function slug_make_request( $api ){
		$r = wp_remote_request( $api );
		if( is_wp_error( $r ) ){
			throw new Exception( $r->get_error_message() );
		}

		return wp_remote_retrieve_body( $r );
	}

	try {
		$url = 'http://somurl.com/wp-json';
		$response = slug_make_request( $url );
	} catch (Exception $e) {

		if( class_exists( 'WP_Papertrail_API'  ) ){
			WP_Papertrail_API::log( [
				'error' => $e->getMessage(),
				'url' => $url
			], 'api_request_failed' );
		}
	}