diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c10d64560..22336b7e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Since v0.0.10, this Changelog is formatted according to the [Common Changelog][c
 
 ## UNRELEASED
 
+### Added
+- ([#318](https://github.com/demos-europe/demosplan-ui/pull/318)) Add a method called externalApi to make external API calls without including default headers ([@sakutademos](https://github.com/sakutademos))
+
 ## v0.1.6 - 2023-06-22
 
 ### Changed
@@ -227,4 +230,4 @@ Same as v0.0.13, but with up-to-date build dependencies this time around.
 
 ---
 
-[common-changelog]: https://common-changelog.org
\ No newline at end of file
+[common-changelog]: https://common-changelog.org
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 40f858247..a96f85448 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ import {
   Detabinator,
   dpApi,
   dpRpc,
+  externalApi,
   getCssVariable,
   getFileInfo,
   getFileTypes,
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ export default {
   length,
   dpApi,
   dpRpc,
+  externalApi,
   dpValidate,
   dpValidateMultiselectDirective,
   DpButton,
diff --git a/src/lib/DpApi.js b/src/lib/DpApi.js
index 0083098dc..bbe58130d 100644
--- a/src/lib/DpApi.js
+++ b/src/lib/DpApi.js
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ const dpRpc = function (method, parameters, id = null) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Perform an external API call without any default headers
+ */
+const externalApi = function (url) {
+  const contentType = axios.defaults.headers.common['Content-Type']
+  delete axios.defaults.headers.common['Content-Type']
+
+  return axios.get(url).then(response => {
+    // Restore the Content-Type header
+    axios.defaults.headers.common['Content-Type'] = contentType
+
+    return response
+  })
+}
+
 /**
  * Turn messages into notifications
  *
@@ -172,4 +187,4 @@ function makeFormPost (payload, url) {
   })
 }
 
-export { dpApi, handleResponseMessages, checkResponse, dpRpc, makeFormPost }
+export { dpApi, handleResponseMessages, checkResponse, dpRpc, makeFormPost, externalApi }
diff --git a/src/lib/index.js b/src/lib/index.js
index fc0001c60..cbaa49750 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { checkResponse, dpApi, dpRpc, handleResponseMessages, makeFormPost } from './DpApi'
+import { checkResponse, dpApi, dpRpc, externalApi, handleResponseMessages, makeFormPost } from './DpApi'
 import { convertSize, getFileInfo, getFileTypes, mimeTypes } from './FileInfo'
 import { highlightActiveLinks } from './HighlightHashLink'
 import ActionMenu from './ActionMenu'
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export {
   Detabinator,
   dpApi,
   dpRpc,
+  externalApi,
   getCssVariable,
   getFileInfo,
   getFileTypes,