diff --git a/api/error.defaults.go b/api/error.defaults.go
index 4907ba5..583126f 100644
--- a/api/error.defaults.go
+++ b/api/error.defaults.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package api
 
+import "net/http"
+
 var (
 	// ErrorUnknown represents any error which cause is unknown.
 	// It might also be used for debug purposes as this error
@@ -19,20 +21,17 @@ var (
 	// unique fields already exists
 	ErrorAlreadyExists Error = 3
 
-	// ErrorConfig has to be set when there is a configuration error
-	ErrorConfig Error = 4
-
 	// ErrorCreation has to be set when there is a creation/insert error
-	ErrorCreation Error = 5
+	ErrorCreation Error = 4
 
 	// ErrorModification has to be set when there is an update/modification error
-	ErrorModification Error = 6
+	ErrorModification Error = 5
 
 	// ErrorDeletion has to be set when there is a deletion/removal error
-	ErrorDeletion Error = 7
+	ErrorDeletion Error = 6
 
 	// ErrorTransaction has to be set when there is a transactional error
-	ErrorTransaction Error = 8
+	ErrorTransaction Error = 7
 
 	// ErrorUpload has to be set when a file upload failed
 	ErrorUpload Error = 100
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ var errorReasons = map[Error]string{
 	ErrorFailure:             "it failed",
 	ErrorNoMatchFound:        "resource not found",
 	ErrorAlreadyExists:       "already exists",
-	ErrorConfig:              "configuration error",
 	ErrorCreation:            "create error",
 	ErrorModification:        "update error",
 	ErrorDeletion:            "delete error",
@@ -108,3 +106,26 @@ var errorReasons = map[Error]string{
 	ErrorInvalidParam:        "invalid parameter",
 	ErrorInvalidDefaultParam: "invalid default param",
 }
+var errorStatus = map[Error]int{
+	ErrorUnknown:             http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorSuccess:             http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorFailure:             http.StatusInternalServerError,
+	ErrorNoMatchFound:        http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorAlreadyExists:       http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorCreation:            http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorModification:        http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorDeletion:            http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorTransaction:         http.StatusOK,
+	ErrorUpload:              http.StatusInternalServerError,
+	ErrorDownload:            http.StatusInternalServerError,
+	MissingDownloadHeaders:   http.StatusBadRequest,
+	ErrorMissingDownloadBody: http.StatusBadRequest,
+	ErrorUnknownService:      http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
+	ErrorUncallableService:   http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
+	ErrorNotImplemented:      http.StatusNotImplemented,
+	ErrorPermission:          http.StatusUnauthorized,
+	ErrorToken:               http.StatusForbidden,
+	ErrorMissingParam:        http.StatusBadRequest,
+	ErrorInvalidParam:        http.StatusBadRequest,
+	ErrorInvalidDefaultParam: http.StatusBadRequest,
+}
diff --git a/api/error.go b/api/error.go
index ef6c9fd..52f97f7 100644
--- a/api/error.go
+++ b/api/error.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 // Error represents an http response error following the api format.
@@ -10,17 +11,23 @@ import (
 // directly into the response as JSON alongside response output fields.
 type Error int
 
-// Error implements the error interface
 func (e Error) Error() string {
-	// use unknown error if no reason
 	reason, ok := errorReasons[e]
 	if !ok {
 		return ErrorUnknown.Error()
 	}
-
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[%d] %s", e, reason)
 }
 
+// Status returns the associated HTTP status code
+func (e Error) Status() int {
+	status, ok := errorStatus[e]
+	if !ok {
+		return http.StatusOK
+	}
+	return status
+}
+
 // MarshalJSON implements encoding/json.Marshaler interface
 func (e Error) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	// use unknown error if no reason
diff --git a/api/request.go b/api/request.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8259836..0000000
--- a/api/request.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-// Request represents an API request i.e. HTTP
-type Request struct {
-	// corresponds to the list of uri components
-	//  featured in the request URI
-	URI []string
-
-	// Scope from the configuration file of the current service
-	Scope [][]string
-
-	// original HTTP request
-	Request *http.Request
-
-	// input parameters
-	Param RequestParam
-}
-
-// NewRequest builds an interface request from a http.Request
-func NewRequest(req *http.Request) *Request {
-	uri := normaliseURI(req.URL.Path)
-	uriparts := strings.Split(uri, "/")
-
-	return &Request{
-		URI:     uriparts,
-		Scope:   nil,
-		Request: req,
-		Param:   make(RequestParam),
-	}
-}
-
-// normaliseURI removes the trailing '/' to always
-// have the same Uri format for later processing
-func normaliseURI(uri string) string {
-
-	if len(uri) < 1 {
-		return uri
-	}
-
-	if uri[0] == '/' {
-		uri = uri[1:]
-	}
-
-	if len(uri) > 1 && uri[len(uri)-1] == '/' {
-		uri = uri[0 : len(uri)-1]
-	}
-
-	return uri
-}
diff --git a/api/request.param.go b/api/request.param.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f0891ee..0000000
--- a/api/request.param.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-package api
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-)
-
-// cerr allows you to create constant "const" error with type boxing.
-type cerr string
-
-// Error implements the error builtin interface.
-func (err cerr) Error() string {
-	return string(err)
-}
-
-// ErrReqParamNotFound is thrown when a request parameter is not found
-const ErrReqParamNotFound = cerr("request parameter not found")
-
-// ErrReqParamNotType is thrown when a request parameter is not asked with the right type
-const ErrReqParamNotType = cerr("request parameter does not fulfills type")
-
-// RequestParam defines input parameters of an api request
-type RequestParam map[string]interface{}
-
-// Get returns the raw value (not typed) and an error if not found
-func (rp RequestParam) Get(key string) (interface{}, error) {
-	rawValue, found := rp[key]
-	if !found {
-		return "", ErrReqParamNotFound
-	}
-	return rawValue, nil
-}
-
-// GetString returns a string and an error if not found or invalid type
-func (rp RequestParam) GetString(key string) (string, error) {
-	rawValue, err := rp.Get(key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	switch cast := rawValue.(type) {
-	case fmt.Stringer:
-		return cast.String(), nil
-	case []byte:
-		return string(cast), nil
-	case string:
-		return cast, nil
-	default:
-		return "", ErrReqParamNotType
-	}
-}
-
-// GetFloat returns a float64 and an error if not found or invalid type
-func (rp RequestParam) GetFloat(key string) (float64, error) {
-	rawValue, err := rp.Get(key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	switch cast := rawValue.(type) {
-	case float32:
-		return float64(cast), nil
-	case float64:
-		return cast, nil
-	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
-		intVal, ok := cast.(int)
-		if !ok || intVal != int(float64(intVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return float64(intVal), nil
-	case uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
-		uintVal, ok := cast.(uint)
-		if !ok || uintVal != uint(float64(uintVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return float64(uintVal), nil
-	default:
-		return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-	}
-}
-
-// GetInt returns an int and an error if not found or invalid type
-func (rp RequestParam) GetInt(key string) (int, error) {
-	rawValue, err := rp.Get(key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	switch cast := rawValue.(type) {
-	case float32, float64:
-		floatVal, ok := cast.(float64)
-		if !ok || floatVal < 0 || floatVal != float64(int(floatVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return int(floatVal), nil
-	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
-		intVal, ok := cast.(int)
-		if !ok || intVal != int(int(intVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return int(intVal), nil
-	default:
-		return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-	}
-}
-
-// GetUint returns an uint and an error if not found or invalid type
-func (rp RequestParam) GetUint(key string) (uint, error) {
-	rawValue, err := rp.Get(key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-
-	switch cast := rawValue.(type) {
-	case float32, float64:
-		floatVal, ok := cast.(float64)
-		if !ok || floatVal < 0 || floatVal != float64(uint(floatVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return uint(floatVal), nil
-	case int, int8, int16, int32, int64:
-		intVal, ok := cast.(int)
-		if !ok || intVal != int(uint(intVal)) {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return uint(intVal), nil
-	case uint, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64:
-		uintVal, ok := cast.(uint)
-		if !ok {
-			return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-		}
-		return uintVal, nil
-	default:
-		return 0, ErrReqParamNotType
-	}
-}
-
-// GetStrings returns an []slice and an error if not found or invalid type
-func (rp RequestParam) GetStrings(key string) ([]string, error) {
-	rawValue, err := rp.Get(key)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	switch cast := rawValue.(type) {
-	case []fmt.Stringer:
-		strings := make([]string, len(cast))
-		for i, stringer := range cast {
-			strings[i] = stringer.String()
-		}
-		return strings, nil
-	case [][]byte:
-		strings := make([]string, len(cast))
-		for i, bytes := range cast {
-			strings[i] = string(bytes)
-		}
-		return strings, nil
-	case []string:
-		return cast, nil
-	default:
-		return nil, ErrReqParamNotType
-	}
-}
diff --git a/api/response.go b/api/response.go
index 242be3d..a7ce08c 100644
--- a/api/response.go
+++ b/api/response.go
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ func EmptyResponse() *Response {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithError sets the error from a base error with error arguments.
+// WithError sets the error
 func (res *Response) WithError(err Error) *Response {
 	res.err = err
 	return res
 }
 
-// Error implements the error interface and dispatches to internal error.
 func (res *Response) Error() string {
 	return res.err.Error()
 }
@@ -42,36 +41,23 @@ func (res *Response) SetData(name string, value interface{}) {
 	res.Data[name] = value
 }
 
-// GetData gets a response field
-func (res *Response) GetData(name string) interface{} {
-	value, _ := res.Data[name]
-
-	return value
-}
-
 // MarshalJSON implements the 'json.Marshaler' interface and is used
 // to generate the JSON representation of the response
 func (res *Response) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	fmt := make(map[string]interface{})
-
 	for k, v := range res.Data {
 		fmt[k] = v
 	}
-
 	fmt["error"] = res.err
-
 	return json.Marshal(fmt)
 }
 
-// ServeHTTP implements http.Handler and writes the API response.
 func (res *Response) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
-	w.WriteHeader(res.Status)
-
+	w.WriteHeader(res.err.Status())
 	encoded, err := json.Marshal(res)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	w.Write(encoded)
-
 	return nil
 }