diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 66b73fd..200ca53 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
 use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 
-use http::{Request, Response, Uri};
+use http::Uri;
 use log::*;
 
 use url::Url;
 
+use crate::handshake::client::{Request, Response};
 use crate::protocol::WebSocketConfig;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tls")]
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ use crate::stream::{Mode, NoDelay};
 pub fn connect_with_config<Req: IntoClientRequest>(
     request: Req,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> Result<(WebSocket<AutoStream>, Response<()>)> {
-    let request: Request<()> = request.into_client_request()?;
+) -> Result<(WebSocket<AutoStream>, Response)> {
+    let request: Request = request.into_client_request()?;
     let uri = request.uri();
     let mode = uri_mode(uri)?;
     let host = request
@@ -121,9 +122,7 @@ pub fn connect_with_config<Req: IntoClientRequest>(
 /// This function uses `native_tls` to do TLS. If you want to use other TLS libraries,
 /// use `client` instead. There is no need to enable the "tls" feature if you don't call
 /// `connect` since it's the only function that uses native_tls.
-pub fn connect<Req: IntoClientRequest>(
-    request: Req,
-) -> Result<(WebSocket<AutoStream>, Response<()>)> {
+pub fn connect<Req: IntoClientRequest>(request: Req) -> Result<(WebSocket<AutoStream>, Response)> {
     connect_with_config(request, None)
 }
 
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn client_with_config<Stream, Req>(
     request: Req,
     stream: Stream,
     config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
-) -> StdResult<(WebSocket<Stream>, Response<()>), HandshakeError<ClientHandshake<Stream>>>
+) -> StdResult<(WebSocket<Stream>, Response), HandshakeError<ClientHandshake<Stream>>>
 where
     Stream: Read + Write,
     Req: IntoClientRequest,
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ where
 pub fn client<Stream, Req>(
     request: Req,
     stream: Stream,
-) -> StdResult<(WebSocket<Stream>, Response<()>), HandshakeError<ClientHandshake<Stream>>>
+) -> StdResult<(WebSocket<Stream>, Response), HandshakeError<ClientHandshake<Stream>>>
 where
     Stream: Read + Write,
     Req: IntoClientRequest,
@@ -193,12 +192,12 @@ where
 /// This trait is implemented by default for string slices, strings, `url::Url`, `http::Uri` and
 /// `http::Request<()>`.
 pub trait IntoClientRequest {
-    /// Convert into a `Request<()>` that can be used for a client connection.
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>>;
+    /// Convert into a `Request` that can be used for a client connection.
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request>;
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a str {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         let uri: Uri = self.parse()?;
 
         Ok(Request::get(uri).body(())?)
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a str {
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a String {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         let uri: Uri = self.parse()?;
 
         Ok(Request::get(uri).body(())?)
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a String {
 }
 
 impl IntoClientRequest for String {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         let uri: Uri = self.parse()?;
 
         Ok(Request::get(uri).body(())?)
@@ -222,19 +221,19 @@ impl IntoClientRequest for String {
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a Uri {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         Ok(Request::get(self.clone()).body(())?)
     }
 }
 
 impl IntoClientRequest for Uri {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         Ok(Request::get(self).body(())?)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a Url {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         let uri: Uri = self.as_str().parse()?;
 
         Ok(Request::get(uri).body(())?)
@@ -242,22 +241,22 @@ impl<'a> IntoClientRequest for &'a Url {
 }
 
 impl IntoClientRequest for Url {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         let uri: Uri = self.as_str().parse()?;
 
         Ok(Request::get(uri).body(())?)
     }
 }
 
-impl IntoClientRequest for Request<()> {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+impl IntoClientRequest for Request {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         Ok(self)
     }
 }
 
 impl<'h, 'b> IntoClientRequest for httparse::Request<'h, 'b> {
-    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request<()>> {
+    fn into_client_request(self) -> Result<Request> {
         use crate::handshake::headers::FromHttparse;
-        Request::<()>::from_httparse(self)
+        Request::from_httparse(self)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/handshake/client.rs b/src/handshake/client.rs
index a0bb951..e6c8ad5 100644
--- a/src/handshake/client.rs
+++ b/src/handshake/client.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use std::io::{Read, Write};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use http::{HeaderMap, Request, Response, StatusCode};
+use http::{HeaderMap, Request as HttpRequest, Response as HttpResponse, StatusCode};
 use httparse::Status;
 use log::*;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ use super::{convert_key, HandshakeRole, MidHandshake, ProcessingResult};
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::protocol::{Role, WebSocket, WebSocketConfig};
 
+/// Client request type.
+pub type Request = HttpRequest<()>;
+
+/// Client response type.
+pub type Response = HttpResponse<()>;
+
 /// Client handshake role.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ClientHandshake<S> {
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@ impl<S: Read + Write> ClientHandshake<S> {
     /// Initiate a client handshake.
     pub fn start(
         stream: S,
-        request: Request<()>,
+        request: Request,
         config: Option<WebSocketConfig>,
     ) -> Result<MidHandshake<Self>> {
         if request.method() != http::Method::GET {
@@ -93,9 +99,9 @@ impl<S: Read + Write> ClientHandshake<S> {
 }
 
 impl<S: Read + Write> HandshakeRole for ClientHandshake<S> {
-    type IncomingData = Response<()>;
+    type IncomingData = Response;
     type InternalStream = S;
-    type FinalResult = (WebSocket<S>, Response<()>);
+    type FinalResult = (WebSocket<S>, Response);
     fn stage_finished(
         &mut self,
         finish: StageResult<Self::IncomingData, Self::InternalStream>,
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ struct VerifyData {
 }
 
 impl VerifyData {
-    pub fn verify_response(&self, response: &Response<()>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn verify_response(&self, response: &Response) -> Result<()> {
         // 1. If the status code received from the server is not 101, the
         // client handles the response per HTTP [RFC2616] procedures. (RFC 6455)
         if response.status() != StatusCode::SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS {
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ impl VerifyData {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryParse for Response<()> {
+impl TryParse for Response {
     fn try_parse(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<(usize, Self)>> {
         let mut hbuffer = [httparse::EMPTY_HEADER; MAX_HEADERS];
         let mut req = httparse::Response::new(&mut hbuffer);
@@ -205,7 +211,7 @@ impl TryParse for Response<()> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'h, 'b: 'h> FromHttparse<httparse::Response<'h, 'b>> for Response<()> {
+impl<'h, 'b: 'h> FromHttparse<httparse::Response<'h, 'b>> for Response {
     fn from_httparse(raw: httparse::Response<'h, 'b>) -> Result<Self> {
         if raw.version.expect("Bug: no HTTP version") < /*1.*/1 {
             return Err(Error::Protocol(
diff --git a/src/handshake/server.rs b/src/handshake/server.rs
index c2b7af4..f3e937e 100644
--- a/src/handshake/server.rs
+++ b/src/handshake/server.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 
-use http::{HeaderMap, Request, Response, StatusCode};
+use http::{HeaderMap, Request as HttpRequest, Response as HttpResponse, StatusCode};
 use httparse::Status;
 use log::*;
 
@@ -14,8 +14,17 @@ use super::{convert_key, HandshakeRole, MidHandshake, ProcessingResult};
 use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use crate::protocol::{Role, WebSocket, WebSocketConfig};
 
+/// Server request type.
+pub type Request = HttpRequest<()>;
+
+/// Server response type.
+pub type Response = HttpResponse<()>;
+
+/// Server error response type.
+pub type ErrorResponse = HttpResponse<Option<String>>;
+
 /// Create a response for the request.
-pub fn create_response(request: &Request<()>) -> Result<Response<()>> {
+pub fn create_response(request: &Request) -> Result<Response> {
     if request.method() != http::Method::GET {
         return Err(Error::Protocol("Method is not GET".into()));
     }
@@ -78,7 +87,7 @@ pub fn create_response(request: &Request<()>) -> Result<Response<()>> {
 }
 
 // Assumes that this is a valid response
-fn write_response<T>(w: &mut dyn io::Write, response: &Response<T>) -> Result<()> {
+fn write_response<T>(w: &mut dyn io::Write, response: &HttpResponse<T>) -> Result<()> {
     writeln!(
         w,
         "{version:?} {status} {reason}\r",
@@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ fn write_response<T>(w: &mut dyn io::Write, response: &Response<T>) -> Result<()
     Ok(())
 }
 
-impl TryParse for Request<()> {
+impl TryParse for Request {
     fn try_parse(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<(usize, Self)>> {
         let mut hbuffer = [httparse::EMPTY_HEADER; MAX_HEADERS];
         let mut req = httparse::Request::new(&mut hbuffer);
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ impl TryParse for Request<()> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'h, 'b: 'h> FromHttparse<httparse::Request<'h, 'b>> for Request<()> {
+impl<'h, 'b: 'h> FromHttparse<httparse::Request<'h, 'b>> for Request {
     fn from_httparse(raw: httparse::Request<'h, 'b>) -> Result<Self> {
         if raw.method.expect("Bug: no method in header") != "GET" {
             return Err(Error::Protocol("Method is not GET".into()));
@@ -145,20 +154,20 @@ pub trait Callback: Sized {
     /// Returning an error resulting in rejecting the incoming connection.
     fn on_request(
         self,
-        request: &Request<()>,
-        response: Response<()>,
-    ) -> StdResult<Response<()>, Response<Option<String>>>;
+        request: &Request,
+        response: Response,
+    ) -> StdResult<Response, ErrorResponse>;
 }
 
 impl<F> Callback for F
 where
-    F: FnOnce(&Request<()>, Response<()>) -> StdResult<Response<()>, Response<Option<String>>>,
+    F: FnOnce(&Request, Response) -> StdResult<Response, ErrorResponse>,
 {
     fn on_request(
         self,
-        request: &Request<()>,
-        response: Response<()>,
-    ) -> StdResult<Response<()>, Response<Option<String>>> {
+        request: &Request,
+        response: Response,
+    ) -> StdResult<Response, ErrorResponse> {
         self(request, response)
     }
 }
@@ -170,9 +179,9 @@ pub struct NoCallback;
 impl Callback for NoCallback {
     fn on_request(
         self,
-        _request: &Request<()>,
-        response: Response<()>,
-    ) -> StdResult<Response<()>, Response<Option<String>>> {
+        _request: &Request,
+        response: Response,
+    ) -> StdResult<Response, ErrorResponse> {
         Ok(response)
     }
 }
@@ -213,7 +222,7 @@ impl<S: Read + Write, C: Callback> ServerHandshake<S, C> {
 }
 
 impl<S: Read + Write, C: Callback> HandshakeRole for ServerHandshake<S, C> {
-    type IncomingData = Request<()>;
+    type IncomingData = Request;
     type InternalStream = S;
     type FinalResult = WebSocket<S>;