diff --git a/src/common/NativeError.js b/src/common/NativeError.js
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+++ b/src/common/NativeError.js
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+import type {
+  NativeErrorObject,
+  NativeErrorInterface,
+} from './commonTypes.flow';
+
+export default class NativeError extends Error implements NativeErrorInterface {
+  constructor(nativeError: NativeErrorObject) {
+    super(nativeError.message);
+    this.code = nativeError.code;
+    this.message = nativeError.message;
+    this.nativeErrorCode = nativeError.nativeErrorCode;
+    this.nativeErrorMessage = nativeError.nativeErrorMessage;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/common/commonTypes.flow.js b/src/common/commonTypes.flow.js
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+export type NativeErrorObject = {
+  code: string,
+  message: string,
+  nativeErrorCode: string | number,
+  nativeErrorMessage: string,
+};
+
+export type NativeErrorResponse = {
+  error: NativeErrorObject,
+  // everything else
+  [key: string]: ?any,
+};
+
+export interface NativeErrorInterface extends Error {
+  +code: string;
+  +message: string;
+  +nativeErrorCode: string | number;
+  +nativeErrorMessage: string;
+}