diff --git a/http/request.go b/http/request.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42dd138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/request.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+var devnull io.Writer = ioutil.Discard
+
+func Do(method string, url string, r io.Reader, w io.Writer) error {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+
+	if res != nil {
+		defer res.Body.Close()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode < 200 || res.StatusCode >= 300 {
+		return errors.New(GetReason(res))
+	}
+
+	if w == nil {
+		_, err = io.Copy(devnull, res.Body)
+	} else {
+		_, err = io.Copy(w, res.Body)
+	}
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/http/request_test.go b/http/request_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30cdf93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/request_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	gock "gopkg.in/h2non/gock.v1"
+)
+
+func TestReturnErrorOnInvalidURL(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+	gock.New("").Reply(200)
+
+	err := Do("GET", "://", nil, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error not returned")
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() {
+		t.Errorf("Request was performed anyway")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestGivenMethod(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+	mock := gock.New("http://localhost")
+	mock.Method = "FOO"
+	mock.Reply(200)
+
+	err := Do("FOO", "http://localhost", nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error on request")
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Errorf("Expected request not performed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReturnHTTPErrorAsIs(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+	customError := errors.New("FOO")
+	gock.New("http://localhost").ReplyError(customError)
+
+	err := Do("GET", "http://localhost", nil, nil)
+	if errors.Unwrap(err) != customError {
+		t.Errorf("Returned error is not the expected error")
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Errorf("Expected request not performed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReturnHTTPReasonAsErrorWhenUnsuccessful(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+	gock.New("http://localhost").Reply(http.StatusTeapot)
+
+	err := Do("GET", "http://localhost", nil, nil)
+	if err == nil || err.Error() != http.StatusText(http.StatusTeapot) {
+		t.Errorf("Reason should be returned as an error")
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Errorf("Expected request not performed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCopyResponseBodyToWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+
+	gock.New("http://localhost").Reply(200).BodyString("FOO")
+
+	rw := new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	err := Do("GET", "http://localhost", nil, rw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res := rw.String()
+
+	if res != "FOO" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output %v", res)
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Error("No expected endpoint called")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteToDevNullWhenNoWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	defer gock.Off()
+
+	gock.New("http://localhost").Reply(200).BodyString("FOO")
+
+	original := devnull
+	devnull = new(bytes.Buffer)
+
+	defer func() { devnull = original }()
+
+	err := Do("GET", "http://localhost", nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res := devnull.(*bytes.Buffer).String()
+
+	if res != "FOO" {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected output %v", res)
+	}
+
+	if gock.IsDone() == false {
+		t.Error("No expected endpoint called")
+	}
+}