diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/clirr-ignored-differences.xml b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
index e2a56066e3..ca9d4778e6 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/clirr-ignored-differences.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
   <difference>
     <differenceType>5001</differenceType>
     <className>com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions$StreamWriterClosedException</className>
+    <to>com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions$StorageException</to>
   </difference>
   <difference>
     <differenceType>7004</differenceType>
     <className>com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions$StreamWriterClosedException</className>
-    <method>protected Exceptions$StreamWriterClosedException(io.grpc.Status, java.lang.String, java.lang.String)</method>
+    <method>Exceptions$StreamWriterClosedException(io.grpc.Status, java.lang.String)</method>
   </difference>
 </differences>
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
index 1bfd241f6a..409f097697 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/Exceptions.java
@@ -81,18 +81,6 @@ protected StreamFinalizedException(Status grpcStatus, String name) {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * This writer instance has either been closed by the user explicitly, or has encountered
-   * non-retriable errors.
-   *
-   * <p>To continue to write to the same stream, you will need to create a new writer instance.
-   */
-  public static final class StreamWriterClosedException extends StorageException {
-    protected StreamWriterClosedException(Status grpcStatus, String name) {
-      super(grpcStatus, name, null, null, ImmutableMap.of());
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * There was a schema mismatch due to bigquery table with fewer fields than the input message.
    * This can be resolved by updating the table's schema with the message schema.
@@ -251,5 +239,80 @@ public String getStreamName() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This writer instance has either been closed by the user explicitly, or has encountered
+   * non-retriable errors.
+   *
+   * <p>To continue to write to the same stream, you will need to create a new writer instance.
+   */
+  public static final class StreamWriterClosedException extends StatusRuntimeException {
+    private final String streamName;
+    private final String writerId;
+
+    protected StreamWriterClosedException(Status grpcStatus, String streamName, String writerId) {
+      super(grpcStatus);
+      this.streamName = streamName;
+      this.writerId = writerId;
+    }
+
+    public String getStreamName() {
+      return streamName;
+    }
+
+    public String getWriterId() {
+      return writerId;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * If FlowController.LimitExceededBehavior is set to Block and inflight limit is exceeded, this
+   * exception will be thrown. If it is just a spike, you may retry the request. Otherwise, you can
+   * increase the inflight limit or create more StreamWriter to handle your traffic.
+   */
+  public static class InflightLimitExceededException extends StatusRuntimeException {
+    private final long currentLimit;
+    private final String writerId;
+
+    protected InflightLimitExceededException(
+        Status grpcStatus, String writerId, long currentLimit) {
+      super(grpcStatus);
+      this.currentLimit = currentLimit;
+      this.writerId = writerId;
+    }
+
+    public String getWriterId() {
+      return writerId;
+    }
+
+    public long getCurrentLimit() {
+      return currentLimit;
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static class InflightRequestsLimitExceededException
+      extends InflightLimitExceededException {
+    protected InflightRequestsLimitExceededException(String writerId, long currentLimit) {
+      super(
+          Status.fromCode(Status.Code.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED)
+              .withDescription(
+                  "Exceeds client side inflight buffer, consider add more buffer or open more connections. Current limit: "
+                      + currentLimit),
+          writerId,
+          currentLimit);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static class InflightBytesLimitExceededException extends InflightLimitExceededException {
+    protected InflightBytesLimitExceededException(String writerId, long currentLimit) {
+      super(
+          Status.fromCode(Status.Code.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED)
+              .withDescription(
+                  "Exceeds client side inflight buffer, consider add more buffer or open more connections. Current limit:  "
+                      + currentLimit),
+          writerId,
+          currentLimit);
+    }
+  }
+
   private Exceptions() {}
 }
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriter.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriter.java
index a7d2a0a589..b6f1d26a42 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriter.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriter.java
@@ -168,15 +168,16 @@ public ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> append(JSONArray jsonArr, long offset)
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Gets streamName
-   *
-   * @return String
-   */
+  /** @return The name of the write stream associated with this writer. */
   public String getStreamName() {
     return this.streamName;
   }
 
+  /** @return A unique Id for this writer. */
+  public String getWriterId() {
+    return streamWriter.getWriterId();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets current descriptor
    *
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
index a51b5af3bd..c2ad5ba5a3 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Deque;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
@@ -173,6 +174,11 @@ public class StreamWriter implements AutoCloseable {
    */
   private final AtomicLong inflightWaitSec = new AtomicLong(0);
 
+  /*
+   * A String that uniquely identifies this writer.
+   */
+  private final String writerId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
+
   /** The maximum size of one request. Defined by the API. */
   public static long getApiMaxRequestBytes() {
     return 10L * 1000L * 1000L; // 10 megabytes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabyte)
@@ -307,17 +313,19 @@ private ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> appendInternal(AppendRowsRequest message)
             new Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException(
                 Status.fromCode(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION)
                     .withDescription("Connection is already closed"),
-                streamName));
+                streamName,
+                writerId));
         return requestWrapper.appendResult;
       }
       // Check if queue is going to be full before adding the request.
-      if ((this.inflightRequests + 1 >= this.maxInflightRequests
-              || this.inflightBytes + requestWrapper.messageSize >= this.maxInflightBytes)
-          && (this.limitExceededBehavior == FlowController.LimitExceededBehavior.ThrowException)) {
-        throw new StatusRuntimeException(
-            Status.fromCode(Code.RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED)
-                .withDescription(
-                    "Exceeds client side inflight buffer, consider add more buffer or open more connections."));
+      if (this.limitExceededBehavior == FlowController.LimitExceededBehavior.ThrowException) {
+        if (this.inflightRequests + 1 >= this.maxInflightRequests) {
+          throw new Exceptions.InflightRequestsLimitExceededException(
+              writerId, this.maxInflightRequests);
+        }
+        if (this.inflightBytes + requestWrapper.messageSize >= this.maxInflightBytes) {
+          throw new Exceptions.InflightBytesLimitExceededException(writerId, this.maxInflightBytes);
+        }
       }
 
       if (connectionFinalStatus != null) {
@@ -326,7 +334,8 @@ private ApiFuture<AppendRowsResponse> appendInternal(AppendRowsRequest message)
                 Status.fromCode(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION)
                     .withDescription(
                         "Connection is closed due to " + connectionFinalStatus.toString()),
-                streamName));
+                streamName,
+                writerId));
         return requestWrapper.appendResult;
       }
 
@@ -375,6 +384,16 @@ public long getInflightWaitSeconds() {
     return inflightWaitSec.longValue();
   }
 
+  /** @return a unique Id for the writer. */
+  public String getWriterId() {
+    return writerId;
+  }
+
+  /** @return name of the Stream that this writer is working on. */
+  public String getStreamName() {
+    return streamName;
+  }
+
   /** Close the stream writer. Shut down all resources. */
   @Override
   public void close() {
@@ -566,7 +585,8 @@ private void cleanupInflightRequests() {
         new Exceptions.StreamWriterClosedException(
             Status.fromCode(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION)
                 .withDescription("Connection is already closed, cleanup inflight request"),
-            streamName);
+            streamName,
+            writerId);
     Deque<AppendRequestAndResponse> localQueue = new LinkedList<AppendRequestAndResponse>();
     this.lock.lock();
     try {
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriterTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriterTest.java
index 434659dee7..eaae1ca329 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriterTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/JsonStreamWriterTest.java
@@ -643,4 +643,14 @@ public void testMultipleAppendSerializtionErrors()
       }
     }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testWriterId()
+      throws DescriptorValidationException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+    JsonStreamWriter writer1 = getTestJsonStreamWriterBuilder(TEST_STREAM, TABLE_SCHEMA).build();
+    Assert.assertFalse(writer1.getWriterId().isEmpty());
+    JsonStreamWriter writer2 = getTestJsonStreamWriterBuilder(TEST_STREAM, TABLE_SCHEMA).build();
+    Assert.assertFalse(writer2.getWriterId().isEmpty());
+    Assert.assertNotEquals(writer1.getWriterId(), writer2.getWriterId());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
index 1ff0c65c69..ed206e82ec 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquerystorage/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/StreamWriterTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.protobuf.Any;
 import com.google.protobuf.DescriptorProtos;
+import com.google.protobuf.Descriptors;
 import com.google.protobuf.Int64Value;
 import io.grpc.Status;
 import io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.function.ThrowingRunnable;
@@ -552,9 +554,9 @@ public void testAppendsWithTinyMaxInflightBytesThrow() throws Exception {
             .setMaxInflightBytes(1)
             .setLimitExceededBehavior(FlowController.LimitExceededBehavior.ThrowException)
             .build();
-    StatusRuntimeException ex =
+    Exceptions.InflightBytesLimitExceededException ex =
         assertThrows(
-            StatusRuntimeException.class,
+            Exceptions.InflightBytesLimitExceededException.class,
             new ThrowingRunnable() {
               @Override
               public void run() throws Throwable {
@@ -568,6 +570,8 @@ public void run() throws Throwable {
             .contains(
                 "Exceeds client side inflight buffer, consider add more buffer or open more connections"));
 
+    assertEquals(ex.getWriterId(), writer.getWriterId());
+    assertEquals(1, ex.getCurrentLimit());
     writer.close();
   }
 
@@ -665,6 +669,8 @@ public void testWriterAlreadyClosedException() throws Exception {
     assertTrue(actualError instanceof StatusRuntimeException);
     assertEquals(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION, actualError.getStatus().getCode());
     assertTrue(actualError.getStatus().getDescription().contains("Connection is already closed"));
+    assertEquals(actualError.getWriterId(), writer.getWriterId());
+    assertEquals(actualError.getStreamName(), writer.getStreamName());
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -683,5 +689,17 @@ public void testWriterClosedException() throws Exception {
     assertTrue(actualError instanceof StatusRuntimeException);
     assertEquals(Status.Code.FAILED_PRECONDITION, actualError.getStatus().getCode());
     assertTrue(actualError.getStatus().getDescription().contains("Connection is closed"));
+    assertEquals(actualError.getWriterId(), writer.getWriterId());
+    assertEquals(actualError.getStreamName(), writer.getStreamName());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testWriterId()
+      throws Descriptors.DescriptorValidationException, IOException, InterruptedException {
+    StreamWriter writer1 = getTestStreamWriter();
+    Assert.assertFalse(writer1.getWriterId().isEmpty());
+    StreamWriter writer2 = getTestStreamWriter();
+    Assert.assertFalse(writer2.getWriterId().isEmpty());
+    Assert.assertNotEquals(writer1.getWriterId(), writer2.getWriterId());
   }
 }