diff --git a/src/anthropic/__init__.py b/src/anthropic/__init__.py
index 1994c9db..3eac9fc7 100644
--- a/src/anthropic/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anthropic/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     APIError,
     ConflictError,
     NotFoundError,
+    AnthropicError,
     APIStatusError,
     RateLimitError,
     APITimeoutError,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     "NoneType",
     "Transport",
     "ProxiesTypes",
+    "AnthropicError",
     "APIError",
     "APIStatusError",
     "APITimeoutError",
diff --git a/src/anthropic/_exceptions.py b/src/anthropic/_exceptions.py
index cfcd58af..aef58337 100644
--- a/src/anthropic/_exceptions.py
+++ b/src/anthropic/_exceptions.py
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 ]
 
 
-class APIError(Exception):
+class AnthropicError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class APIError(AnthropicError):
     message: str
     request: httpx.Request