diff --git a/cognee/api/client.py b/cognee/api/client.py
index 6766c12de..fab7f026c 100644
--- a/cognee/api/client.py
+++ b/cognee/api/client.py
@@ -80,6 +80,26 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 app = FastAPI(debug=app_environment != "prod", lifespan=lifespan)
 
 
+@app.middleware("http")
+async def log_exceptions_middleware(request: Request, call_next):
+    try:
+        return await call_next(request)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.error(
+            f"Unhandled exception in {request.method} {request.url.path}: "
+            f"{type(exc).__name__}: {str(exc)}"
+        )
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=500,
+            content={
+                "error": str(exc),
+                "error_type": type(exc).__name__,
+                "message": "An internal server error occurred. Please check server logs for details.",
+                "path": str(request.url.path),
+            },
+        )
+
+
 # Read allowed origins from environment variable (comma-separated)
 CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = os.getenv("CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS")
 if CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS:
@@ -169,6 +189,29 @@ async def exception_handler(_: Request, exc: CogneeApiError) -> JSONResponse:
     return JSONResponse(status_code=status_code, content={"detail": detail["message"]})
 
 
+@app.exception_handler(Exception)
+async def global_exception_handler(request: Request, exc: Exception) -> JSONResponse:
+    """
+    Global exception handler for all unhandled exceptions.
+    Logs the full stack trace and returns a 500 error with details.
+    """
+    print(f"🔴 GLOBAL EXCEPTION HANDLER CALLED: {type(exc).__name__}")
+    logger.exception(
+        f"Unhandled exception in {request.method} {request.url.path}: "
+        f"{type(exc).__name__}: {str(exc)}"
+    )
+
+    return JSONResponse(
+        status_code=403,
+        content={
+            "error": str(exc),
+            "error_type": type(exc).__name__,
+            "message": "An internal server error occurred. Please check server logs for details.",
+            "path": request.url.path,
+        },
+    )
+
+
 @app.get("/")
 async def root():
     """
diff --git a/cognee/api/v1/add/routers/get_add_router.py b/cognee/api/v1/add/routers/get_add_router.py
index a0649b0f0..1ce363a91 100644
--- a/cognee/api/v1/add/routers/get_add_router.py
+++ b/cognee/api/v1/add/routers/get_add_router.py
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ from cognee.modules.users.models import User
 from cognee.modules.users.methods import get_authenticated_user
 from cognee.shared.utils import send_telemetry
 from cognee.modules.pipelines.models import PipelineRunErrored
-from cognee.shared.logging_utils import get_logger
 from cognee import __version__ as cognee_version
 
-logger = get_logger()
-
 
 def get_add_router() -> APIRouter:
     router = APIRouter()
@@ -77,31 +74,16 @@ def get_add_router() -> APIRouter:
         if not datasetId and not datasetName:
             raise ValueError("Either datasetId or datasetName must be provided.")
 
-        try:
-            add_run = await cognee_add(
-                data,
-                datasetName,
-                user=user,
-                dataset_id=datasetId,
-                node_set=node_set if node_set else None,
-            )
+        add_run = await cognee_add(
+            data,
+            datasetName,
+            user=user,
+            dataset_id=datasetId,
+            node_set=node_set if node_set else None,
+        )
 
-            if isinstance(add_run, PipelineRunErrored):
-                return JSONResponse(status_code=420, content=add_run.model_dump(mode="json"))
-            return add_run.model_dump()
-        except Exception as error:
-            logger.error(
-                f"Error during add operation for user {user.id}, "
-                f"dataset: {datasetName or datasetId}, "
-                f"error type: {type(error).__name__}",
-            )
-            return JSONResponse(
-                status_code=500,
-                content={
-                    "error": str(error),
-                    "error_type": type(error).__name__,
-                    "message": "Failed to add data to dataset",
-                },
-            )
+        if isinstance(add_run, PipelineRunErrored):
+            return JSONResponse(status_code=420, content=add_run.model_dump(mode="json"))
+        return add_run.model_dump()
 
     return router