diff --git a/matrix_sdk/src/client.rs b/matrix_sdk/src/client.rs
index ad5abc1e..d250e8fe 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/src/client.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk/src/client.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ use crate::{
     verification::{QrVerification, SasVerification, Verification, VerificationRequest},
 };
 use crate::{
-    error::HttpError,
+    error::{HttpError, HttpResult},
     event_handler::{EventHandler, EventHandlerData, EventHandlerResult, EventKind, SyncEvent},
     http_client::{client_with_config, HttpClient, HttpSend},
     room, Error, Result,
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ impl Client {
         Ok(result)
     }
 
-    async fn discover_homeserver(&self) -> Result<discover_homeserver::Response> {
+    async fn discover_homeserver(&self) -> HttpResult<discover_homeserver::Response> {
         self.send(discover_homeserver::Request::new(), Some(RequestConfig::new().disable_retry()))
             .await
     }
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ impl Client {
         *homeserver = homeserver_url;
     }
 
-    async fn get_supported_versions(&self) -> Result<get_supported_versions::Response> {
+    async fn get_supported_versions(&self) -> HttpResult<get_supported_versions::Response> {
         self.send(
             get_supported_versions::Request::new(),
             Some(RequestConfig::new().disable_retry()),
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ impl Client {
     ///
     /// This should be the first step when trying to login so you can call the
     /// appropriate method for the next step.
-    pub async fn get_login_types(&self) -> Result<get_login_types::Response> {
+    pub async fn get_login_types(&self) -> HttpResult<get_login_types::Response> {
         let request = get_login_types::Request::new();
         self.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ impl Client {
     pub async fn register(
         &self,
         registration: impl Into<register::Request<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<register::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<register::Response> {
         info!("Registering to {}", self.homeserver().await);
 
         let config = if self.appservice_mode {
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// # Arguments
     ///
     /// * `room_id` - The `RoomId` of the room to be joined.
-    pub async fn join_room_by_id(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<join_room_by_id::Response> {
+    pub async fn join_room_by_id(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> HttpResult<join_room_by_id::Response> {
         let request = join_room_by_id::Request::new(room_id);
         self.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ impl Client {
         &self,
         alias: &RoomIdOrAliasId,
         server_names: &[Box<ServerName>],
-    ) -> Result<join_room_by_id_or_alias::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<join_room_by_id_or_alias::Response> {
         let request = assign!(join_room_by_id_or_alias::Request::new(alias), {
             server_name: server_names,
         });
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@ impl Client {
         limit: Option<u32>,
         since: Option<&str>,
         server: Option<&ServerName>,
-    ) -> Result<get_public_rooms::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<get_public_rooms::Response> {
         let limit = limit.map(UInt::from);
 
         let request = assign!(get_public_rooms::Request::new(), {
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ impl Client {
     pub async fn create_room(
         &self,
         room: impl Into<create_room::Request<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<create_room::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<create_room::Response> {
         let request = room.into();
         self.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ impl Client {
     pub async fn public_rooms_filtered(
         &self,
         room_search: impl Into<get_public_rooms_filtered::Request<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<get_public_rooms_filtered::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<get_public_rooms_filtered::Response> {
         let request = room_search.into();
         self.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ impl Client {
             let txn_id = txn_id.unwrap_or_else(Uuid::new_v4).to_string();
             let request = send_message_event::Request::new(room_id, &txn_id, &content);
 
-            self.send(request, None).await
+            Ok(self.send(request, None).await?)
         }
     }
 
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ impl Client {
         &self,
         request: Request,
         config: Option<RequestConfig>,
-    ) -> Result<Request::IncomingResponse>
+    ) -> HttpResult<Request::IncomingResponse>
     where
         Request: OutgoingRequest + Debug,
         HttpError: From<FromHttpResponseError<Request::EndpointError>>,
@@ -1966,8 +1966,9 @@ impl Client {
     pub(crate) async fn send_to_device(
         &self,
         request: &ToDeviceRequest,
-    ) -> Result<ToDeviceResponse> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<ToDeviceResponse> {
         let txn_id_string = request.txn_id_string();
+
         let request = RumaToDeviceRequest::new_raw(
             request.event_type.as_str(),
             &txn_id_string,
@@ -2000,7 +2001,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// }
     /// # });
     /// ```
-    pub async fn devices(&self) -> Result<get_devices::Response> {
+    pub async fn devices(&self) -> HttpResult<get_devices::Response> {
         let request = get_devices::Request::new();
 
         self.send(request, None).await
@@ -2057,7 +2058,7 @@ impl Client {
         &self,
         devices: &[DeviceIdBox],
         auth_data: Option<AuthData<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<delete_devices::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<delete_devices::Response> {
         let mut request = delete_devices::Request::new(devices);
         request.auth = auth_data;
 
@@ -2965,7 +2966,7 @@ impl Client {
     }
 
     /// Gets information about the owner of a given access token.
-    pub async fn whoami(&self) -> Result<whoami::Response> {
+    pub async fn whoami(&self) -> HttpResult<whoami::Response> {
         let request = whoami::Request::new();
         self.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -3414,12 +3415,8 @@ mod test {
         });
 
         if let Err(err) = client.register(user).await {
-            if let crate::Error::Http(HttpError::UiaaError(FromHttpResponseError::Http(
-                ServerError::Known(UiaaResponse::MatrixError(client_api::Error {
-                    kind,
-                    message,
-                    status_code,
-                })),
+            if let HttpError::UiaaError(FromHttpResponseError::Http(ServerError::Known(
+                UiaaResponse::MatrixError(client_api::Error { kind, message, status_code }),
             ))) = err
             {
                 if let client_api::error::ErrorKind::Forbidden = kind {
diff --git a/matrix_sdk/src/error.rs b/matrix_sdk/src/error.rs
index 6ebb9716..3a794008 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/src/error.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk/src/error.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ use url::ParseError as UrlParseError;
 /// Result type of the rust-sdk.
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
+/// Result type of a pure HTTP request.
+pub type HttpResult<T> = std::result::Result<T, HttpError>;
+
 /// An HTTP error, representing either a connection error or an error while
 /// converting the raw HTTP response into a Matrix response.
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -182,6 +185,30 @@ pub enum RoomKeyImportError {
     Export(#[from] KeyExportError),
 }
 
+impl HttpError {
+    /// Try to destructure the error into an universal interactive auth info.
+    ///
+    /// Some requests require universal interactive auth, doing such a request
+    /// will always fail the first time with a 401 status code, the response
+    /// body will contain info how the client can authenticate.
+    ///
+    /// The request will need to be retried, this time containing additional
+    /// authentication data.
+    ///
+    /// This method is an convenience method to get to the info the server
+    /// returned on the first, failed request.
+    pub fn uiaa_response(&self) -> Option<&UiaaInfo> {
+        if let HttpError::UiaaError(FromHttpResponseError::Http(ServerError::Known(
+            UiaaError::AuthResponse(i),
+        ))) = self
+        {
+            Some(i)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Error {
     /// Try to destructure the error into an universal interactive auth info.
     ///
diff --git a/matrix_sdk/src/lib.rs b/matrix_sdk/src/lib.rs
index 92dffbe1..47cf6661 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ pub use client::{Client, ClientConfig, LoopCtrl, RequestConfig, SyncSettings};
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "docs", doc(cfg(encryption)))]
 pub use device::Device;
-pub use error::{Error, HttpError, Result};
+pub use error::{Error, HttpError, HttpResult, Result};
 pub use http_client::HttpSend;
 pub use room_member::RoomMember;
 #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
diff --git a/matrix_sdk/src/room/common.rs b/matrix_sdk/src/room/common.rs
index 859e2ae2..091074e1 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/src/room/common.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk/src/room/common.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use ruma::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    error::HttpResult,
     media::{MediaFormat, MediaRequest, MediaType},
     room::RoomType,
     BaseRoom, Client, Result, RoomMember,
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ impl Common {
     pub async fn messages(
         &self,
         request: impl Into<get_message_events::Request<'_>>,
-    ) -> Result<get_message_events::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<get_message_events::Response> {
         let request = request.into();
         self.client.send(request, None).await
     }
diff --git a/matrix_sdk/src/room/joined.rs b/matrix_sdk/src/room/joined.rs
index 5de22dc6..048ba7a3 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/src/room/joined.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk/src/room/joined.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ use ruma::{
 #[cfg(feature = "encryption")]
 use tracing::instrument;
 
-use crate::{room::Common, BaseRoom, Client, Error, Result, RoomType};
+use crate::{error::HttpResult, room::Common, BaseRoom, Client, HttpError, Result, RoomType};
 
 const TYPING_NOTICE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(4);
 const TYPING_NOTICE_RESEND_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ impl Joined {
         &self,
         content: impl Into<AnyStateEventContent>,
         state_key: &str,
-    ) -> Result<send_state_event::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<send_state_event::Response> {
         let content = content.into();
         let request = send_state_event::Request::new(self.inner.room_id(), state_key, &content);
 
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ impl Joined {
         event_id: &EventId,
         reason: Option<&str>,
         txn_id: Option<Uuid>,
-    ) -> Result<redact_event::Response> {
+    ) -> HttpResult<redact_event::Response> {
         let txn_id = txn_id.unwrap_or_else(Uuid::new_v4).to_string();
         let request =
             assign!(redact_event::Request::new(self.inner.room_id(), event_id, &txn_id), {
@@ -642,8 +642,8 @@ impl Joined {
     /// room.set_tag("u.work", tag_info );
     /// # })
     /// ```
-    pub async fn set_tag(&self, tag: &str, tag_info: TagInfo) -> Result<create_tag::Response> {
-        let user_id = self.client.user_id().await.ok_or(Error::AuthenticationRequired)?;
+    pub async fn set_tag(&self, tag: &str, tag_info: TagInfo) -> HttpResult<create_tag::Response> {
+        let user_id = self.client.user_id().await.ok_or(HttpError::AuthenticationRequired)?;
         let request = create_tag::Request::new(&user_id, self.inner.room_id(), tag, tag_info);
         self.client.send(request, None).await
     }
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ impl Joined {
     ///
     /// # Arguments
     /// * `tag` - The tag to remove.
-    pub async fn remove_tag(&self, tag: &str) -> Result<delete_tag::Response> {
-        let user_id = self.client.user_id().await.ok_or(Error::AuthenticationRequired)?;
+    pub async fn remove_tag(&self, tag: &str) -> HttpResult<delete_tag::Response> {
+        let user_id = self.client.user_id().await.ok_or(HttpError::AuthenticationRequired)?;
         let request = delete_tag::Request::new(&user_id, self.inner.room_id(), tag);
         self.client.send(request, None).await
     }
diff --git a/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/error.rs b/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/error.rs
index 1a65a66b..9c0fda4c 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/error.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/error.rs
@@ -87,3 +87,9 @@ impl From<warp::Rejection> for Error {
         Self::WarpRejection(format!("{:?}", rejection))
     }
 }
+
+impl From<matrix_sdk::HttpError> for Error {
+    fn from(e: matrix_sdk::HttpError) -> Self {
+        matrix_sdk::Error::from(e).into()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/lib.rs b/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/lib.rs
index 037d292e..46269c14 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/lib.rs
+++ b/matrix_sdk_appservice/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ use matrix_sdk::{
     bytes::Bytes,
     event_handler::{EventHandler, EventHandlerResult, SyncEvent},
     reqwest::Url,
-    Client, ClientConfig, HttpError, Session,
+    Client, ClientConfig, Session,
 };
 use regex::Regex;
 use ruma::{
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ impl AppService {
         match client.register(request).await {
             Ok(_) => (),
             Err(error) => match error {
-                matrix_sdk::Error::Http(HttpError::UiaaError(FromHttpResponseError::Http(
+                matrix_sdk::HttpError::UiaaError(FromHttpResponseError::Http(
                     ServerError::Known(UiaaResponse::MatrixError(ref matrix_error)),
-                ))) => {
+                )) => {
                     match matrix_error.kind {
                         ErrorKind::UserInUse => {
                             // TODO: persist the fact that we registered that user