diff --git a/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.h b/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.h
index bd63e2a..7e39555 100644
--- a/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.h
+++ b/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.h
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ typedef id OFFlickrAPIRequestDelegateType;
 - (BOOL)callAPIMethodWithGET:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments;
 - (BOOL)callAPIMethodWithPOST:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments;
 
+// methods to call from threads / blocking connections
+- (NSURL *)urlAPIMethodWithGET:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments;
+- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryFromRequestData:(NSData *)requestData;
+
 // image upload—we use NSInputStream here because we want to have flexibity; with this you can upload either a file or NSData from NSImage
 - (BOOL)uploadImageStream:(NSInputStream *)inImageStream suggestedFilename:(NSString *)inFilename MIMEType:(NSString *)inType arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments;
 
diff --git a/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.m b/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.m
index ca0ed7a..ecbf458 100644
--- a/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.m
+++ b/Source/ObjectiveFlickr.m
@@ -357,6 +357,21 @@ - (BOOL)callAPIMethodWithGET:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)
 	return [HTTPRequest performMethod:LFHTTPRequestGETMethod onURL:[NSURL URLWithString:URLString] withData:nil];
 }
 
+- (NSURL *)urlAPIMethodWithGET:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments
+{
+	// combine the parameters
+	NSMutableDictionary *newArgs = inArguments ? [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:inArguments] : [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
+	[newArgs setObject:inMethodName forKey:@"method"];
+	NSString *query = [context signedQueryFromArguments:newArgs];
+	NSString *URLString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@?%@", [context RESTAPIEndpoint], query];
+
+	return [NSURL URLWithString:URLString];
+}
+
+- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryFromRequestData:(NSData *)requestData {
+	return [OFXMLMapper dictionaryMappedFromXMLData:requestData];
+}
+
 - (BOOL)callAPIMethodWithPOST:(NSString *)inMethodName arguments:(NSDictionary *)inArguments
 {
     if ([HTTPRequest isRunning]) {