diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/src/parsing.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/src/parsing.rs
index 1082f44e..0e51c3de 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/src/parsing.rs
@@ -50,33 +50,38 @@ pub fn optional_visibility(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<syn::Visibility, Er
     return Ok(parser.parse2(visibility)?);
 }
 
-pub fn match_keyword(tokens: &mut TokenIter, keyword: &'static str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn match_keyword(
+    span: Span,
+    tokens: &mut TokenIter,
+    keyword: &'static str,
+) -> Result<Span, Error> {
     if let Some(tt) = tokens.next() {
         if let TokenTree::Ident(ident) = tt {
             if ident.to_string() == keyword {
-                return Ok(());
+                return Ok(ident.span());
             }
         }
     }
-    bail!("expected `{}` keyword", keyword);
+    c_bail!(span, "expected `{}` keyword", keyword);
 }
 
-pub fn need_ident(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<Ident, Error> {
+pub fn need_ident(before: Span, tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<Ident, Error> {
     match tokens.next() {
         Some(TokenTree::Ident(ident)) => Ok(ident),
-        other => bail!("expected ident: {:?}", other),
+        Some(other) => c_bail!(other.span(), "expected ident"),
+        None => c_bail!(before, "expected ident after this expression"),
     }
 }
 
-pub fn match_punct(tokens: &mut TokenIter, punct: char) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn match_punct(span: Span, tokens: &mut TokenIter, punct: char) -> Result<Span, Error> {
     if let Some(tt) = tokens.next() {
         if let TokenTree::Punct(p) = tt {
             if p.as_char() == punct {
-                return Ok(());
+                return Ok(p.span());
             }
         }
     }
-    bail!("expected `{}`", punct);
+    c_bail!(span, "expected `{}` after this expression", punct);
 }
 
 pub fn need_group(tokens: &mut TokenIter, delimiter: Delimiter) -> Result<Group, Error> {
@@ -91,11 +96,19 @@ pub fn need_group(tokens: &mut TokenIter, delimiter: Delimiter) -> Result<Group,
 pub fn match_colon(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<(), Error> {
     match tokens.next() {
         Some(TokenTree::Punct(ref punct)) if punct.as_char() == ':' => Ok(()),
-        Some(other) => bail!("expected colon at {:?}", other.span()),
+        Some(other) => c_bail!(other.span(), "expected colon"),
         None => bail!("colon expected"),
     }
 }
 
+pub fn match_colon2(span: Span, tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<Span, Error> {
+    match tokens.next() {
+        Some(TokenTree::Punct(ref punct)) if punct.as_char() == ':' => Ok(punct.span()),
+        Some(other) => c_bail!(other.span(), "expected colon"),
+        None => c_bail!(span, "colon expected following this expression"),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn maybe_comma(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<bool, Error> {
     match tokens.next() {
         Some(TokenTree::Punct(ref punct)) if punct.as_char() == ',' => Ok(true),
@@ -119,8 +132,8 @@ pub fn comma_or_end(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<(), Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn need_hyphenated_name(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<syn::LitStr, Error> {
-    let start = need_ident(&mut *tokens)?;
+pub fn need_hyphenated_name(span: Span, tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<syn::LitStr, Error> {
+    let start = need_ident(span, &mut *tokens)?;
     finish_hyphenated_name(&mut *tokens, start)
 }
 
@@ -313,12 +326,13 @@ pub fn parse_object(tokens: TokenStream) -> Result<Object, Error> {
 }
 
 fn parse_object_key(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<Option<Name>, Error> {
-    if tokens.peek().is_none() {
-        return Ok(None);
-    }
+    let span = match tokens.peek() {
+        Some(ref val) => val.span(),
+        None => return Ok(None),
+    };
 
     let key = need_ident_or_string(&mut *tokens)?;
-    match_colon(&mut *tokens)?;
+    match_colon2(span, &mut *tokens)?;
     Ok(Some(key))
 }
 
diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/src/router_macro.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/src/router_macro.rs
index 5089aafb..fd9133a7 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/src/router_macro.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/src/router_macro.rs
@@ -14,23 +14,26 @@ pub fn router_macro(input: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream, Error> {
     let mut out = TokenStream::new();
 
     loop {
-        if input.peek().is_none() {
-            break;
-        }
+        let mut at_span = match input.peek() {
+            Some(ref val) => val.span(),
+            None => break,
+        };
 
         let public = optional_visibility(&mut input)?;
 
-        match_keyword(&mut input, "static")?;
-        let router_name = need_ident(&mut input)?;
+        at_span = match_keyword(at_span, &mut input, "static")?;
+        let router_name = need_ident(at_span, &mut input)?;
 
-        match_colon(&mut input)?;
-        match_keyword(&mut input, "Router")?;
-        match_punct(&mut input, '<')?;
-        let body_type = need_ident(&mut input)?;
-        match_punct(&mut input, '>')?;
+        at_span = match_colon2(router_name.span(), &mut input)?;
+        at_span = match_keyword(at_span, &mut input, "Router")?;
+        at_span = match_punct(at_span, &mut input, '<')?;
+        let body_type = need_ident(at_span, &mut input)?;
+        at_span = match_punct(body_type.span(), &mut input, '>')?;
 
-        match_punct(&mut input, '=')?;
+        at_span = match_punct(at_span, &mut input, '=')?;
         let content = need_group(&mut input, Delimiter::Brace)?;
+        let _ = at_span;
+        at_span = content.span();
 
         let router = parse_router(content.stream().into_iter().peekable())?;
         let router = router.into_token_stream(&body_type, Some((router_name, public)));
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn router_macro(input: TokenStream) -> Result<TokenStream, Error> {
 
         out.extend(router);
 
-        match_punct(&mut input, ';')?;
+        match_punct(at_span, &mut input, ';')?;
     }
 
     Ok(out)
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ fn parse_router(mut input: TokenIter) -> Result<Router, Error> {
     loop {
         match parse_entry_key(&mut input)? {
             Some(Entry::Method(name)) => {
-                let function = need_ident(&mut input)?;
+                let function = need_ident(name.span(), &mut input)?;
 
                 let method_ptr = match name.to_string().as_str() {
                     "GET" => &mut router.get,
@@ -334,7 +337,10 @@ fn parse_path_name(tokens: &mut TokenIter) -> Result<Path, Error> {
                 if group.delimiter() != Delimiter::Brace {
                     bail!("invalid path component: {:?}", group);
                 }
-                let name = need_hyphenated_name(&mut group.stream().into_iter().peekable())?;
+                let name = need_hyphenated_name(
+                    group.span(),
+                    &mut group.stream().into_iter().peekable(),
+                )?;
                 push_component(&mut path, &mut component, &mut span);
                 path.push(Component::Match(name));