diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9110227..44b6524 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ edition = "2018"
 serde = "^1.0"
 serde_derive = "^1.0"
 reqwest = {version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"]}
+log = "0.4.14"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+env_logger = "0.8.4"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies.tokio]
 version = "1.8.0"
-features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]
\ No newline at end of file
+features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 84b36bc..c42a44d 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-use crate::error::Result;
+use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::paths::access_management::{
     ApiVersionResponse, GetServicesResponse, SessionKeyResponse, VerifyAccessKeyResponse,
 };
+use crate::paths::adding_files::{
+    AddFileRequest, AddFileResponse, ArchiveFilesRequest, ArchiveFilesResponse, DeleteFilesRequest,
+    DeleteFilesResponse, UnarchiveFilesRequest, UnarchiveFilesResponse, UndeleteFilesRequest,
+    UndeleteFilesResponse,
+};
 use crate::paths::Path;
+use reqwest::Response;
 use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
@@ -24,53 +30,139 @@ impl Client {
     }
 
     /// Starts a get request to the path associated with the return type
-    async fn get<T: DeserializeOwned + Path, Q: Serialize + ?Sized>(
+    async fn get_and_parse<T: DeserializeOwned + Path, Q: Serialize + ?Sized>(
         &mut self,
         query: &Q,
     ) -> Result<T> {
-        let response: T = self
+        let response = self
             .inner
             .get(format!("{}/{}", self.base_url, T::get_path()))
             .header(ACCESS_KEY_HEADER, &self.access_key)
             .query(query)
             .send()
-            .await?
-            .json()
             .await?;
-        Ok(response)
+        let response = Self::extract_error(response).await?;
+
+        Self::extract_content(response).await
     }
 
     /// Stats a post request to the path associated with the return type
-    async fn post<T: DeserializeOwned + Path, B: Serialize>(&mut self, body: B) -> Result<T> {
-        let response: T = self
+    async fn post<T: Path, B: Serialize>(&mut self, body: B) -> Result<Response> {
+        let response = self
             .inner
             .post(format!("{}/{}", self.base_url, T::get_path()))
             .json(&body)
             .header(ACCESS_KEY_HEADER, &self.access_key)
             .send()
-            .await?
-            .json()
             .await?;
+        let response = Self::extract_error(response).await?;
         Ok(response)
     }
 
+    /// Stats a post request and parses the body as json
+    async fn post_and_parse<T: DeserializeOwned + Path, B: Serialize>(
+        &mut self,
+        body: B,
+    ) -> Result<T> {
+        let response = self.post::<T, B>(body).await?;
+
+        Self::extract_content(response).await
+    }
+
+    /// Stats a post request to the path associated with the return type
+    async fn post_binary<T: DeserializeOwned + Path>(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<T> {
+        let response = self
+            .inner
+            .post(format!("{}/{}", self.base_url, T::get_path()))
+            .body(data)
+            .header(ACCESS_KEY_HEADER, &self.access_key)
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        let response = Self::extract_error(response).await?;
+
+        Self::extract_content(response).await
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an error with the response text content if the status doesn't indicate success
+    async fn extract_error(response: Response) -> Result<Response> {
+        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            let msg = response.text().await?;
+            Err(Error::Hydrus(msg))
+        } else {
+            Ok(response)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parses the response as JSOn
+    async fn extract_content<T: DeserializeOwned>(response: Response) -> Result<T> {
+        response.json::<T>().await.map_err(Error::from)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the current API version. It's being incremented every time the API changes.
     pub async fn api_version(&mut self) -> Result<ApiVersionResponse> {
-        self.get(&()).await
+        self.get_and_parse(&()).await
     }
 
     /// Creates a new session key
     pub async fn session_key(&mut self) -> Result<SessionKeyResponse> {
-        self.get(&()).await
+        self.get_and_parse(&()).await
     }
 
     /// Verifies if the access key is valid and returns some information about its permissions
     pub async fn verify_access_key(&mut self) -> Result<VerifyAccessKeyResponse> {
-        self.get(&()).await
+        self.get_and_parse(&()).await
     }
 
     /// Returns the list of tag and file services of the client
     pub async fn get_services(&mut self) -> Result<GetServicesResponse> {
-        self.get(&()).await
+        self.get_and_parse(&()).await
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a file to hydrus
+    pub async fn add_file<S: AsRef<str>>(&mut self, path: S) -> Result<AddFileResponse> {
+        self.post_and_parse(AddFileRequest {
+            path: path.as_ref().to_string(),
+        })
+        .await
+    }
+
+    /// Adds a file from binary data to hydrus
+    pub async fn add_binary_file(&mut self, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<AddFileResponse> {
+        self.post_binary(data).await
+    }
+
+    /// Moves files with matching hashes to the trash
+    pub async fn delete_files(&mut self, hashes: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.post::<DeleteFilesResponse, DeleteFilesRequest>(DeleteFilesRequest { hashes })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Pulls files out of the trash by hash
+    pub async fn undelete_files(&mut self, hashes: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.post::<UndeleteFilesResponse, UndeleteFilesRequest>(UndeleteFilesRequest { hashes })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Moves files from the inbox into the archive
+    pub async fn archive_files(&mut self, hashes: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.post::<ArchiveFilesResponse, ArchiveFilesRequest>(ArchiveFilesRequest { hashes })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// Moves files from the archive into the inbox
+    pub async fn unarchive_files(&mut self, hashes: Vec<String>) -> Result<()> {
+        self.post::<UnarchiveFilesResponse, UnarchiveFilesRequest>(UnarchiveFilesRequest {
+            hashes,
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 0afba0d..34e7d64 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     Reqwest(reqwest::Error),
+    Hydrus(String),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Error {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::Reqwest(e) => {e.fmt(f)}
+            Self::Reqwest(e) => e.fmt(f),
+            Self::Hydrus(msg) => msg.fmt(f),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ impl StdError for Error {
     fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn StdError + 'static)> {
         match self {
             Self::Reqwest(e) => e.source(),
+            Self::Hydrus(_) => None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -28,4 +31,4 @@ impl From<reqwest::Error> for Error {
     fn from(e: reqwest::Error) -> Self {
         Self::Reqwest(e)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/paths/access_management.rs b/src/paths/access_management.rs
index 586c9f5..4e182ce 100644
--- a/src/paths/access_management.rs
+++ b/src/paths/access_management.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::paths::common::BasicServiceInfo;
 use crate::paths::Path;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct ApiVersionResponse {
     pub version: u32,
     pub hydrus_version: u32,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl Path for ApiVersionResponse {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct SessionKeyResponse {
     pub session_key: String,
 }
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Path for SessionKeyResponse {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct VerifyAccessKeyResponse {
     pub basic_permissions: Vec<u32>,
     pub human_description: String,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Path for VerifyAccessKeyResponse {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct GetServicesResponse(pub HashMap<String, Vec<BasicServiceInfo>>);
 
 impl Path for GetServicesResponse {
diff --git a/src/paths/adding_files.rs b/src/paths/adding_files.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45544ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/paths/adding_files.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+use crate::paths::common::BasicHashList;
+use crate::paths::Path;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct AddFileRequest {
+    pub path: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct AddFileResponse {
+    pub status: u8,
+    pub hash: String,
+    pub note: String,
+}
+
+impl Path for AddFileResponse {
+    fn get_path() -> String {
+        String::from("add_files/add_file")
+    }
+}
+
+pub type DeleteFilesRequest = BasicHashList;
+pub struct DeleteFilesResponse;
+
+impl Path for DeleteFilesResponse {
+    fn get_path() -> String {
+        String::from("add_files/delete_files")
+    }
+}
+
+pub type UndeleteFilesRequest = BasicHashList;
+pub struct UndeleteFilesResponse;
+
+impl Path for UndeleteFilesResponse {
+    fn get_path() -> String {
+        String::from("add_files/undelete_files")
+    }
+}
+
+pub type ArchiveFilesRequest = BasicHashList;
+pub struct ArchiveFilesResponse;
+
+impl Path for ArchiveFilesResponse {
+    fn get_path() -> String {
+        String::from("add_files/archive_files")
+    }
+}
+
+pub type UnarchiveFilesRequest = BasicHashList;
+pub struct UnarchiveFilesResponse;
+
+impl Path for UnarchiveFilesResponse {
+    fn get_path() -> String {
+        String::from("add_files/unarchive_files")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/paths/common.rs b/src/paths/common.rs
index 29b37b1..3e35771 100644
--- a/src/paths/common.rs
+++ b/src/paths/common.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,9 @@
 pub struct BasicServiceInfo {
     pub name: String,
     pub service_key: String,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BasicHashList {
+    pub hashes: Vec<String>,
+}
diff --git a/src/paths/mod.rs b/src/paths/mod.rs
index 236809a..978b799 100644
--- a/src/paths/mod.rs
+++ b/src/paths/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pub mod access_management;
+pub mod adding_files;
 pub mod common;
 
 pub trait Path {
     fn get_path() -> String;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/common.rs b/tests/common.rs
index 2b376be..d84f128 100644
--- a/tests/common.rs
+++ b/tests/common.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 use hydrus_api::client::Client;
+use log::LevelFilter;
 use std::env;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub fn setup() {
+    lazy_static::lazy_static! { static ref SETUP_DONE: Arc<AtomicBool> = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)); }
+    if !SETUP_DONE.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+        env_logger::builder()
+            .filter_level(LevelFilter::Trace)
+            .init();
+    }
+}
 
 pub fn get_client() -> Client {
-    Client::new(env::var("HYDRUS_URL").unwrap(), env::var("HYDRUS_ACCESS_KEY").unwrap()).unwrap()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    setup();
+    Client::new(
+        env::var("HYDRUS_URL").unwrap(),
+        env::var("HYDRUS_ACCESS_KEY").unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap()
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_adding_files.rs b/tests/test_adding_files.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4bc2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_adding_files.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+mod common;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_adds_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    let result = client.add_file("/does/not/exist").await;
+    assert!(result.is_err()); // because the path does not exist
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_adds_binary_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    let result = client
+        .add_binary_file(vec![0u8, 0u8, 0u8, 0u8])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(result.status, 4); // should fail because the filetype is unknown
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_deletes_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    client.delete_files(vec![]).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_undeletes_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    client.undelete_files(vec![]).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_archives_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    client.archive_files(vec![]).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn it_unarchives_files() {
+    let mut client = common::get_client();
+    client.unarchive_files(vec![]).await.unwrap();
+}