diff --git a/lib/twitter/api/users.rb b/lib/twitter/api/users.rb
index 31ae70713..01c83d3b4 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/api/users.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/api/users.rb
@@ -246,8 +246,9 @@ def unblock(*args)
       #   @param options [Hash] A customizable set of options.
       def users(*args)
         options = extract_options!(args)
+        method = options.delete(:method) || :post
         args.flatten.each_slice(MAX_USERS_PER_REQUEST).threaded_map do |users|
-          collection_from_response(Twitter::User, :post, "/1.1/users/lookup.json", merge_users(options, users))
+          collection_from_response(Twitter::User, method, "/1.1/users/lookup.json", merge_users(options, users))
         end.flatten
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
index f8639a09e..a88ce8025 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/api/users_spec.rb
@@ -285,57 +285,115 @@
   end
 
   describe "#users" do
-    context "with screen names passed" do
-      before do
-        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
-      end
-      it "requests the correct resource" do
-        @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn")
-        expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
-      end
-      it "returns up to 100 users worth of extended information" do
-        users = @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn")
-        expect(users).to be_an Array
-        expect(users.first).to be_a Twitter::User
-        expect(users.first.id).to eq 7505382
-      end
-    end
-    context "with numeric screen names passed" do
-      before do
-        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "0,311"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
-      end
-      it "requests the correct resource" do
-        @client.users("0", "311")
-        expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "0,311"})).to have_been_made
+    context "using a post request" do
+      context "with screen names passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn")
+          expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+        it "returns up to 100 users worth of extended information" do
+          users = @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn")
+          expect(users).to be_an Array
+          expect(users.first).to be_a Twitter::User
+          expect(users.first.id).to eq 7505382
+        end
+      end
+      context "with numeric screen names passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "0,311"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("0", "311")
+          expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "0,311"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with user IDs passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users(7505382, 14100886)
+          expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with both screen names and user IDs passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("sferik", 14100886)
+          expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with user objects passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          user1 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '7505382')
+          user2 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '14100886')
+          @client.users(user1, user2)
+          expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
       end
     end
-    context "with user IDs passed" do
-      before do
-        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
-      end
-      it "requests the correct resource" do
-        @client.users(7505382, 14100886)
-        expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
-      end
-    end
-    context "with both screen names and user IDs passed" do
-      before do
-        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
-      end
-      it "requests the correct resource" do
-        @client.users("sferik", 14100886)
-        expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"})).to have_been_made
-      end
-    end
-    context "with user objects passed" do
-      before do
-        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
-      end
-      it "requests the correct resource" do
-        user1 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '7505382')
-        user2 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '14100886')
-        @client.users(user1, user2)
-        expect(a_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
+
+    context "using a get request" do
+      context "with screen names passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn", method: :get)
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik,pengwynn"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+        it "returns up to 100 users worth of extended information" do
+          users = @client.users("sferik", "pengwynn", method: :get)
+          expect(users).to be_an Array
+          expect(users.first).to be_a Twitter::User
+          expect(users.first.id).to eq 7505382
+        end
+      end
+      context "with numeric screen names passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "0,311"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("0", "311", method: :get)
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "0,311"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with user IDs passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users(7505382, 14100886, method: :get)
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with both screen names and user IDs passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          @client.users("sferik", 14100886, method: :get)
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "sferik", :user_id => "14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
+      end
+      context "with user objects passed" do
+        before do
+          stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"}).to_return(:body => fixture("users.json"), :headers => {:content_type => "application/json; charset=utf-8"})
+        end
+        it "requests the correct resource" do
+          user1 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '7505382')
+          user2 = Twitter::User.new(:id => '14100886')
+          @client.users(user1, user2, method: :get)
+          expect(a_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:user_id => "7505382,14100886"})).to have_been_made
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/twitter/error/client_error_spec.rb b/spec/twitter/error/client_error_spec.rb
index 411647315..d55e676be 100644
--- a/spec/twitter/error/client_error_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/twitter/error/client_error_spec.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,22 @@
   end
 
   context "when response status is 404 from lookup" do
-    before do
-      stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "not_on_twitter"}).to_return(:status => 404, :body => fixture('no_user_matches.json'))
+    context "using a post request" do
+      before do
+        stub_post("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:body => {:screen_name => "not_on_twitter"}).to_return(:status => 404, :body => fixture('no_user_matches.json'))
+      end
+      it "raises Twitter::Error::NotFound" do
+        expect{@client.users('not_on_twitter')}.to raise_error Twitter::Error::NotFound
+      end
     end
-    it "raises Twitter::Error::NotFound" do
-      expect{@client.users('not_on_twitter')}.to raise_error Twitter::Error::NotFound
+
+    context "using a get request" do
+      before do
+        stub_get("/1.1/users/lookup.json").with(:query => {:screen_name => "not_on_twitter"}).to_return(:status => 404, :body => fixture('no_user_matches.json'))
+      end
+      it "raises Twitter::Error::NotFound" do
+        expect{@client.users('not_on_twitter', method: :get)}.to raise_error Twitter::Error::NotFound
+      end
     end
   end