diff --git a/client/kotlin/lib/src/commonMain/kotlin/Library.kt b/client/kotlin/lib/src/commonMain/kotlin/Library.kt
index 68782345..edbfa3cc 100644
--- a/client/kotlin/lib/src/commonMain/kotlin/Library.kt
+++ b/client/kotlin/lib/src/commonMain/kotlin/Library.kt
@@ -33,29 +33,49 @@ data class JwtTokenClaims(
 )
 
 @Serializable
-sealed class DbEvent {
-  public class Update(val obj: JsonObject) : DbEvent()
-  public class Insert(val obj: JsonObject) : DbEvent()
-  public class Delete(val obj: JsonObject) : DbEvent()
-  public class Error(val msg: String) : DbEvent()
+sealed class ChangeEvent {
+  public class Update(val seq: Long?, val obj: JsonObject) : ChangeEvent()
+  public class Insert(val seq: Long?, val obj: JsonObject) : ChangeEvent()
+  public class Delete(val seq: Long?, val obj: JsonObject) : ChangeEvent()
+
+  public enum class ErrorStatus(val id: Long) {
+    UNKNOWN(0),
+    FORBIDDEN(1),
+    LOSS(2);
+
+    companion object {
+      private val byId: Map<Long, ErrorStatus> = entries.associateBy { it.id }
+
+      fun fromId(id: Long?): ErrorStatus = byId[id ?: 0] ?: UNKNOWN
+    }
+  }
+  public class Error(val seq: Long?, val status: ErrorStatus, val message: String?) : ChangeEvent()
 
   companion object {
-    fun from(obj: JsonObject): DbEvent? {
+    fun parse(msg: String): ChangeEvent? {
+      val obj: JsonObject = jsonSerializer.decodeFromString(msg)
+      val seq: Long? = obj.get("seq")?.jsonPrimitive?.longOrNull
+
       val update = obj.get("Update")
       if (update != null) {
-        return DbEvent.Update(update.jsonObject)
+        return ChangeEvent.Update(seq, update.jsonObject)
       }
       val insert = obj.get("Insert")
       if (insert != null) {
-        return DbEvent.Insert(insert.jsonObject)
+        return ChangeEvent.Insert(seq, insert.jsonObject)
       }
       val delete = obj.get("Delete")
       if (delete != null) {
-        return DbEvent.Delete(delete.jsonObject)
+        return ChangeEvent.Delete(seq, delete.jsonObject)
       }
       val error = obj.get("Error")
       if (error != null) {
-        return DbEvent.Error("${error}")
+        val errObj = error.jsonObject
+        return ChangeEvent.Error(
+                seq,
+                ErrorStatus.fromId(errObj.get("status")?.jsonPrimitive?.longOrNull),
+                errObj.get("message")?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull,
+        )
       }
 
       return null
@@ -235,7 +255,7 @@ class RecordApi(val name: String, val client: Client) {
     client.fetch("${RECORD_API}/${name}/${id.id()}", Method.delete)
   }
 
-  suspend inline fun <reified T> subscribe(id: RecordId): Flow<DbEvent> {
+  suspend inline fun <reified T> subscribe(id: RecordId): Flow<ChangeEvent> {
     val path = "${RECORD_API}/${name}/subscribe/${id.id()}"
 
     // NOTE: We should probably push this into a Client.sse.
@@ -253,8 +273,7 @@ class RecordApi(val name: String, val client: Client) {
         // event.data?.takeIf { predicate }(predicate)
         val data = ev.data
         if (data != null) {
-          val obj: JsonObject = jsonSerializer.decodeFromString(data)
-          val event = DbEvent.from(obj)
+          val event = ChangeEvent.parse(data)
           if (event != null) {
             emit(event)
           }
diff --git a/client/kotlin/lib/src/jvmTest/kotlin/LibraryTest.kt b/client/kotlin/lib/src/jvmTest/kotlin/LibraryTest.kt
index 06be6081..810019c6 100644
--- a/client/kotlin/lib/src/jvmTest/kotlin/LibraryTest.kt
+++ b/client/kotlin/lib/src/jvmTest/kotlin/LibraryTest.kt
@@ -130,6 +130,46 @@ class ClientTest {
     assertEquals(2, params.size)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `parse change events`() {
+    val ev0 =
+            ChangeEvent.parse(
+                    """{
+                         "Error": {
+                           "status": 1,
+                           "message": "test"
+                         },
+                         "seq": 3
+                       }"""
+            )
+
+    val errEvent0 = ev0 as ChangeEvent.Error
+    assertEquals(3, errEvent0.seq)
+    assertEquals("test", errEvent0.message)
+    assertEquals(ChangeEvent.ErrorStatus.FORBIDDEN, errEvent0.status)
+
+    val ev1 = ChangeEvent.parse("""{ "Error": { "status": 1 } }""")
+
+    val errEvent1 = ev1 as ChangeEvent.Error
+    assertEquals(null, errEvent1.seq)
+    assertEquals(ChangeEvent.ErrorStatus.FORBIDDEN, errEvent1.status)
+
+    val ev2 =
+            ChangeEvent.parse(
+                    """{
+                         "Update": {
+                           "col0": "val0",
+                           "col1": 4
+                         },
+                         "seq": 4
+                       }"""
+            )
+
+    val updateEvent = ev2 as ChangeEvent.Update
+    assertEquals(4, updateEvent.seq)
+    assertNotNull(updateEvent.obj)
+  }
+
   // WARN: TrailBase binding to localhost:4000 doesn't work. ktor only finds it when bound to
   // 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0, no IPv6?.
   @Test
@@ -301,17 +341,17 @@ class ClientTest {
     val id = api.create(SimpleStrictInsert("kotlin subscription test 0: =?&${now}"))
     api.delete(id)
 
-    val result = mutableListOf<DbEvent>()
+    val result = mutableListOf<ChangeEvent>()
     flow.take(2).toList(result)
 
     assertEquals(2, result.count())
 
     val insert: SimpleStrict =
-            localJsonSerializer.decodeFromJsonElement((result[0] as DbEvent.Insert).obj)
+            localJsonSerializer.decodeFromJsonElement((result[0] as ChangeEvent.Insert).obj)
     assertEquals(insert.id, id.id())
 
     val delete: SimpleStrict =
-            localJsonSerializer.decodeFromJsonElement((result[1] as DbEvent.Delete).obj)
+            localJsonSerializer.decodeFromJsonElement((result[1] as ChangeEvent.Delete).obj)
     assertEquals(delete.id, id.id())
   }
 }