diff --git a/src/api/apis/MobyGamesAPI.ts b/src/api/apis/MobyGamesAPI.ts
index ad00759..14e42c6 100644
--- a/src/api/apis/MobyGamesAPI.ts
+++ b/src/api/apis/MobyGamesAPI.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { APIModel } from '../APIModel';
+import { Notice } from 'obsidian';
 import { MediaTypeModel } from '../../models/MediaTypeModel';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../../main';
 import { GameModel } from '../../models/GameModel';
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ export class MobyGamesAPI extends APIModel {
 		console.log(`MDB | api "${this.apiName}" queried by Title`);
 
 		if (!this.plugin.settings.MobyGamesKey) {
-			throw Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
+			console.error(new Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`));
+			new Notice(`MediaDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
+			return [];
 		}
 
 		const searchUrl = `${this.apiUrl}/games?title=${encodeURIComponent(title)}&api_key=${this.plugin.settings.MobyGamesKey}`;
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ export class MobyGamesAPI extends APIModel {
 		console.log(`MDB | api "${this.apiName}" queried by ID`);
 
 		if (!this.plugin.settings.MobyGamesKey) {
+			new Notice(`MediaDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
 		}
 
@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ export class MobyGamesAPI extends APIModel {
 		console.debug(fetchData);
 
 		if (fetchData.status !== 200) {
+			new Notice(`MDB | Received status code ${fetchData.status} from ${this.apiName}.`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | Received status code ${fetchData.status} from ${this.apiName}.`);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/api/apis/OMDbAPI.ts b/src/api/apis/OMDbAPI.ts
index 879a71f..451961a 100644
--- a/src/api/apis/OMDbAPI.ts
+++ b/src/api/apis/OMDbAPI.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { APIModel } from '../APIModel';
+import { Notice } from 'obsidian';
 import { MediaTypeModel } from '../../models/MediaTypeModel';
 import { MovieModel } from '../../models/MovieModel';
 import MediaDbPlugin from '../../main';
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export class OMDbAPI extends APIModel {
 		console.log(`MDB | api "${this.apiName}" queried by Title`);
 
 		if (!this.plugin.settings.OMDbKey) {
-			throw Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
+			console.error(new Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`));
+			new Notice(`MediaDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
+			return [];
 		}
 
 		const searchUrl = `https://www.omdbapi.com/?s=${encodeURIComponent(title)}&apikey=${this.plugin.settings.OMDbKey}`;
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ export class OMDbAPI extends APIModel {
 		console.log(`MDB | api "${this.apiName}" queried by ID`);
 
 		if (!this.plugin.settings.OMDbKey) {
+			new Notice(`MediaDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | API key for ${this.apiName} missing.`);
 		}
 
@@ -114,9 +118,11 @@ export class OMDbAPI extends APIModel {
 		const fetchData = await fetch(searchUrl);
 
 		if (fetchData.status === 401) {
+			new Notice(`MDB | Authentication for ${this.apiName} failed. Check the API key.`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | Authentication for ${this.apiName} failed. Check the API key.`);
 		}
 		if (fetchData.status !== 200) {
+			new Notice(`MDB | Received status code ${fetchData.status} from ${this.apiName}.`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | Received status code ${fetchData.status} from ${this.apiName}.`);
 		}
 
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ export class OMDbAPI extends APIModel {
 		// console.debug(result);
 
 		if (result.Response === 'False') {
+			new Notice(`MDB | Received error from ${this.apiName}: ${result.Error}`);
 			throw Error(`MDB | Received error from ${this.apiName}: ${result.Error}`);
 		}
 
@@ -222,4 +229,4 @@ export class OMDbAPI extends APIModel {
 
 		return;
 	}
-}
+}
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