diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca06394..6fff7ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7)
 project (mastodon-cpp
-         VERSION 0.5.1
+         VERSION 0.6.0
          LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/src/mastodon-cpp.cpp b/src/mastodon-cpp.cpp
index f78a0e8..9fb7ac3 100644
--- a/src/mastodon-cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/mastodon-cpp.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ const string API::get_useragent() const
     return _useragent;
 }
 
+const string API::get_instance() const
+{
+    return _instance;
+}
+
 const string API::maptostr(const parametermap &map, const bool &firstparam)
 {
     string result = "";
diff --git a/src/mastodon-cpp.hpp b/src/mastodon-cpp.hpp
index 56fd217..b9ad0e0 100644
--- a/src/mastodon-cpp.hpp
+++ b/src/mastodon-cpp.hpp
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ public:
      */
     const std::string get_useragent() const;
 
+    /*!
+     *  @brief  Returns the instance.
+     *
+     *  @return The instance.
+     */
+    const std::string get_instance() const;
+
     /*!
      *  @brief  Percent-encodes a string. This is done automatically, unless you
      *          make a custom request.