diff --git a/src/fetcher/http.js b/src/fetcher/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eef874d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fetcher/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 Yarmo Mackenbach
+
+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.
+*/
+const bent = require('bent')
+const req = bent('GET')
+
+module.exports = async (url, format) => {
+  let timeoutHandle
+  const timeoutPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    timeoutHandle = setTimeout(
+      () => reject(new Error('Request was timed out')),
+      5000
+    )
+  })
+
+  const fetchPromise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (!url) {
+      reject('No valid URI provided')
+      return
+    }
+
+    switch (format) {
+      case 'json':
+        req(url, null, {
+          Accept: 'application/json',
+          'User-Agent': `doipjs/${require('../package.json').version}`,
+        })
+          .then(async (res) => {
+            return await res.json()
+          })
+          .then((res) => {
+            resolve(res)
+          })
+          .catch((e) => {
+            reject(e)
+          })
+        break
+      case 'text':
+        req(url)
+          .then(async (res) => {
+            return await res.text()
+          })
+          .then((res) => {
+            resolve(res)
+          })
+          .catch((e) => {
+            reject(e)
+          })
+        break
+      default:
+        reject('No specified data format')
+        break
+    }
+  })
+
+  return Promise.race([fetchPromise, timeoutPromise]).then((result) => {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutHandle)
+    return result
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/fetcher/index.js b/src/fetcher/index.js
index cb49a95..b613cef 100644
--- a/src/fetcher/index.js
+++ b/src/fetcher/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 exports.dns = require('./dns')
+exports.http = require('./http')
 exports.irc = require('./irc')
 exports.matrix = require('./matrix')
 exports.twitter = require('./twitter')