diff --git a/dist/index.cjs.js b/dist/index.cjs.js
index abb9dad6..28c1f551 100644
--- a/dist/index.cjs.js
+++ b/dist/index.cjs.js
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ function pluginState () {
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-function error (error) {
-    return error;
+function error (errorId, error) {
+    return errorId;
 }
 
 var Firebase = Firebase$2;
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ function pluginMutations (userState) {
                 ref = ref[patches.id];
             }
             if (!ref)
-                return error('patchNoRef');
+                return error('patch-no-ref');
             return Object.keys(patches).forEach(function (key) {
                 var newVal = patches[key];
                 // Merge if exists
@@ -711,11 +712,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 userId = Firebase.auth().currentUser.uid;
             }
             commit('SET_USER_ID', userId);
-            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}')) {
-                var error_1 = '[vuex-easy-firestore] error trying to set userId.\n Try doing \`dispatch(\'module/setUserId\', userId)\ before openDBChannel or fetchAndAdd.`';
-                console.error(error_1);
-                throw error_1;
-            }
+            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}'))
+                return error('user-auth');
         },
         clearUser: function (_a) {
             var commit = _a.commit;
@@ -733,7 +731,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     switch (_c.label) {
                         case 0:
                             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                                return [2 /*return*/, console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.')];
+                                return [2 /*return*/, error('only-in-collection-mode')];
                             if (!id)
                                 return [2 /*return*/, {}];
                             doc = merge(getters.storeRef[id], { id: null });
@@ -751,7 +749,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var state = _a.state, getters = _a.getters, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
             if (ids === void 0) { ids = []; }
             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                return console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.');
+                return error('only-in-collection-mode');
             if (!isWhat.isArray(ids) || !ids.length)
                 return {};
             var idsMap = ids.reduce(function (carry, id) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
@@ -775,7 +773,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var _c = _b === void 0 ? { ids: [], doc: {} } : _b, _d = _c.id, id = _d === void 0 ? '' : _d, _e = _c.ids, ids = _e === void 0 ? [] : _e, doc = _c.doc;
             // 0. payload correction (only arrays)
             if (!isWhat.isArray(ids))
-                return console.error("[vuex-easy-firestore] ids needs to be an array");
+                return error("`ids` prop passed to 'patch' needs to be an array");
             if (id)
                 ids.push(id);
             // EXTRA: check if doc is being inserted if so
@@ -893,12 +891,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                         transaction.set(initialDocRef, initialDocPrepared);
                     }
                 });
-            }).then(function () {
+            }).then(function (_) {
                 if (state._conf.logging) {
                     console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully inserted.');
                 }
-            }).catch(function (error) {
-                console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully insertion failed. Further `set` or `patch` actions will also fail. Requires an internet connection when the initial doc is inserted. Please connect to the internet and refresh the page.', error);
+            }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                return error('initial-doc-failed', error$1);
             });
         },
         handleSyncStackDebounce: function (_a) {
@@ -929,11 +927,10 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     }
                     dispatch('_stopPatching');
                     return resolve();
-                }).catch(function (error) {
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
                     state._sync.syncStack.debounceTimer = null;
-                    console.error('Error during synchronisation ↓');
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error$1);
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -1000,7 +997,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     fRef = fRef.limit(limit);
                 // Stop if all records already fetched
                 if (fRequest.retrievedFetchRefs.includes(fRef)) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
+                    console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
                     return resolve();
                 }
                 // make fetch request
@@ -1021,9 +1018,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     // set the reference for the next records.
                     var next = fRef.startAfter(lastVisible);
                     state._sync.fetched[identifier].nextFetchRef = next;
-                }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return reject(error);
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -1065,9 +1061,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, doc];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return error;
+                }); }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return error(error$1);
                 });
             }
             // 'collection' mode:
@@ -1085,6 +1080,38 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 return querySnapshot;
             });
         },
+        fetchById: function (_a, id) {
+            var dispatch = _a.dispatch, getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state;
+            return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
+                var ref, _doc, doc, e_1;
+                return __generator(this, function (_b) {
+                    switch (_b.label) {
+                        case 0:
+                            _b.trys.push([0, 2, , 3]);
+                            if (!id)
+                                throw 'missing-id';
+                            if (!getters.collectionMode)
+                                throw 'only-in-collection-mode';
+                            ref = getters.dbRef;
+                            return [4 /*yield*/, ref.doc(id).get()];
+                        case 1:
+                            _doc = _b.sent();
+                            if (!_doc.exists) {
+                                if (state._conf.logging) {
+                                    throw "Doc with id \"" + id + "\" not found!";
+                                }
+                            }
+                            doc = getters.cleanUpRetrievedDoc(_doc.data(), id);
+                            dispatch('applyHooksAndUpdateState', { change: 'added', id: id, doc: doc });
+                            return [2 /*return*/, doc];
+                        case 2:
+                            e_1 = _b.sent();
+                            return [2 /*return*/, error(e_1)];
+                        case 3: return [2 /*return*/];
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        },
         applyHooksAndUpdateState: function (// this is only on server retrievals
         _a, _b) {
             var getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
@@ -1230,9 +1257,9 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, resolve()];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }, function (error) {
+                }); }, function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
                 state._sync.unsubscribe[identifier] = unsubscribe;
             });
@@ -1334,7 +1361,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var id = (getters.collectionMode) ? getId(doc) : getters.docModeId;
             var value = (getters.collectionMode) ? getValueFromPayloadPiece(doc) : doc;
             if (!id && getters.collectionMode)
-                return;
+                return error('patch-missing-id');
             // check userId
             dispatch('setUserId');
             // add id to value
@@ -1393,12 +1420,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 if (pathDelete) {
                     var path = _id;
                     if (!path)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                        return error('delete-missing-path');
                     commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                     return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                 }
                 if (!_id)
-                    return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                    return error('delete-missing-id');
                 commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                 return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
             }
@@ -1426,12 +1453,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     if (pathDelete) {
                         var path = _id;
                         if (!path)
-                            return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                            return error('delete-missing-path');
                         commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                         return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                     }
                     if (!_id)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                        return error('delete-missing-id');
                     commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                     return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
                 });
@@ -1640,7 +1667,7 @@ function pluginGetters (Firebase) {
                             return;
                         }
                         if (!Object.keys(state._sync.pathVariables).includes(key)) {
-                            return error('missingPathVarKey');
+                            return error('missing-path-variables');
                         }
                         var varVal = state._sync.pathVariables[key];
                         // if path is only a param we need to just assign to avoid stringification
diff --git a/dist/index.esm.js b/dist/index.esm.js
index 7764375c..1bdeea0c 100644
--- a/dist/index.esm.js
+++ b/dist/index.esm.js
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ function pluginState () {
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-function error (error) {
-    return error;
+function error (errorId, error) {
+    return errorId;
 }
 
 var Firebase = Firebase$2;
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ function pluginMutations (userState) {
                 ref = ref[patches.id];
             }
             if (!ref)
-                return error('patchNoRef');
+                return error('patch-no-ref');
             return Object.keys(patches).forEach(function (key) {
                 var newVal = patches[key];
                 // Merge if exists
@@ -705,11 +706,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 userId = Firebase.auth().currentUser.uid;
             }
             commit('SET_USER_ID', userId);
-            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}')) {
-                var error_1 = '[vuex-easy-firestore] error trying to set userId.\n Try doing \`dispatch(\'module/setUserId\', userId)\ before openDBChannel or fetchAndAdd.`';
-                console.error(error_1);
-                throw error_1;
-            }
+            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}'))
+                return error('user-auth');
         },
         clearUser: function (_a) {
             var commit = _a.commit;
@@ -727,7 +725,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     switch (_c.label) {
                         case 0:
                             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                                return [2 /*return*/, console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.')];
+                                return [2 /*return*/, error('only-in-collection-mode')];
                             if (!id)
                                 return [2 /*return*/, {}];
                             doc = merge(getters.storeRef[id], { id: null });
@@ -745,7 +743,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var state = _a.state, getters = _a.getters, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
             if (ids === void 0) { ids = []; }
             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                return console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.');
+                return error('only-in-collection-mode');
             if (!isArray(ids) || !ids.length)
                 return {};
             var idsMap = ids.reduce(function (carry, id) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
@@ -769,7 +767,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var _c = _b === void 0 ? { ids: [], doc: {} } : _b, _d = _c.id, id = _d === void 0 ? '' : _d, _e = _c.ids, ids = _e === void 0 ? [] : _e, doc = _c.doc;
             // 0. payload correction (only arrays)
             if (!isArray(ids))
-                return console.error("[vuex-easy-firestore] ids needs to be an array");
+                return error("`ids` prop passed to 'patch' needs to be an array");
             if (id)
                 ids.push(id);
             // EXTRA: check if doc is being inserted if so
@@ -887,12 +885,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                         transaction.set(initialDocRef, initialDocPrepared);
                     }
                 });
-            }).then(function () {
+            }).then(function (_) {
                 if (state._conf.logging) {
                     console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully inserted.');
                 }
-            }).catch(function (error) {
-                console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully insertion failed. Further `set` or `patch` actions will also fail. Requires an internet connection when the initial doc is inserted. Please connect to the internet and refresh the page.', error);
+            }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                return error('initial-doc-failed', error$1);
             });
         },
         handleSyncStackDebounce: function (_a) {
@@ -923,11 +921,10 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     }
                     dispatch('_stopPatching');
                     return resolve();
-                }).catch(function (error) {
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
                     state._sync.syncStack.debounceTimer = null;
-                    console.error('Error during synchronisation ↓');
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error$1);
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -994,7 +991,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     fRef = fRef.limit(limit);
                 // Stop if all records already fetched
                 if (fRequest.retrievedFetchRefs.includes(fRef)) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
+                    console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
                     return resolve();
                 }
                 // make fetch request
@@ -1015,9 +1012,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     // set the reference for the next records.
                     var next = fRef.startAfter(lastVisible);
                     state._sync.fetched[identifier].nextFetchRef = next;
-                }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return reject(error);
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -1059,9 +1055,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, doc];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return error;
+                }); }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return error(error$1);
                 });
             }
             // 'collection' mode:
@@ -1079,6 +1074,38 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 return querySnapshot;
             });
         },
+        fetchById: function (_a, id) {
+            var dispatch = _a.dispatch, getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state;
+            return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
+                var ref, _doc, doc, e_1;
+                return __generator(this, function (_b) {
+                    switch (_b.label) {
+                        case 0:
+                            _b.trys.push([0, 2, , 3]);
+                            if (!id)
+                                throw 'missing-id';
+                            if (!getters.collectionMode)
+                                throw 'only-in-collection-mode';
+                            ref = getters.dbRef;
+                            return [4 /*yield*/, ref.doc(id).get()];
+                        case 1:
+                            _doc = _b.sent();
+                            if (!_doc.exists) {
+                                if (state._conf.logging) {
+                                    throw "Doc with id \"" + id + "\" not found!";
+                                }
+                            }
+                            doc = getters.cleanUpRetrievedDoc(_doc.data(), id);
+                            dispatch('applyHooksAndUpdateState', { change: 'added', id: id, doc: doc });
+                            return [2 /*return*/, doc];
+                        case 2:
+                            e_1 = _b.sent();
+                            return [2 /*return*/, error(e_1)];
+                        case 3: return [2 /*return*/];
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        },
         applyHooksAndUpdateState: function (// this is only on server retrievals
         _a, _b) {
             var getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
@@ -1224,9 +1251,9 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, resolve()];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }, function (error) {
+                }); }, function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
                 state._sync.unsubscribe[identifier] = unsubscribe;
             });
@@ -1328,7 +1355,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var id = (getters.collectionMode) ? getId(doc) : getters.docModeId;
             var value = (getters.collectionMode) ? getValueFromPayloadPiece(doc) : doc;
             if (!id && getters.collectionMode)
-                return;
+                return error('patch-missing-id');
             // check userId
             dispatch('setUserId');
             // add id to value
@@ -1387,12 +1414,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 if (pathDelete) {
                     var path = _id;
                     if (!path)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                        return error('delete-missing-path');
                     commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                     return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                 }
                 if (!_id)
-                    return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                    return error('delete-missing-id');
                 commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                 return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
             }
@@ -1420,12 +1447,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     if (pathDelete) {
                         var path = _id;
                         if (!path)
-                            return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                            return error('delete-missing-path');
                         commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                         return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                     }
                     if (!_id)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                        return error('delete-missing-id');
                     commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                     return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
                 });
@@ -1634,7 +1661,7 @@ function pluginGetters (Firebase) {
                             return;
                         }
                         if (!Object.keys(state._sync.pathVariables).includes(key)) {
-                            return error('missingPathVarKey');
+                            return error('missing-path-variables');
                         }
                         var varVal = state._sync.pathVariables[key];
                         // if path is only a param we need to just assign to avoid stringification
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e2f6850b..e95d4667 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vuex-easy-firestore",
-  "version": "1.32.1",
+  "version": "1.33.0",
   "description": "Easy coupling of firestore and a vuex module. 2-way sync with 0 boilerplate!",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/index.esm.js",
diff --git a/src/module/actions.ts b/src/module/actions.ts
index a5750b5c..4ec5421c 100644
--- a/src/module/actions.ts
+++ b/src/module/actions.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { makeBatchFromSyncstack, createFetchIdentifier } from '../utils/apiHelpe
 import { getId, getValueFromPayloadPiece } from '../utils/payloadHelpers'
 import { isArrayHelper } from '../utils/arrayHelpers'
 import { isIncrementHelper } from '../utils/incrementHelper'
-import error from './errors'
+import logError from './errors'
 
 /**
  * A function returning the actions object
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
         userId = Firebase.auth().currentUser.uid
       }
       commit('SET_USER_ID', userId)
-      if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}')) {
-        const error = '[vuex-easy-firestore] error trying to set userId.\n Try doing \`dispatch(\'module/setUserId\', userId)\ before openDBChannel or fetchAndAdd.`'
-        console.error(error)
-        throw error
-      }
+      if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}')) return logError('user-auth')
     },
     clearUser: ({commit}) => {
       commit('CLEAR_USER')
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
       commit('SET_PATHVARS', pathVars)
     },
     duplicate: async ({state, getters, commit, dispatch}, id) => {
-      if (!getters.collectionMode) return console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.')
+      if (!getters.collectionMode) return logError('only-in-collection-mode')
       if (!id) return {}
       const doc = merge(getters.storeRef[id], {id: null})
       const dId = await dispatch('insert', doc)
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
       return idMap
     },
     duplicateBatch ({state, getters, commit, dispatch}, ids = []) {
-      if (!getters.collectionMode) return console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.')
+      if (!getters.collectionMode) return logError('only-in-collection-mode')
       if (!isArray(ids) || !ids.length) return {}
       const idsMap = ids.reduce(async (carry, id) => {
         const idMap = await dispatch('duplicate', id)
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
       {id = '', ids = [], doc}: {id?: string, ids?: string[], doc?: AnyObject} = {ids: [], doc: {}}
     ) {
       // 0. payload correction (only arrays)
-      if (!isArray(ids)) return console.error(`[vuex-easy-firestore] ids needs to be an array`)
+      if (!isArray(ids)) return logError(`\`ids\` prop passed to 'patch' needs to be an array`)
       if (id) ids.push(id)
 
       // EXTRA: check if doc is being inserted if so
@@ -200,12 +196,12 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
               transaction.set(initialDocRef, initialDocPrepared)
             }
           })
-      }).then(function() {
+      }).then(_ => {
         if (state._conf.logging) {
           console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully inserted.')
         }
-      }).catch(function(error) {
-        console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully insertion failed. Further `set` or `patch` actions will also fail. Requires an internet connection when the initial doc is inserted. Please connect to the internet and refresh the page.', error)
+      }).catch(error => {
+        return logError('initial-doc-failed', error)
       })
     },
     handleSyncStackDebounce ({state, commit, dispatch, getters}) {
@@ -234,8 +230,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
         }).catch(error => {
           state._sync.patching = 'error'
           state._sync.syncStack.debounceTimer = null
-          console.error('Error during synchronisation ↓')
-          Error(error)
+          logError('sync-error', error)
           return reject(error)
         })
       })
@@ -296,7 +291,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
         if (limit > 0) fRef = fRef.limit(limit)
         // Stop if all records already fetched
         if (fRequest.retrievedFetchRefs.includes(fRef)) {
-          console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.')
+          console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.')
           return resolve()
         }
         // make fetch request
@@ -318,8 +313,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
           const next = fRef.startAfter(lastVisible)
           state._sync.fetched[identifier].nextFetchRef = next
         }).catch(error => {
-          console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error)
-          return reject(error)
+          return reject(logError(error))
         })
       })
     },
@@ -351,8 +345,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
           dispatch('applyHooksAndUpdateState', {change: 'modified', id, doc})
           return doc
         }).catch(error => {
-          console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error)
-          return error
+          return logError(error)
         })
       }
       // 'collection' mode:
@@ -369,6 +362,24 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
           return querySnapshot
         })
     },
+    async fetchById ({dispatch, getters, state}, id) {
+      try {
+        if (!id) throw 'missing-id'
+        if (!getters.collectionMode) throw 'only-in-collection-mode'
+        const ref = getters.dbRef
+        const _doc = await ref.doc(id).get()
+        if (!_doc.exists) {
+          if (state._conf.logging) {
+            throw `Doc with id "${id}" not found!`
+          }
+        }
+        const doc = getters.cleanUpRetrievedDoc(_doc.data(), id)
+        dispatch('applyHooksAndUpdateState', {change: 'added', id, doc})
+        return doc
+      } catch (e) {
+        return logError(e)
+      }
+    },
     applyHooksAndUpdateState ( // this is only on server retrievals
       {getters, state, commit, dispatch},
       {change, id, doc = {}}: {change: 'added' | 'removed' | 'modified', id: string, doc: AnyObject}
@@ -500,7 +511,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
           return resolve()
         }, error => {
           state._sync.patching = 'error'
-          return reject(error)
+          return reject(logError(error))
         })
         state._sync.unsubscribe[identifier] = unsubscribe
       })
@@ -591,7 +602,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
       if (!doc) return
       const id = (getters.collectionMode) ? getId(doc) : getters.docModeId
       const value = (getters.collectionMode) ? getValueFromPayloadPiece(doc) : doc
-      if (!id && getters.collectionMode) return
+      if (!id && getters.collectionMode) return logError('patch-missing-id')
       // check userId
       dispatch('setUserId')
       // add id to value
@@ -645,11 +656,11 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
         const pathDelete = (_id.includes('.') || !getters.collectionMode)
         if (pathDelete) {
           const path = _id
-          if (!path) return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath')
+          if (!path) return logError('delete-missing-path')
           commit('DELETE_PROP', path)
           return dispatch('deleteProp', path)
         }
-        if (!_id) return error('actionsDeleteMissingId')
+        if (!_id) return logError('delete-missing-id')
         commit('DELETE_DOC', _id)
         return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id)
       }
@@ -677,11 +688,11 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
           const pathDelete = (_id.includes('.') || !getters.collectionMode)
           if (pathDelete) {
             const path = _id
-            if (!path) return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath')
+            if (!path) return logError('delete-missing-path')
             commit('DELETE_PROP', path)
             return dispatch('deleteProp', path)
           }
-          if (!_id) return error('actionsDeleteMissingId')
+          if (!_id) return logError('delete-missing-id')
           commit('DELETE_DOC', _id)
           return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id)
         })
diff --git a/src/module/errors.ts b/src/module/errors.ts
index 07fbabb2..8189e509 100644
--- a/src/module/errors.ts
+++ b/src/module/errors.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,42 @@
 
 const errorMessages = {
-  actionsDeleteMissingId: `
-    Missing Id of the Doc you want to delete!
+  'user-auth': `
+    Error trying to set userId.
+    Please double check if you have correctly authenticated the user with Firebase Auth before calling \`openDBChannel\` or \`fetchAndAdd\`.
+
+    If you still get this error, try passing your firebase instance to the plugin as described in the documentation:
+    https://mesqueeb.github.io/vuex-easy-firestore/extra-features.html#pass-firebase-dependency
+  `,
+  'delete-missing-id': `
+    Missing id of the doc you want to delete!
     Correct usage:
       dispatch('delete', id)
   `,
-  actionsDeleteMissingPath: `
+  'delete-missing-path': `
     Missing path to the prop you want to delete!
     Correct usage:
       dispatch('delete', 'path.to.prop')
 
     Use \`.\` for sub props!
   `,
-  missingId: `
-    Missing an id! Correct usage:
+  'missing-id': `
+    This action requires an id to be passed!
+  `,
+  'patch-missing-id': `
+    Missing an id of the doc you want to patch!
+    Correct usage:
 
-    // \`id\` as prop of item:
+    // pass \`id\` as a prop:
     dispatch('module/set', {id: '123', name: 'best item name'})
-
-    // or object with only 1 prop, which is the \`id\` as key, and item as its value:
-    dispatch('module/set', {'123': {name: 'best item name'}})
+    // or
+    dispatch('module/patch', {id: '123', name: 'best item name'})
   `,
-  missingPathVarKey: `
+  'missing-path-variables': `
     A path variable was passed without defining it!
     In VuexEasyFirestore you can create paths with variables:
     eg: \`groups/{groupId}/user/{userId}\`
 
-    \`userId\` is automatically replaces with the userId of the firebase user.
+    \`userId\` is automatically replaced with the userId of the firebase user.
     \`groupId\` or any other variable that needs to be set after authentication needs to be passed upon the \`openDBChannel\` action.
 
     // (in module config) Example path:
@@ -38,21 +48,34 @@ const errorMessages = {
     // pass as argument into openDBChannel:
     dispatch('moduleName/openDBChannel', {groupId})
   `,
-  patchNoRef: `
+  'patch-no-ref': `
     Something went wrong during the PATCH mutation:
     The document it's trying to patch does not exist.
   `,
+  'only-in-collection-mode': `
+    The action you dispatched can only be used in 'collection' mode.
+  `,
+  'initial-doc-failed': `
+    Initial doc insertion failed. Further \`set\` or \`patch\` actions will also fail. Requires an internet connection when the initial doc is inserted. Please connect to the internet and refresh the page.
+  `,
+  'sync-error': `
+    Something went wrong while trying to synchronise data to Cloud Firestore.
+    The data is kept in queue, so that it will try to sync again upon the next 'set' or 'patch' action.
+  `,
 }
 
 /**
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-export default function (error: string): string {
-  const log = `[vuex-easy-firestore] Error! ${errorMessages[error]}`
+export default function (errorId: string, error?: any): string {
+  const logData = errorMessages[errorId] || errorId
+  const log = `[vuex-easy-firestore] Error! ${logData}`
   Error(log)
-  return error
+  if (error) Error(error)
+  return errorId
 }
diff --git a/src/module/getters.ts b/src/module/getters.ts
index f1b7e295..98994eb9 100644
--- a/src/module/getters.ts
+++ b/src/module/getters.ts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export default function (Firebase: any): AnyObject {
               return
             }
             if (!Object.keys(state._sync.pathVariables).includes(key)) {
-              return error('missingPathVarKey')
+              return error('missing-path-variables')
             }
             const varVal = state._sync.pathVariables[key]
             // if path is only a param we need to just assign to avoid stringification
diff --git a/src/module/mutations.ts b/src/module/mutations.ts
index 7beb9eb4..c1982302 100644
--- a/src/module/mutations.ts
+++ b/src/module/mutations.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { isPlainObject, isArray, isFunction, isNumber } from 'is-what'
+import { isArray, isFunction, isNumber } from 'is-what'
 import { getDeepRef } from 'vuex-easy-access'
-import error from './errors'
+import logError from './errors'
 import merge from 'merge-anything'
 import { AnyObject } from '../declarations'
 import { isArrayHelper } from '../utils/arrayHelpers'
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default function (userState: object): AnyObject {
       if (state._conf.firestoreRefType.toLowerCase() === 'collection') {
         ref = ref[patches.id]
       }
-      if (!ref) return error('patchNoRef')
+      if (!ref) return logError('patch-no-ref')
       return Object.keys(patches).forEach(key => {
         let newVal = patches[key]
         // Merge if exists
diff --git a/test/helpers/index.cjs.js b/test/helpers/index.cjs.js
index 457cdcbb..b41ca92a 100644
--- a/test/helpers/index.cjs.js
+++ b/test/helpers/index.cjs.js
@@ -699,11 +699,12 @@ function pluginState () {
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-function error (error) {
-    return error;
+function error (errorId, error) {
+    return errorId;
 }
 
 var Firebase = Firebase$1;
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ function pluginMutations (userState) {
                 ref = ref[patches.id];
             }
             if (!ref)
-                return error('patchNoRef');
+                return error('patch-no-ref');
             return Object.keys(patches).forEach(function (key) {
                 var newVal = patches[key];
                 // Merge if exists
@@ -1222,11 +1223,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 userId = Firebase.auth().currentUser.uid;
             }
             commit('SET_USER_ID', userId);
-            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}')) {
-                var error_1 = '[vuex-easy-firestore] error trying to set userId.\n Try doing \`dispatch(\'module/setUserId\', userId)\ before openDBChannel or fetchAndAdd.`';
-                console.error(error_1);
-                throw error_1;
-            }
+            if (getters.firestorePathComplete.includes('{userId}'))
+                return error('user-auth');
         },
         clearUser: function (_a) {
             var commit = _a.commit;
@@ -1244,7 +1242,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     switch (_c.label) {
                         case 0:
                             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                                return [2 /*return*/, console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.')];
+                                return [2 /*return*/, error('only-in-collection-mode')];
                             if (!id)
                                 return [2 /*return*/, {}];
                             doc = merge(getters.storeRef[id], { id: null });
@@ -1262,7 +1260,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var state = _a.state, getters = _a.getters, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
             if (ids === void 0) { ids = []; }
             if (!getters.collectionMode)
-                return console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] You can only duplicate in \'collection\' mode.');
+                return error('only-in-collection-mode');
             if (!isWhat.isArray(ids) || !ids.length)
                 return {};
             var idsMap = ids.reduce(function (carry, id) { return __awaiter(_this, void 0, void 0, function () {
@@ -1286,7 +1284,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var _c = _b === void 0 ? { ids: [], doc: {} } : _b, _d = _c.id, id = _d === void 0 ? '' : _d, _e = _c.ids, ids = _e === void 0 ? [] : _e, doc = _c.doc;
             // 0. payload correction (only arrays)
             if (!isWhat.isArray(ids))
-                return console.error("[vuex-easy-firestore] ids needs to be an array");
+                return error("`ids` prop passed to 'patch' needs to be an array");
             if (id)
                 ids.push(id);
             // EXTRA: check if doc is being inserted if so
@@ -1404,12 +1402,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                         transaction.set(initialDocRef, initialDocPrepared);
                     }
                 });
-            }).then(function () {
+            }).then(function (_) {
                 if (state._conf.logging) {
                     console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully inserted.');
                 }
-            }).catch(function (error) {
-                console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Initial doc succesfully insertion failed. Further `set` or `patch` actions will also fail. Requires an internet connection when the initial doc is inserted. Please connect to the internet and refresh the page.', error);
+            }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                return error('initial-doc-failed', error$1);
             });
         },
         handleSyncStackDebounce: function (_a) {
@@ -1440,11 +1438,10 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     }
                     dispatch('_stopPatching');
                     return resolve();
-                }).catch(function (error) {
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
                     state._sync.syncStack.debounceTimer = null;
-                    console.error('Error during synchronisation ↓');
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error$1);
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -1511,7 +1508,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     fRef = fRef.limit(limit);
                 // Stop if all records already fetched
                 if (fRequest.retrievedFetchRefs.includes(fRef)) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
+                    console.log('[vuex-easy-firestore] Already retrieved this part.');
                     return resolve();
                 }
                 // make fetch request
@@ -1532,9 +1529,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     // set the reference for the next records.
                     var next = fRef.startAfter(lastVisible);
                     state._sync.fetched[identifier].nextFetchRef = next;
-                }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return reject(error);
+                }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
             });
         },
@@ -1576,9 +1572,8 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, doc];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }).catch(function (error) {
-                    console.error('[vuex-easy-firestore]', error);
-                    return error;
+                }); }).catch(function (error$1) {
+                    return error(error$1);
                 });
             }
             // 'collection' mode:
@@ -1596,6 +1591,38 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 return querySnapshot;
             });
         },
+        fetchById: function (_a, id) {
+            var dispatch = _a.dispatch, getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state;
+            return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function () {
+                var ref, _doc, doc, e_1;
+                return __generator(this, function (_b) {
+                    switch (_b.label) {
+                        case 0:
+                            _b.trys.push([0, 2, , 3]);
+                            if (!id)
+                                throw 'missing-id';
+                            if (!getters.collectionMode)
+                                throw 'only-in-collection-mode';
+                            ref = getters.dbRef;
+                            return [4 /*yield*/, ref.doc(id).get()];
+                        case 1:
+                            _doc = _b.sent();
+                            if (!_doc.exists) {
+                                if (state._conf.logging) {
+                                    throw "Doc with id \"" + id + "\" not found!";
+                                }
+                            }
+                            doc = getters.cleanUpRetrievedDoc(_doc.data(), id);
+                            dispatch('applyHooksAndUpdateState', { change: 'added', id: id, doc: doc });
+                            return [2 /*return*/, doc];
+                        case 2:
+                            e_1 = _b.sent();
+                            return [2 /*return*/, error(e_1)];
+                        case 3: return [2 /*return*/];
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        },
         applyHooksAndUpdateState: function (// this is only on server retrievals
         _a, _b) {
             var getters = _a.getters, state = _a.state, commit = _a.commit, dispatch = _a.dispatch;
@@ -1741,9 +1768,9 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                                 return [2 /*return*/, resolve()];
                         }
                     });
-                }); }, function (error) {
+                }); }, function (error$1) {
                     state._sync.patching = 'error';
-                    return reject(error);
+                    return reject(error(error$1));
                 });
                 state._sync.unsubscribe[identifier] = unsubscribe;
             });
@@ -1845,7 +1872,7 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
             var id = (getters.collectionMode) ? getId(doc) : getters.docModeId;
             var value = (getters.collectionMode) ? getValueFromPayloadPiece(doc) : doc;
             if (!id && getters.collectionMode)
-                return;
+                return error('patch-missing-id');
             // check userId
             dispatch('setUserId');
             // add id to value
@@ -1904,12 +1931,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                 if (pathDelete) {
                     var path = _id;
                     if (!path)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                        return error('delete-missing-path');
                     commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                     return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                 }
                 if (!_id)
-                    return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                    return error('delete-missing-id');
                 commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                 return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
             }
@@ -1937,12 +1964,12 @@ function pluginActions (Firebase) {
                     if (pathDelete) {
                         var path = _id;
                         if (!path)
-                            return error('actionsDeleteMissingPath');
+                            return error('delete-missing-path');
                         commit('DELETE_PROP', path);
                         return dispatch('deleteProp', path);
                     }
                     if (!_id)
-                        return error('actionsDeleteMissingId');
+                        return error('delete-missing-id');
                     commit('DELETE_DOC', _id);
                     return dispatch('deleteDoc', _id);
                 });
@@ -2151,7 +2178,7 @@ function pluginGetters (Firebase) {
                             return;
                         }
                         if (!Object.keys(state._sync.pathVariables).includes(key)) {
-                            return error('missingPathVarKey');
+                            return error('missing-path-variables');
                         }
                         var varVal = state._sync.pathVariables[key];
                         // if path is only a param we need to just assign to avoid stringification
diff --git a/types/module/errors.d.ts b/types/module/errors.d.ts
index e0871c11..e846b9dc 100644
--- a/types/module/errors.d.ts
+++ b/types/module/errors.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-export default function (error: string): string;
+export default function (errorId: string, error?: any): string;
diff --git a/types/src/module/errors.d.ts b/types/src/module/errors.d.ts
index e0871c11..e846b9dc 100644
--- a/types/src/module/errors.d.ts
+++ b/types/src/module/errors.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  * execute Error() based on an error id string
  *
  * @export
- * @param {string} error the error id
+ * @param {string} errorId the error id
+ * @param {any} [error] an actual error from an async request or something
  * @returns {string} the error id
  */
-export default function (error: string): string;
+export default function (errorId: string, error?: any): string;