diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c63173..477aaa4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.7)
 project (mastodon-cpp
-         VERSION 0.7.16
+         VERSION 0.7.17
          LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/src/easy/easy.cpp b/src/easy/easy.cpp
index ce1c09c..f71ea02 100644
--- a/src/easy/easy.cpp
+++ b/src/easy/easy.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ const void Easy::Entity::from_string(const string &json)
     }
 }
 
+const Json::Value Easy::Entity::to_object() const
+{
+    return _tree;
+}
+
 Easy::Entity::Entity()
 : _valid(false)
 {}
diff --git a/src/easy/easy.hpp b/src/easy/easy.hpp
index 478553b..3d7fad8 100644
--- a/src/easy/easy.hpp
+++ b/src/easy/easy.hpp
@@ -131,13 +131,19 @@ public:
         Entity();
 
         /*!
-         *  @brief  Replaces the Entity object with a new one from a JSON
-         *          string.
+         *  @brief  Replaces the Entity with a new one from a JSON string.
          *
          *  @param  json    JSON string
          */
         const void from_string(const string &json);
 
+        /*!
+         *  @brief  Returns the JSON object of the Entity
+         *
+         *  @return JSON object
+         */
+        const Json::Value to_object() const;
+
         /*!
          *  @brief  Returns true if the Entity holds valid data
          */