diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b0cde1..2c9e395 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ Attributes
 
     `url="/users/:userId?q={{searchText}}"`
 
+    Default URLS:
+
+    Method        | HTTP method | URL
+    ------------- | ----------- | ---
+    index         | GET         | /users
+    show          | GET         | /users/1
+    new           | GET         | /users/new
+    create        | POST        | /users
+    update        | PUT         | /users
+    delete        | DELETE      | /users/1
+    member foo    | PUT         | /users/1/foo
+
   * **params**
 
     - *type:* hash
@@ -40,6 +52,12 @@ Attributes
 
     Use this URL instead of the default one for "GET /resources/:id" requests.
 
+  * **newUrl**
+
+    - *type:* string
+
+    Use this URL instead of the default one for "GET /resources/:id" requests.
+
   * **createUrl**
 
     - *type:* string
@@ -71,3 +89,40 @@ Events
   * **grapp-authentication-error**
 
     Is fired when a REST API call returns a 401 error.
+
+
+Resource Object methods
+-----------------------
+
+  * **index(successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP GET on the index URL and returns the response data.
+
+  * **show(id, successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP GET on the show URL with the specified resource id and returns the response
+    data.
+
+  * **new(successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP GET on the new URL and returns the response data.
+
+  * **create(data, successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP POST on the create URL with the specified resource data and returns
+    the response data.
+
+  * **update(id, data, successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP PUT on the update URL with the specified resource id and data and returns
+    the response data.
+
+  * **delete(id, successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP DELETE on the delete URL with the specified resource id and returns the response
+    data.
+
+  * **memberAction(id, action, successCallback, errorCallback)**
+
+    Performs a HTTP PUT on the member URL with "/action" appended to it and the specified resource
+    id and returns the response data.
diff --git a/grapp-rest-resource.html b/grapp-rest-resource.html
index e1070cd..9616082 100644
--- a/grapp-rest-resource.html
+++ b/grapp-rest-resource.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 <link href="../core-ajax/core-xhr.html" rel="import">
 
 <polymer-element name="grapp-rest-resource"
-  attributes="url params resource indexUrl showUrl updateUrl createUrl deleteUrl memberUrl">
+  attributes="url params resource indexUrl showUrl newUrl createUrl updateUrl deleteUrl memberUrl">
 
   <template>
 
@@ -96,14 +96,12 @@
             }
           });
         },
-        update: function(id, data, success, error) {
+        "new": function(success, error) {
           return self.$.xhr.request({
-            method: 'PUT',
-            url: prepareUrl(self.updateUrl || self.url, self.params, id),
+            url: prepareUrl(self.newUrl || self.url, self.params, null, 'new'),
             headers: {
               'Accept': 'application/json'
             },
-            body: JSON.stringify(data),
             callback: function(data, response) {
               var json;
               json = (data.trim() !== '' ? JSON.parse(data) : {});
@@ -140,6 +138,28 @@
             }
           });
         },
+        update: function(id, data, success, error) {
+          return self.$.xhr.request({
+            method: 'PUT',
+            url: prepareUrl(self.updateUrl || self.url, self.params, id),
+            headers: {
+              'Accept': 'application/json'
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify(data),
+            callback: function(data, response) {
+              var json;
+              json = (data.trim() !== '' ? JSON.parse(data) : {});
+              switch (response.status) {
+                case 200:
+                  return typeof success === "function" ? success(json) : void 0;
+                case 401:
+                  return self.fire('grapp-authentication-error');
+                default:
+                  return typeof error === "function" ? error(json) : void 0;
+              }
+            }
+          });
+        },
         "delete": function(id, success, error) {
           return self.$.xhr.request({
             method: 'DELETE',
diff --git a/src/grapp-rest-resource.coffee b/src/grapp-rest-resource.coffee
index 9f96c47..1029fb0 100644
--- a/src/grapp-rest-resource.coffee
+++ b/src/grapp-rest-resource.coffee
@@ -41,12 +41,10 @@ Polymer 'grapp-rest-resource',
               else
                 error? json
 
-      update: (id, data, success, error) ->
+      new: (success, error) ->
         self.$.xhr.request
-          method: 'PUT'
-          url: prepareUrl self.updateUrl || self.url, self.params, id
+          url: prepareUrl self.newUrl || self.url, self.params, null, 'new'
           headers: {'Accept': 'application/json'}
-          body: JSON.stringify data
           callback: (data, response) ->
             json = (if data.trim() != '' then JSON.parse data else {})
             switch response.status
@@ -69,6 +67,20 @@ Polymer 'grapp-rest-resource',
               else
                 error? json
 
+      update: (id, data, success, error) ->
+        self.$.xhr.request
+          method: 'PUT'
+          url: prepareUrl self.updateUrl || self.url, self.params, id
+          headers: {'Accept': 'application/json'}
+          body: JSON.stringify data
+          callback: (data, response) ->
+            json = (if data.trim() != '' then JSON.parse data else {})
+            switch response.status
+              when 200 then success? json
+              when 401 then self.fire 'grapp-authentication-error'
+              else
+                error? json
+
       delete: (id, success, error) ->
         self.$.xhr.request
           method: 'DELETE'
diff --git a/src/grapp-rest-resource.html b/src/grapp-rest-resource.html
index cc52641..f681367 100644
--- a/src/grapp-rest-resource.html
+++ b/src/grapp-rest-resource.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <link href="../core-ajax/core-xhr.html" rel="import">
 
 <polymer-element name="grapp-rest-resource"
-  attributes="url params resource indexUrl showUrl updateUrl createUrl deleteUrl memberUrl">
+  attributes="url params resource indexUrl showUrl newUrl createUrl updateUrl deleteUrl memberUrl">
 
   <template>