diff --git a/ayon_api/utils.py b/ayon_api/utils.py
index 49917c7bb..1e6837e90 100644
--- a/ayon_api/utils.py
+++ b/ayon_api/utils.py
@@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ def raise_for_status(self, message=None):
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as exc:
             if message is None:
                 message = str(exc)
+
+            # Get 'detail' from response.json() if possible because it'll be
+            # more descriptive than default http error message
+            try:
+                detail = exc.response.json()["detail"]
+                if detail:
+                    message = f"{message} ({detail})"
+            except (AttributeError, KeyError, RequestsJSONDecodeError):
+                pass
+
             raise HTTPRequestError(message, exc.response)
 
     def __enter__(self, *args, **kwargs):