diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
index e72407620..4c3819a63 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/data-extensions-editor/data-extensions-editor-view.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ import { qlpackOfDatabase } from "../contextual/queryResolver";
 import { file } from "tmp-promise";
 import { writeFile } from "fs-extra";
 import { dump } from "js-yaml";
-import { getOnDiskWorkspaceFolders } from "../helpers";
+import {
+  getOnDiskWorkspaceFolders,
+  showAndLogExceptionWithTelemetry,
+} from "../helpers";
 import { DatabaseItem } from "../local-databases";
 import { CodeQLCliServer } from "../cli";
 import { decodeBqrsToExternalApiUsages } from "./bqrs";
+import { redactableError } from "../pure/errors";
+import { asError, getErrorMessage } from "../pure/helpers-pure";
 
 export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
   ToDataExtensionsEditorMessage,
@@ -71,40 +76,48 @@ export class DataExtensionsEditorView extends AbstractWebview<
   }
 
   protected async loadExternalApiUsages(): Promise<void> {
-    const queryResult = await this.runQuery();
-    if (!queryResult) {
+    try {
+      const queryResult = await this.runQuery();
+      if (!queryResult) {
+        await this.clearProgress();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await this.showProgress({
+        message: "Loading results",
+        step: 1100,
+        maxStep: 1500,
+      });
+
+      const bqrsPath = queryResult.outputDir.bqrsPath;
+
+      const bqrsChunk = await this.getResults(bqrsPath);
+      if (!bqrsChunk) {
+        await this.clearProgress();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await this.showProgress({
+        message: "Finalizing results",
+        step: 1450,
+        maxStep: 1500,
+      });
+
+      const externalApiUsages = decodeBqrsToExternalApiUsages(bqrsChunk);
+
+      await this.postMessage({
+        t: "setExternalApiUsages",
+        externalApiUsages,
+      });
+
       await this.clearProgress();
-      return;
+    } catch (err) {
+      void showAndLogExceptionWithTelemetry(
+        redactableError(
+          asError(err),
+        )`Failed to load external APi usages: ${getErrorMessage(err)}`,
+      );
     }
-
-    await this.showProgress({
-      message: "Loading results",
-      step: 1100,
-      maxStep: 1500,
-    });
-
-    const bqrsPath = queryResult.outputDir.bqrsPath;
-
-    const bqrsChunk = await this.getResults(bqrsPath);
-    if (!bqrsChunk) {
-      await this.clearProgress();
-      return;
-    }
-
-    await this.showProgress({
-      message: "Finalizing results",
-      step: 1450,
-      maxStep: 1500,
-    });
-
-    const externalApiUsages = decodeBqrsToExternalApiUsages(bqrsChunk);
-
-    await this.postMessage({
-      t: "setExternalApiUsages",
-      externalApiUsages,
-    });
-
-    await this.clearProgress();
   }
 
   private async runQuery(): Promise<CoreCompletedQuery | undefined> {