diff --git a/Firebase.cpp b/Firebase.cpp
index 7006ad3e..42bb2f38 100644
--- a/Firebase.cpp
+++ b/Firebase.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //
 #include "Firebase.h"
 
-const char* firebaseFingerprint = "C1 56 CD D8 49 A3 7D D2 1D 49 60 7E 0D 59 A7 7C C1 0E 58 D2";
+const char* firebaseFingerprint = "7A 54 06 9B DC 7A 25 B3 86 8D 66 53 48 2C 0B 96 42 C7 B3 0A";
 const uint16_t firebasePort = 443;
 
 FirebaseRoot Firebase;
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ FirebaseRef& FirebaseRef::root()  {
   return _root;
 }
 
-String FirebaseRef::set(const String& value) {
-  return _root.buildRequest("PUT", _path, value);
+String FirebaseRef::val() {
+  return _root.sendRequest("GET", _path);
 }
 
 String FirebaseRef::push(const String& value) {
-  return _root.buildRequest("POST", _path, value);
+  return _root.sendRequest("POST", _path, (uint8_t*)value.c_str(), value.length());
 }
 
 FirebaseRef FirebaseRef::child(const String& key) {
@@ -40,47 +40,37 @@ FirebaseRef FirebaseRef::child(const String& key) {
 }
 
 FirebaseRoot::FirebaseRoot() : FirebaseRef(*this, "") {
+  _http.setReuse(true);
 }
 
-void FirebaseRoot::begin(const String& host) {
+FirebaseRoot& FirebaseRoot::begin(const String& host) {
   _host = host;
+  return *this;
 }
 
-void FirebaseRoot::auth(const String& token) {
-  _token = token;
+FirebaseRoot& FirebaseRoot::auth(const String& auth) {
+  _auth = auth;
+  return *this;
 }
 
 FirebaseRef FirebaseRoot::child(const String& key) {
   return FirebaseRef(*this, key);
 }
 
-String FirebaseRoot::buildRequest(const String& method, const String& path, const String& data) {
-  String req;
-  req += method + " /" + path + ".json";
-  if (_token.length() > 0) {
-    req += "?auth=" + _token;
+String FirebaseRoot::sendRequest(const char* method, const String& path, uint8_t* value, size_t size) {
+  _error.reset();
+  String url = "/" + path + ".json";
+  if (_auth.length() > 0) {
+    url += "?auth=" + _auth;
   }
-  req += " HTTP/1.1\r\n";
-  req += "Host: " + _host + "\r\n";
-  req += "User-Agent: Arduino\r\n";
-  req += "Connection: close\r\n";
-  if (data.length()) {
-    req += "Content-Length: ";
-    req += data.length();
-    req += "\r\n\r\n";
-    req += data;
+  _http.begin(_host.c_str(), firebasePort, url.c_str(), true, firebaseFingerprint);
+  int statusCode = _http.sendRequest(method, value, size);
+  if (statusCode < 0) {
+    _error.set(statusCode,
+	       String(method) + " " + url + ": "
+	       + HTTPClient::errorToString(statusCode));
+    return "";
   }
-  return req;
-}
-
-const char* FirebaseRoot::host() const {
-  return _host.c_str();
-}
-
-uint16_t FirebaseRoot::port() const {
-  return firebasePort;
-}
-
-const char* FirebaseRoot::fingerprint() const {
-  return firebaseFingerprint;
+  return _http.getString();
+  // NOTE: no end() because reuse.
 }
diff --git a/Firebase.h b/Firebase.h
index 51ee0268..58a1be45 100644
--- a/Firebase.h
+++ b/Firebase.h
@@ -14,29 +14,33 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 //
 
-// Firebase is an helper library for building Firebase request.
-// TODO(proppy): add value() method for GET.
+// firebase-arduino is an Arduino client for Firebase.
+// It is currently limited to the ESP8266 board family.
+
+// TODO(proppy): add set() method for PUT.
 // TODO(proppy): add update() method for PATCH.
 // TODO(proppy): add remove() method for DELETE.
-// TODO(proppy): add helper for decoding response.
+// TODO(proppy): add connect() + non blocking
 #ifndef firebase_h
 #define firebase_h
 
-#include "Arduino.h"
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
+#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
+#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>
 
-class Client;
 class FirebaseRoot;
 
-// FirebaseRef is a reference in the firebase hierarchy.
+// FirebaseRef is a node in the firebase hierarchy.
 //
-// Methods `set()` and `push()` returns the HTTP request as a raw
-// `String`, the requests then need be sent using an Arduino Wifi,
-// Ethernet or GSM `Client`.
+// Methods val() and push() performs respectivly HTTP GET and POST
+// requests on the corresponding child reference and return the
+// response body.
 class FirebaseRef {
  public:
   FirebaseRef(FirebaseRoot& root, const String& path);
   FirebaseRef& root();
-  String set(const String& value);
+  String val();  
   String push(const String& value);
   FirebaseRef child(const String& key);
  private:
@@ -44,7 +48,25 @@ class FirebaseRef {
   String _path;  
 };
 
-// FirebaseRoot is a root of firebase hierarchy.
+
+// FirebaseError is a string representation of a firebase HTTP error.
+class FirebaseError {
+ public:
+  operator bool() const { return _code < 0; }
+  int code() const { return _code; }
+  const String& message() const { return _message; }
+  void reset() { set(0, ""); }
+  void set(int code, const String& message) {
+    _code = code;
+    _message = message;
+  }
+ private:
+  int _code = 0;
+  String _message = "";
+};
+
+
+// FirebaseRoot is the root node of firebase hierarchy.
 //
 // A global `Firebase` instance is available for convenience, and need
 // to be initialized with the `begin()` and `auth()` methods.
@@ -52,16 +74,16 @@ class FirebaseRoot : public FirebaseRef {
   friend FirebaseRef;
  public:
   FirebaseRoot();
-  void begin(const String& host);
-  void auth(const String& token);
-  const char* host() const;
-  uint16_t port() const;
-  const char* fingerprint() const;
-  FirebaseRef child(const String& key);  
+  FirebaseRoot& begin(const String& host);
+  FirebaseRoot& auth(const String& auth);
+  FirebaseRef child(const String& key);
+  const FirebaseError& error() { return _error; }
  private:
-  String buildRequest(const String& method, const String& path, const String& data);
+  String sendRequest(const char* method, const String& path, uint8_t* value = NULL, size_t size = 0);
+  HTTPClient _http;
   String _host;
-  String _token;
+  String _auth;
+  FirebaseError _error;
 };
 
 extern FirebaseRoot Firebase;
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1095387b..956bc20a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 # firebase-arduino
 
-This sample show how to call firebase from an arduino sketch.
-
-*This is not an official Google product*.
+This sample shows how to call [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com/) from the [ESP8266 Arduino core](https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino).
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- 1 Arduino compatible esp8266 board.
-- Arduino 1.6.x
+- 1 [ESP8266 Arduino board](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2821).
+- [Arduino 1.6.x](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
+- ESP8266 Arduino board definition [(master branch)](https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino#using-git-version-)
 
 ## Setup
 
 - Clone the repo in your Arduino libraries directory.
 - open the `FirebasePush_ESP8266` example.
-- Update `WIFI_SSID` `WIFI_PASSWORD` `FIREBASE_HOST` `FIREBASE_TOKEN` constant.
+- Replace `SSID` `PASSWORD` `example.firebaseio.com` `secret_or_token` `node` placeholders.
 
 ## Run
-- Open firebase dashboard on `/logs.json`.
+
+- Open firebase dashboard.
 - Power up the arduino board.
 - Notice the new entry.
+
+*This is not an official Google product*.
diff --git a/examples/FirebasePush_ESP8266/FirebasePush_ESP8266.ino b/examples/FirebasePush_ESP8266/FirebasePush_ESP8266.ino
index 0a3c4e74..f4164706 100644
--- a/examples/FirebasePush_ESP8266/FirebasePush_ESP8266.ino
+++ b/examples/FirebasePush_ESP8266/FirebasePush_ESP8266.ino
@@ -1,48 +1,55 @@
-// FirebasePush_ESP8266 is a sample that write a timestamp to a firebase
-// everytime it is powered on.
-
-#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
-#include <WiFiClientSecure.h>
+//
+// Copyright 2015 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+// FirebasePush_ESP8266 is a sample that push a new timestamp to firebase
+// on each reset.
 
 #include <Firebase.h>
 
-#define WIFI_SSID "..."
-#define WIFI_PASSWORD "..."
-#define FIREBASE_HOST "..."
-#define FIREBASE_TOKEN "..."
-
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
-  
-  WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD);
+
+  // connect to wifi.
+  WiFi.begin("SSID", "PASSWORD");
+  Serial.print("connecting");
   while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    Serial.print(".");
     delay(500);
   }
+  Serial.println();
+  Serial.print("connected: ");
   Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
 
-  Firebase.begin(FIREBASE_HOST);
-  Firebase.auth(FIREBASE_TOKEN);
-
-  WiFiClientSecure wifiClient;
-  if (!wifiClient.connect(Firebase.host(), Firebase.port())) {
-    Serial.print("connected failed");
+  // get firebase child reference.
+  FirebaseRef logsRef = Firebase.begin("example.firebaseio.com")
+                                .auth("secret_or_token")
+                                .child("node");
+
+  // add a new entry.
+  String logEntry = logsRef.push("{\".sv\": \"timestamp\"}");
+  // handle error.
+  if (Firebase.error()) {
+      Serial.println("Firebase request failed");
+      Serial.println(Firebase.error().message());
+      return;
   }
-  if (!wifiClient.verify(Firebase.fingerprint(), Firebase.host())) {
-    Serial.println("certificate verification failed");
-    return;
-  }
-
-  String req = Firebase.child("logs").push("{\".sv\": \"timestamp\"}");
-  Serial.println("request:");
-  Serial.println(req);
-  wifiClient.print(req);
-
-  Serial.println("response:");
-  while(wifiClient.connected() || wifiClient.available() > 0) {
-    String data = wifiClient.readStringUntil('\n');
-    Serial.println(data);
-  }  
+  Serial.println(logEntry);
+  // print all entries.
+  Serial.println(logsRef.val());
 }
 
 void loop() {
-}
+}
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