diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index d31b477..525f663 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # `Config`
 
+- [`Config.apiRequestAttempts`](#configapirequestattempts)
+- [`Config.apiRequestRetryDelay`](#configapirequestretrydelay)
+- [`Config.apiRequestTimeout`](#configapirequesttimeout)
 - [`Config.clientId`](#configclientid)
 - [`Config.clientSecret`](#configclientsecret)
 - [`Config.console`](#configconsole)
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@ The `Config` object is used to configure a [`Client`](./Client.md).
 
 ```ts
 interface CommonConfig {
+  apiRequestAttempts?: number;
+  apiRequestRetryDelay?: number;
+  apiRequestTimeout?: number;
   console?: Pick<Console, 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug'>;
   excludedGroups?: number[];
   includedGroups?: number[];
@@ -72,6 +78,27 @@ interface UserConfig extends CommonConfig {
 type Config = BotConfig | UserConfig;
 ```
 
+## `Config.apiRequestAttempts`
+
+- `<number>` Amount of request attempts.
+- Defaults to 3 attempts.
+
+This option configures the number of times [`Client`](./Client.md) will attempt to send an API request.
+
+## `Config.apiRequestRetryDelay`
+
+- `<number>` Time in milliseconds.
+- Defaults to 3 seconds.
+
+This option configures the delay before a failed API request is retried.
+
+## `Config.apiRequestTimeout`
+
+- `<number>` Time in milliseconds.
+- Defaults to 5 seconds.
+
+This option configures how API requests are allowed to take.
+
 ## `Config.clientId`
 
 - `<string>` A bot account's client ID provided to you by Alta.
diff --git a/src/Api/Api.ts b/src/Api/Api.ts
index 96029b1..be14402 100644
--- a/src/Api/Api.ts
+++ b/src/Api/Api.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ export class Api {
     endpoint: TEndpoint,
     params?: Partial<Parameters>,
     query?: Parameters,
-    payload?: ApiRequest
+    payload?: ApiRequest,
+    attemptsLeft = this.client.config.apiRequestAttempts
   ): Promise<ApiResponse<TMethod, TEndpoint>> {
     if (typeof this.headers === 'undefined') {
       this.client.logger.error(`[API] Not authorised. Ordering authorisation now.`);
@@ -150,18 +151,43 @@ export class Api {
 
     const url = this.createUrl(endpoint, params, query);
 
-    this.client.logger.debug(`Requesting ${method} ${url}`, JSON.stringify(payload));
-
-    const response: ApiResponse<TMethod, TEndpoint> = await fetch(url.toString(), {
-      method,
-      headers: this.headers,
-      body: typeof payload === 'undefined' ? null : JSON.stringify(payload)
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      this.client.logger.error(`${method} ${response.url} responded with ${response.status} ${response.statusText}.`);
-      const body = await response.json();
-      throw new Error('message' in body ? body.message : JSON.stringify(body));
+    this.client.logger.debug(`[API] ${method} ${url}`, JSON.stringify(payload));
+
+    let response: ApiResponse<TMethod, TEndpoint>;
+
+    try {
+      response = await Promise.race<[Promise<ApiResponse<TMethod, TEndpoint>>, Promise<never>]>([
+        fetch(url.toString(), {
+          method,
+          headers: this.headers,
+          body: typeof payload === 'undefined' ? null : JSON.stringify(payload)
+        }),
+        new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            reject(new Error(`${method} ${url} request timed out.`));
+          }, this.client.config.apiRequestTimeout)
+        )
+      ]);
+
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        this.client.logger.error(
+          `[API] ${method} ${response.url} responded with ${response.status} ${response.statusText}.`
+        );
+        const body = await response.json();
+        throw new Error('message' in body ? body.message : JSON.stringify(body));
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.client.logger.error(`[API] ${method} ${url} error: ${(error as Error).message}`);
+
+      if (attemptsLeft > 0) {
+        this.client.logger.debug(`[API] ${method} ${url} retrying in ${this.client.config.apiRequestRetryDelay} ms.`);
+
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, this.client.config.apiRequestRetryDelay));
+
+        return await this.request(method, endpoint, params, query, payload, attemptsLeft - 1);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`[API] ${method} ${url} exhausted request attempts.`);
+      }
     }
 
     return response;
diff --git a/src/Client/Client.ts b/src/Client/Client.ts
index e1778fb..65bbd68 100644
--- a/src/Client/Client.ts
+++ b/src/Client/Client.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ export class Client extends TypedEmitter<Events> {
 
     this.config = {
       ...credentials,
+      apiRequestAttempts: config.apiRequestAttempts ?? DEFAULTS.apiRequestAttempts,
+      apiRequestRetryDelay: config.apiRequestRetryDelay ?? DEFAULTS.apiRequestRetryDelay,
+      apiRequestTimeout: config.apiRequestTimeout ?? DEFAULTS.apiRequestTimeout,
       console: configuredConsole,
       excludedGroups:
         config.excludedGroups && (typeof config.includedGroups === 'undefined' || config.includedGroups.length === 0)
diff --git a/src/Client/Config.ts b/src/Client/Config.ts
index a750b7d..7422c38 100644
--- a/src/Client/Config.ts
+++ b/src/Client/Config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export type Scope =
   | 'ws.group_servers';
 
 interface CommonConfig {
+  apiRequestAttempts?: number;
+  apiRequestRetryDelay?: number;
+  apiRequestTimeout?: number;
   console?: Pick<Console, 'error' | 'warn' | 'info' | 'debug'>;
   excludedGroups?: number[];
   includedGroups?: number[];
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 9fdf090..8f88d32 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ export const AGENT = {
 const SECOND = 1000;
 const MINUTE = 60 * SECOND;
 
+const API_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS = 3;
+
+const API_REQUEST_RETRY_DELAY = 3 * SECOND;
+
+const API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT = 5 * SECOND;
+
 const MAX_MISSED_SERVER_HEARTBEATS = 3;
 
 const MAX_SUBSCRIPTIONS_PER_WEBSOCKET = 500;
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ const WEBSOCKET_URL = 'wss://websocket.townshiptale.com';
 const X_API_KEY = '2l6aQGoNes8EHb94qMhqQ5m2iaiOM9666oDTPORf';
 
 export const DEFAULTS: Required<Omit<Config, 'clientId' | 'clientSecret' | 'scope' | 'username' | 'password'>> = {
+  apiRequestAttempts: API_REQUEST_ATTEMPTS,
+  apiRequestRetryDelay: API_REQUEST_RETRY_DELAY,
+  apiRequestTimeout: API_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
   console: console,
   excludedGroups: [],
   includedGroups: [],