diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/extract-status.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/extract-status.ts
index 4a61cdc7a..c232d0f1c 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/extract-status.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v1/extract-status.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ export async function extractStatusController(
     success: status === "failed" ? false : true,
     data,
     status,
-    error: typeof extract?.error === "string" ? extract.error : undefined,
+    error: (() => {
+      if (typeof extract?.error === "string") return extract.error;
+      if (extract?.error && typeof extract.error === "object") {
+        return extract.error.message || extract.error.error || JSON.stringify(extract.error);
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    })(),
     expiresAt: (await getExtractExpiry(req.params.jobId)).toISOString(),
     steps: extract?.showSteps ? extract.steps : undefined,
     llmUsage: extract?.showLLMUsage ? extract.llmUsage : undefined,
diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/extract-status.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/extract-status.ts
index f640a14b0..f68081d54 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/extract-status.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v2/extract-status.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,13 @@ export async function extractStatusController(
     success: status === "failed" ? false : true,
     data,
     status,
-    error: typeof extract?.error === "string" ? extract.error : undefined,
+    error: (() => {
+      if (typeof extract?.error === "string") return extract.error;
+      if (extract?.error && typeof extract.error === "object") {
+        return extract.error.message || extract.error.error || JSON.stringify(extract.error);
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    })(),
     expiresAt: (await getExtractExpiry(req.params.jobId)).toISOString(),
     steps: extract?.showSteps ? extract.steps : undefined,
     llmUsage: extract?.showLLMUsage ? extract.llmUsage : undefined,