diff --git a/discord_webhook/async_webhook.py b/discord_webhook/async_webhook.py
index d66bc73..955853d 100644
--- a/discord_webhook/async_webhook.py
+++ b/discord_webhook/async_webhook.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from http.client import HTTPException
 
 from . import DiscordWebhook
+from .webhook_exceptions import DiscordException
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ async def handle_rate_limit(self, response, request) -> "httpx.Response":
             if not response.headers.get("Via"):
                 raise HTTPException(errors)
             wh_sleep = float(errors["retry_after"]) + 0.15
-            logger.error(
+            logger.warning(
                 "Webhook rate limited: sleeping for {wh_sleep} seconds...".format(
                     wh_sleep=round(wh_sleep, 2)
                 )
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ async def execute(self, remove_embeds=False) -> "httpx.Response":
         elif response.status_code == 429 and self.rate_limit_retry:
             response = await self.handle_rate_limit(response, self.api_post_request)
         else:
-            logger.error(
+            raise DiscordException(
                 "Webhook status code {status_code}: {content}".format(
                     status_code=response.status_code,
                     content=response.content.decode("utf-8"),
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ async def edit(self) -> "httpx.Response":
                 response = await self.handle_rate_limit(response, request)
                 logger.debug("Webhook edited")
             else:
-                logger.error(
+                raise DiscordException(
                     "Webhook status code {status_code}: {content}".format(
                         status_code=response.status_code,
                         content=response.content.decode("utf-8"),
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ async def delete(self) -> "httpx.Response":
             if response.status_code in [200, 204]:
                 logger.debug("Webhook deleted")
             else:
-                logger.error(
+                raise DiscordException(
                     "Webhook status code {status_code}: {content}".format(
                         status_code=response.status_code,
                         content=response.content.decode("utf-8"),
diff --git a/discord_webhook/webhook.py b/discord_webhook/webhook.py
index 7b1ff06..a63dcef 100644
--- a/discord_webhook/webhook.py
+++ b/discord_webhook/webhook.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 import requests
 
-from .webhook_exceptions import ColorNotInRangeException
+from .webhook_exceptions import ColorNotInRangeException, DiscordException
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def json(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         }
         embeds_empty = not any(data["embeds"]) if "embeds" in data else True
         if embeds_empty and "content" not in data and bool(self.files) is False:
-            logger.error("webhook message is empty! set content or embed data")
+            raise DiscordException("webhook message is empty! set content or embed data")
         return data
 
     def api_post_request(self) -> "requests.Response":
@@ -414,8 +414,10 @@ def handle_rate_limit(self, response, request):
             if not response.headers.get("Via"):
                 raise HTTPException(errors)
             wh_sleep = float(errors["retry_after"]) + 0.15
-            logger.error(
-                f"Webhook rate limited: sleeping for {wh_sleep:.2f} seconds..."
+            logger.warning(
+                "Webhook rate limited: sleeping for {wh_sleep} seconds...".format(
+                    wh_sleep=round(wh_sleep, 2)
+                )
             )
             time.sleep(wh_sleep)
             response = request()
@@ -448,7 +450,7 @@ def execute(self, remove_embeds: bool = False) -> "requests.Response":
             response = self.handle_rate_limit(response, self.api_post_request)
             logger.debug("Webhook executed")
         else:
-            logger.error(
+            raise DiscordException(
                 "Webhook status code {status_code}: {content}".format(
                     status_code=response.status_code,
                     content=response.content.decode("utf-8"),
@@ -501,7 +503,7 @@ def edit(self) -> "requests.Response":
             response = self.handle_rate_limit(response, request)
             logger.debug("Webhook edited")
         else:
-            logger.error(
+            raise DiscordException(
                 "Webhook status code {status_code}: {content}".format(
                     status_code=response.status_code,
                     content=response.content.decode("utf-8"),
diff --git a/discord_webhook/webhook_exceptions.py b/discord_webhook/webhook_exceptions.py
index 6342cf1..81e5b2f 100644
--- a/discord_webhook/webhook_exceptions.py
+++ b/discord_webhook/webhook_exceptions.py
@@ -16,3 +16,12 @@ def __init__(self, color: Union[str, int], message=None) -> None:
                 " (HEXADECIMAL)."
             )
         super().__init__(message)
+
+
+class DiscordException(Exception):
+    """
+    This Exception is throw as a generic error from discord's API.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, *args: object) -> None:
+        super().__init__(*args)