diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppCreateTokenBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppCreateTokenBuilder.java
index 29830425ba..dcd25cea6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppCreateTokenBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAppCreateTokenBuilder.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GHAppCreateTokenBuilder {
     GHAppCreateTokenBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail, Map<String, GHPermissionType> permissions) {
         this.root = root;
         this.apiUrlTail = apiUrlTail;
-        this.builder = new Requester(root);
+        this.builder = root.retrieve().method("POST");
         withPermissions(builder, permissions);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAsset.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAsset.java
index 0003c9703d..757abe3da2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAsset.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHAsset.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public String getBrowserDownloadUrl() {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     private String getApiRoute() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlobBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlobBuilder.java
index 6326525dc3..c59fae9436 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlobBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBlobBuilder.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class GHBlobBuilder {
 
     GHBlobBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        req = new Requester(repo.root);
+        req = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranch.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranch.java
index 7e1ff1a4f7..8146162071 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranch.java
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
-import static org.kohsuke.github.Previews.*;
-
 /**
  * A branch in a repository.
  *
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ public String getSHA1() {
      *             if disabling protection fails
      */
     public void disableProtection() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(protection_url);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(protection_url);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtection.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtection.java
index 4c9246d9de..cbfcc1c4f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtection.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ GHBranchProtection wrap(GHBranch branch) {
     }
 
     private Requester requester() {
-        return new Requester(root).withPreview(ZZZAX);
+        return root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(ZZZAX);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionBuilder.java
index c94020b306..cfa06dc7c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHBranchProtectionBuilder.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ private StatusChecks getStatusChecks() {
     }
 
     private Requester requester() {
-        return new Requester(branch.getRoot()).withPreview(LUKE_CAGE);
+        return branch.getRoot().retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(LUKE_CAGE);
     }
 
     private static class Restrictions {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
index b1e7b7dc06..e36396c0a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommit.java
@@ -466,7 +466,9 @@ public PagedIterable<GHCommitComment> listComments() {
      *             if comment is not created
      */
     public GHCommitComment createComment(String body, String path, Integer line, Integer position) throws IOException {
-        GHCommitComment r = new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body)
+        GHCommitComment r = owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("body", body)
                 .with("path", path)
                 .with("line", line)
                 .with("position", position)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitBuilder.java
index 71335ee02a..c25fe0403d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitBuilder.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private UserInfo(String name, String email, Date date) {
 
     GHCommitBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        req = new Requester(repo.root);
+        req = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitComment.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitComment.java
index e53e8607f0..4e974a19a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitComment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCommitComment.java
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ public GHCommit getCommit() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiTail(), GHCommitComment.class);
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("POST").with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiTail(), GHCommitComment.class);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
                 .to(getApiTail() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ public PagedIterable<GHReaction> listReactions() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiTail());
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiTail());
     }
 
     private String getApiTail() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContent.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContent.java
index 8683e6c2fb..b8e55f0ad1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContent.java
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ public GHContentUpdateResponse update(byte[] newContentBytes, String commitMessa
             throws IOException {
         String encodedContent = Base64.encodeBase64String(newContentBytes);
 
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root).with("path", path)
+        Requester requester = root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("path", path)
                 .with("message", commitMessage)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .with("content", encodedContent)
@@ -350,7 +352,9 @@ public GHContentUpdateResponse delete(String message) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHContentUpdateResponse delete(String commitMessage, String branch) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root).with("path", path)
+        Requester requester = root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("path", path)
                 .with("message", commitMessage)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .method("DELETE");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentBuilder.java
index b50a7e257b..101289eb0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHContentBuilder.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public final class GHContentBuilder {
 
     GHContentBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.req = new Requester(repo.root).method("PUT");
+        this.req = repo.root.retrieve().method("PUT");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCreateRepositoryBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCreateRepositoryBuilder.java
index 268bfa8ef3..c1d22ec2d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCreateRepositoryBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHCreateRepositoryBuilder.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class GHCreateRepositoryBuilder {
     GHCreateRepositoryBuilder(GitHub root, String apiUrlTail, String name) {
         this.root = root;
         this.apiUrlTail = apiUrlTail;
-        this.builder = new Requester(root);
+        this.builder = root.retrieve().method("POST");
         this.builder.with("name", name);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployKey.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployKey.java
index f9bd1acd52..0835ba3178 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeployKey.java
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ public String toString() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE")
+        owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("DELETE")
                 .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/keys/%d", owner.getOwnerName(), owner.getName(), id));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentBuilder.java
index c041538069..07031d7e6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentBuilder.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class GHDeploymentBuilder {
      */
     public GHDeploymentBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatusBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatusBuilder.java
index 31e54e64b1..d2f79c9609 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatusBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHDeploymentStatusBuilder.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public GHDeploymentStatusBuilder(GHRepository repo, int deploymentId, GHDeployme
     GHDeploymentStatusBuilder(GHRepository repo, long deploymentId, GHDeploymentState state) {
         this.repo = repo;
         this.deploymentId = deploymentId;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
         this.builder.with("state", state);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGist.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGist.java
index d772d3dd77..b1cfc1d076 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGist.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGist.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ String getApiTailUrl(String tail) {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void star() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ public void star() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void unstar() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiTailUrl("star"));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public boolean isStarred() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHGist fork() throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).to(getApiTailUrl("forks"), GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
+        return root.retrieve().method("POST").to(getApiTailUrl("forks"), GHGist.class).wrapUp(root);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public PagedIterable<GHGist> listForks() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to("/gists/" + id);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/gists/" + id);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistBuilder.java
index b0d572038e..5d7eaa6f39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistBuilder.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GHGistBuilder {
      */
     public GHGistBuilder(GitHub root) {
         this.root = root;
-        req = new Requester(root);
+        req = root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistUpdater.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistUpdater.java
index af5a4876a1..3169da2607 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHGistUpdater.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public class GHGistUpdater {
 
     GHGistUpdater(GHGist base) {
         this.base = base;
-        this.builder = new Requester(base.root);
+        this.builder = base.root.retrieve().method("POST");
 
         files = new LinkedHashMap<>();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHook.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHook.java
index a88c9a372c..5b93c238a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHook.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public Map<String, String> getConfig() {
      * @see <a href="https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/hooks/#ping-a-hook">Ping hook</a>
      */
     public void ping() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(getRoot()).method("POST").to(getApiRoute() + "/pings");
+        getRoot().retrieve().method("POST").to(getApiRoute() + "/pings");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void ping() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(getRoot()).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        getRoot().retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHooks.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHooks.java
index 7f99de7a77..006774e45f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHHooks.java
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public GHHook createHook(String name, Map<String, String> config, Collection<GHE
                     ea.add(e.symbol());
             }
 
-            GHHook hook = new Requester(root).with("name", name)
+            GHHook hook = root.retrieve()
+                    .method("POST")
+                    .with("name", name)
                     .with("active", active)
                     .with("config", config)
                     .with("events", ea)
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
index ec0620d08f..83d456f362 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssue.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public URL getApiURL() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void lock() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ public void lock() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void unlock() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to(getApiRoute() + "/lock");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -230,17 +230,19 @@ public void unlock() throws IOException {
      */
     @WithBridgeMethods(void.class)
     public GHIssueComment comment(String message) throws IOException {
-        GHIssueComment r = new Requester(root).with("body", message)
+        GHIssueComment r = root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("body", message)
                 .to(getIssuesApiRoute() + "/comments", GHIssueComment.class);
         return r.wrapUp(this);
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     private void editIssue(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -451,7 +453,9 @@ public PagedIterable<GHIssueComment> listComments() throws IOException {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
                 .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(root);
@@ -513,7 +517,7 @@ public void setAssignees(GHUser... assignees) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void setAssignees(Collection<GHUser> assignees) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees)).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with(ASSIGNEES, getLogins(assignees)).method("PATCH").to(getIssuesApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueBuilder.java
index 766449596e..cf65eee147 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueBuilder.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class GHIssueBuilder {
 
     GHIssueBuilder(GHRepository repo, String title) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
         builder.with("title", title);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java
index 9c2f1ae587..dba4fd889a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHIssueComment.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public GHCommentAuthorAssociation getAuthorAssociation() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute(), GHIssueComment.class);
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("POST").with("body", body).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute(), GHIssueComment.class);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ public void update(String body) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
                 .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestone.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestone.java
index 2126869cbb..b52b1538af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMilestone.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public void delete() throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMyself.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMyself.java
index 0d16f77d4b..e80ba1c592 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMyself.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHMyself.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public List<String> getEmails() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHEmail> getEmails2() throws IOException {
-        GHEmail[] addresses = root.retrieve().to("/user/emails", GHEmail[].class);
+        GHEmail[] addresses = root.retrieve().toArray("/user/emails", GHEmail[].class);
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(addresses));
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public List<GHEmail> getEmails2() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHKey> getPublicKeys() throws IOException {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to("/user/keys", GHKey[].class)));
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().toArray("/user/keys", GHKey[].class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public List<GHKey> getPublicKeys() throws IOException {
      */
     public List<GHVerifiedKey> getPublicVerifiedKeys() throws IOException {
         return Collections.unmodifiableList(
-                Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to("/users/" + getLogin() + "/keys", GHVerifiedKey[].class)));
+                Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().toArray("/users/" + getLogin() + "/keys", GHVerifiedKey[].class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public List<GHVerifiedKey> getPublicVerifiedKeys() throws IOException {
     public GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> getAllOrganizations() throws IOException {
         GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> orgs = new GHPersonSet<GHOrganization>();
         Set<String> names = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (GHOrganization o : root.retrieve().to("/user/orgs", GHOrganization[].class)) {
+        for (GHOrganization o : root.retrieve().toArray("/user/orgs", GHOrganization[].class)) {
             if (names.add(o.getLogin())) // in case of rumoured duplicates in the data
                 orgs.add(root.getOrganization(o.getLogin()));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHNotificationStream.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHNotificationStream.java
index 9d62480651..26d842aaa9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHNotificationStream.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHNotificationStream.java
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ public GHNotificationStream nonBlocking(boolean v) {
      */
     public Iterator<GHThread> iterator() {
         // capture the configuration setting here
-        final Requester req = new Requester(root).method("GET")
+        final Requester req = root.retrieve()
+                .method("GET")
                 .with("all", all)
                 .with("participating", participating)
                 .with("since", since);
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ GHThread fetch() {
 
                         req.setHeader("If-Modified-Since", lastModified);
 
-                        threads = req.to(apiUrl, GHThread[].class);
+                        threads = req.toArray(apiUrl, GHThread[].class);
                         if (threads == null) {
                             threads = EMPTY_ARRAY; // if unmodified, we get empty array
                         } else {
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ public void markAsRead() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void markAsRead(long timestamp) throws IOException {
-        final Requester req = new Requester(root).method("PUT");
+        final Requester req = root.retrieve().method("PUT");
         if (timestamp >= 0)
             req.with("last_read_at", GitHub.printDate(new Date(timestamp)));
         req.asHttpStatusCode(apiUrl);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOrganization.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOrganization.java
index 62b38dbe35..a0ae6a3573 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOrganization.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHOrganization.java
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public boolean hasPublicMember(GHUser user) {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void publicize(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin(), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ private PagedIterable<GHUser> listMembers(final String suffix, final String filt
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void conceal(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin(), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/orgs/" + login + "/public_members/" + u.getLogin());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ public enum Permission {
      */
     @Deprecated
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Permission p, Collection<GHRepository> repositories) throws IOException {
-        Requester post = new Requester(root).with("name", name).with("permission", p);
+        Requester post = root.retrieve().method("POST").with("name", name).with("permission", p);
         List<String> repo_names = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (GHRepository r : repositories) {
             repo_names.add(login + "/" + r.getName());
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Permission p, GHRepository... repositories
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHTeam createTeam(String name, Collection<GHRepository> repositories) throws IOException {
-        Requester post = new Requester(root).with("name", name);
+        Requester post = root.retrieve().method("POST").with("name", name);
         List<String> repo_names = new ArrayList<String>();
         for (GHRepository r : repositories) {
             repo_names.add(login + "/" + r.getName());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProject.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProject.java
index 03807b795c..baa5acd2f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProject.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public GHProject wrap(GitHub root) {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public void setPublic(boolean isPublic) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectCard.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectCard.java
index 2ed518fcce..8aa7405cfa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectCard.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectCard.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ public void setArchived(boolean archived) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ protected String getApiRoute() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectColumn.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectColumn.java
index b93f709c36..0bbca4cd96 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectColumn.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHProjectColumn.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public void setName(String name) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, Object value) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ protected String getApiRoute() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").withPreview(INERTIA).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
index f8a9bb4bc7..c2763695ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequest.java
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ public GHPullRequestReviewBuilder createReview() {
      */
     public GHPullRequestReviewComment createReviewComment(String body, String sha, String path, int position)
             throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).method("POST")
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("commit_id", sha)
                 .with("path", path)
@@ -523,9 +524,7 @@ public GHPullRequestReviewComment createReviewComment(String body, String sha, S
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void requestReviewers(List<GHUser> reviewers) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("POST")
-                .with("reviewers", getLogins(reviewers))
-                .to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with("reviewers", getLogins(reviewers)).to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ public void requestTeamReviewers(List<GHTeam> teams) throws IOException {
         for (GHTeam team : teams) {
             teamReviewers.add(team.getSlug());
         }
-        new Requester(root).method("POST").with("team_reviewers", teamReviewers).to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").with("team_reviewers", teamReviewers).to(getApiRoute() + REQUEST_REVIEWERS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -589,7 +588,8 @@ public void merge(String msg, String sha) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void merge(String msg, String sha, MergeMethod method) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT")
+        root.retrieve()
+                .method("PUT")
                 .with("commit_message", msg)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .with("merge_method", method)
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ public enum MergeMethod {
 
     private void fetchIssue() throws IOException {
         if (!fetchedIssueDetails) {
-            new Requester(root).method("GET").to(getIssuesApiRoute(), this);
+            root.retrieve().method("GET").to(getIssuesApiRoute(), this);
             fetchedIssueDetails = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReview.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReview.java
index 65a29d33a7..75b257cf6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReview.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReview.java
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ public void submit(String body, GHPullRequestReviewState state) throws IOExcepti
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void submit(String body, GHPullRequestReviewEvent event) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("POST")
+        owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("event", event.action())
                 .to(getApiRoute() + "/events", this);
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ public void submit(String body, GHPullRequestReviewEvent event) throws IOExcepti
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ public void delete() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void dismiss(String message) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("PUT").with("message", message).to(getApiRoute() + "/dismissals");
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("PUT").with("message", message).to(getApiRoute() + "/dismissals");
         state = GHPullRequestReviewState.DISMISSED;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewBuilder.java
index cf0bf2171d..be22a98620 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewBuilder.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class GHPullRequestReviewBuilder {
 
     GHPullRequestReviewBuilder(GHPullRequest pr) {
         this.pr = pr;
-        this.builder = new Requester(pr.root);
+        this.builder = pr.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     // public GHPullRequestReview createReview(@Nullable String commitId, String body, GHPullRequestReviewEvent event,
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewComment.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewComment.java
index 74f9dd8d02..779c1952fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewComment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestReviewComment.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ protected String getApiRoute() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void update(String body) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("PATCH").with("body", body).to(getApiRoute(), this);
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("PATCH").with("body", body).to(getApiRoute(), this);
         this.body = body;
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public void update(String body) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(owner.root).method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
+        owner.root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiRoute());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ public void delete() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHPullRequestReviewComment reply(String body) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).method("POST")
+        return owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("body", body)
                 .with("in_reply_to", getId())
                 .to(getApiRoute() + "/comments", GHPullRequestReviewComment.class)
@@ -197,7 +198,9 @@ public GHPullRequestReviewComment reply(String body) throws IOException {
     @Preview
     @Deprecated
     public GHReaction createReaction(ReactionContent content) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(owner.root).withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
+        return owner.root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL)
                 .with("content", content.getContent())
                 .to(getApiRoute() + "/reactions", GHReaction.class)
                 .wrap(owner.root);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReaction.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReaction.java
index ced6792b41..8400cd7b32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReaction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReaction.java
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ public URL getHtmlUrl() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL).to("/reactions/" + id);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").withPreview(SQUIRREL_GIRL).to("/reactions/" + id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRef.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRef.java
index c450aae080..3a086a162a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRef.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRef.java
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ public void updateTo(String sha) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void updateTo(String sha, Boolean force) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).with("sha", sha).with("force", force).method("PATCH").to(url, GHRef.class).wrap(root);
+        root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("sha", sha)
+                .with("force", force)
+                .method("PATCH")
+                .to(url, GHRef.class)
+                .wrap(root);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,7 +82,7 @@ public void updateTo(String sha, Boolean force) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(url);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(url);
     }
 
     GHRef wrap(GitHub root) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRelease.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRelease.java
index 3955693071..fbe2851a70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRelease.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRelease.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public GHAsset uploadAsset(File file, String contentType) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHAsset uploadAsset(String filename, InputStream stream, String contentType) throws IOException {
-        Requester builder = new Requester(owner.root);
+        Requester builder = owner.root.retrieve().method("POST");
         String url = getUploadUrl();
         // strip the helpful garbage from the url
         url = url.substring(0, url.indexOf('{'));
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ public GHAsset uploadAsset(String filename, InputStream stream, String contentTy
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHAsset> getAssets() throws IOException {
-        Requester builder = new Requester(owner.root);
+        Requester builder = owner.root.retrieve().method("POST");
 
-        GHAsset[] assets = builder.method("GET").to(getApiTailUrl("assets"), GHAsset[].class);
+        GHAsset[] assets = builder.method("GET").toArray(getApiTailUrl("assets"), GHAsset[].class);
         return Arrays.asList(GHAsset.wrap(assets, this));
     }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public List<GHAsset> getAssets() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(owner.getApiTailUrl("releases/" + id));
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(owner.getApiTailUrl("releases/" + id));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseBuilder.java
index 19dbafd6bf..2c23ecb879 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseBuilder.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class GHReleaseBuilder {
      */
     public GHReleaseBuilder(GHRepository ghRepository, String tag) {
         this.repo = ghRepository;
-        this.builder = new Requester(repo.root);
+        this.builder = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
         builder.with("tag_name", tag);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseUpdater.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseUpdater.java
index 3c52eb0864..fc436bdd6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHReleaseUpdater.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class GHReleaseUpdater {
 
     GHReleaseUpdater(GHRelease base) {
         this.base = base;
-        this.builder = new Requester(base.root);
+        this.builder = base.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 932e769ad6..d5f1e7cdcc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public List<GHIssue> getIssues(GHIssueState state, GHMilestone milestone) throws
         return Arrays.asList(GHIssue.wrap(root.retrieve()
                 .with("state", state)
                 .with("milestone", milestone == null ? "none" : "" + milestone.getNumber())
-                .to(getApiTailUrl("issues"), GHIssue[].class), this));
+                .toArray(getApiTailUrl("issues"), GHIssue[].class), this));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ public GHReleaseBuilder createRelease(String tag) {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHRef createRef(String name, String sha) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("ref", name)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("ref", name)
                 .with("sha", sha)
                 .method("POST")
                 .to(getApiTailUrl("git/refs"), GHRef.class)
@@ -786,7 +788,7 @@ public boolean hasAssignee(GHUser u) throws IOException {
      */
     public Set<String> getCollaboratorNames() throws IOException {
         Set<String> r = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (GHUser u : GHUser.wrap(root.retrieve().to(getApiTailUrl("collaborators"), GHUser[].class), root))
+        for (GHUser u : GHUser.wrap(root.retrieve().toArray(getApiTailUrl("collaborators"), GHUser[].class), root))
             r.add(u.login);
         return r;
     }
@@ -829,7 +831,7 @@ public GHPermissionType getPermission(GHUser u) throws IOException {
      */
     public Set<GHTeam> getTeams() throws IOException {
         return Collections.unmodifiableSet(new HashSet<GHTeam>(
-                Arrays.asList(GHTeam.wrapUp(root.retrieve().to(getApiTailUrl("teams"), GHTeam[].class),
+                Arrays.asList(GHTeam.wrapUp(root.retrieve().toArray(getApiTailUrl("teams"), GHTeam[].class),
                         root.getOrganization(getOwnerName())))));
     }
 
@@ -883,7 +885,7 @@ public void removeCollaborators(Collection<GHUser> users) throws IOException {
 
     private void modifyCollaborators(Collection<GHUser> users, String method) throws IOException {
         for (GHUser user : users) {
-            new Requester(root).method(method).to(getApiTailUrl("collaborators/" + user.getLogin()));
+            root.retrieve().method(method).to(getApiTailUrl("collaborators/" + user.getLogin()));
         }
     }
 
@@ -898,7 +900,8 @@ private void modifyCollaborators(Collection<GHUser> users, String method) throws
     public void setEmailServiceHook(String address) throws IOException {
         Map<String, String> config = new HashMap<String, String>();
         config.put("address", address);
-        new Requester(root).method("POST")
+        root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
                 .with("name", "email")
                 .with("config", config)
                 .with("active", true)
@@ -906,7 +909,7 @@ public void setEmailServiceHook(String address) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private void edit(String key, String value) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root);
+        Requester requester = root.retrieve().method("POST");
         if (!key.equals("name"))
             requester.with("name", name); // even when we don't change the name, we need to send it in
         requester.with(key, value).method("PATCH").to(getApiTailUrl(""));
@@ -1052,7 +1055,7 @@ public void allowRebaseMerge(boolean value) throws IOException {
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
         try {
-            new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(getApiTailUrl(""));
+            root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(getApiTailUrl(""));
         } catch (FileNotFoundException x) {
             throw (FileNotFoundException) new FileNotFoundException("Failed to delete " + getOwnerName() + "/" + name
                     + "; might not exist, or you might need the delete_repo scope in your token: http://stackoverflow.com/a/19327004/12916")
@@ -1123,7 +1126,7 @@ public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listForks(final ForkSort sort) {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHRepository fork() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("POST").to(getApiTailUrl("forks"), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").to(getApiTailUrl("forks"));
 
         // this API is asynchronous. we need to wait for a bit
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -1149,7 +1152,7 @@ public GHRepository fork() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHRepository forkTo(GHOrganization org) throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).to(getApiTailUrl("forks?org=" + org.getLogin()));
+        root.retrieve().method("POST").to(getApiTailUrl("forks?org=" + org.getLogin()));
 
         // this API is asynchronous. we need to wait for a bit
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -1291,7 +1294,9 @@ public GHPullRequest createPullRequest(String title,
             String body,
             boolean maintainerCanModify,
             boolean draft) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).withPreview(SHADOW_CAT)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .withPreview(SHADOW_CAT)
                 .with("title", title)
                 .with("head", head)
                 .with("base", base)
@@ -1400,7 +1405,7 @@ public GHCompare getCompare(GHBranch id1, GHBranch id2) throws IOException {
      */
     public GHRef[] getRefs() throws IOException {
         return GHRef.wrap(
-                root.retrieve().to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/git/refs", getOwnerName(), name), GHRef[].class),
+                root.retrieve().toArray(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/git/refs", getOwnerName(), name), GHRef[].class),
                 root);
     }
 
@@ -1426,9 +1431,8 @@ public PagedIterable<GHRef> listRefs() throws IOException {
      *             on failure communicating with GitHub, potentially due to an invalid ref type being requested
      */
     public GHRef[] getRefs(String refType) throws IOException {
-        return GHRef.wrap(
-                root.retrieve()
-                        .to(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/git/refs/%s", getOwnerName(), name, refType), GHRef[].class),
+        return GHRef.wrap(root.retrieve()
+                .toArray(String.format("/repos/%s/%s/git/refs/%s", getOwnerName(), name, refType), GHRef[].class),
                 root);
     }
 
@@ -1704,7 +1708,9 @@ public GHCommitStatus createCommitStatus(String sha1,
             String targetUrl,
             String description,
             String context) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("state", state)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("state", state)
                 .with("target_url", targetUrl)
                 .with("description", description)
                 .with("context", context)
@@ -2013,7 +2019,7 @@ GHRepository wrap(GitHub root) {
      */
     public Map<String, GHBranch> getBranches() throws IOException {
         Map<String, GHBranch> r = new TreeMap<String, GHBranch>();
-        for (GHBranch p : root.retrieve().to(getApiTailUrl("branches"), GHBranch[].class)) {
+        for (GHBranch p : root.retrieve().toArray(getApiTailUrl("branches"), GHBranch[].class)) {
             p.wrap(this);
             r.put(p.getName(), p);
         }
@@ -2146,7 +2152,7 @@ public List<GHContent> getDirectoryContent(String path, String ref) throws IOExc
         }
         String target = getApiTailUrl("contents/" + path);
 
-        GHContent[] files = requester.with("ref", ref).to(target, GHContent[].class);
+        GHContent[] files = requester.with("ref", ref).toArray(target, GHContent[].class);
 
         GHContent.wrap(files, this);
 
@@ -2265,7 +2271,9 @@ public GHContentUpdateResponse createContent(byte[] contentBytes, String commitM
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHMilestone createMilestone(String title, String description) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("title", title)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("title", title)
                 .with("description", description)
                 .method("POST")
                 .to(getApiTailUrl("milestones"), GHMilestone.class)
@@ -2284,7 +2292,9 @@ public GHMilestone createMilestone(String title, String description) throws IOEx
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHDeployKey addDeployKey(String title, String key) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("title", title)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("title", title)
                 .with("key", key)
                 .method("POST")
                 .to(getApiTailUrl("keys"), GHDeployKey.class)
@@ -2301,7 +2311,7 @@ public GHDeployKey addDeployKey(String title, String key) throws IOException {
      */
     public List<GHDeployKey> getDeployKeys() throws IOException {
         List<GHDeployKey> list = new ArrayList<GHDeployKey>(
-                Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to(getApiTailUrl("keys"), GHDeployKey[].class)));
+                Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().toArray(getApiTailUrl("keys"), GHDeployKey[].class)));
         for (GHDeployKey h : list)
             h.wrap(this);
         return list;
@@ -2354,7 +2364,9 @@ public GHRepository getParent() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHSubscription subscribe(boolean subscribed, boolean ignored) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("subscribed", subscribed)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("subscribed", subscribed)
                 .with("ignored", ignored)
                 .method("PUT")
                 .to(getApiTailUrl("subscription"), GHSubscription.class)
@@ -2490,10 +2502,14 @@ public PagedIterable<GHProject> listProjects() throws IOException {
      * @see GitHub#renderMarkdown(String) GitHub#renderMarkdown(String)
      */
     public Reader renderMarkdown(String text, MarkdownMode mode) throws IOException {
-        return new InputStreamReader(new Requester(root).with("text", text)
-                .with("mode", mode == null ? null : mode.toString())
-                .with("context", getFullName())
-                .asStream("/markdown"), "UTF-8");
+        return new InputStreamReader(
+                root.retrieve()
+                        .method("POST")
+                        .with("text", text)
+                        .with("mode", mode == null ? null : mode.toString())
+                        .with("context", getFullName())
+                        .asStream("/markdown"),
+                "UTF-8");
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2603,7 +2619,7 @@ public List<String> listTopics() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void setTopics(List<String> topics) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(root);
+        Requester requester = root.retrieve().method("POST");
         requester.with("names", topics);
         requester.method("PUT").withPreview(MERCY).to(getApiTailUrl("topics"));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHSubscription.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHSubscription.java
index a8ddc81dd9..f71081fd1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHSubscription.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHSubscription.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public GHRepository getRepository() {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void delete() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to(repo.getApiTailUrl("subscription"));
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(repo.getApiTailUrl("subscription"));
     }
 
     GHSubscription wrapUp(GHRepository repo) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
index 9254817b91..cf7a629fcd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTeam.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listRepositories() {
      * @since 1.59
      */
     public void add(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to(api("/memberships/" + u.getLogin()), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to(api("/memberships/" + u.getLogin()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public void add(GHUser u) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void add(GHUser user, Role role) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("PUT").with("role", role).to(api("/memberships/" + user.getLogin()), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").with("role", role).to(api("/memberships/" + user.getLogin()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public void add(GHUser user, Role role) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void remove(GHUser u) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(api("/members/" + u.getLogin()), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(api("/members/" + u.getLogin()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public void add(GHRepository r, GHOrganization.Permission permission) throws IOE
         root.retrieve()
                 .method("PUT")
                 .with("permission", permission)
-                .to(api("/repos/" + r.getOwnerName() + '/' + r.getName()), null);
+                .to(api("/repos/" + r.getOwnerName() + '/' + r.getName()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public void add(GHRepository r, GHOrganization.Permission permission) throws IOE
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void remove(GHRepository r) throws IOException {
-        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(api("/repos/" + r.getOwnerName() + '/' + r.getName()), null);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to(api("/repos/" + r.getOwnerName() + '/' + r.getName()));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHThread.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHThread.java
index 52b942512b..5bc35a227e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHThread.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ GHThread wrap(GitHub root) {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void markAsRead() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PATCH").to(url);
+        root.retrieve().method("PATCH").to(url);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ public void markAsRead() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public GHSubscription subscribe(boolean subscribed, boolean ignored) throws IOException {
-        return new Requester(root).with("subscribed", subscribed)
+        return root.retrieve()
+                .method("POST")
+                .with("subscribed", subscribed)
                 .with("ignored", ignored)
                 .method("PUT")
                 .to(subscription_url, GHSubscription.class)
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ public GHSubscription subscribe(boolean subscribed, boolean ignored) throws IOEx
      */
     public GHSubscription getSubscription() throws IOException {
         try {
-            return new Requester(root).to(subscription_url, GHSubscription.class).wrapUp(root);
+            return root.retrieve().method("POST").to(subscription_url, GHSubscription.class).wrapUp(root);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTreeBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTreeBuilder.java
index ed27854b13..32f7267446 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTreeBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHTreeBuilder.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ private TreeEntry(String path, String mode, String type) {
 
     GHTreeBuilder(GHRepository repo) {
         this.repo = repo;
-        req = new Requester(repo.root);
+        req = repo.root.retrieve().method("POST");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
index 73cdfea9bd..4158d367c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHUser.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public class GHUser extends GHPerson {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHKey> getKeys() throws IOException {
-        return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().to(getApiTailUrl("keys"), GHKey[].class)));
+        return Collections
+                .unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(root.retrieve().toArray(getApiTailUrl("keys"), GHKey[].class)));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public List<GHKey> getKeys() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void follow() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("PUT").to("/user/following/" + login);
+        root.retrieve().method("PUT").to("/user/following/" + login);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ public void follow() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public void unfollow() throws IOException {
-        new Requester(root).method("DELETE").to("/user/following/" + login);
+        root.retrieve().method("DELETE").to("/user/following/" + login);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ static GHUser[] wrap(GHUser[] users, GitHub root) {
     public GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> getOrganizations() throws IOException {
         GHPersonSet<GHOrganization> orgs = new GHPersonSet<GHOrganization>();
         Set<String> names = new HashSet<String>();
-        for (GHOrganization o : root.retrieve().to("/users/" + login + "/orgs", GHOrganization[].class)) {
+        for (GHOrganization o : root.retrieve().toArray("/users/" + login + "/orgs", GHOrganization[].class)) {
             if (names.add(o.getLogin())) // I've seen some duplicates in the data
                 orgs.add(root.getOrganization(o.getLogin()));
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
index 27b29540e4..4da6395714 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GitHub.java
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ URL getApiURL(String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
     }
 
     Requester retrieve() {
-        return new Requester(this).method("GET");
+        return new Requester(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ public GHLicense getLicense(String key) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHInvitation> getMyInvitations() throws IOException {
-        GHInvitation[] invitations = retrieve().to("/user/repository_invitations", GHInvitation[].class);
+        GHInvitation[] invitations = retrieve().toArray("/user/repository_invitations", GHInvitation[].class);
         for (GHInvitation i : invitations) {
             i.wrapUp(this);
         }
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ public List<GHInvitation> getMyInvitations() throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public Map<String, GHOrganization> getMyOrganizations() throws IOException {
-        GHOrganization[] orgs = retrieve().to("/user/orgs", GHOrganization[].class);
+        GHOrganization[] orgs = retrieve().toArray("/user/orgs", GHOrganization[].class);
         Map<String, GHOrganization> r = new HashMap<String, GHOrganization>();
         for (GHOrganization o : orgs) {
             // don't put 'o' into orgs because they are shallow
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ public Map<String, GHOrganization> getUserPublicOrganizations(GHUser user) throw
      *             the io exception
      */
     public Map<String, GHOrganization> getUserPublicOrganizations(String login) throws IOException {
-        GHOrganization[] orgs = retrieve().to("/users/" + login + "/orgs", GHOrganization[].class);
+        GHOrganization[] orgs = retrieve().toArray("/users/" + login + "/orgs", GHOrganization[].class);
         Map<String, GHOrganization> r = new HashMap<String, GHOrganization>();
         for (GHOrganization o : orgs) {
             // don't put 'o' into orgs because they are shallow
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ public Map<String, GHOrganization> getUserPublicOrganizations(String login) thro
      */
     public Map<String, Set<GHTeam>> getMyTeams() throws IOException {
         Map<String, Set<GHTeam>> allMyTeams = new HashMap<String, Set<GHTeam>>();
-        for (GHTeam team : retrieve().to("/user/teams", GHTeam[].class)) {
+        for (GHTeam team : retrieve().toArray("/user/teams", GHTeam[].class)) {
             team.wrapUp(this);
             String orgLogin = team.getOrganization().getLogin();
             Set<GHTeam> teamsPerOrg = allMyTeams.get(orgLogin);
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ public GHTeam getTeam(int id) throws IOException {
      *             the io exception
      */
     public List<GHEventInfo> getEvents() throws IOException {
-        GHEventInfo[] events = retrieve().to("/events", GHEventInfo[].class);
+        GHEventInfo[] events = retrieve().toArray("/events", GHEventInfo[].class);
         for (GHEventInfo e : events)
             e.wrapUp(this);
         return Arrays.asList(events);
@@ -924,7 +924,10 @@ public GHCreateRepositoryBuilder createRepository(String name) {
      * @see <a href="http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#create-a-new-authorization">Documentation</a>
      */
     public GHAuthorization createToken(Collection<String> scope, String note, String noteUrl) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(this).with("scopes", scope).with("note", note).with("note_url", noteUrl);
+        Requester requester = retrieve().method("POST")
+                .with("scopes", scope)
+                .with("note", note)
+                .with("note_url", noteUrl);
 
         return requester.method("POST").to("/authorizations", GHAuthorization.class).wrap(this);
     }
@@ -957,7 +960,8 @@ public GHAuthorization createToken(Collection<String> scope, String note, String
             return createToken(scope, note, noteUrl);
         } catch (GHOTPRequiredException ex) {
             String OTPstring = OTP.get();
-            Requester requester = new Requester(this).with("scopes", scope)
+            Requester requester = retrieve().method("POST")
+                    .with("scopes", scope)
                     .with("note", note)
                     .with("note_url", noteUrl);
             // Add the OTP from the user
@@ -990,7 +994,8 @@ public GHAuthorization createOrGetAuth(String clientId,
             List<String> scopes,
             String note,
             String note_url) throws IOException {
-        Requester requester = new Requester(this).with("client_secret", clientSecret)
+        Requester requester = retrieve().method("POST")
+                .with("client_secret", clientSecret)
                 .with("scopes", scopes)
                 .with("note", note)
                 .with("note_url", note_url);
@@ -1339,9 +1344,12 @@ public PagedIterable<GHRepository> listAllPublicRepositories(final String since)
      * @see GHRepository#renderMarkdown(String, MarkdownMode) GHRepository#renderMarkdown(String, MarkdownMode)
      */
     public Reader renderMarkdown(String text) throws IOException {
-        return new InputStreamReader(new Requester(this).with(new ByteArrayInputStream(text.getBytes("UTF-8")))
-                .contentType("text/plain;charset=UTF-8")
-                .asStream("/markdown/raw"), "UTF-8");
+        return new InputStreamReader(
+                retrieve().method("POST")
+                        .with(new ByteArrayInputStream(text.getBytes("UTF-8")))
+                        .contentType("text/plain;charset=UTF-8")
+                        .asStream("/markdown/raw"),
+                "UTF-8");
     }
 
     static URL parseURL(String s) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Requester.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Requester.java
index c2ecf983d0..d7b14255b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Requester.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/Requester.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream;
 
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.annotation.WillClose;
 
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ class Requester {
     /**
      * Request method.
      */
-    private String method = "POST";
+    private String method = "GET";
     private String contentType = null;
     private InputStream body;
 
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ class Requester {
     private boolean forceBody;
 
     private static class Entry {
-        String key;
-        Object value;
+        final String key;
+        final Object value;
 
         private Entry(String key, Object value) {
             this.key = key;
@@ -278,9 +279,9 @@ public Requester with(String key, Object value) {
      * @return the requester
      */
     public Requester set(String key, Object value) {
-        for (Entry e : args) {
-            if (e.key.equals(key)) {
-                e.value = value;
+        for (int index = 0; index < args.size(); index++) {
+            if (args.get(index).key.equals(key)) {
+                args.set(index, new Entry(key, value));
                 return this;
             }
         }
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ public Requester inBody() {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public void to(String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
+    public void to(@Nonnull String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
         _to(tailApiUrl, null, null);
     }
 
@@ -346,10 +347,40 @@ public void to(String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
      * @throws IOException
      *             if the server returns 4xx/5xx responses.
      */
-    public <T> T to(String tailApiUrl, Class<T> type) throws IOException {
+    public <T> T to(@Nonnull String tailApiUrl, @Nonnull Class<T> type) throws IOException {
         return _to(tailApiUrl, type, null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sends a request to the specified URL, and parses the response into the given type via databinding.
+     *
+     * @param <T>
+     *            the type parameter
+     * @param tailApiUrl
+     *            the tail api url
+     * @param type
+     *            the type
+     * @return {@link Reader} that reads the response.
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             if the server returns 4xx/5xx responses.
+     */
+    public <T> T[] toArray(@Nonnull String tailApiUrl, @Nonnull Class<T[]> type) throws IOException {
+        T[] result;
+
+        // for arrays we might have to loop for pagination
+        // use the iterator to handle it
+        List<T[]> pages = new ArrayList<>();
+        int totalSize = 0;
+        for (Iterator<T[]> iterator = asIterator(tailApiUrl, type, 0); iterator.hasNext();) {
+            T[] nextResult = iterator.next();
+            totalSize += Array.getLength(nextResult);
+            pages.add(nextResult);
+        }
+
+        result = concatenatePages(type, pages, totalSize);
+        return setResponseHeaders(result);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Like {@link #to(String, Class)} but updates an existing object instead of creating a new instance.
      *
@@ -363,31 +394,15 @@ public <T> T to(String tailApiUrl, Class<T> type) throws IOException {
      * @throws IOException
      *             the io exception
      */
-    public <T> T to(String tailApiUrl, T existingInstance) throws IOException {
+    public <T> T to(@Nonnull String tailApiUrl, @Nonnull T existingInstance) throws IOException {
         return _to(tailApiUrl, null, existingInstance);
     }
 
     private <T> T _to(String tailApiUrl, Class<T> type, T instance) throws IOException {
         T result;
 
-        if (type != null && type.isArray()) {
-            // for arrays we might have to loop for pagination
-            // use the iterator to handle it
-            List<T> pages = new ArrayList<>();
-            int totalSize = 0;
-            for (Iterator<T> iterator = asIterator(tailApiUrl, type, 0); iterator.hasNext();) {
-                T nextResult = iterator.next();
-                totalSize += Array.getLength(nextResult);
-                pages.add(nextResult);
-            }
-
-            result = concatenatePages(type, pages, totalSize);
-            return setResponseHeaders(result);
-        }
-
         tailApiUrl = buildTailApiUrl(tailApiUrl);
         setupConnection(root.getApiURL(tailApiUrl));
-        buildRequest();
 
         while (true) {// loop while API rate limit is hit
             try {
@@ -401,12 +416,12 @@ private <T> T _to(String tailApiUrl, Class<T> type, T instance) throws IOExcepti
         }
     }
 
-    private <T> T concatenatePages(Class<T> type, List<T> pages, int totalLength) {
+    private <T> T[] concatenatePages(Class<T[]> type, List<T[]> pages, int totalLength) {
 
-        T result = (T) Array.newInstance(type.getComponentType(), totalLength);
+        T[] result = type.cast(Array.newInstance(type.getComponentType(), totalLength));
 
         int position = 0;
-        for (T page : pages) {
+        for (T[] page : pages) {
             final int pageLength = Array.getLength(page);
             System.arraycopy(page, 0, result, position, pageLength);
             position += pageLength;
@@ -452,8 +467,6 @@ public int asHttpStatusCode(String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
             method("GET");
             setupConnection(root.getApiURL(tailApiUrl));
 
-            buildRequest();
-
             try {
                 return uc.getResponseCode();
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -477,8 +490,6 @@ public InputStream asStream(String tailApiUrl) throws IOException {
         while (true) {// loop while API rate limit is hit
             setupConnection(root.getApiURL(tailApiUrl));
 
-            buildRequest();
-
             try {
                 return wrapStream(uc.getInputStream());
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -592,31 +603,29 @@ private boolean isMethodWithBody() {
     }
 
     <T> PagedIterable<T> asPagedIterable(String tailApiUrl, Class<T[]> type, Consumer<T> consumer) {
-        return new PagedIterableWithConsumer<>(type, this, tailApiUrl, consumer);
+        return new PagedIterableWithConsumer<>(type, tailApiUrl, consumer);
     }
 
-    static class PagedIterableWithConsumer<S> extends PagedIterable<S> {
+    class PagedIterableWithConsumer<T> extends PagedIterable<T> {
 
-        private final Class<S[]> clazz;
-        private final Requester requester;
+        private final Class<T[]> clazz;
         private final String tailApiUrl;
-        private final Consumer<S> consumer;
+        private final Consumer<T> consumer;
 
-        PagedIterableWithConsumer(Class<S[]> clazz, Requester requester, String tailApiUrl, Consumer<S> consumer) {
+        PagedIterableWithConsumer(Class<T[]> clazz, String tailApiUrl, Consumer<T> consumer) {
             this.clazz = clazz;
             this.tailApiUrl = tailApiUrl;
-            this.requester = requester;
             this.consumer = consumer;
         }
 
         @Override
-        public PagedIterator<S> _iterator(int pageSize) {
-            final Iterator<S[]> iterator = requester.asIterator(tailApiUrl, clazz, pageSize);
-            return new PagedIterator<S>(iterator) {
+        public PagedIterator<T> _iterator(int pageSize) {
+            final Iterator<T[]> iterator = asIterator(tailApiUrl, clazz, pageSize);
+            return new PagedIterator<T>(iterator) {
                 @Override
-                protected void wrapUp(S[] page) {
+                protected void wrapUp(T[] page) {
                     if (consumer != null) {
-                        for (S item : page) {
+                        for (T item : page) {
                             consumer.accept(item);
                         }
                     }
@@ -645,6 +654,15 @@ <T> Iterator<T> asIterator(String tailApiUrl, Class<T> type, int pageSize) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * May be used for any item that has pagination information.
+     *
+     * Works for array responses, also works for search results which are single instances with an array of items
+     * inside.
+     *
+     * @param <T>
+     *            type of each page (not the items in the page).
+     */
     class PagingIterator<T> implements Iterator<T> {
 
         private final Class<T> type;
@@ -753,6 +771,7 @@ private void setupConnection(URL url) throws IOException {
 
         setRequestMethod(uc);
         uc.setRequestProperty("Accept-Encoding", "gzip");
+        buildRequest();
     }
 
     private void setRequestMethod(HttpURLConnection uc) throws IOException {