diff --git a/src/async_api.rs b/src/async_api.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5a61fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/async_api.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+use snafu::ResultExt;
+use qbittorrent_web_api::Api;
+use qbittorrent_web_api::api_impl::Error as QBittorrentError;
+
+use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::error::{Error, InternalApiSnafu as ApiError};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct UnauthenticatedRawApiClient;
+
+impl UnauthenticatedRawApiClient {
+    /// Initialize a blocking runtime for the API client
+    pub fn new() -> UnauthenticatedRawApiClient {
+        UnauthenticatedRawApiClient
+    }
+
+    /// Login into a qBittorrent backend and return a proper ApiClient instance
+    pub async fn login(self, host: &str, login: &str, password: &str) -> Result<RawApiClient, QBittorrentError> {
+        let api = Api::login(host, login, password).await?;
+        Ok(RawApiClient {
+            api,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RawApiClient {
+    api: qbittorrent_web_api::api_impl::Authenticated,
+}
+
+impl RawApiClient {
+    pub async fn add(&self, magnet: &str, paused: bool) -> Result<String, QBittorrentError> {
+        let base_call = self.api.torrent_management();
+        let call = if paused {
+            base_call.add(magnet).paused("true")
+        } else {
+            base_call.add(magnet)
+        };
+        call.send_raw().await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get(&self, hash: &str) -> Result<String, QBittorrentError> {
+        self.api.torrent_management().properties_raw(hash).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn list(&self) -> Result<String, QBittorrentError> {
+        self.api.torrent_management().info().send_raw().await
+    }
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+/// ApiClient is a convenience struct around qbittorrent_web_api for use in async programs, using qbt::Error error types.
+pub struct ApiClient {
+    pub raw_api: RawApiClient,
+}
+
+impl ApiClient {
+    /// Login to a qBittorrent backend and return a handle to the ApiClient
+    pub async fn new(host: &str, login: &str, password: &str) -> Result<ApiClient, Error> {
+        let unauthenticated = UnauthenticatedRawApiClient::new();
+        let authenticated = unauthenticated.login(host, login, password).await.map_err(|e| {
+            match e {
+                QBittorrentError::HttpError(_) => {
+                    Error::FailedToReachAPI { source: e }
+                }, QBittorrentError::InvalidUsernameOrPassword => {
+                    Error::FailedLogin { user: login.to_string() }
+                } _ => {
+                    panic!("Cookie error");
+                }
+            }
+        })?;
+        Ok(ApiClient {
+            raw_api: authenticated,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub async fn from_config(config: &Config) -> Result<ApiClient, Error> {
+        Self::new(&config.format_host(), &config.qbittorrent.login, &config.qbittorrent.password).await
+    }
+
+
+    pub async fn add(&self, magnet: &str, paused: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let res = self.raw_api.add(magnet, paused).await.context(ApiError)?;
+        if res == "Ok." {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::message(res.clone()))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn get(&self, hash: &str) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
+        let res = self.raw_api.get(hash).await.context(ApiError)?;
+        if res == "" {
+            Ok(None)
+        } else {
+            Ok(Some(res))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn list(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        self.raw_api.list().await.context(ApiError)
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 73cb595..df9f167 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod action;
 pub mod api;
+pub mod async_api;
 pub mod config;
 pub use config::Config;
 pub mod cli;