diff --git a/api/wakatime.js b/api/wakatime.js
index d439c5b7ac8c6..7ae93b5799321 100644
--- a/api/wakatime.js
+++ b/api/wakatime.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     langs_count,
     hide,
     api_domain,
-    range,
     border_radius,
     border_color,
   } = req.query;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   }
 
   try {
-    const stats = await fetchWakatimeStats({ username, api_domain, range });
+    const stats = await fetchWakatimeStats({ username, api_domain });
 
     let cacheSeconds = clampValue(
       parseInt(cache_seconds || CONSTANTS.FOUR_HOURS, 10),
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index dc60369751a27..e7ef2b7096b5c 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ You can provide multiple comma-separated values in the bg_color option to render
 -   `layout` - Switch between two available layouts `default` & `compact`.  Default `default`.
 -   `langs_count` - Limit the number of languages on the card, defaults to all reported languages _(number)_.
 -   `api_domain` - Set a custom API domain for the card, e.g. to use services like [Hakatime](https://github.com/mujx/hakatime) or [Wakapi](https://github.com/muety/wakapi) _(string)_. Default `Waka API`.
--   `range` – Request a range different from your WakaTime default, e.g. `last_7_days`. See [WakaTime API docs](https://wakatime.com/developers#stats) for a list of available options. _(YYYY-MM, last_7_days, last_30_days, last_6_months, last_year, or all_time)_. Default `all_time`.
 
 * * *
 
@@ -468,15 +467,15 @@ You can use the `&hide_progress=true` option to hide the percentages and the pro
 
 # Wakatime Week Stats
 
+> **Warning**
+> Please be aware that we currently only show data from Wakatime profiles that are public. You therefore have to make sure that **BOTH** `Display code time publicly` and `Display languages, editors, os, categories publicly` are enabled.
+
 Change the `?username=` value to your [Wakatime](https://wakatime.com) username.
 
 ```md
 [![Harlok's wakatime stats](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/wakatime?username=Harlok)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
 ```
 
-> **Note**:
-> Please be aware that we currently only show data from Wakatime profiles that are public.
-
 ### Demo
 
 [![Harlok's wakatime stats](https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/wakatime?username=Harlok)](https://github.com/anuraghazra/github-readme-stats)
diff --git a/src/cards/wakatime-card.js b/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
index dacc4227dc2ad..9c17a4c063db7 100644
--- a/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
+++ b/src/cards/wakatime-card.js
@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
           : noCodingActivityNode({
               // @ts-ignore
               color: textColor,
-              text: i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodingactivity"),
+              text: !stats.is_coding_activity_visible
+                ? i18n.t("wakatimecard.notpublic")
+                : stats.is_other_usage_visible
+                ? i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodingactivity")
+                : i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodedetails"),
             })
       }
     `;
@@ -304,7 +308,11 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
             noCodingActivityNode({
               // @ts-ignore
               color: textColor,
-              text: i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodingactivity"),
+              text: !stats.is_coding_activity_visible
+                ? i18n.t("wakatimecard.notpublic")
+                : stats.is_other_usage_visible
+                ? i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodingactivity")
+                : i18n.t("wakatimecard.nocodedetails"),
             }),
           ],
       gap: lheight,
@@ -312,9 +320,20 @@ const renderWakatimeCard = (stats = {}, options = { hide: [] }) => {
     }).join("");
   }
 
+  // Get title range text
+  let titleText = i18n.t("wakatimecard.title");
+  switch (stats.range) {
+    case "last_7_days":
+      titleText += ` (${i18n.t("wakatimecard.last7days")})`;
+      break;
+    case "last_year":
+      titleText += ` (${i18n.t("wakatimecard.lastyear")})`;
+      break;
+  }
+
   const card = new Card({
     customTitle: custom_title,
-    defaultTitle: i18n.t("wakatimecard.title"),
+    defaultTitle: titleText,
     width: 495,
     height,
     border_radius,
diff --git a/src/common/utils.js b/src/common/utils.js
index 47e106140b6d0..d58203be69508 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.js
+++ b/src/common/utils.js
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ const SECONDARY_ERROR_MESSAGES = {
     "Please add an env variable called PAT_1 with your github token in vercel",
   USER_NOT_FOUND: "Make sure the provided username is not an organization",
   GRAPHQL_ERROR: "Please try again later",
+  WAKATIME_USER_NOT_FOUND: "Make sure you have a public WakaTime profile",
 };
 
 /**
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ class CustomError extends Error {
   static MAX_RETRY = "MAX_RETRY";
   static USER_NOT_FOUND = "USER_NOT_FOUND";
   static GRAPHQL_ERROR = "GRAPHQL_ERROR";
+  static WAKATIME_ERROR = "WAKATIME_ERROR";
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/fetchers/wakatime-fetcher.js b/src/fetchers/wakatime-fetcher.js
index 2af8fa9998fb1..4578b9eb0ddda 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/wakatime-fetcher.js
+++ b/src/fetchers/wakatime-fetcher.js
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 import axios from "axios";
-import { MissingParamError } from "../common/utils.js";
+import { CustomError, MissingParamError } from "../common/utils.js";
+import { I18n } from "../common/I18n.js";
 
 /**
  * WakaTime data fetcher.
  *
- * @param {{username: string, api_domain: string, range: string}} props Fetcher props.
+ * @param {{username: string, api_domain: string }} props Fetcher props.
  * @returns {Promise<WakaTimeData>} WakaTime data response.
  */
-const fetchWakatimeStats = async ({ username, api_domain, range }) => {
+const fetchWakatimeStats = async ({ username, api_domain }) => {
   if (!username) throw new MissingParamError(["username"]);
 
   try {
     const { data } = await axios.get(
       `https://${
         api_domain ? api_domain.replace(/\/$/gi, "") : "wakatime.com"
-      }/api/v1/users/${username}/stats/${
-        range || "all_time"
-      }?is_including_today=true`,
+      }/api/v1/users/${username}/stats?is_including_today=true`,
     );
 
     return data.data;
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.response.status < 200 || err.response.status > 299) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "Wakatime user not found, make sure you have a wakatime profile",
+      throw new CustomError(
+        `Could not resolve to a User with the login of '${username}'`,
+        "WAKATIME_USER_NOT_FOUND",
       );
     }
     throw err;
diff --git a/src/translations.js b/src/translations.js
index 51fc6aaa4cb92..c123eb346f0bd 100644
--- a/src/translations.js
+++ b/src/translations.js
@@ -356,6 +356,22 @@ const wakatimeCardLocales = {
     vi: "Thống Kê Wakatime",
     se: "Wakatime statistik",
   },
+  "wakatimecard.lastyear": {
+    en: "last year",
+    cn: "去年",
+  },
+  "wakatimecard.last7days": {
+    en: "last 7 days",
+    cn: "最近 7 天",
+  },
+  "wakatimecard.notpublic": {
+    en: "Wakatime user profile not public",
+    cn: "Wakatime 用户个人资料未公开",
+  },
+  "wakatimecard.nocodedetails": {
+    en: "User doesn't publicly share detailed code statistics",
+    cn: "用户不公开分享详细的代码统计信息",
+  },
   "wakatimecard.nocodingactivity": {
     ar: "لا يوجد نشاط برمجي لهذا الأسبوع",
     cn: "本周没有编程活动",
diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
index 6dfaf98e9742a..055c0f6642a7a 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/renderWakatimeCard.test.js.snap
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ exports[`Test Render Wakatime Card should render correctly with compact layout 1
         y="0"
         class="header"
         data-testid="header"
-      >Wakatime Stats</text>
+      >Wakatime Stats (last 7 days)</text>
     </g>
       </g>
     
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ exports[`Test Render Wakatime Card should render correctly with compact layout w
         y="0"
         class="header"
         data-testid="header"
-      >Wakatime Stats</text>
+      >Wakatime Stats (last 7 days)</text>
     </g>
       </g>
     
diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e.test.js b/tests/e2e/e2e.test.js
index f34859d4c8be0..91399a2a29b85 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e.test.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const WAKATIME_DATA = {
   is_up_to_date: false,
   is_up_to_date_pending_future: false,
   percent_calculated: 0,
-  range: "last_7_days",
+  range: "all_time",
   status: "pending_update",
   timeout: 15,
   username: USER,
diff --git a/tests/fetchWakatime.test.js b/tests/fetchWakatime.test.js
index 04c01ba42c6f0..964b37dcd1092 100644
--- a/tests/fetchWakatime.test.js
+++ b/tests/fetchWakatime.test.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe("Wakatime fetcher", () => {
     const username = "anuraghazra";
     mock
       .onGet(
-        `https://wakatime.com/api/v1/users/${username}/stats/all_time?is_including_today=true`,
+        `https://wakatime.com/api/v1/users/${username}/stats?is_including_today=true`,
       )
       .reply(200, wakaTimeData);
 
diff --git a/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js b/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
index 630f259643c78..7553277f60bac 100644
--- a/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
+++ b/tests/renderWakatimeCard.test.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe("Test Render Wakatime Card", () => {
     expect(
       document.querySelector('g[transform="translate(0, 0)"]>text.stat.bold')
         .textContent,
-    ).toBe("本周没有编程活动");
+    ).toBe("Wakatime 用户个人资料未公开");
   });
 
   it("should render without rounding", () => {