diff --git a/functions.go b/functions.go
index 649fac3..a8616fa 100644
--- a/functions.go
+++ b/functions.go
@@ -194,9 +194,14 @@ func FileWrite(path string) *fs.FileWriter {
 	return DefaultEcho.FileWriteWithContext(context.Background(), path)
 }
 
+// HttpGetWithContext uses context ctx to start an HTTP GET operation to retrieve resource at URL/path
+func HttpGetWithContext(ctx context.Context, url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceReader {
+	return DefaultEcho.HttpGetWithContext(ctx, url, paths...)
+}
+
 // HttpGet starts an HTTP GET operation to retrieve resource at URL/path
 func HttpGet(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceReader {
-	return DefaultEcho.HttpGet(url, paths...)
+	return DefaultEcho.HttpGetWithContext(context.Background(), url, paths...)
 }
 
 // Get is a convenient alias for HttpGet that retrieves specified resource at given URL/path
@@ -204,9 +209,14 @@ func Get(url string, paths ...string) *http.Response {
 	return DefaultEcho.Get(url, paths...)
 }
 
+// HttpPostWithContext uses context ctx to start an HTTP POST operation to post resource to URL/path
+func HttpPostWithContext(ctx context.Context, url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceWriter {
+	return DefaultEcho.HttpPostWithContext(ctx, url, paths...)
+}
+
 // HttpPost starts an HTTP POST operation to post resource to URL/path
 func HttpPost(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceWriter {
-	return DefaultEcho.HttpPost(url, paths...)
+	return DefaultEcho.HttpPostWithContext(context.Background(), url, paths...)
 }
 
 // Post is a convenient alias for HttpPost to post data at specified URL
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 2a4622d..71c6e0b 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -1,29 +1,40 @@
 package gexe
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/vladimirvivien/gexe/http"
 )
 
-// HttpGet starts an HTTP GET operation to retrieve server resource from given URL/paths.
-func (e *Echo) HttpGet(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceReader {
+// HttpGetWithContext uses context ctx to start an HTTP GET operation to retrieve server resource from given URL/paths.
+func (e *Echo) HttpGetWithContext(ctx context.Context, url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceReader {
 	var exapandedUrl strings.Builder
 	exapandedUrl.WriteString(e.vars.Eval(url))
 	for _, path := range paths {
 		exapandedUrl.WriteString(e.vars.Eval(path))
 	}
-	return http.GetWithVars(exapandedUrl.String(), e.vars)
+	return http.GetWithContextVars(ctx, exapandedUrl.String(), e.vars)
 }
 
-// HttpPost starts an HTTP POST operation to post resource to a server at given URL/path.
-func (e *Echo) HttpPost(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceWriter {
+// HttpGetWithContext starts an HTTP GET operation to retrieve server resource from given URL/paths.
+func (e *Echo) HttpGet(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceReader {
+	return e.HttpGetWithContext(context.Background(), url, paths...)
+}
+
+// HttpPostWithContext uses context ctx to start an HTTP POST operation to post resource to a server at given URL/path.
+func (e *Echo) HttpPostWithContext(ctx context.Context, url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceWriter {
 	var exapandedUrl strings.Builder
 	exapandedUrl.WriteString(e.vars.Eval(url))
 	for _, path := range paths {
 		exapandedUrl.WriteString(e.vars.Eval(path))
 	}
-	return http.PostWithVars(exapandedUrl.String(), e.vars)
+	return http.PostWithContextVars(ctx, exapandedUrl.String(), e.vars)
+}
+
+// HttpPost starts an HTTP POST operation to post resource to a server at given URL/path.
+func (e *Echo) HttpPost(url string, paths ...string) *http.ResourceWriter {
+	return e.HttpPostWithContext(context.Background(), url, paths...)
 }
 
 // Get is convenient alias for HttpGet to retrieve a resource at given URL/path
diff --git a/http/http_reader.go b/http/http_reader.go
index d67cb2f..1dc380f 100644
--- a/http/http_reader.go
+++ b/http/http_reader.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package http
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/vladimirvivien/gexe/vars"
@@ -9,22 +13,38 @@ import (
 
 // ResourceReader provides types and methods to read content of resources from a server using HTTP
 type ResourceReader struct {
-	client *http.Client
-	err    error
-	url    string
-	vars   *vars.Variables
+	client  *http.Client
+	err     error
+	url     string
+	vars    *vars.Variables
+	ctx     context.Context
+	data    io.Reader
+	headers http.Header
 }
 
-// Get initiates a "GET" operation for the specified resource
-func Get(url string) *ResourceReader {
-	return &ResourceReader{url: url, client: &http.Client{}, vars: &vars.Variables{}}
+// GetWithContextVars uses context ctx and session variables to initiate
+// a "GET" operation for the specified resource
+func GetWithContextVars(ctx context.Context, url string, variables *vars.Variables) *ResourceReader {
+	if variables == nil {
+		variables = &vars.Variables{}
+	}
+
+	return &ResourceReader{
+		ctx:    ctx,
+		url:    variables.Eval(url),
+		client: &http.Client{},
+		vars:   &vars.Variables{},
+	}
 }
 
-// Get initiates a "GET" operation and sets session variables
+// GetWithVars uses session vars to initiate  a "GET" operation
 func GetWithVars(url string, variables *vars.Variables) *ResourceReader {
-	r := Get(variables.Eval(url))
-	r.vars = variables
-	return r
+	return GetWithContextVars(context.Background(), url, variables)
+}
+
+// Get initiates a "GET" operation for the specified resource
+func Get(url string) *ResourceReader {
+	return GetWithContextVars(context.Background(), url, &vars.Variables{})
 }
 
 // SetVars sets session variables for ResourceReader
@@ -44,12 +64,60 @@ func (r *ResourceReader) WithTimeout(to time.Duration) *ResourceReader {
 	return r
 }
 
+// WithContext sets the context for the HTTP request
+func (r *ResourceReader) WithContext(ctx context.Context) *ResourceReader {
+	r.ctx = ctx
+	return r
+}
+
+// WithHeaders sets all HTTP headers for GET request
+func (r *ResourceReader) WithHeaders(h http.Header) *ResourceReader {
+	r.headers = h
+	return r
+}
+
+// AddHeader convenience method to add request header
+func (r *ResourceReader) AddHeader(key, value string) *ResourceReader {
+	r.headers.Add(r.vars.Eval(key), r.vars.Eval(value))
+	return r
+}
+
+// SetHeader convenience method to set a specific header
+func (r *ResourceReader) SetHeader(key, value string) *ResourceReader {
+	r.headers.Set(r.vars.Eval(key), r.vars.Eval(value))
+	return r
+}
+
+// RequestString sets GET request data as string
+func (r *ResourceReader) String(val string) *ResourceReader {
+	r.data = strings.NewReader(r.vars.Eval(val))
+	return r
+}
+
+// RequestBytes sets GET request data as byte slice
+func (r *ResourceReader) Bytes(data []byte) *ResourceReader {
+	r.data = bytes.NewReader(data)
+	return r
+}
+
+// RequestBody sets GET request content as io.Reader
+func (r *ResourceReader) Body(body io.Reader) *ResourceReader {
+	r.data = body
+	return r
+}
+
 // Do is a terminal method that actually retrieves the HTTP resource from the server.
 // It returns a gexe/http/*Response instance that can be used to access the result.
 func (r *ResourceReader) Do() *Response {
-	res, err := r.client.Get(r.url)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(r.ctx, "GET", r.url, r.data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Response{err: err}
 	}
+
+	res, err := r.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &Response{err: err}
+	}
+
 	return &Response{stat: res.Status, statCode: res.StatusCode, body: res.Body}
 }
diff --git a/http/http_writer.go b/http/http_writer.go
index 7c2af13..fa077f9 100644
--- a/http/http_writer.go
+++ b/http/http_writer.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package http
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -19,18 +20,33 @@ type ResourceWriter struct {
 	headers http.Header
 	data    io.Reader
 	vars    *vars.Variables
+	ctx     context.Context
 }
 
-// Post starts an HTTP "POST" operation using the provided URL.
-func Post(resource string) *ResourceWriter {
-	return &ResourceWriter{url: resource, client: &http.Client{}, headers: make(http.Header), vars: &vars.Variables{}}
+// PostWithContextVars uses the specified context ctx and session variable to
+// start an HTTP "POST" operation
+func PostWithContextVars(ctx context.Context, resource string, variables *vars.Variables) *ResourceWriter {
+	if variables == nil {
+		variables = &vars.Variables{}
+	}
+
+	return &ResourceWriter{
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		url:     variables.Eval(resource),
+		client:  &http.Client{},
+		headers: make(http.Header),
+		vars:    variables,
+	}
 }
 
-// PostWithVars starts an HTTP "POST" operation and sets the provided gexe session variables
+// PostWithVars uses session variables to start an HTTP "POST" operation
 func PostWithVars(resource string, variables *vars.Variables) *ResourceWriter {
-	w := Post(variables.Eval(resource))
-	w.vars = variables
-	return w
+	return PostWithContextVars(context.Background(), resource, variables)
+}
+
+// Post starts an HTTP "POST" operation using the provided URL.
+func Post(resource string) *ResourceWriter {
+	return PostWithContextVars(context.Background(), resource, &vars.Variables{})
 }
 
 // SetVars sets gexe session variables to be used by the post operation
@@ -45,6 +61,12 @@ func (w *ResourceWriter) WithTimeout(to time.Duration) *ResourceWriter {
 	return w
 }
 
+// WithContext sets the context to be used for the HTTP request
+func (w *ResourceWriter) WithContext(ctx context.Context) *ResourceWriter {
+	w.ctx = ctx
+	return w
+}
+
 // Err returns the last error generated by the ResourceWriter
 func (w *ResourceWriter) Err() error {
 	return w.err
@@ -98,7 +120,7 @@ func (w *ResourceWriter) FormData(val map[string][]string) *ResourceWriter {
 // Do is a terminal method that actually posts the HTTP request to the server.
 // It returns a gexe/http/*Response instance that can be used to access post result.
 func (w *ResourceWriter) Do() *Response {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", w.url, w.data)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(w.ctx, "POST", w.url, w.data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Response{err: err}
 	}