diff --git a/redbot/cogs/streams/errors.py b/redbot/cogs/streams/errors.py
index 4249b04c7..732b146d9 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/streams/errors.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/streams/errors.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+
 class StreamsError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -7,7 +10,13 @@ class StreamNotFound(StreamsError):
 
 
 class APIError(StreamsError):
-    pass
+    def __init__(self, status_code: int, raw_data: Any) -> None:
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        self.raw_data = raw_data
+        super().__init__(f"{status_code=} {raw_data=}")
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({self!s})"
 
 
 class InvalidTwitchCredentials(StreamsError):
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/streams/streams.py b/redbot/cogs/streams/streams.py
index ed5e53291..55f0edb47 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/streams/streams.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/streams/streams.py
@@ -766,6 +766,13 @@ class Streams(commands.Cog):
 
                     stream.messages.clear()
                     await self.save_streams()
+                except APIError as e:
+                    log.error(
+                        "Something went wrong whilst trying to contact the stream service's API.\n"
+                        "Raw response data:\n%r",
+                        e,
+                    )
+                    continue
                 else:
                     if stream.messages:
                         continue
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/streams/streamtypes.py b/redbot/cogs/streams/streamtypes.py
index 202e4a84f..2ac75ea85 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/streams/streamtypes.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/streams/streamtypes.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class YoutubeStream(Stream):
             and data["pageInfo"]["totalResults"] < 1
         ):
             raise StreamNotFound()
-        raise APIError(data)
+        raise APIError(r.status, data)
 
     def _check_api_errors(self, data: dict):
         if "error" in data:
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class YoutubeStream(Stream):
                 "rateLimitExceeded",
             ):
                 raise YoutubeQuotaExceeded()
-            raise APIError(data)
+            raise APIError(error_code, data)
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<{0.__class__.__name__}: {0.name} (ID: {0.id})>".format(self)
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ class TwitchStream(Stream):
         elif stream_code == 404:
             raise StreamNotFound()
         else:
-            raise APIError(stream_data)
+            raise APIError(stream_code, stream_data)
 
     async def _fetch_user_profile(self):
         code, data = await self.get_data(TWITCH_ID_ENDPOINT, {"login": self.name})
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class TwitchStream(Stream):
         elif code == 401:
             raise InvalidTwitchCredentials()
         else:
-            raise APIError(data)
+            raise APIError(code, data)
 
     def make_embed(self, data):
         is_rerun = data["type"] == "rerun"
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class PicartoStream(Stream):
         elif r.status == 404:
             raise StreamNotFound()
         else:
-            raise APIError(data)
+            raise APIError(r.status, data)
 
     def make_embed(self, data):
         avatar = rnd(