diff --git a/src/body.rs b/src/body.rs
index af48615..69ec0f4 100644
--- a/src/body.rs
+++ b/src/body.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-use json;
+use json::JsonValue;
 
 const NULL_CHAR: &'static str = "\0";
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct HTTPBody {
-    data: json::JsonValue,
+    data: JsonValue,
 }
 
 /// HTTPBody represents an HTTP request body
-/// for simplicity, only json body is allowed
+/// for simplicity, only JSON body is allowed
 impl HTTPBody {
-    fn new(data: json::JsonValue) -> HTTPBody {
+    fn new(data: JsonValue) -> HTTPBody {
         HTTPBody { data }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_data(&self) -> &json::JsonValue {
+    pub fn get_data(&self) -> &JsonValue {
         &self.data
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 29e830f..7febb3a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 //!
 //! see: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Messages
 //! NOTE: only few parts of the specification has been implemented
+//!
+//! * Only json body allowed
+//! * HTTP Headers not parsed
 
 mod body;
 mod request;
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index c7bd800..a193975 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use json::{object::Object, JsonValue};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
 use crate::{HTTPBody, HTTPStartLine};
@@ -9,10 +10,8 @@ const HTTP_REQUEST_SEPARATOR: &'static str = "\r\n";
 /// HTTPRequest represents an HTTP request (headers are not parsed)
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct HTTPRequest<'a> {
-    pub start_line: HTTPStartLine<'a>,
-    pub body: Option<HTTPBody>,
-    // includes the client IP + port (should be in the headers)
-    pub addr: String,
+    start_line: HTTPStartLine<'a>,
+    body: Option<HTTPBody>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> HTTPRequest<'a> {
@@ -55,6 +54,25 @@ impl<'a> HTTPRequest<'a> {
             Err(e) => Err(e.to_string()),
         }
     }
+
+    /// get_bodyèvalue retrieves JSON value in `HTTPBody`
+    pub fn get_body_value(&self, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        match self.body {
+            Some(ref b) => match &b.get_data() {
+                JsonValue::Object(d) => extract_json_value(&d, key),
+                _ => None,
+            },
+            None => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_target(&self) -> &str {
+        self.start_line.get_target()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_method(&self) -> &str {
+        self.start_line.get_method()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Default for HTTPRequest<'a> {
@@ -62,7 +80,6 @@ impl<'a> Default for HTTPRequest<'a> {
         HTTPRequest {
             start_line: HTTPStartLine::default(),
             body: None,
-            addr: "".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -79,6 +96,17 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a str> for HTTPRequest<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+/// extract_json_value extracts JSON value from a key
+pub fn extract_json_value(data: &Object, key: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    match data.get(key) {
+        Some(u) => match u.as_str() {
+            Some(s) => return Some(s.to_string()),
+            None => None,
+        },
+        None => None,
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_request() {
     struct Expect<'a> {
@@ -189,7 +217,6 @@ fn test_request() {
 
     for (request, expect) in test_cases {
         let http_request = HTTPRequest::from(request);
-        println!("{}", request);
         assert_eq!(expect.is_valid, http_request.start_line.is_valid());
 
         let start_line: String = http_request.start_line.into();
@@ -203,3 +230,21 @@ fn test_request() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_extract_json_value() {
+    let test_cases: [(JsonValue, bool, bool); 3] = [
+        (json::parse(r#"{"test": ""}"#).unwrap(), true, true),
+        (json::parse(r#"{}"#).unwrap(), true, false),
+        (json::parse(r#"[]"#).unwrap(), false, false),
+    ];
+
+    for (value, is_valid, has_key) in test_cases {
+        match value {
+            json::JsonValue::Object(d) => {
+                assert_eq!(has_key, extract_json_value(&d, "test").is_some());
+            }
+            _ => assert!(!is_valid),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/start_line.rs b/src/start_line.rs
index 24315da..43289cb 100644
--- a/src/start_line.rs
+++ b/src/start_line.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ impl<'a> HTTPStartLine<'a> {
         ))
     }
 
+    pub fn get_target(&self) -> &str {
+        self.target
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_method(&self) -> &str {
+        self.method
+    }
+
     pub fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
         return self.method != "" && self.target != "" && self.version != HTTPVersion::Unknown;
     }