diff --git a/src/annotations/components/annotationForm/AnnotationForm.tsx b/src/annotations/components/annotationForm/AnnotationForm.tsx
index 2b6fe207c6..1a1ae7bb79 100644
--- a/src/annotations/components/annotationForm/AnnotationForm.tsx
+++ b/src/annotations/components/annotationForm/AnnotationForm.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {useDispatch} from 'react-redux'
 // Utils
 import {event} from 'src/cloud/utils/reporting'
 import classnames from 'classnames'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 // Components
 import {
@@ -58,7 +59,8 @@ export const START_TIME_IN_FUTURE_MESSAGE = 'Start Time cannot be in the future'
 
 /**
  *  Form for editing and creating annotations.
- *  It does support multi-line annotations, but the tradeoff is that the user cannot then press 'return' to submit the form.
+ *  It does support multi-line annotations, but the tradeoff is that the user
+ *  cannot then press 'return' to submit the form.
  * */
 export const AnnotationForm: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
   const [startTime, setStartTime] = useState(props.startTime)
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ export const AnnotationForm: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
     }
   }
 
-  const handleDelete = () => {
+  const handleDelete = async () => {
     const editedAnnotation = {
       summary,
       startTime,
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export const AnnotationForm: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
     }
 
     try {
-      dispatch(deleteAnnotations(editedAnnotation))
+      await dispatch(deleteAnnotations(editedAnnotation))
       event(`annotations.delete_annotation.success`, {
         prefix: props.eventPrefix,
       })
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ export const AnnotationForm: FC<Props> = (props: Props) => {
       event(`annotations.delete_annotation.failure`, {
         prefix: props.eventPrefix,
       })
-      dispatch(notify(deleteAnnotationFailed(err)))
+      dispatch(notify(deleteAnnotationFailed(getErrorMessage(err))))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/dashboards/actions/thunks.ts b/src/dashboards/actions/thunks.ts
index a9edf38546..322753e740 100644
--- a/src/dashboards/actions/thunks.ts
+++ b/src/dashboards/actions/thunks.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {setCloneName} from 'src/utils/naming'
 import {isLimitError} from 'src/cloud/utils/limits'
 import {getOrg} from 'src/organizations/selectors'
 import {getByID, getStatus} from 'src/resources/selectors'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 // Constants
 import * as copy from 'src/shared/copy/notifications'
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ export const createDashboard =
       if (isLimitError(error)) {
         dispatch(notify(copy.resourceLimitReached('dashboards')))
       } else {
-        dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardCreateFailed()))
+        dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardCreateFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
       }
     }
   }
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ export const cloneDashboard =
       if (isLimitError(error)) {
         dispatch(notify(copy.resourceLimitReached('dashboards')))
       } else {
-        dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardCreateFailed()))
+        dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardCreateFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
       }
     }
   }
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ export const updateDashboard =
       dispatch(creators.editDashboard(updatedDashboard))
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error)
-      dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardUpdateFailed()))
+      dispatch(notify(copy.dashboardUpdateFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/flows/context/api.tsx b/src/flows/context/api.tsx
index e6055db534..9f61233979 100644
--- a/src/flows/context/api.tsx
+++ b/src/flows/context/api.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'src/client/notebooksRoutes'
 import {notebookUpdateFail} from 'src/shared/copy/notifications'
 import {notify} from 'src/shared/actions/notifications'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 const DEFAULT_API_FLOW: PatchNotebookParams = {
   id: '',
@@ -99,10 +100,10 @@ export const migrateLocalFlowsToAPI = async (
         delete flows[localID]
         flows[id] = flow
       })
-    ).catch(() => {
+    ).catch(err => {
       // do not throw the error because some flows might have saved and we
       // need to save the new IDs to avoid creating duplicates next time.
-      dispatch(notify(notebookUpdateFail()))
+      dispatch(notify(notebookUpdateFail(getErrorMessage(err))))
     })
   }
   return flows
diff --git a/src/flows/context/flow.current.tsx b/src/flows/context/flow.current.tsx
index ebf9692d1c..694bf8b2e3 100644
--- a/src/flows/context/flow.current.tsx
+++ b/src/flows/context/flow.current.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import PageSpinner from 'src/perf/components/PageSpinner'
 import {pageTitleSuffixer} from 'src/shared/utils/pageTitles'
 import {RemoteDataState} from '@influxdata/clockface'
 import {setCloneName} from 'src/utils/naming'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 const prettyid = customAlphabet('abcdefghijklmnop0123456789', 12)
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export const FlowProvider: FC = ({children}) => {
       dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteSuccess()))
       return id
     } catch (error) {
-      dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteFail()))
+      dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteFail(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
   }, [dispatch, id])
 
diff --git a/src/flows/context/flow.list.tsx b/src/flows/context/flow.list.tsx
index 802334f7d3..1641ebdbfb 100644
--- a/src/flows/context/flow.list.tsx
+++ b/src/flows/context/flow.list.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 } from 'src/shared/copy/notifications'
 import {setCloneName} from 'src/utils/naming'
 import {CLOUD} from 'src/shared/constants'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 export interface FlowListContextType extends FlowList {
   add: (flow?: Flow) => Promise<string | void>
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ export const FlowListProvider: FC = ({children}) => {
 
         return flow.id
       })
-      .catch(() => {
-        dispatch(notify(notebookCreateFail()))
+      .catch(err => {
+        dispatch(notify(notebookCreateFail(getErrorMessage(err))))
       })
   }
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ export const FlowListProvider: FC = ({children}) => {
       await deleteAPI({id})
       dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteSuccess()))
     } catch (error) {
-      dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteFail()))
+      dispatch(notify(notebookDeleteFail(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
 
     delete _flows[id]
diff --git a/src/flows/context/version.publish.tsx b/src/flows/context/version.publish.tsx
index e30bc85447..c21770b722 100644
--- a/src/flows/context/version.publish.tsx
+++ b/src/flows/context/version.publish.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   publishNotebookSuccessful,
 } from 'src/shared/copy/notifications'
 import {event} from 'src/cloud/utils/reporting'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 // Types
 import {RemoteDataState} from 'src/types'
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export const VersionPublishProvider: FC = ({children}) => {
       setPublishLoading(RemoteDataState.Done)
       handleGetNotebookVersions()
     } catch (error) {
-      dispatch(notify(publishNotebookFailed(flow.name)))
+      dispatch(notify(publishNotebookFailed(flow.name, getErrorMessage(error))))
       setPublishLoading(RemoteDataState.Error)
     }
   }, [dispatch, handleGetNotebookVersions, flow.id, flow.name])
diff --git a/src/labels/actions/thunks.ts b/src/labels/actions/thunks.ts
index 4b7e924873..96967e1665 100644
--- a/src/labels/actions/thunks.ts
+++ b/src/labels/actions/thunks.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 import {getOrg} from 'src/organizations/selectors'
 import {viewableLabels} from 'src/labels/selectors'
 import {getStatus} from 'src/resources/selectors'
+import {getErrorMessage} from 'src/utils/api'
 
 export const getLabels =
   () => async (dispatch: Dispatch<Action>, getState: GetState) => {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export const createLabel =
       dispatch(setLabel(resp.data.label.id, RemoteDataState.Done, label))
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error)
-      dispatch(notify(createLabelFailed()))
+      dispatch(notify(createLabelFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
   }
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ export const updateLabel =
       dispatch(setLabel(id, RemoteDataState.Done, label))
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error)
-      dispatch(notify(updateLabelFailed()))
+      dispatch(notify(updateLabelFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
   }
 
@@ -137,6 +138,6 @@ export const deleteLabel =
       dispatch(removeLabel(id))
     } catch (error) {
       console.error(error)
-      dispatch(notify(deleteLabelFailed()))
+      dispatch(notify(deleteLabelFailed(getErrorMessage(error))))
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/dashboard.ts b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/dashboard.ts
index 7179550615..bd13480058 100644
--- a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/dashboard.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export const dashboardsGetFailed = (error: string): Notification => ({
   message: `Failed to retrieve dashboards: ${error}`,
 })
 
-export const dashboardUpdateFailed = (): Notification => ({
+export const dashboardUpdateFailed = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
   icon: IconFont.DashH,
-  message: 'Could not update dashboard',
+  message: `Could not update dashboard: ${error}`,
 })
 
 export const dashboardDeleted = (name: string): Notification => ({
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export const dashboardDeleted = (name: string): Notification => ({
   message: `Dashboard ${name} deleted successfully.`,
 })
 
-export const dashboardCreateFailed = () => ({
+export const dashboardCreateFailed = (error: string) => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: 'Failed to create dashboard.',
+  message: `Failed to create dashboard: ${error}`,
 })
 
 export const dashboardCreateSuccess = () => ({
diff --git a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/notebooks.ts b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/notebooks.ts
index c98b8c684b..1a9226563c 100644
--- a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/notebooks.ts
+++ b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/notebooks.ts
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@ export const panelCopyLinkFail = (): Notification => ({
   message: `Failed to copy the panel link`,
 })
 
-export const notebookCreateFail = (): Notification => ({
+export const notebookCreateFail = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: `Failed to create Notebook, please try again.`,
+  message: `Failed to create Notebook: ${error}`,
 })
 
-export const notebookUpdateFail = (): Notification => ({
+export const notebookUpdateFail = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: `Failed to save changes to Notebook, please try again.`,
+  message: `Failed to save changes to Notebook: ${error}`,
 })
 
-export const notebookDeleteFail = (): Notification => ({
+export const notebookDeleteFail = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: `Failed to delete Notebook, please try again.`,
+  message: `Failed to delete Notebook: ${error}`,
 })
 
 export const notebookDeleteSuccess = (): Notification => ({
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ export const publishNotebookSuccessful = (name: string): Notification => ({
   message: `Successfully saved this version to ${name}'s version history.`,
 })
 
-export const publishNotebookFailed = (name: string): Notification => ({
+export const publishNotebookFailed = (
+  name: string,
+  error: string
+): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: `Failed to save this version to ${name}'s version history`,
+  message: `Failed to save this version to ${name}'s version history: ${error}`,
 })
diff --git a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/tasks.ts b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/tasks.ts
index 2b58f4a676..c4905177db 100644
--- a/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/shared/copy/notifications/categories/tasks.ts
@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ export const getLabelsFailed = (): Notification => ({
   message: 'Failed to fetch labels',
 })
 
-export const createLabelFailed = (): Notification => ({
+export const createLabelFailed = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: 'Failed to create label',
+  message: `Failed to create label: ${error}`,
 })
 
-export const updateLabelFailed = (): Notification => ({
+export const updateLabelFailed = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: 'Failed to update label',
+  message: `Failed to update label: ${error}`,
 })
 
-export const deleteLabelFailed = (): Notification => ({
+export const deleteLabelFailed = (error: string): Notification => ({
   ...defaultErrorNotification,
-  message: 'Failed to delete label',
+  message: `Failed to delete label: ${error}`,
 })
 
 export const taskNotCreated = (additionalMessage: string): Notification => ({