diff --git a/conn-client.go b/conn-client.go
index 8a83b2e6..d8c2a064 100644
--- a/conn-client.go
+++ b/conn-client.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *ConnClient) ReadFrameOrResponse(frame *InterleavedFrame) (interface{},
 		return frame, err
 	}
 
-	return readResponse(c.br)
+	return ReadResponse(c.br)
 }
 
 // Do writes a Request and reads a Response.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (c *ConnClient) Do(req *Request) (*Response, error) {
 	req.Header["CSeq"] = HeaderValue{strconv.FormatInt(int64(c.curCSeq), 10)}
 
 	c.conf.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.conf.WriteTimeout))
-	err := req.write(c.bw)
+	err := req.Write(c.bw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (c *ConnClient) Do(req *Request) (*Response, error) {
 	}
 
 	c.conf.Conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(c.conf.ReadTimeout))
-	res, err := readResponse(c.br)
+	res, err := ReadResponse(c.br)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/conn-server.go b/conn-server.go
index 4dcd2311..d2d90b52 100644
--- a/conn-server.go
+++ b/conn-server.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *ConnServer) NetConn() net.Conn {
 // ReadRequest reads a Request.
 func (s *ConnServer) ReadRequest() (*Request, error) {
 	s.conf.Conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Time{}) // disable deadline
-	return readRequest(s.br)
+	return ReadRequest(s.br)
 }
 
 // ReadFrameOrRequest reads an InterleavedFrame or a Request.
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ func (s *ConnServer) ReadFrameOrRequest(frame *InterleavedFrame) (interface{}, e
 		return frame, err
 	}
 
-	return readRequest(s.br)
+	return ReadRequest(s.br)
 }
 
-// WriteResponse writes a response.
+// WriteResponse writes a Response.
 func (s *ConnServer) WriteResponse(res *Response) error {
 	s.conf.Conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(s.conf.WriteTimeout))
-	return res.write(s.bw)
+	return res.Write(s.bw)
 }
 
 // WriteFrame writes an InterleavedFrame.
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index ac476d70..97968b9a 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ type Request struct {
 	SkipResponse bool
 }
 
-func readRequest(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Request, error) {
+// ReadRequest reads a request from a buffered reader.
+func ReadRequest(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Request, error) {
 	req := &Request{}
 
 	byts, err := readBytesLimited(rb, ' ', requestMaxLethodLength)
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ func readRequest(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Request, error) {
 	return req, nil
 }
 
-func (req *Request) write(bw *bufio.Writer) error {
+// Write writes a request into a buffered writer.
+func (req *Request) Write(bw *bufio.Writer) error {
 	// remove credentials
 	u := &url.URL{
 		Scheme:   req.Url.Scheme,
diff --git a/request_test.go b/request_test.go
index 923be4f4..67fdd025 100644
--- a/request_test.go
+++ b/request_test.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ var casesRequest = []struct {
 func TestRequestRead(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, c := range casesRequest {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			req, err := readRequest(bufio.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(c.byts)))
+			req, err := ReadRequest(bufio.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(c.byts)))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, c.req, req)
 		})
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestRequestWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var buf bytes.Buffer
 			bw := bufio.NewWriter(&buf)
-			err := c.req.write(bw)
+			err := c.req.Write(bw)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			// do NOT call flush(), write() must have already done it
 			require.Equal(t, c.byts, buf.Bytes())
diff --git a/response.go b/response.go
index 44c1e841..e7061268 100644
--- a/response.go
+++ b/response.go
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ type Response struct {
 	Content []byte
 }
 
-func readResponse(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Response, error) {
+// ReadResponse reads a response from a buffered reader.
+func ReadResponse(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	res := &Response{}
 
 	byts, err := readBytesLimited(rb, ' ', 255)
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ func readResponse(rb *bufio.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (res *Response) write(bw *bufio.Writer) error {
+// Write writes a Response into a buffered writer.
+func (res *Response) Write(bw *bufio.Writer) error {
 	if res.StatusMessage == "" {
 		if status, ok := statusMessages[res.StatusCode]; ok {
 			res.StatusMessage = status
diff --git a/response_test.go b/response_test.go
index dc184063..81a3c9e6 100644
--- a/response_test.go
+++ b/response_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var casesResponse = []struct {
 func TestResponseRead(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, c := range casesResponse {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			res, err := readResponse(bufio.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(c.byts)))
+			res, err := ReadResponse(bufio.NewReader(bytes.NewBuffer(c.byts)))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			require.Equal(t, c.res, res)
 		})
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestResponseWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var buf bytes.Buffer
 			bw := bufio.NewWriter(&buf)
-			err := c.res.write(bw)
+			err := c.res.Write(bw)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			// do NOT call flush(), write() must have already done it
 			require.Equal(t, c.byts, buf.Bytes())
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestResponseWriteStatusAutofill(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	bw := bufio.NewWriter(&buf)
-	err := res.write(bw)
+	err := res.Write(bw)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, byts, buf.Bytes())
 }