diff --git a/UptimeSharp/IUptimeClient.cs b/UptimeSharp/IUptimeClient.cs
index bac23e2..be23ef9 100644
--- a/UptimeSharp/IUptimeClient.cs
+++ b/UptimeSharp/IUptimeClient.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace UptimeSharp
 {
   public interface IUptimeClient
   {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accessor for the UptimeRebot API key
+    /// see: http://www.uptimerobot.com/api
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// The API key.
+    /// </value>
     string ApiKey { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Action which is executed before every request
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// The pre request callback.
+    /// </value>
+    Action<string> PreRequest { get; set; }
   }
 }
diff --git a/UptimeSharp/UptimeClient.cs b/UptimeSharp/UptimeClient.cs
index da24e1a..1223b36 100644
--- a/UptimeSharp/UptimeClient.cs
+++ b/UptimeSharp/UptimeClient.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
-using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace UptimeSharp
 {
@@ -32,29 +34,178 @@ namespace UptimeSharp
     /// Accessor for the UptimeRebot API key
     /// see: http://www.uptimerobot.com/api
     /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// The API key.
+    /// </value>
     public string ApiKey { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Action which is executed before every request
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>
+    /// The pre request callback.
+    /// </value>
+    public Action<string> PreRequest { get; set; }
+
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="UptimeClient"/> class.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="apiKey">The API key</param>
-    public UptimeClient(string apiKey)
+    /// <param name="handler">The HttpMessage handler.</param>
+    /// <param name="timeout">Request timeout (in seconds).</param>
+    public UptimeClient(string apiKey, HttpMessageHandler handler = null, int? timeout = null)
     {
       // assign public properties
       ApiKey = apiKey;
 
       // initialize REST client
-      _restClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientHandler()
+      _restClient = new HttpClient(handler ?? new HttpClientHandler()
       {
         AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.Deflate | DecompressionMethods.GZip
       });
 
+      if (timeout.HasValue)
+      {
+        _restClient.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeout.Value);
+      }
+
       // set base uri
       _restClient.BaseAddress = baseUri;
 
       // defines the response format
       _restClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Accept", "application/json");
     }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Fetches a typed resource
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+    /// <param name="method">Requested method (appended to base path)</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <param name="parameters">Additional POST parameters</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    protected async Task<T> Request<T>(string method, CancellationToken cancellationToken, Dictionary<string, string> parameters = null) where T : class, new()
+    {
+      HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, method);
+      HttpResponseMessage response = null;
+
+      if (parameters == null)
+      {
+        parameters = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+      }
+
+      // add api key to each request
+      parameters.Add("apiKey", ApiKey);
+
+      // require UptimeRobot to respond with JSON formatting
+      parameters.Add("format", "json");
+
+      // UptimeRobot returns by default JSON-P when json-formatting is set
+      // with this param it can return raw JSON
+      parameters.Add("noJsonCallback", "1");
+
+      // content of the request
+      request.Content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(parameters);
+
+      // call pre request action
+      if (PreRequest != null)
+      {
+        PreRequest(method);
+      }
+
+      // make async request
+      try
+      {
+        response = await _restClient.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken);
+      }
+      catch (HttpRequestException exc)
+      {
+        throw new UptimeSharpException(exc.Message, exc);
+      }
+
+      // validate HTTP response
+      ValidateResponse(response);
+
+      // cache headers
+      lastHeaders = response.Headers;
+
+      // read response
+      var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+      responseString = responseString.Replace("[]", "{}");
+
+      // deserialize object
+      T parsedResponse = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(
+        responseString,
+        new JsonSerializerSettings
+        {
+          Error = (object sender, ErrorEventArgs args) =>
+          {
+            throw new UptimeSharpException(String.Format("Parse error: {0}", args.ErrorContext.Error.Message));
+          },
+          Converters =
+          {
+            new BoolConverter(),
+            new UnixDateTimeConverter(),
+            new UriConverter()
+          }
+        }
+      );
+
+      return parsedResponse;
+    }
+
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Validates the response.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="response">The response.</param>
+    /// <returns></returns>
+    /// <exception cref="UptimeSharpException">
+    /// Error retrieving response
+    /// </exception>
+    protected void ValidateResponse(HttpResponseMessage response)
+    {
+      // no error found
+      if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      //string exceptionString = response.ReasonPhrase;
+      //bool isPocketError = response.Headers.Contains("X-Error");
+
+      //// fetch custom pocket headers
+      //string error = TryGetHeaderValue(response.Headers, "X-Error");
+      //int errorCode = Convert.ToInt32(TryGetHeaderValue(response.Headers, "X-Error-Code"));
+
+      //// create exception strings
+      //if (isPocketError)
+      //{
+      //  exceptionString = String.Format("Pocket error: {0} ({1}) ", error, errorCode);
+      //}
+      //else
+      //{
+      //  exceptionString = String.Format("Request error: {0} ({1})", response.ReasonPhrase, (int)response.StatusCode);
+      //}
+
+      //// create exception
+      //PocketException exception = new PocketException(exceptionString);
+
+      //if (isPocketError)
+      //{
+      //  // add custom pocket fields
+      //  exception.PocketError = error;
+      //  exception.PocketErrorCode = errorCode;
+
+      //  // add to generic exception data
+      //  exception.Data.Add("X-Error", error);
+      //  exception.Data.Add("X-Error-Code", errorCode);
+      //}
+
+      //throw exception;
+    }
   }
 }