diff --git a/api/v1/error.go b/api/v1/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a6d695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package log_v1
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc/errdetails"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+type ErrOffsetOutOfRange struct {
+	Offset uint64
+}
+
+func (e ErrOffsetOutOfRange) GRPCStatus() *status.Status {
+	st := status.New(
+		codes.NotFound,
+		fmt.Sprintf("offset out of range %d", e.Offset),
+	)
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("The requested offset is outside the log's range: %d",
+		e.Offset,
+	)
+
+	d := &errdetails.LocalizedMessage{
+		Locale:  "en-US",
+		Message: msg,
+	}
+
+	std, err := st.WithDetails(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		return st
+	}
+	return std
+}
+
+func (e ErrOffsetOutOfRange) Error() string {
+	return e.GRPCStatus().Err().Error()
+}