diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/LobstersPagingSource.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/LobstersPagingSource.kt
index 1d6464dd..673b8569 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/LobstersPagingSource.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/LobstersPagingSource.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import com.slack.eithernet.ApiResult.Success
 import dagger.assisted.Assisted
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
-import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.ui.toError
+import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.toError
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.core.injection.IODispatcher
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.LobstersPost
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.UIPost
diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/SearchPagingSource.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/SearchPagingSource.kt
index 5e275f3a..00feeefa 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/SearchPagingSource.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/paging/SearchPagingSource.kt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import dagger.assisted.AssistedFactory
 import dagger.assisted.AssistedInject
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.LobstersPagingSource.Companion.PAGE_SIZE
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.LobstersPagingSource.Companion.STARTING_PAGE_INDEX
-import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.ui.toError
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.LobstersSearchApi
+import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.toError
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.core.injection.IODispatcher
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.LobstersPost
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.UIPost
diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/ui/ext.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/ui/ext.kt
index 5d5efe61..9258f95f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/ui/ext.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/ui/ext.kt
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ package dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.ui
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
-import com.slack.eithernet.ApiResult
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.viewmodel.ClawViewModel
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.common.posts.PostActions
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.common.urllauncher.UrlLauncher
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.LinkMetadata
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.UIPost
-import java.io.IOException
-import java.net.HttpURLConnection
 
 fun PostActions(
   context: Context,
@@ -67,17 +64,3 @@ fun PostActions(
     }
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Convert an [ApiResult.Failure.HttpFailure] to a scoped down error with a more useful user-facing
- * message.
- */
-@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE") // We inline this to eliminate the stacktrace frame.
-inline fun <T : Any> ApiResult.Failure.HttpFailure<T>.toError(): Throwable =
-  when (code) {
-    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND -> IOException("Story was removed by moderator")
-    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
-    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAVAILABLE -> IOException("It appears lobste.rs is currently down")
-    else -> IOException("API returned an invalid response")
-  }
diff --git a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
index d809e577..149a4489 100644
--- a/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/android/viewmodel/ClawViewModel.kt
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.LobstersPagingSource
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.LobstersPagingSource.Companion.PAGE_SIZE
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.LobstersPagingSource.Companion.STARTING_PAGE_INDEX
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.paging.SearchPagingSource
-import dev.msfjarvis.claw.android.ui.toError
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.LobstersApi
+import dev.msfjarvis.claw.api.toError
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.core.injection.IODispatcher
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.core.injection.MainDispatcher
 import dev.msfjarvis.claw.model.Comment
diff --git a/api/build.gradle.kts b/api/build.gradle.kts
index 41756048..bc545dbb 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ anvil { generateDaggerFactories.set(true) }
 
 dependencies {
   api(libs.dagger)
+  api(libs.eithernet)
   api(libs.javax.inject)
   api(libs.okhttp.core)
   api(libs.retrofit)
   api(projects.model)
 
-  implementation(libs.eithernet)
   implementation(libs.eithernet.integration.retrofit)
   implementation(libs.jsoup)
 
diff --git a/api/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/api/util.kt b/api/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/api/util.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..469412cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/api/util.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © Harsh Shandilya.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+ */
+package dev.msfjarvis.claw.api
+
+import com.slack.eithernet.ApiResult.Failure
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection
+
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE") // We inline this to eliminate the stacktrace frame.
+inline fun <T : Any> Failure.HttpFailure<T>.toError(): Throwable =
+  when (code) {
+    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_NOT_FOUND -> IOException("Story was removed by moderator")
+    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
+    HttpURLConnection.HTTP_UNAVAILABLE -> IOException("It appears lobste.rs is currently down")
+    else -> IOException("API returned an invalid response")
+  }