diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
index 2c3845ef0..9265544cf 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
@@ -266,12 +266,18 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
 
         },
 
+        should: {
+          removeError: function() {
+            return ( settings.hideError === true || (settings.hideError === 'auto' && !module.is.form()) );
+          }
+        },
+
         is: {
           disabled: function() {
             return ($module.filter(selector.disabled).length > 0);
           },
           form: function() {
-            return $module.is('form');
+            return $module.is('form') || $context.is('form');
           },
           mocked: function() {
             return (settings.mockResponse || settings.mockResponseAsync);
@@ -562,7 +568,9 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
               if(settings.errorDuration && status !== 'aborted') {
                 module.debug('Adding error state');
                 module.set.error();
-                setTimeout(module.remove.error, settings.errorDuration);
+                if( module.should.removeError() ) {
+                  setTimeout(module.remove.error, settings.errorDuration);
+                }
               }
               module.debug('API Request failed', errorMessage, xhr);
               settings.onFailure.call(context, response, $module, xhr);
@@ -789,7 +797,7 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
               url = settings.api[action];
             }
             else if( module.is.form() ) {
-              url = $module.attr('action') || false;
+              url = $module.attr('action') || $context.attr('action') || false;
               module.debug('No url or action specified, defaulting to form action', url);
             }
             return url;
@@ -1016,9 +1024,13 @@ $.api.settings = {
   // duration for loading state
   loadingDuration   : 0,
 
+  // whether to hide errors after a period of time
+  hideError         : 'auto',
+
   // duration for error state
   errorDuration     : 2000,
 
+  // whether parameters should be encoded with encodeURIComponent
   encodeParameters  : true,
 
   // API action to use