diff --git a/src/middlewares/error.middleware.ts b/src/middlewares/error.middleware.ts
index 0f9b091..2846e03 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/error.middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/error.middleware.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// src/middlewares/error.middleware.ts
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from 'express';
 import { envConfig } from '../config';
 import { ErrorRequestHandler } from 'express';
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import { logger } from '../utils/logger.utils';
 import { mapUnknownRouteError } from '../utils/route-error.utils';
 import { buildErrorContext } from '../utils/error-context.utils';
 import { sanitizeLogFieldValue } from '../utils/log-field-sanitizer.utils';
+import { buildErrorResponse, zodIssuesToDetails } from '../utils/api-response.utils';
 
 export class ApiError extends Error {
    statusCode: number;
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ export const errorHandler: ErrorRequestHandler = (
 
    // Handle Zod validation errors
    if (err instanceof z.ZodError || err.name === 'ZodError') {
-      res.status(400).json({
-         success: false,
-         code: ErrorCode.VALIDATION_ERROR,
-         message: 'Validation failed',
-         errors: err.errors || err.issues,
-      });
+      const issues: z.ZodIssue[] = err.errors ?? err.issues ?? [];
+      res.status(400).json(
+         buildErrorResponse(
+            ErrorCode.VALIDATION_ERROR,
+            'Validation failed',
+            zodIssuesToDetails(issues)
+         )
+      );
       return;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/creator/creator-profile.handlers.ts b/src/modules/creator/creator-profile.handlers.ts
index 46f164a..8c25834 100644
--- a/src/modules/creator/creator-profile.handlers.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creator/creator-profile.handlers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
    sendError,
    sendSuccess,
    sendValidationError,
+   zodIssuesToDetails,
    ErrorCode,
 } from '../../utils/api-response.utils';
 import { logger } from '../../utils/logger.utils';
@@ -30,10 +31,7 @@ export async function getCreatorProfileHandler(req: Request, res: Response) {
          return sendValidationError(
             res,
             'Invalid creator profile path parameters',
-            paramsResult.error.issues.map(issue => ({
-               field: issue.path.join('.'),
-               message: issue.message,
-            }))
+            zodIssuesToDetails(paramsResult.error.issues)
          );
       }
 
@@ -72,10 +70,7 @@ export async function upsertCreatorProfileHandler(req: Request, res: Response) {
          return sendValidationError(
             res,
             'Invalid creator profile path parameters',
-            paramsResult.error.issues.map(issue => ({
-               field: issue.path.join('.'),
-               message: issue.message,
-            }))
+            zodIssuesToDetails(paramsResult.error.issues)
          );
       }
 
@@ -84,10 +79,7 @@ export async function upsertCreatorProfileHandler(req: Request, res: Response) {
          return sendValidationError(
             res,
             'Invalid creator profile payload',
-            bodyResult.error.issues.map(issue => ({
-               field: issue.path.join('.'),
-               message: issue.message,
-            }))
+            zodIssuesToDetails(bodyResult.error.issues)
          );
       }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/api-response.utils.ts b/src/utils/api-response.utils.ts
index 68c2b67..c0bdddb 100644
--- a/src/utils/api-response.utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/api-response.utils.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Shared API response formatters for consistent client-facing responses.
 
 import { Response } from 'express';
+import { ZodIssue } from 'zod';
 import { ErrorCode, ErrorCodeType } from '../constants/error.constants';
 import { requestContextStorage } from './als.utils';
 
@@ -153,6 +154,24 @@ export function sendPaginatedSuccess<T>(
 
 // ── Convenience helpers ──────────────────────────────────────
 
+/**
+ * Maps Zod issues to the standard `details` array used in error responses.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const result = schema.safeParse(input);
+ * if (!result.success) {
+ *   return sendValidationError(res, 'Invalid input', zodIssuesToDetails(result.error.issues));
+ * }
+ */
+export function zodIssuesToDetails(
+   issues: ZodIssue[]
+): Array<{ field: string; message: string }> {
+   return issues.map(issue => ({
+      field: issue.path.join('.'),
+      message: issue.message,
+   }));
+}
+
 export function sendValidationError(
    res: Response,
    message: string,
diff --git a/src/utils/test/api-response.utils.test.ts b/src/utils/test/api-response.utils.test.ts
index d68d57f..5f4db55 100644
--- a/src/utils/test/api-response.utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/test/api-response.utils.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
    sendForbidden,
    sendUnauthorized,
    buildErrorResponse,
+   zodIssuesToDetails,
    ErrorCode,
 } from '../api-response.utils';
 import { requestContextStorage } from '../als.utils';
@@ -130,3 +131,41 @@ describe('buildErrorResponse', () => {
       expect(body!.requestId).toBe(capturedRequestId);
    });
 });
+
+describe('zodIssuesToDetails', () => {
+   it('maps a single issue to a details entry', () => {
+      const result = zodIssuesToDetails([
+         { path: ['email'], message: 'Invalid email', code: 'invalid_string' } as any,
+      ]);
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ field: 'email', message: 'Invalid email' }]);
+   });
+
+   it('joins nested paths with a dot', () => {
+      const result = zodIssuesToDetails([
+         { path: ['address', 'city'], message: 'Required', code: 'invalid_type' } as any,
+      ]);
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ field: 'address.city', message: 'Required' }]);
+   });
+
+   it('produces an empty string field for root-level issues', () => {
+      const result = zodIssuesToDetails([
+         { path: [], message: 'Input must be an object', code: 'invalid_type' } as any,
+      ]);
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ field: '', message: 'Input must be an object' }]);
+   });
+
+   it('returns an empty array for an empty issues list', () => {
+      expect(zodIssuesToDetails([])).toEqual([]);
+   });
+
+   it('maps multiple issues preserving order', () => {
+      const result = zodIssuesToDetails([
+         { path: ['name'], message: 'Required', code: 'invalid_type' } as any,
+         { path: ['age'], message: 'Must be a number', code: 'invalid_type' } as any,
+      ]);
+      expect(result).toEqual([
+         { field: 'name', message: 'Required' },
+         { field: 'age', message: 'Must be a number' },
+      ]);
+   });
+});