diff --git a/includes/class-api.php b/includes/class-api.php
index c0dded4..b3b6e9e 100644
--- a/includes/class-api.php
+++ b/includes/class-api.php
@@ -480,6 +480,14 @@ protected function send_request( $method, $path, $query = [], $args = [], $cache
 
 		$body = json_decode( wp_remote_retrieve_body( $response ), true );
 
+		if ( ! isset( $body['status'] ) || ! isset( $body['data'] ) ) {
+			return new WP_Error(
+				'wp101-api',
+				__( 'The WP101 API request response was invalid.', 'wp101' ),
+				$body['data']
+			);
+		}
+
 		if ( 'fail' === $body['status'] ) {
 			return new WP_Error(
 				'wp101-api',