diff --git a/examples/auth.rs b/examples/auth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec52ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/auth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use std::env;
+
+use irssi_wire::net::wire_api::{
+    wire_client::WireClient,
+    auth::Config,
+    conversations::Conversations,
+    members::Members,
+    self_info::SelfInfo,
+};
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let mut client = WireClient::new(
+        env::var("EMAIL").unwrap(),
+        env::var("PW").unwrap(),
+        Config::Default,
+    );
+
+    let auth_response = client
+        .authentification()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    dbg!(client);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/auth.rs b/src/net/wire_api/auth.rs
index 619208f..7fc5662 100644
--- a/src/net/wire_api/auth.rs
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/auth.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ use hyper::{header, Body, Client, Method, Request};
 use hyper_tls::HttpsConnector;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::net::wire_api::wire_client::{WireClient};
 use crate::net::wire_api::error::ApiError;
 
-const USER_AGENT: &str = "irssi";
-const CONTENT_TYPE: &str = "application/json";
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct ConnectionUrls {
     pub websocket: String,
@@ -35,8 +33,8 @@ impl Config {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct LoginInfo {
-    email: String,
-    password: String,
+    pub email: String,
+    pub password: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
@@ -53,51 +51,39 @@ impl AuthResponse {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct WireClient {
-    login_info: LoginInfo,
-    pub client: Client<HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>>,
-    pub config: Config,
-}
-
+// TODO move auth here
 impl WireClient {
-    pub fn new(email: String, password: String, config: Config) -> WireClient {
-        let https_client = Client::builder().build::<_, hyper::Body>(HttpsConnector::new());
-        WireClient {
-            login_info: LoginInfo { email, password },
-            client: https_client,
-            config: config,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub async fn authentification(&mut self) -> Result<AuthResponse, ApiError> {
+    pub async fn authentification(&mut self) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
         let endpoint = [
             self.config.fetch().rest_url,
-            "/login?persist=true".to_string(),
-        ]
-        .concat();
-        let json = serde_json::to_string(&self.login_info).unwrap();
+            String::from("/login?persist=true")
+        ].concat();
+
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&self.login_info)
+            .unwrap();
 
         let auth_request = Request::builder()
             .method(Method::POST)
             .uri(endpoint)
-            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_TYPE)
-            .header(header::USER_AGENT, USER_AGENT)
+            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+            .header(header::USER_AGENT, &self.user_agent)
             .body(Body::from(json))
             .unwrap();
 
-        let auth_result = self
-            .client
+        let auth_response = self.client
             .request(auth_request)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
 
-        let auth_body = hyper::body::aggregate(auth_result)
+        let body = hyper::body::aggregate(auth_response)
             .await
             .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
 
-        let auth_response = serde_json::from_reader(auth_body.bytes())
+        let parsed_json = serde_json::from_reader(body.bytes())
             .map_err(|e| ApiError::JsonParseError(Box::new(e)))?;
 
-        Ok(auth_response)
+        self.auth_token = Some(parsed_json);
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/conversations.rs b/src/net/wire_api/conversations.rs
index 28123a6..a74a5c9 100644
--- a/src/net/wire_api/conversations.rs
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/conversations.rs
@@ -4,94 +4,95 @@ use hyper::{header, Body, Client, Method, Request};
 use hyper_tls::HttpsConnector;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-use crate::net::wire_api::auth::{AuthResponse, Config, WireClient};
-use crate::net::wire_api::error::ApiError;
-
-const CONTENT_TYPE: &str = "application/json";
-const USER_AGENT: &str = "irssi";
+use crate::net::wire_api::{
+    wire_client::WireClient,
+    auth::AuthResponse,
+    error::ApiError};
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Conversations {
-    has_more: Option<bool>,
-    conversations: Option<Vec<Conversation>>,
+has_more: Option<bool>,
+conversations: Option<Vec<Conversation>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Conversation {
-    access: Option<Access>,
-    creator: Option<String>,
-    access_role: Option<String>,
-    members: Option<ConversationMembers>,
-    name: Option<String>,
-    team: Option<String>,
-    id: Option<String>,
-    r#type: Option<u32>,
-    receipt_mode: Option<u32>,
-    last_event_time: String,
-    message_timer: Option<u32>,
-    last_event: Option<String>,
+access: Option<Access>,
+creator: Option<String>,
+access_role: Option<String>,
+members: Option<ConversationMembers>,
+name: Option<String>,
+team: Option<String>,
+id: Option<String>,
+r#type: Option<u32>,
+receipt_mode: Option<u32>,
+last_event_time: String,
+message_timer: Option<u32>,
+last_event: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Access {
-    #[serde(rename = "0")]
-    _0: Option<String>,
+#[serde(rename = "0")]
+_0: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ConversationMembers {
-    #[serde(rename = "self")]
-    self_: Option<Member>,
-    others: Option<Vec<OtherMember>>,
+#[serde(rename = "self")]
+self_: Option<Member>,
+others: Option<Vec<OtherMember>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct Member {
-    hidden_ref: Option<String>,
-    stauts: Option<u32>,
-    service: Option<ServiceRef>,
-    otr_muted_ref: Option<String>,
-    conversation_role: Option<String>,
-    status_time: Option<String>,
-    hidden: Option<bool>,
-    status_ref: Option<String>,
-    id: Option<String>,
-    otr_archived: Option<bool>,
-    otr_muted_status: Option<String>,
-    otr_muted: Option<bool>,
-    otr_archived_ref: Option<String>,
+hidden_ref: Option<String>,
+stauts: Option<u32>,
+service: Option<ServiceRef>,
+otr_muted_ref: Option<String>,
+conversation_role: Option<String>,
+status_time: Option<String>,
+hidden: Option<bool>,
+status_ref: Option<String>,
+id: Option<String>,
+otr_archived: Option<bool>,
+otr_muted_status: Option<String>,
+otr_muted: Option<bool>,
+otr_archived_ref: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct OtherMember {
-    status: Option<u32>,
-    conversation_role: Option<String>,
-    id: Option<String>,
+status: Option<u32>,
+conversation_role: Option<String>,
+id: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ServiceRef {
-    id: String,
-    provider: String,
+id: String,
+provider: String,
 }
 
+// TODO delete this
+/*
 impl WireClient {
-    pub async fn fetch_conversations(
-        &mut self,
-        auth_response: &AuthResponse,
-    ) -> Result<Conversations, ApiError> {
-        let endpoint = [
-            self.config.fetch().rest_url,
-            String::from("/conversations?size=500"),
-        ]
-        .concat();
-        let auth_token = auth_response.token_string();
+     pub async fn fetch_conversations(
+    &mut self,
+    auth_response: &AuthResponse,
+) -> Result<Conversations, ApiError> {
+    let endpoint = [
+        self.config.fetch().rest_url,
+        String::from("/conversations?size=500"),
+    ]
+    .concat();
+    let auth_token = auth_response.token_string();
 
-        let fetch_request = Request::builder()
-            .method(Method::GET)
-            .uri(endpoint)
-            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_TYPE)
-            .header(header::USER_AGENT, USER_AGENT)
+    let fetch_request = Request::builder()
+        .method(Method::GET)
+        .uri(endpoint)
+        .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+        .header(header::USER_AGENT, self.user_agent)
             .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, auth_token)
             .body(Body::empty())
             .unwrap();
@@ -112,3 +113,4 @@ impl WireClient {
         Ok(fetch_response)
     }
 }
+*/
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/members.rs b/src/net/wire_api/members.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1c734b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/members.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+use crate::net::wire_api::{error::ApiError};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct Members {
+    user: Option<String>,
+    created_by: Option<String>,
+    legalhold_status: Option<String>,
+    created_at: Option<String>,
+    permissions: Option<Permissions>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct Permissions {
+    copy: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(rename = "self")]
+    self_: Option<u32>,
+}
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/mod.rs b/src/net/wire_api/mod.rs
index 9db02b3..e3db7ca 100644
--- a/src/net/wire_api/mod.rs
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-pub mod auth;
-pub mod conversations;
 pub mod error;
+
+pub mod wire_client;
+pub mod auth;
+pub mod self_info;
+pub mod conversations;
+pub mod members;
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/self_info.rs b/src/net/wire_api/self_info.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..354d65c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/self_info.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+use crate::net::wire_api::wire_client::WireClient;
+use crate::net::wire_api::error::ApiError;
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct SelfInfo {
+    email: Option<String>,
+    handle: Option<String>,
+    locale: Option<String>,
+    managed_by: Option<String>,
+    accent_id: Option<u32>,
+    picture: Option<Vec<u32>>,
+    name: Option<String>,
+    pub team: Option<String>,
+    id: Option<String>,
+    assests: Option<Vec<UserAssets>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct UserAssets {
+    size: Option<String>,
+    key: Option<String>,
+    r#type: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl WireClient {
+    pub async fn fetch_self(&mut self) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
+        self.self_info = Some(self
+            .api_get(String::from("/self"))
+            .await
+            .unwrap());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn fetch_conversations(&mut self) -> Result<(), ApiError> {
+        self.conversations = Some(self
+                                  .api_get(String::from("/conversations?size=500"))
+                                  .await
+                                  .unwrap());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub async fn fetch_members(&mut self) -> Result<(), ApiError>{
+        self.members = Some(self
+                            .api_get(String::from(
+                                    [String::from("/teams/"),
+                                    self.self_info.clone().unwrap().team.unwrap(),
+                                    String::from("/members"),].concat()
+                                                 ))
+                            .await
+                            .unwrap());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/net/wire_api/wire_client.rs b/src/net/wire_api/wire_client.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e16933b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/wire_api/wire_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+use hyper::body::Buf;
+use hyper::{
+    client::connect::HttpConnector,
+    {header, Body, Client, Method, Request}};
+use hyper_tls::HttpsConnector;
+
+use crate::net::wire_api::error::ApiError;
+use crate::net::wire_api::auth::{LoginInfo, AuthResponse, Config};
+use crate::net::wire_api::{
+    self_info::SelfInfo,
+    conversations::Conversations,
+    members::Members,
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct WireClient {
+    pub user_agent: String,
+    pub login_info: LoginInfo,
+    pub auth_token: Option<AuthResponse>,
+    pub client: Client<HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>>,
+    pub config: Config,
+    pub self_info: Option<SelfInfo>,
+    pub conversations: Option<Conversations>,
+    pub members: Option<Members>
+}
+
+impl WireClient {
+    pub fn new(email: String, password: String, config: Config) -> WireClient {
+        let https_client = Client::builder().build::<_, hyper::Body>(HttpsConnector::new());
+        WireClient {
+            user_agent: String::from("irssi"),
+            login_info: LoginInfo { email, password },
+            auth_token: None,
+            client: https_client,
+            config: config,
+            self_info: None,
+            conversations: None,
+            members: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn api_post<T>(
+        &mut self,
+        endpoint: String,
+        body_content: String) -> Result<T, ApiError> 
+    where T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned {
+        let api_request = Request::builder()
+            .method(Method::POST)
+            .uri(endpoint)
+            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+            .header(header::USER_AGENT, &self.user_agent)
+            .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, self.auth_token.as_ref().unwrap().token_string())
+            .body(Body::from(body_content))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let api_response = self.client
+            .request(api_request)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let body = hyper::body::aggregate(api_response)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let parsed_json = serde_json::from_reader(body.bytes())
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::JsonParseError(Box::new(e)))?;
+
+        Ok(parsed_json)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn api_get<T>(
+        &mut self,
+        endpoint: String) -> Result<T, ApiError>
+    where T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned {
+        let api_request = Request::builder()
+            .method(Method::GET)
+            .uri([self.config.fetch().rest_url, endpoint].concat())
+            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+            .header(header::USER_AGENT, &self.user_agent)
+            .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, self.auth_token.as_ref().unwrap().token_string())
+            .body(Body::empty())
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let api_response = self.client
+            .request(api_request)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let body = hyper::body::aggregate(api_response)
+            .await.map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let parsed_json = serde_json::from_reader(body.bytes())
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::JsonParseError(Box::new(e)))?;
+
+        Ok(parsed_json)
+    }
+
+    /*
+    // TODO delete this
+    pub async fn authentification(&mut self) -> Result<AuthResponse, ApiError> {
+        let endpoint = [
+            self.config.fetch().rest_url,
+            "/login?persist=true".to_string(),
+        ]
+        .concat();
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&self.login_info).unwrap();
+
+        let auth_request = Request::builder()
+            .method(Method::POST)
+            .uri(endpoint)
+            .header(header::CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json")
+            .header(header::USER_AGENT, self.user_agent)
+            .body(Body::from(json))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let auth_result = self
+            .client
+            .request(auth_request)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let auth_body = hyper::body::aggregate(auth_result)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::HttpError(e))?;
+
+        let auth_response = serde_json::from_reader(auth_body.bytes())
+            .map_err(|e| ApiError::JsonParseError(Box::new(e)))?;
+
+        Ok(auth_response)
+    }
+    */
+}