diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/client.ts b/frontend/lib/api/client.ts
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+// frontend/lib/api/client.ts
+import axios from 'axios';
+import {setupInterceptors} from './interceptors'
+
+const api = axios.create({
+  baseURL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL,
+});
+
+// Prevent API calls during SSR
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  setupInterceptors(api);
+}
+
+export default api;
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/error-handler.ts b/frontend/lib/api/error-handler.ts
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+// frontend/lib/api/error-handler.ts
+import { ApiError } from './types';
+
+export function handleApiError(error: any): ApiError {
+  const response = error.response || {};
+  return {
+    message: response.data?.message || 'Unexpected error occurred',
+    code: response.data?.code || 'UNKNOWN_ERROR',
+    status: response.status || 500,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/interceptors.ts b/frontend/lib/api/interceptors.ts
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+// frontend/lib/api/interceptors.ts
+import type { AxiosInstance } from 'axios';
+import { handleApiError } from './error-handler';
+
+export function setupInterceptors(api: AxiosInstance) {
+  api.interceptors.request.use((config) => {
+    const token = localStorage.getItem('jwt');
+    if (token) {
+      config.headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${token}`;
+    }
+    return config;
+  });
+
+  api.interceptors.response.use(
+    (response) => response,
+    async (error) => {
+      const { status } = error.response || {};
+      if (status === 401) {
+        window.location.href = '/login';
+      }
+
+      // Retry logic: up to 3 attempts
+      const config = error.config;
+      if (!config.__retryCount) config.__retryCount = 0;
+      if (config.__retryCount < 3) {
+        config.__retryCount += 1;
+        return api(config);
+      }
+
+      return Promise.reject(handleApiError(error));
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/lib/api/types.ts b/frontend/lib/api/types.ts
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+// frontend/lib/api/types.ts
+export interface ApiResponse<T> {
+  data: T;
+  status: number;
+}
+
+export interface ApiError {
+  message: string;
+  code: string;
+  status: number;
+}