diff --git a/exerr/gin.go b/exerr/gin.go
index e77def4..917ccdf 100644
--- a/exerr/gin.go
+++ b/exerr/gin.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package exerr
 import (
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	json "gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/gojson"
+	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 )
 
-func (ee *ExErr) toJson(depth int) gin.H {
-	ginJson := gin.H{}
+func (ee *ExErr) toJson(depth int, applyExtendListener bool) langext.H {
+	ginJson := langext.H{}
 
 	if ee.UniqueID != "" {
 		ginJson["id"] = ee.UniqueID
@@ -38,21 +39,51 @@ func (ee *ExErr) toJson(depth int) gin.H {
 		ginJson["wrappedErrType"] = ee.WrappedErrType
 	}
 	if ee.OriginalError != nil {
-		ginJson["original"] = ee.OriginalError.toJson(depth + 1)
+		ginJson["original"] = ee.OriginalError.toJson(depth+1, applyExtendListener)
 	}
 
-	pkgconfig.ExtendGinDataOutput(ee, depth, ginJson)
+	if applyExtendListener {
+		pkgconfig.ExtendGinDataOutput(ee, depth, ginJson)
+	}
 
 	return ginJson
 }
 
+// ToAPIJson converts the ExError to a json object
+// (the same object as used in the Output(gin) method)
+//
+// Parameters:
+//   - [applyExtendListener]:  if false the pkgconfig.ExtendGinOutput / pkgconfig.ExtendGinDataOutput will not be applied
+//   - [includeWrappedErrors]: if false we do not include the recursive/wrapped errors in `__data`
+func (ee *ExErr) ToAPIJson(applyExtendListener bool, includeWrappedErrors bool) langext.H {
+
+	apiOutput := langext.H{
+		"errorid":   ee.UniqueID,
+		"message":   ee.RecursiveMessage(),
+		"errorcode": ee.RecursiveType().Key,
+		"category":  ee.RecursiveCategory().Category,
+	}
+
+	if includeWrappedErrors {
+		apiOutput["__data"] = ee.toJson(0, applyExtendListener)
+	}
+
+	if applyExtendListener {
+		pkgconfig.ExtendGinOutput(ee, apiOutput)
+	}
+
+	return apiOutput
+}
+
 func (ee *ExErr) Output(g *gin.Context) {
+
+	warnOnPkgConfigNotInitialized()
+
 	var statuscode = http.StatusInternalServerError
 
 	var baseCat = ee.RecursiveCategory()
 	var baseType = ee.RecursiveType()
 	var baseStatuscode = ee.RecursiveStatuscode()
-	var baseMessage = ee.RecursiveMessage()
 
 	if baseCat == CatUser {
 		statuscode = http.StatusBadRequest
@@ -66,20 +97,7 @@ func (ee *ExErr) Output(g *gin.Context) {
 		statuscode = *baseType.DefaultStatusCode
 	}
 
-	warnOnPkgConfigNotInitialized()
-
-	ginOutput := gin.H{
-		"errorid":   ee.UniqueID,
-		"message":   baseMessage,
-		"errorcode": baseType.Key,
-		"category":  baseCat.Category,
-	}
-
-	if pkgconfig.ExtendedGinOutput {
-		ginOutput["__data"] = ee.toJson(0)
-	}
-
-	pkgconfig.ExtendGinOutput(ee, ginOutput)
+	ginOutput := ee.ToAPIJson(true, pkgconfig.ExtendedGinOutput)
 
 	g.Render(statuscode, json.GoJsonRender{Data: ginOutput, NilSafeSlices: true, NilSafeMaps: true})
 }
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 7530483..5b8ef8b 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.214"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.215"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-27T09:58:10+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-07-27T14:37:11+0200"