diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http.rs b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
index baf54ad0b..c2836d256 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http.rs
@@ -7,17 +7,85 @@ use crate::api::http_endpoint::{
     VmActionHandler, VmAddDevice, VmAddDisk, VmAddFs, VmAddNet, VmAddPmem, VmAddVsock, VmCreate,
     VmInfo, VmRemoveDevice, VmResize, VmRestore, VmSnapshot, VmmPing, VmmShutdown,
 };
-use crate::api::{ApiRequest, VmAction};
+use crate::api::{ApiError, ApiRequest, VmAction};
 use crate::seccomp_filters::{get_seccomp_filter, Thread};
 use crate::{Error, Result};
 use micro_http::{HttpServer, MediaType, Request, Response, StatusCode, Version};
 use seccomp::{SeccompFilter, SeccompLevel};
+use serde_json::Error as SerdeError;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::thread;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
+/// Errors associated with VMM management
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum HttpError {
+    /// API request receive error
+    SerdeJsonDeserialize(SerdeError),
+
+    /// Could not create a VM
+    VmCreate(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not boot a VM
+    VmBoot(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not get the VM information
+    VmInfo(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not pause the VM
+    VmPause(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not pause the VM
+    VmResume(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not shut a VM down
+    VmShutdown(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not reboot a VM
+    VmReboot(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not snapshot a VM
+    VmSnapshot(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not restore a VM
+    VmRestore(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not act on a VM
+    VmAction(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not resize a VM
+    VmResize(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a device to a VM
+    VmAddDevice(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not remove a device from a VM
+    VmRemoveDevice(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not shut the VMM down
+    VmmShutdown(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not handle VMM ping
+    VmmPing(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a disk to a VM
+    VmAddDisk(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a fs to a VM
+    VmAddFs(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a pmem device to a VM
+    VmAddPmem(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a network device to a VM
+    VmAddNet(ApiError),
+
+    /// Could not add a vsock device to a VM
+    VmAddVsock(ApiError),
+}
+
 const HTTP_ROOT: &str = "/api/v1";
 
 /// An HTTP endpoint handler interface
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs b/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
index 9318befa4..2fdf7b0d2 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/http_endpoint.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
-use crate::api::http::EndpointHandler;
+use crate::api::http::{EndpointHandler, HttpError};
 use crate::api::{
     vm_add_device, vm_add_disk, vm_add_fs, vm_add_net, vm_add_pmem, vm_add_vsock, vm_boot,
     vm_create, vm_delete, vm_info, vm_pause, vm_reboot, vm_remove_device, vm_resize, vm_restore,
@@ -12,78 +12,10 @@ use crate::api::{
     VmRemoveDeviceData, VmResizeData, VmSnapshotConfig, VsockConfig,
 };
 use micro_http::{Body, Method, Request, Response, StatusCode, Version};
-use serde_json::Error as SerdeError;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
-/// Errors associated with VMM management
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub enum HttpError {
-    /// API request receive error
-    SerdeJsonDeserialize(SerdeError),
-
-    /// Could not create a VM
-    VmCreate(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not boot a VM
-    VmBoot(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not get the VM information
-    VmInfo(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not pause the VM
-    VmPause(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not pause the VM
-    VmResume(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not shut a VM down
-    VmShutdown(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not reboot a VM
-    VmReboot(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not snapshot a VM
-    VmSnapshot(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not restore a VM
-    VmRestore(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not act on a VM
-    VmAction(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not resize a VM
-    VmResize(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a device to a VM
-    VmAddDevice(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not remove a device from a VM
-    VmRemoveDevice(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not shut the VMM down
-    VmmShutdown(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not handle VMM ping
-    VmmPing(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a disk to a VM
-    VmAddDisk(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a fs to a VM
-    VmAddFs(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a pmem device to a VM
-    VmAddPmem(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a network device to a VM
-    VmAddNet(ApiError),
-
-    /// Could not add a vsock device to a VM
-    VmAddVsock(ApiError),
-}
-
 fn error_response(error: HttpError, status: StatusCode) -> Response {
     let mut response = Response::new(Version::Http11, status);
     response.set_body(Body::new(format!("{:?}", error)));