diff --git a/rust/example/src/async_http.rs b/rust/example/src/async_http.rs
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+use pve::client::AsyncHttpClient;
+use reqwest::Client as AsyncReqwestClient;
+use reqwest::header::{HeaderMap, AUTHORIZATION};
+use reqwest::header::{HeaderName, HeaderValue};
+use reqwest::Method;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    UnderlyingError(#[from] reqwest::Error),
+
+    #[error("request failed with status {0}: {1:?}")]
+    APIError(u16, Option<serde_json::Value>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct AsyncClient {
+    inner: AsyncReqwestClient,
+    base_url: Url,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct Response<T> {
+    pub data: T,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, serde::Deserialize)]
+pub struct ErrorResponse {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub errors: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+}
+
+impl AsyncClient {
+    fn request<Q, B, R>(
+        &self,
+        method: Method,
+        path: &str,
+        query: Option<&Q>,
+        body: Option<&B>,
+    ) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<R, <AsyncClient as AsyncHttpClient>::Error>> + Send
+    where
+        Q: Serialize,
+        B: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        let req = self
+            .inner
+            .request(method, self.base_url.join(path).unwrap());
+
+        let req = if let Some(query) = query {
+            req.query(query)
+        } else {
+            req
+        };
+
+        let req = if let Some(body) = body {
+            req.json(body)
+        } else {
+            req
+        };
+
+        async move {
+            let resp = req.send().await.map_err(|e| Error::UnderlyingError(e))?;
+
+            if !resp.status().is_success() {
+                return Err(Error::APIError(
+                    resp.status().as_u16(),
+                    resp.json::<ErrorResponse>().await?.errors,
+                ));
+            }
+
+            Ok(resp.json::<Response<R>>().await?.data)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsyncHttpClient for AsyncClient {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn get<Q, R>(&self, path: &str, query: &Q) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<R, Self::Error>> + Send
+    where
+        Q: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        self.request::<_, (), _>(Method::GET, path, Some(query), None)
+    }
+
+    fn post<B, R>(&self, path: &str, body: &B) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<R, Self::Error>> + Send
+    where
+        B: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        self.request::<(), _, _>(Method::POST, path, None, Some(body))
+    }
+
+    fn put<B, R>(&self, path: &str, body: &B) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<R, Self::Error>> + Send
+    where
+        B: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        self.request::<(), _, _>(Method::PUT, path, None, Some(body))
+    }
+
+    fn delete<B, R>(&self, path: &str, query: &B) -> impl std::future::Future<Output = Result<R, Self::Error>> + Send
+    where
+        B: Serialize,
+        R: DeserializeOwned,
+    {
+        self.request::<_, (), _>(Method::DELETE, path, Some(query), None)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct TokenAuthMethod {
+    username: String,
+    token_name: String,
+    secret: String,
+}
+
+impl TokenAuthMethod {
+    pub fn header(&self) -> (HeaderName, HeaderValue) {
+        let value = format!(
+            "PVEAPIToken={}!{}={}",
+            self.username, self.token_name, self.secret,
+        );
+
+        (AUTHORIZATION, value.parse().unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub enum AuthMethod {
+    /// No authentication
+    #[default]
+    None,
+
+    /// Token-based authentication
+    Token(TokenAuthMethod),
+}
+
+impl AuthMethod {
+    pub fn token(username: String, token_name: String, secret: String) -> Self {
+        Self::Token(TokenAuthMethod {
+            username,
+            token_name,
+            secret,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ClientBuilder {
+    pub base_url: Option<Url>,
+    pub tls_insecure: bool,
+    pub auth_method: AuthMethod,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ClientBuilderError {
+    #[error("invalid parameters")]
+    InvalidParameters,
+
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    UnderlyingError(reqwest::Error),
+}
+
+impl From<reqwest::Error> for ClientBuilderError {
+    fn from(error: reqwest::Error) -> Self {
+        ClientBuilderError::UnderlyingError(error)
+    }
+}
+
+impl ClientBuilder {
+    pub fn with_base_url(mut self, url: Url) -> Self {
+        self.base_url = Some(url);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_insecure_tls(mut self, enable: bool) -> Self {
+        self.tls_insecure = enable;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_auth_method(mut self, auth_method: AuthMethod) -> Self {
+        self.auth_method = auth_method;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build_async(self) -> Result<AsyncClient, ClientBuilderError> {
+        let builder = AsyncReqwestClient::builder();
+
+        let builder = if self.tls_insecure {
+            builder.danger_accept_invalid_certs(true)
+        } else {
+            builder
+        };
+
+        let mut default_headers = HeaderMap::new();
+
+        match self.auth_method {
+            AuthMethod::None => {}
+            AuthMethod::Token(t) => {
+                let (header_name, header_value) = t.header();
+
+                default_headers.insert(header_name, header_value);
+            }
+        };
+
+        let builder = if !default_headers.is_empty() {
+            builder.default_headers(default_headers)
+        } else {
+            builder
+        };
+
+        let inner = builder.build()?;
+        let base_url = self.base_url.ok_or(ClientBuilderError::InvalidParameters)?;
+
+        Ok(AsyncClient { inner, base_url })
+    }
+}