diff --git a/datafog/exceptions.py b/datafog/exceptions.py
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+# exceptions.py
+
+class DataFogException(Exception):
+    """Base exception for DataFog SDK"""
+    def __init__(self, message: str, status_code: int = None):
+        self.message = message
+        self.status_code = status_code
+        super().__init__(self.message)
+
+class BadRequestError(DataFogException):
+    """Exception raised for 400 Bad Request errors"""
+    def __init__(self, message: str):
+        super().__init__(message, status_code=400)
+
+class UnprocessableEntityError(DataFogException):
+    """Exception raised for 422 Unprocessable Entity errors"""
+    def __init__(self, message: str):
+        super().__init__(message, status_code=422)
+
+def raise_for_status_code(status_code: int, error_message: str):
+    """Raise the appropriate exception based on the status code"""
+    if status_code == 400:
+        raise BadRequestError(error_message)
+    elif status_code == 422:
+        raise UnprocessableEntityError(error_message)
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