diff --git a/build/api.js b/build/api.js
index f232f2e..0852b14 100644
--- a/build/api.js
+++ b/build/api.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ API.prototype.request = function request(method, data) {
   return (0, _fetch2['default'])(this.token + '/' + method, data);
 };
 
-var methods = ['getMe', 'sendMessage', 'forwardMessage', 'sendPhoto', 'sendAudio', 'sendDocument', 'sendSticker', 'sendVideo', 'sendLocation', 'sendChatAction', 'getUserProfilePhotos', 'getUpdates'];
+var methods = ['getMe', 'sendMessage', 'forwardMessage', 'sendPhoto', 'sendAudio', 'sendDocument', 'sendSticker', 'sendVideo', 'sendLocation', 'sendChatAction', 'getUserProfilePhotos', 'getUpdates', 'setWebhook'];
 
 methods.forEach(function (method) {
   API.prototype[method] = function (data) {
diff --git a/build/fetch.js b/build/fetch.js
index b0f60b1..e73f1ca 100644
--- a/build/fetch.js
+++ b/build/fetch.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', {
   value: true
 });
 exports['default'] = fetch;
+exports.getBody = getBody;
 
 function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { 'default': obj }; }
 
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@ function fetch(path, data) {
   var post = _qs2['default'].stringify(data);
 
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
-    var res = '';
-
     var req = _https2['default'].request({
       hostname: 'api.telegram.org',
       method: data ? 'POST' : 'GET',
@@ -29,19 +28,15 @@ function fetch(path, data) {
         'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
       }
     }, function (response) {
-      response.on('data', function (chunk) {
-        res += chunk;
-      });
-
-      response.on('end', function () {
+      return getBody(response).then(function (res) {
         try {
           var json = JSON.parse(res);
           resolve(json);
         } catch (e) {
           reject(e);
         }
-      });
-    }).on('error', reject);
+      })['catch'](reject);
+    });
 
     if (post) {
       req.write(post);
@@ -52,4 +47,18 @@ function fetch(path, data) {
   });
 }
 
-module.exports = exports['default'];
+function getBody(stream) {
+  var data = '';
+
+  return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+    stream.on('data', function (chunk) {
+      data += chunk;
+    });
+
+    stream.on('end', function () {
+      resolve(data);
+    });
+
+    stream.on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/build/index.js b/build/index.js
index 5021ed8..5e6ddbc 100644
--- a/build/index.js
+++ b/build/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ var _api = require('./api');
 
 var _api2 = _interopRequireDefault(_api);
 
+var _webhook = require('./webhook');
+
+var _webhook2 = _interopRequireDefault(_webhook);
+
+var _poll = require('./poll');
+
+var _poll2 = _interopRequireDefault(_poll);
+
 var _events = require('events');
 
 var DEFAULTS = {
@@ -75,62 +83,38 @@ var Bot = (function (_EventEmitter) {
     key: 'start',
 
     /**
-     * Gets information about the bot and then starts polling updates from API
+     * Gets information about the bot and then
+     * 1) starts polling updates from API
+     * 2) sets a webhook as defined by the first parameter and listens for updates
      * Emits an `update` event after polling with the response from server
      * Returns a promise which is resolved after the bot information is received
      * and set to it's `info` property i.e. bot.info
+     *
+     * @param {object} hook An object containg options passed to webhook
+     *                      properties:
+     *                       - url: HTTPS url to listen on POST requests coming
+     *                              from the Telegram API
+     *                       - port: the port to listen to, defaults to 443
+     *                       - server: An object passed to https.createServer
+     *
      * @return {promise} A promise which is resolved with the response of getMe
      */
-    value: function start() {
-      var _this2 = this;
-
-      var poll = (function () {
-        var _this = this;
-
-        return this.api.getUpdates(this.update).then(function (response) {
-          var again = wait(_this.update.timeout * 1000).then(poll);
-
-          var result = response.result;
-          if (!result.length) {
-            return again;
-          }
-
-          if (!_this.update.offset) {
-            var updateId = result[result.length - 1].update_id;
-            _this.update.offset = updateId;
-          }
-          if (_this.update) {
-            _this.update.offset += 1;
-          }
-
-          _this.emit('update', result);
-
-          result.forEach(function (res) {
-            var text = res.message.text;
-            if (text.startsWith('/')) {
-              // Commands are sent in /command@botusername format in groups
-              var regex = new RegExp('@' + _this.info.username + '$');
-              text = text.replace(regex, '');
-            }
-
-            var ev = _this._userEvents.find(function (_ref) {
-              var pattern = _ref.pattern;
-              return pattern.test(text);
-            });
-
-            if (!ev) {
-              return;
-            }
-            ev.listener(res.message);
-          });
-
-          return again;
-        });
-      }).bind(this);
+    value: function start(hook) {
+      var _this = this;
 
+      if (hook) {
+        return (0, _webhook2['default'])(hook, this);
+      }
       return this.api.getMe().then(function (response) {
-        _this2.info = response.result;
-        return poll();
+        _this.info = response.result;
+
+        _this.on('update', _this._update);
+
+        if (hook) {
+          return (0, _webhook2['default'])(hook, _this);
+        } else {
+          return (0, _poll2['default'])(_this);
+        }
       });
     }
   }, {
@@ -186,16 +170,42 @@ var Bot = (function (_EventEmitter) {
     value: function send(message) {
       return message.send(this)['catch'](console.error);
     }
+  }, {
+    key: '_update',
+    value: function _update(update) {
+      var _this2 = this;
+
+      if (!this.update.offset) {
+        var updateId = update[update.length - 1].update_id;
+        this.update.offset = updateId;
+      }
+      if (this.update) {
+        this.update.offset += 1;
+      }
+
+      update.forEach(function (res) {
+        var text = res.message.text;
+        if (text.startsWith('/')) {
+          // Commands are sent in /command@thisusername format in groups
+          var regex = new RegExp('@' + _this2.info.username + '$');
+          text = text.replace(regex, '');
+        }
+
+        var ev = _this2._userEvents.find(function (_ref) {
+          var pattern = _ref.pattern;
+          return pattern.test(text);
+        });
+
+        if (!ev) {
+          return;
+        }
+        ev.listener(res.message);
+      });
+    }
   }]);
 
   return Bot;
 })(_events.EventEmitter);
 
 exports['default'] = Bot;
-
-var wait = function wait(miliseconds) {
-  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
-    setTimeout(resolve, miliseconds);
-  });
-};
 module.exports = exports['default'];
diff --git a/build/poll.js b/build/poll.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c080f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/poll.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+'use strict';
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', {
+  value: true
+});
+exports['default'] = poll;
+
+function poll(bot) {
+  return bot.api.getUpdates(bot.update).then(function (response) {
+    var again = wait(bot.update.timeout * 1000, bot).then(poll);
+    if (!response.result.length) {
+      return again;
+    }
+    bot.emit('update', response.result);
+
+    return again;
+  });
+}
+
+var wait = function wait(miliseconds, value) {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+    setTimeout(function () {
+      resolve(value);
+    }, miliseconds);
+  });
+};
+module.exports = exports['default'];
diff --git a/build/webhook.js b/build/webhook.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c00c59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/webhook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+'use strict';
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, '__esModule', {
+  value: true
+});
+exports['default'] = webhook;
+
+function _interopRequireDefault(obj) { return obj && obj.__esModule ? obj : { 'default': obj }; }
+
+var _http = require('http');
+
+var _http2 = _interopRequireDefault(_http);
+
+var _qs = require('qs');
+
+var _qs2 = _interopRequireDefault(_qs);
+
+var _fetch = require('./fetch');
+
+var DEFAULTS = {
+  server: {},
+  port: 443
+};
+
+function webhook(options, bot) {
+  if (options === undefined) options = {};
+
+  options = Object.assign(DEFAULTS, options);
+
+  return bot.api.setWebhook(options.url).then(function () {
+
+    _http2['default'].createServer(options.server, function (req, res) {
+      return (0, _fetch.getBody)(req).then(function (data) {
+        bot.emit('update', _qs2['default'].parse(data).result);
+
+        res.end('OK');
+      });
+    }).listen(options.port);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = exports['default'];
diff --git a/demo.js b/demo.js
index e82caad..a4527dc 100644
--- a/demo.js
+++ b/demo.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var Message = require('telegram-api/types/Message');
 var Question = require('telegram-api/types/Question');
 
 var bot = new Bot({
-  token: 'YOUR_KEY'
+  token: '121143906:AAE6pcpBoARNZZjr3fUpvKuLInJ5Eee5Ajk'
 });
 
 bot.start().catch(err => {
diff --git a/lib/api.js b/lib/api.js
index 72c4222..8492f08 100644
--- a/lib/api.js
+++ b/lib/api.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ API.prototype.request = function request(method, data) {
 const methods = ['getMe', 'sendMessage', 'forwardMessage', 'sendPhoto',
 'sendAudio', 'sendDocument', 'sendSticker', 'sendVideo',
 'sendLocation', 'sendChatAction', 'getUserProfilePhotos',
-'getUpdates'];
+'getUpdates', 'setWebhook'];
 
 methods.forEach(method => {
   API.prototype[method] = function(data) {
diff --git a/lib/fetch.js b/lib/fetch.js
index 3f4eafc..ab4d972 100644
--- a/lib/fetch.js
+++ b/lib/fetch.js
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ export default function fetch(path, data) {
   const post = qs.stringify(data);
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    let res = '';
-
     const req = https.request({
       hostname: 'api.telegram.org',
       method: data ? 'POST' : 'GET',
@@ -15,19 +13,15 @@ export default function fetch(path, data) {
         'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'
       }
     }, response => {
-      response.on('data', chunk => {
-        res += chunk;
-      });
-
-      response.on('end', () => {
+      return getBody(response).then(res => {
         try {
           let json = JSON.parse(res);
           resolve(json);
         } catch(e) {
           reject(e);
         }
-      });
-    }).on('error', reject);
+      }).catch(reject);
+    });
 
     if (post) {
       req.write(post);
@@ -37,3 +31,19 @@ export default function fetch(path, data) {
     console.error('Error sending request', err);
   });
 }
+
+export function getBody(stream) {
+  let data = '';
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    stream.on('data', chunk => {
+      data += chunk;
+    });
+
+    stream.on('end', () => {
+      resolve(data);
+    });
+
+    stream.on('error', reject);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ceeef42..5f3fdc0 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import 'babel/polyfill';
 import API from './api';
+import webhook from './webhook';
+import poll from './poll';
 import {EventEmitter} from 'events';
 
 const DEFAULTS = {
@@ -44,55 +46,38 @@ export default class Bot extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Gets information about the bot and then starts polling updates from API
+   * Gets information about the bot and then
+   * 1) starts polling updates from API
+   * 2) sets a webhook as defined by the first parameter and listens for updates
    * Emits an `update` event after polling with the response from server
    * Returns a promise which is resolved after the bot information is received
    * and set to it's `info` property i.e. bot.info
+   *
+   * @param {object} hook An object containg options passed to webhook
+   *                      properties:
+   *                       - url: HTTPS url to listen on POST requests coming
+   *                              from the Telegram API
+   *                       - port: the port to listen to, defaults to 443
+   *                       - server: An object passed to https.createServer
+   *
    * @return {promise} A promise which is resolved with the response of getMe
    */
-  start() {
-    let poll = function() {
-      return this.api.getUpdates(this.update).then(response => {
-        const again = wait(this.update.timeout * 1000).then(poll);
-
-        const result = response.result;
-        if (!result.length) {
-          return again;
-        }
-
-        if (!this.update.offset) {
-          const updateId = result[result.length - 1].update_id;
-          this.update.offset = updateId;
-        }
-        if (this.update) {
-          this.update.offset += 1;
-        }
-
-        this.emit('update', result);
-
-        result.forEach(res => {
-          let text = res.message.text;
-          if (text.startsWith('/')) {
-            // Commands are sent in /command@botusername format in groups
-            const regex = new RegExp(`@${this.info.username}$`);
-            text = text.replace(regex, '');
-          }
-
-          let ev = this._userEvents.find(({pattern}) => pattern.test(text));
-
-          if (!ev) {
-            return;
-          }
-          ev.listener(res.message);
-        });
-
-        return again;
-      });
-    }.bind(this);
-
+  start(hook) {
+    if (hook) {
+      return webhook(hook, this);
+    }
     return this.api.getMe().then(response => {
       this.info = response.result;
-      return poll();
+
+      this.on('update', this._update);
+
+      if (hook) {
+        return webhook(hook, this);
+      } else {
+        return poll(this);
+      }
+
+
     });
   }
 
@@ -142,10 +127,36 @@ export default class Bot extends EventEmitter {
   send(message) {
     return message.send(this).catch(console.error);
   }
-}
 
-const wait = (miliseconds) => {
-  return new Promise(resolve => {
-    setTimeout(resolve, miliseconds);
-  });
-};
+  /**
+   * The internal update event listener, used to parse messages and fire
+   * command/get events - YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS
+   *
+   * @param  {object} update
+   */
+  _update(update) {
+    if (!this.update.offset) {
+      const updateId = update[update.length - 1].update_id;
+      this.update.offset = updateId;
+    }
+    if (this.update) {
+      this.update.offset += 1;
+    }
+
+    update.forEach(res => {
+      let text = res.message.text;
+      if (text.startsWith('/')) {
+        // Commands are sent in /command@thisusername format in groups
+        const regex = new RegExp(`@${this.info.username}$`);
+        text = text.replace(regex, '');
+      }
+
+      let ev = this._userEvents.find(({pattern}) => pattern.test(text));
+
+      if (!ev) {
+        return;
+      }
+      ev.listener(res.message);
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/poll.js b/lib/poll.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a530e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/poll.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+export default function poll(bot) {
+  return bot.api.getUpdates(bot.update).then(response => {
+    const again = wait(bot.update.timeout * 1000, bot).then(poll);
+    if (!response.result.length) {
+      return again;
+    }
+    bot.emit('update', response.result);
+
+    return again;
+  });
+}
+
+const wait = (miliseconds, value) => {
+  return new Promise(resolve => {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      resolve(value);
+    }, miliseconds);
+  });
+};
diff --git a/lib/webhook.js b/lib/webhook.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..795978a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/webhook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import https from 'http';
+import qs from 'qs';
+import {getBody} from './fetch';
+
+const DEFAULTS = {
+  server: {},
+  port: 443
+};
+
+export default function webhook(options = {}, bot) {
+  options = Object.assign(DEFAULTS, options);
+
+  return bot.api.setWebhook(options.url).then(() => {
+
+    https.createServer(options.server, (req, res) => {
+      return getBody(req).then(data => {
+        bot.emit('update', qs.parse(data).result);
+
+        res.end('OK');
+      });
+    }).listen(options.port);
+
+  });
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f6672c..18e374c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "telegram-api",
-  "version": "0.2.2",
+  "version": "0.3.2",
   "description": "Control Telegram bots easily using the new Telegram API",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {