diff --git a/tiddl/cli/commands/download/__init__.py b/tiddl/cli/commands/download/__init__.py
index e43bf63..7afea45 100644
--- a/tiddl/cli/commands/download/__init__.py
+++ b/tiddl/cli/commands/download/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from rich.live import Live
 from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 from tiddl.core.metadata import add_track_metadata, add_video_metadata, Cover
+from tiddl.core.api import ApiError
 from tiddl.core.api.models import Album, Track, Video, AlbumItemsCredits
 from tiddl.core.utils.format import format_template
 from tiddl.core.utils.m3u import save_tracks_to_m3u
@@ -492,7 +493,16 @@ def download_callback(
             console=ctx.obj.console,
             transient=True,
         ):
-            await asyncio.gather(*(handle_resource(r) for r in ctx.obj.resources))
+
+            async def wrapper(r: TidalResource):
+                try:
+                    await handle_resource(r)
+                except ApiError as e:
+                    ctx.obj.console.print(f"[red]API Error:[/] {e} at {r}")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    ctx.obj.console.print(f"[red]Error:[/] {e} at {r}")
+
+            await asyncio.gather(*(wrapper(r) for r in ctx.obj.resources))
 
         rich_output.show_stats()
 
diff --git a/tiddl/core/api/api.py b/tiddl/core/api/api.py
index a72c741..178f2c3 100644
--- a/tiddl/core/api/api.py
+++ b/tiddl/core/api/api.py
@@ -34,20 +34,20 @@ ID: TypeAlias = str | int
 class Limits:
     # TODO test every max limit
 
-    ARTIST_ALBUMS = 50
-    ARTIST_ALBUMS_MAX = 200
+    ARTIST_ALBUMS = 10
+    ARTIST_ALBUMS_MAX = 100
 
-    ARTIST_VIDEOS = 50
-    ARTIST_VIDEOS_MAX = 200
+    ARTIST_VIDEOS = 10
+    ARTIST_VIDEOS_MAX = 100
 
-    ALBUM_ITEMS = 100
+    ALBUM_ITEMS = 20
     ALBUM_ITEMS_MAX = 100
 
-    PLAYLIST_ITEMS = 50
-    PLAYLIST_ITEMS_MAX = 200
+    PLAYLIST_ITEMS = 20
+    PLAYLIST_ITEMS_MAX = 100
 
-    MIX_ITEMS = 100
-    MIX_ITEMS_MAX = 200
+    MIX_ITEMS = 20
+    MIX_ITEMS_MAX = 100
 
 
 class TidalAPI:
diff --git a/tiddl/core/api/client.py b/tiddl/core/api/client.py
index 685163f..7035dc3 100644
--- a/tiddl/core/api/client.py
+++ b/tiddl/core/api/client.py
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Type, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from time import sleep
+
+from requests.exceptions import JSONDecodeError
 from requests_cache import (
     CachedSession,
     StrOrPath,
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@ from .exceptions import ApiError
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=BaseModel)
 
 API_URL = "https://api.tidal.com/v1"
+MAX_RETRIES = 5
+RETRY_DELAY = 2
 
 log = getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ class TidalClient:
         endpoint: str,
         params: dict[str, Any] = {},
         expire_after: int = NEVER_EXPIRE,
+        _attempt: int = 1,
     ) -> T:
         """
         Fetch data from the API endpoint
@@ -62,7 +68,27 @@ class TidalClient:
             f"{endpoint} {params} '{'HIT' if res.from_cache else 'MISS'}' [{res.status_code}]",
         )
 
-        data = res.json()
+        try:
+            data = res.json()
+        except JSONDecodeError as e:
+            if _attempt >= MAX_RETRIES:
+                log.error(f"JSON decode failed after {MAX_RETRIES} attempts: {e}")
+                raise ApiError(
+                    status=res.status_code,
+                    subStatus="0",
+                    userMessage="Response body does not contain valid json.",
+                )
+
+            log.warning(f"JSON decode error, retrying {_attempt}/{MAX_RETRIES}")
+            sleep(RETRY_DELAY)
+
+            return self.fetch(
+                model=model,
+                endpoint=endpoint,
+                params=params,
+                expire_after=expire_after,
+                _attempt=_attempt + 1,
+            )
 
         if self.debug_path:
             file = self.debug_path / f"{endpoint}.json"