diff --git a/bridge.go b/bridge.go
index fb0ae92..8091c28 100644
--- a/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
@@ -11,6 +13,13 @@ type Bridge struct {
 	Config *Config
 }
 
+// NewBridge creates a new bridge api instance
+func NewBridge(conf *Config) *Bridge {
+	return &Bridge{
+		Config: conf,
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *Bridge) postToBridge(endpoint string, payload interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	data, errMarhshal := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if errMarhshal != nil {
@@ -31,6 +40,34 @@ func (b *Bridge) postToBridge(endpoint string, payload interface{}) (interface{}
 	return res, nil
 }
 
+func (b *Bridge) getFromBridge(endpoint string, target interface{}) error {
+
+	uri := b.getBridgeAPIURI() + endpoint
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", uri, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	res, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return errors.New("Mite responded with error" + res.Status + fmt.Sprint(res.StatusCode))
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal data
+	errDecode := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(target)
+	if errDecode != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *Bridge) getBridgeAPIURI() string {
 	return b.Config.BridgeAddrScheme + "://" + b.Config.BridgeAddr + "/api/" + b.Config.Username
 }
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f283f0e..83ae19d 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -20,22 +20,21 @@ func (c *Config) createNewUser() {
 	// TODO: read/create the url
 	url := "http://192.168.178.46/api"
 
-    var reqBody = []byte(`{"devicetype": "go-hue-interface#Philips hue"}`)
-    req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
-	
-    client := &http.Client{}
-    resp, err := client.Do(req)
-    if err != nil {
-        panic(err)
-    }
-    defer resp.Body.Close()
+	var reqBody = []byte(`{"devicetype": "go-hue-interface#Philips hue"}`)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(reqBody))
 
-    fmt.Println("response Status:", resp.Status)
-    fmt.Println("response Headers:", resp.Header)
-    body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	fmt.Println("response Status:", resp.Status)
+	fmt.Println("response Headers:", resp.Header)
+	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	fmt.Println("response Body:", string(body))
 
-    json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &res)
-    fmt.Println(res)
-    fmt.Println(res.Fruits[0])
+	// json.Unmarshal([]byte(str), &resp)
+	fmt.Println(resp)
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3862437..074a04b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ const VERSION = "0.1.2"
 
 func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("go-hue-interface v. %s \n", VERSION)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	config := &Config{
+		Username: "nX1ye7AMQoQswiiJdxyw-92-RNhIwicXiQRg7AtF",
+	}
+
+	bridge := NewBridge(config)
+
+	fmt.Println("Created bridge ", bridge)
+}