle
 import { NoOpUsageDataEmitter } from './noop_usage_data_emitter.js';
 import { DefaultUsageDataEmitter } from './usage_data_emitter.js';
 import { USAGE_DATA_TRACKING_ENABLED } from './constants.js';
+import { AmplifyError } from '../index.js';
 
 export type UsageDataEmitter = {
   emitSuccess: (
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ export type UsageDataEmitter = {
     dimensions?: Record<string, string>
   ) => Promise<void>;
   emitFailure: (
-    error: Error,
+    error: AmplifyError,
     dimensions?: Record<string, string>
   ) => Promise<void>;
 };
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class UsageDataEmitterFactory {
    * Creates UsageDataEmitter for a given library version, usage data tracking preferences
    */
   getInstance = async (libraryVersion: string): Promise<UsageDataEmitter> => {
-    const configController = await configControllerFactory.getInstance(
+    const configController = configControllerFactory.getInstance(
       'usage_data_preferences.json'
     );
 
diff --git a/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.test.ts b/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.test.ts
index 0d7cfebcec..7ddb250efe 100644
--- a/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { Sandbox } from './sandbox.js';
 import { AmplifyPrompter } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { BackendIdentifier } from '@aws-amplify/plugin-types';
+import { AmplifyUserError } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 
 // Watcher mocks
 const unsubscribeMockFn = mock.fn();
@@ -512,7 +513,9 @@ void describe('Sandbox using local project name resolver', () => {
       'deploy',
       () =>
         Promise.reject(
-          new Error('[UpdateNotSupported] random BackendDeployer error')
+          new AmplifyUserError('CFNUpdateNotSupportedError', {
+            message: 'some error message',
+          })
         ),
       { times: 1 } //mock implementation once
     );
@@ -552,7 +555,9 @@ void describe('Sandbox using local project name resolver', () => {
       'deploy',
       () =>
         Promise.reject(
-          new Error('[UpdateNotSupported] random BackendDeployer error')
+          new AmplifyUserError('CFNUpdateNotSupportedError', {
+            message: 'some error message',
+          })
         ),
       { times: 1 } //mock implementation once
     );
diff --git a/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.ts b/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.ts
index b98752c3e5..e6ebae7694 100644
--- a/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.ts
+++ b/packages/sandbox/src/file_watching_sandbox.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ import {
   CloudFormationClient,
   DescribeStacksCommand,
 } from '@aws-sdk/client-cloudformation';
-import { AmplifyPrompter } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
+import { AmplifyPrompter, COLOR, Printer } from '@aws-amplify/cli-core';
 import {
   FilesChangesTracker,
   createFilesChangesTracker,
 } from './files_changes_tracker.js';
+import { AmplifyError } from '@aws-amplify/platform-core';
 
 export const CDK_BOOTSTRAP_STACK_NAME = 'CDKToolkit';
 export const CDK_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION_KEY = 'BootstrapVersion';
@@ -212,16 +213,16 @@ export class FileWatchingSandbox extends EventEmitter implements Sandbox {
       console.debug('[Sandbox] Running successfulDeployment event handlers');
       this.emit('successfulDeployment', deployResult);
     } catch (error) {
-      // Print the meaningful message
-      console.log(this.getErrorMessage(error));
+      // Print a meaningful message
+      Printer.print(this.getErrorMessage(error), COLOR.RED);
       this.emit('failedDeployment', error);
 
       // If the error is because of a non-allowed destructive change such as
       // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/aws-resource-cognito-userpool.html#cfn-cognito-userpool-aliasattributes
       // offer to recreate the sandbox or revert the change
       if (
-        error instanceof Error &&
-        error.message.includes('UpdateNotSupported')
+        error instanceof AmplifyError &&
+        error.name === 'CFNUpdateNotSupportedError'
       ) {
         await this.handleUnsupportedDestructiveChanges(options);
       }