diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/meters/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/meters/page.tsx
index fd59d4a..cf7725e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/meters/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/meters/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { WalletGate } from '@/components/wallet-gate'
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import { PlusCircle, ShieldOff } from 'lucide-react'
 import { CopyableText } from '@/components/copy-button'
+import { useToast } from '@/components/ToastProvider'
+import { apiFetch } from '@/lib/api-error'
 
 interface Meter {
   id: string
@@ -19,8 +21,7 @@ interface Meter {
 }
 
 async function fetchMeters(): Promise<Meter[]> {
-  const res = await fetch('/api/meters')
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to load meters')
+  const res = await apiFetch('/api/meters')
   return res.json()
 }
 
@@ -31,21 +32,16 @@ async function registerMeter(body: {
   meter_group?: string
   tags?: string[]
 }): Promise<Meter> {
-  const res = await fetch('/api/meters', {
+  const res = await apiFetch('/api/meters', {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
   })
-  if (!res.ok) {
-    const err = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
-    throw new Error(err.error ?? 'Registration failed')
-  }
   return res.json()
 }
 
 async function revokeMeter(id: string): Promise<void> {
-  const res = await fetch(`/api/meters/${id}/revoke`, { method: 'PATCH' })
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Revoke failed')
+  await apiFetch(`/api/meters/${id}/revoke`, { method: 'PATCH' })
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -441,6 +437,7 @@ function RevokeDialog({
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 export default function MetersPage() {
   const qc = useQueryClient()
+  const { pushToast } = useToast()
   const [revokeTarget, setRevokeTarget] = useState<Meter | null>(null)
 
   const { data: meters, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
@@ -453,7 +450,9 @@ export default function MetersPage() {
     onSuccess: () => {
       qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['meters'] })
       setRevokeTarget(null)
+      pushToast({ variant: 'success', title: 'Meter revoked', description: 'The meter has been deactivated.' })
     },
+    onError: (err: Error) => pushToast({ variant: 'error', title: 'Revoke failed', description: err.message }),
   })
 
   return (
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/api-error.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/api-error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20742fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/api-error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use client'
+
+/**
+ * Utility for consistent API error handling across pages.
+ *
+ * Parses the API error response body (supports both `{ error }` and
+ * `{ error, code, retriable }` shapes from AppError) and returns a
+ * normalised message plus optional retry guidance.
+ */
+export function parseApiError(errBody: unknown): string {
+  if (!errBody || typeof errBody !== 'object') return 'An unexpected error occurred.'
+  const body = errBody as Record<string, unknown>
+  const base = typeof body.error === 'string' ? body.error : 'An unexpected error occurred.'
+  if (body.retriable === true) {
+    return `${base} Please try again.`
+  }
+  if (body.code === 'STELLAR_CIRCUIT' || body.code === 'STELLAR_TIMEOUT') {
+    return `${base} The Stellar network is temporarily unavailable — please try again in a few moments.`
+  }
+  return base
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fetch wrapper that throws a normalised error string on non-ok responses.
+ * Use in combination with `useToast` to surface errors consistently.
+ *
+ * @example
+ *   const data = await apiFetch('/api/certificates').catch(msg => {
+ *     pushToast({ variant: 'error', title: 'Load failed', description: msg })
+ *     throw msg
+ *   })
+ */
+export async function apiFetch(input: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response> {
+  const res = await fetch(input, init)
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const body = await res.json().catch(() => ({}))
+    throw new Error(parseApiError(body))
+  }
+  return res
+}