diff --git a/include/copentimelineio/errorStatus.h b/include/copentimelineio/errorStatus.h
index 099824c..871b6d1 100644
--- a/include/copentimelineio/errorStatus.h
+++ b/include/copentimelineio/errorStatus.h
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ OTIO_API OTIOErrorStatus* OTIOErrorStatus_create_with_outcome_details_serializab
 OTIO_API const char* OTIOErrorStatus_outcome_to_string(OTIO_ErrorStatus_Outcome var1);
 OTIO_API OTIO_ErrorStatus_Outcome OTIOErrorStatus_get_outcome(OTIOErrorStatus* self);
 OTIO_API void                     OTIOErrorStatus_destroy(OTIOErrorStatus* self);
+OTIO_API const char* OTIOErrorStatus_details(OTIOErrorStatus* self);
+OTIO_API const char* OTIOErrorStatus_full_description(OTIOErrorStatus* self);
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diff --git a/src/copentimelineio/errorStatus.cpp b/src/copentimelineio/errorStatus.cpp
index 5f5ca16..8d81b87 100644
--- a/src/copentimelineio/errorStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/copentimelineio/errorStatus.cpp
@@ -52,3 +52,23 @@ OTIOErrorStatus_destroy(OTIOErrorStatus* self)
 {
     delete reinterpret_cast<OTIO_NS::ErrorStatus*>(self);
 }
+
+OTIO_API const char* 
+OTIOErrorStatus_details(OTIOErrorStatus* self)
+{;
+    std::string returnStr = 
+        reinterpret_cast<OTIO_NS::ErrorStatus*>(self)->details;
+    char *charPtr = (char *) malloc((returnStr.size() + 1) * sizeof(char));
+    strcpy(charPtr, returnStr.c_str());
+    return charPtr;
+}
+
+OTIO_API const char* 
+OTIOErrorStatus_full_description(OTIOErrorStatus* self)
+{;
+    std::string returnStr = 
+        reinterpret_cast<OTIO_NS::ErrorStatus*>(self)->full_description;
+    char *charPtr = (char *) malloc((returnStr.size() + 1) * sizeof(char));
+    strcpy(charPtr, returnStr.c_str());
+    return charPtr;
+}
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