diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f6566a64..017cdd2a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/theopenlane/echozap v0.1.0
 	github.com/theopenlane/entx v0.1.4
 	github.com/theopenlane/gqlgen-plugins v0.1.0
-	github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.1.0
+	github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.2.0
 	github.com/theopenlane/iam v0.1.6
 	github.com/theopenlane/utils v0.1.5
 	github.com/tursodatabase/libsql-client-go v0.0.0-20240902231107-85af5b9d094d
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.5 // indirect
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-faster/errors v0.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-faster/jx v1.1.0 // indirect
@@ -128,12 +127,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/inflect v0.21.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.21.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 // indirect
 	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-webauthn/x v0.1.14 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 // indirect
-	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.12.0 // indirect
 	github.com/godbus/dbus v0.0.0-20190726142602-4481cbc300e2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
@@ -245,7 +242,6 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.29.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/arch v0.9.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240823005443-9b4947da3948 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 083cf6a6..dd12a658 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@ github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
 github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:JyEr/xRbxbtgWNi8tIEVPUYZ5Dzef52k01W3YH0H+O0=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1 h1:2PnMjfWD7wBILjqQbt530v576A/cAbQvEW9gGIpYMUs=
 github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1/go.mod h1:6RYKKt7H4d4+iWqouImQ9R2FZql3VbhNgx27UK13J/0=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.12.2 h1:oaMFuRTpMHYLpCntGca65YWt5ny+wAceDERTkT2L9lg=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic v1.12.2/go.mod h1:B8Gt/XvtZ3Fqj+iSKMypzymZxw/FVwgIGKzMzT9r/rk=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.0 h1:zNprn+lsIP06C/IqCHs3gPQIvnvpKbbxyXQP1iU4kWM=
-github.com/bytedance/sonic/loader v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ncP89zfokxS5LZrJxl5z0UJcsk4M4yY2JpfqGeCtNLU=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible h1:tNowT99t7UNflLxfYYSlKYsBpXdEet03Pg2g16Swow4=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff v2.2.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:90ReRw6GdpyfrHakVjL/QHaoyV4aDUVVkXQJJJ3NXXM=
 github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
@@ -98,10 +94,6 @@ github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMn
 github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0 h1:p3BQDXSxOhOG0P9z6/hGnII4LGiEPOYBhs8asl/fC04=
 github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0/go.mod h1:2JlltgoNkt4TW/z9V/IzDdFaMTM2JPIi26O1pF38GC8=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
-github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4 h1:jwCgWpFanWmN8xoIUHa2rtzmkd5J2plF/dnLS6Xd/0Y=
-github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.4/go.mod h1:0zlkT4Wn5C6NdauXdJRhSKRlJvmclQ1hhJgA0rcu/8w=
-github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0 h1:1KNIy1I1H9hNNFEEH3DVnI4UujN+1zjpuk6gwHLTssg=
-github.com/cloudwego/iasm v0.2.0/go.mod h1:8rXZaNYT2n95jn+zTI1sDr+IgcD2GVs0nlbbQPiEFhY=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
 github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.12 h1:5bUXkEPPIbewrnkU8LTCLVaxi4N4J8ahufH2vlo4NAo=
 github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.12/go.mod h1:LNVeNrXQZfe5qhS9ALED3uA+l5pPqvwXg3CKoDBB2gs=
@@ -160,8 +152,6 @@ github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nos
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 h1:iM5WgngdRBanHcxugY4JySA0nk1wZorNOpTgCMedv5E=
 github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:pxXPTn3joSm21Gbwsv0w9OSA2y1HFR9qXEeXQVeNoDQ=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.5 h1:J7wGKdGu33ocBOhGy0z653k/lFKLFDPJMG8Gql0kxn4=
-github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.5/go.mod h1:ibHel+/kbxn9x2407k1izTA1S81ku1z/DlgOW2QE0M4=
 github.com/gertd/go-pluralize v0.2.1 h1:M3uASbVjMnTsPb0PNqg+E/24Vwigyo/tvyMTtAlLgiA=
 github.com/gertd/go-pluralize v0.2.1/go.mod h1:rbYaKDbsXxmRfr8uygAEKhOWsjyrrqrkHVpZvoOp8zk=
 github.com/getkin/kin-openapi v0.127.0 h1:Mghqi3Dhryf3F8vR370nN67pAERW+3a95vomb3MAREY=
@@ -185,12 +175,6 @@ github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.21.0 h1:YgdVicSA9vH5RiHs9TZW5oyafXZFc6+2Vc1
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.21.0/go.mod h1:IUyH9l/+uyhIYQ/PXVA41Rexl+kOkAPDdXEYns6fzUY=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 h1:vsEVJDUo2hPJ2tu0/Xc+4noaxyEffXNIs3cOULZ+GrE=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0/go.mod h1:esZ8ITTYEsH1V2trKHjAN8Ai7xHb8RV+YSZ577vPjgQ=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 h1:EWaQ/wswjilfKLTECiXz7Rh+3BjFhfDFKv/oXslEjJA=
-github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1/go.mod h1:hxrqLVvrK65+Rwrd5Fc6F2O76J/NuW9t0sjnWqG1slY=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 h1:Bcnm0ZwsGyWbCzImXv+pAJnYK9S473LQFuzCbDbfSFY=
-github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91TpwSH2VMlDf28Uj24BCp08ZFTUY=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0 h1:k6HsTZ0sTnROkhS//R0O+55JgM8C4Bx7ia+JlgcnOao=
-github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 h1:AcZZR7igkdvfVmQTPnu9WE37LRrO/YrBH5zWyjDC0oI=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5/go.mod h1:gREzHqY1hg6oD9ngVRbLStwAWKhA0FEgq8Jd4h5lpwo=
 github.com/go-redis/redismock/v8 v8.0.6 h1:rtuijPgGynsRB2Y7KDACm09WvjHWS4RaG44Nm7rcj4Y=
@@ -207,8 +191,6 @@ github.com/gocarina/gocsv v0.0.0-20240520201108-78e41c74b4b1 h1:FWNFq4fM1wPfcK40
 github.com/gocarina/gocsv v0.0.0-20240520201108-78e41c74b4b1/go.mod h1:5YoVOkjYAQumqlV356Hj3xeYh4BdZuLE0/nRkf2NKkI=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 h1:KZ5WoDbxAIgm2HNbYckL0se1fHD6rz5j4ywS6ebzDqA=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3/go.mod h1:oq7eo15ShAhp70Anwd5lgX2pLfOS3QCiwU/PULtXL6M=
-github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.12.0 h1:/1WHjnMsI1dlIBQutrvSMGZRQufVO3asrHfTwfACoPM=
-github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.12.0/go.mod h1:wKnAMd44+9JAAnGQpWVEgBzGt3YuTaQ4uXoHvE4m7WU=
 github.com/godbus/dbus v0.0.0-20190726142602-4481cbc300e2 h1:ZpnhV/YsD2/4cESfV5+Hoeu/iUR3ruzNvZ+yQfO03a0=
 github.com/godbus/dbus v0.0.0-20190726142602-4481cbc300e2/go.mod h1:bBOAhwG1umN6/6ZUMtDFBMQR8jRg9O75tm9K00oMsK4=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1 h1:OuVbFODueb089Lh128TAcimifWaLhJwVflnrgM17wHk=
@@ -323,8 +305,6 @@ github.com/karlseguin/ccache/v3 v3.0.5 h1:hFX25+fxzNjsRlREYsoGNa2LoVEw5mPF8wkWq/
 github.com/karlseguin/ccache/v3 v3.0.5/go.mod h1:qxC372+Qn+IBj8Pe3KvGjHPj0sWwEF7AeZVhsNPZ6uY=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
-github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8 h1:+StwCXwm9PdpiEkPyzBXIy+M9KUb4ODm0Zarf1kS5BM=
-github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8/go.mod h1:Lcz8mBdAVJIBVzewtcLocK12l3Y+JytZYpaMropDUws=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1 h1:G5TjmUh2D7G2YWf5SQQqSiHRJEjaicvU0KpypqB3NIs=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/maps v0.1.1/go.mod h1:npD/QZY3V6ghQDdcQzl1W4ICNVTkohC8E73eI2xW4yI=
 github.com/knadh/koanf/parsers/yaml v0.1.0 h1:ZZ8/iGfRLvKSaMEECEBPM1HQslrZADk8fP1XFUxVI5w=
@@ -345,8 +325,6 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
-github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 h1:WT9HwE9SGECu3lg4d/dIA+jxlljEa1/ffXKmRjqdmIQ=
-github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0/go.mod h1:bvxc+MVxLKB4z00jd1z+Dvzr47oO32F/QSNjSBOlFxI=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2 h1:Cg2gVSc9h7sz9NOByczrbUvLopQmXrfFx//N+AkAr5k=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/blackmagic v1.0.2/go.mod h1:UrEqBzIR2U6CnzVyUtfM6oZNMt/7O7Vohk2J0OGSAtU=
 github.com/lestrrat-go/httpcc v1.0.1 h1:ydWCStUeJLkpYyjLDHihupbn2tYmZ7m22BGkcvZZrIE=
@@ -546,16 +524,14 @@ github.com/theopenlane/entx v0.1.4 h1:dxP/+LUdMXBhbMoFq3ITkJv6vINxii1306BSrxHckn
 github.com/theopenlane/entx v0.1.4/go.mod h1:MxnlrB6Eid2BDwB5kKz7p9QP/Bm0/kpbr8z76CQvjw4=
 github.com/theopenlane/gqlgen-plugins v0.1.0 h1:DL3knGQ+pcoXceSFvmgWzzlgIyPRgl71tYPTySP+vHk=
 github.com/theopenlane/gqlgen-plugins v0.1.0/go.mod h1:sP0nCjrE3KoVT4qfYqMrSK1XZa3Bx2oTIRSdEF7F5l0=
-github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.1.0 h1:IHWUSo213stJTmHOHjNIg5b3npgpchzMdPMY7jAkimI=
-github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.1.0/go.mod h1:wOyNfO4moIbmP4stQc9Kasgp+Q4sODo3LOLwvjUe/PA=
+github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.2.0 h1:5k/PoFA5jjak9dnijATFvTVTvgUSMFdEZeyctyv1cWU=
+github.com/theopenlane/httpsling v0.2.0/go.mod h1:Ta/8bjv4JhKT0Xk1hD2Iott9BKLCqXvscmjolSB/bBY=
 github.com/theopenlane/iam v0.1.6 h1:ps6xLXHpnGy687uLPRZiD7034DRVqaWEfJLCJVMx95o=
 github.com/theopenlane/iam v0.1.6/go.mod h1:mOtYjuqUD7SX4EkwXFAYwf8+mwPDsRvTsLhAngqVIxM=
 github.com/theopenlane/utils v0.1.5 h1:4DRieQmsBF87n4lPjEkTt6s4iVRQaCGYlk2+C05lt3o=
 github.com/theopenlane/utils v0.1.5/go.mod h1:LWJzG9FfklsLlqWx/VdmfBMuNk700cWqHAwQL0299FM=
 github.com/tursodatabase/libsql-client-go v0.0.0-20240902231107-85af5b9d094d h1:dOMI4+zEbDI37KGb0TI44GUAwxHF9cMsIoDTJ7UmgfU=
 github.com/tursodatabase/libsql-client-go v0.0.0-20240902231107-85af5b9d094d/go.mod h1:l8xTsYB90uaVdMHXMCxKKLSgw5wLYBwBKKefNIUnm9s=
-github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1 h1:SU5vSMR7hnwNxj24w34ZyCi/FmDZTkS4MhqMhdFk5YI=
-github.com/twitchyliquid64/golang-asm v0.15.1/go.mod h1:a1lVb/DtPvCB8fslRZhAngC2+aY1QWCk3Cedj/Gdt08=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.12 h1:9LC83zGrHhuUA9l16C9AHXAqEV/2wBQ4nkvumAE65EE=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.12/go.mod h1:UNopzCgEMSXjBc6AOMqYvWC1ktqTAfzJZUZgYf6w6lg=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.27.4 h1:o1owoI+02Eb+K107p27wEX9Bb8eqIoZCfLXloLUSWJ8=
@@ -623,8 +599,6 @@ go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
 gocloud.dev v0.39.0 h1:EYABYGhAalPUaMrbSKOr5lejxoxvXj99nE8XFtsDgds=
 gocloud.dev v0.39.0/go.mod h1:drz+VyYNBvrMTW0KZiBAYEdl8lbNZx+OQ7oQvdrFmSQ=
-golang.org/x/arch v0.9.0 h1:ub9TgUInamJ8mrZIGlBG6/4TqWeMszd4N8lNorbrr6k=
-golang.org/x/arch v0.9.0/go.mod h1:FEVrYAQjsQXMVJ1nsMoVVXPZg6p2JE2mx8psSWTDQys=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
diff --git a/internal/httpserve/authmanager/authmanager.go b/internal/httpserve/authmanager/authmanager.go
index f069c8de..a6c7e837 100644
--- a/internal/httpserve/authmanager/authmanager.go
+++ b/internal/httpserve/authmanager/authmanager.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	echo "github.com/theopenlane/echox"
 
-	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling"
 	"github.com/theopenlane/iam/sessions"
 	"github.com/theopenlane/iam/tokens"
 
@@ -16,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/theopenlane/core/pkg/models"
 )
 
+const (
+	bearerAuthType = "Bearer"
+)
+
 type Config struct {
 	tokenManager  *tokens.TokenManager
 	sessionConfig *sessions.SessionConfig
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ func (a *Config) GenerateUserAuthSessionWithOrg(ctx echo.Context, user *generate
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	auth.TokenType = string(httpsling.BearerAuthType)
+	auth.TokenType = bearerAuthType
 
 	return auth, nil
 }
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ func (a *Config) GenerateOauthAuthSession(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWr
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	auth.TokenType = string(httpsling.BearerAuthType)
+	auth.TokenType = bearerAuthType
 
 	return auth, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openlaneclient/client.go b/pkg/openlaneclient/client.go
index b2ded958..1c4d2970 100644
--- a/pkg/openlaneclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/openlaneclient/client.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func New(config Config, opts ...ClientOption) (*OpenlaneClient, error) {
 	// create the graph client
 	// use api.Config instead of config because some fields are updated in NewRestClient
 	graphClient := NewClient(
-		api.HTTPSlingClient.HTTPClient,
+		api.Requester.HTTPClient(),
 		graphRequestPath(api.Config),
 		&api.Config.Clientv2Options,
 		api.Config.Interceptors...,
@@ -64,33 +64,12 @@ func New(config Config, opts ...ClientOption) (*OpenlaneClient, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// newHTTPClient creates a new HTTP sling client with the given configuration
-func newHTTPClient(config Config) (*httpsling.Client, error) {
-	// copy the values from the base config to the httpsling config
-	if config.HTTPSling == nil {
-		config.HTTPSling = &httpsling.Config{}
-	}
-
-	if config.HTTPSling.BaseURL == "" {
-		config.HTTPSling.BaseURL = config.BaseURL.String()
-	}
-
-	client := httpsling.Create(config.HTTPSling)
-
-	// set the default cookie jar
-	if err := client.SetDefaultCookieJar(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return client, nil
-}
-
 // APIv1 implements the Client interface and provides methods to interact with the API
 type APIv1 struct {
 	// Config is the configuration for the APIv1 client
 	Config Config
-	// HTTPSlingClient is the HTTP client for the APIv1 client
-	HTTPSlingClient *httpsling.Client
+	// Requester is the HTTP client for the APIv1 client
+	Requester *httpsling.Requester
 }
 
 // Config is the configuration for the APIv1 client
@@ -100,11 +79,11 @@ func (c *OpenlaneClient) Config() Config {
 	return api.Config
 }
 
-// HTTPSlingClient is the http client for the APIv1 client
-func (c *OpenlaneClient) HTTPSlingClient() *httpsling.Client {
+// HTTPSlingRequester is the http client for the APIv1 client
+func (c *OpenlaneClient) HTTPSlingRequester() *httpsling.Requester {
 	api := c.OpenlaneRestClient.(*APIv1)
 
-	return api.HTTPSlingClient
+	return api.Requester
 }
 
 // AccessToken returns the access token cached on the client or an error if it is not
@@ -148,7 +127,7 @@ func (c *OpenlaneClient) RefreshToken() (_ string, err error) {
 // SetAuthTokens is a helper function to set the access and refresh tokens on the
 // client cookie jar.
 func (c *OpenlaneClient) SetAuthTokens(access, refresh string) error {
-	if c.HTTPSlingClient().HTTPClient.Jar == nil {
+	if c.HTTPSlingRequester().CookieJar() == nil {
 		return ErrNoCookieJarSet
 	}
 
@@ -176,7 +155,7 @@ func (c *OpenlaneClient) SetAuthTokens(access, refresh string) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	c.Config().HTTPSling.CookieJar.SetCookies(u, cookies)
+	c.HTTPSlingRequester().CookieJar().SetCookies(u, cookies)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -198,11 +177,11 @@ func (c *OpenlaneClient) ClearAuthTokens() {
 
 // Returns the cookies set from the previous request(s) on the client Jar.
 func (c *OpenlaneClient) Cookies() ([]*http.Cookie, error) {
-	if c.HTTPSlingClient().HTTPClient.Jar == nil {
+	if c.HTTPSlingRequester().CookieJar() == nil {
 		return nil, ErrNoCookieJarSet
 	}
 
-	cookies := c.HTTPSlingClient().HTTPClient.Jar.Cookies(c.Config().BaseURL)
+	cookies := c.HTTPSlingRequester().CookieJar().Cookies(c.Config().BaseURL)
 
 	return cookies, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openlaneclient/config.go b/pkg/openlaneclient/config.go
index 8b97ce9e..e7850e7a 100644
--- a/pkg/openlaneclient/config.go
+++ b/pkg/openlaneclient/config.go
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package openlaneclient
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/Yamashou/gqlgenc/clientv2"
-
-	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling"
 )
 
 // Config is the configuration for the API client
@@ -15,8 +12,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	BaseURL *url.URL `json:"baseUrl" yaml:"base_url" default:"http://localhost:17608"`
 	// GraphQLPath is the path to the GraphQL endpoint
 	GraphQLPath string `json:"graphqlPath" default:"/query"`
-	// HTTPSling is the configuration for the HTTPSling client
-	HTTPSling *httpsling.Config
 	// Interceptors are the request interceptors for the graph client
 	Interceptors []clientv2.RequestInterceptor
 	// Credentials are the credentials for the client
@@ -42,14 +37,7 @@ var defaultClientConfig = Config{
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   "localhost:17608",
 	},
-	GraphQLPath: "/query",
-	HTTPSling: &httpsling.Config{
-		Headers: &http.Header{
-			"Accept":          []string{httpsling.ContentTypeJSONUTF8},
-			"Accept-Language": []string{"en-US,en"},
-			"Content-Type":    []string{httpsling.ContentTypeJSONUTF8},
-		},
-	},
+	GraphQLPath:     "/query",
 	Interceptors:    []clientv2.RequestInterceptor{},
 	Clientv2Options: clientv2.Options{ParseDataAlongWithErrors: false},
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openlaneclient/creds.go b/pkg/openlaneclient/creds.go
index 77c55dc3..43432b1e 100644
--- a/pkg/openlaneclient/creds.go
+++ b/pkg/openlaneclient/creds.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling"
 	"github.com/theopenlane/utils/rout"
 
-	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling"
 	"github.com/theopenlane/iam/sessions"
 )
 
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ func (a Authorization) SetAuthorizationHeader(req *http.Request) {
 		// ignore error as we are setting the header
 		token, _ := a.AccessToken()
 
-		auth := httpsling.BearerAuth{
-			Token: token,
-		}
-
-		auth.Apply(req)
+		req.Header.Set(httpsling.HeaderAuthorization, httpsling.BearerAuthHeader+token)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/openlaneclient/options.go b/pkg/openlaneclient/options.go
index 30031ecc..25a3861d 100644
--- a/pkg/openlaneclient/options.go
+++ b/pkg/openlaneclient/options.go
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ import (
 // ClientOption allows us to configure the APIv1 client when it is created
 type ClientOption func(c *APIv1) error
 
-// WithClient sets the client for the APIv1 client
-func WithClient(client *httpsling.Client) ClientOption {
-	return func(c *APIv1) error {
-		c.HTTPSlingClient = client
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // WithCredentials sets the credentials for the APIv1 client
 func WithCredentials(creds Credentials) ClientOption {
 	return func(c *APIv1) error {
@@ -34,17 +26,7 @@ func WithCredentials(creds Credentials) ClientOption {
 		c.Config.Interceptors = append(c.Config.Interceptors, auth.WithAuthorization())
 
 		// Set the bearer token for the HTTPSling client, used for REST requests
-		c.Config.HTTPSling.Headers.Set(httpsling.HeaderAuthorization, "Bearer "+auth.BearerToken)
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// WithHTTPSlingConfig sets the config for the APIv1 client
-func WithHTTPSlingConfig(config *httpsling.Config) ClientOption {
-	return func(c *APIv1) error {
-		c.Config.HTTPSling = config
-		return nil
+		return c.Requester.Apply(httpsling.BearerAuth(auth.BearerToken))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -79,16 +61,15 @@ func WithBaseURL(baseURL *url.URL) ClientOption {
 		c.Config.BaseURL = baseURL
 
 		// Set the base URL for the HTTPSling client
-		c.Config.HTTPSling.BaseURL = baseURL.String()
-
-		return nil
+		return c.Requester.Apply(httpsling.URL(baseURL.String()))
 	}
 }
 
 // WithTransport sets the transport for the APIv1 client
 func WithTransport(transport http.RoundTripper) ClientOption {
 	return func(c *APIv1) error {
-		c.Config.HTTPSling.Transport = transport
+		c.Requester.HTTPClient().Transport = transport
+
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/openlaneclient/restclient.go b/pkg/openlaneclient/restclient.go
index 3adf77ea..305d9f7c 100644
--- a/pkg/openlaneclient/restclient.go
+++ b/pkg/openlaneclient/restclient.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package openlaneclient
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling"
+	"github.com/theopenlane/httpsling/httpclient"
 
 	"github.com/theopenlane/core/pkg/models"
 )
@@ -35,17 +37,21 @@ func NewRestClient(config Config, opts ...ClientOption) (_ OpenlaneRestClient, e
 		Config: config,
 	}
 
-	// Apply our options
-	for _, opt := range opts {
-		if err := opt(c); err != nil {
+	// create the HTTP sling requester if it is not set with the default client
+	if c.Requester == nil {
+		c.Requester, err = httpsling.New(
+			httpsling.Client(
+				httpclient.CookieJar(nil), // Use a cookie jar to store session cookies
+			),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// create the HTTP sling client if it is not set
-	if c.HTTPSlingClient == nil {
-		c.HTTPSlingClient, err = newHTTPClient(c.Config)
-		if err != nil {
+	// Apply our options
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		if err := opt(c); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -58,20 +64,17 @@ var _ OpenlaneRestClient = &APIv1{}
 
 // Register a new user with the API
 func (s *APIv1) Register(ctx context.Context, in *models.RegisterRequest) (out *models.RegisterReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/register")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("register")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -79,20 +82,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) Register(ctx context.Context, in *models.RegisterRequest) (out *
 
 // Login to the API
 func (s *APIv1) Login(ctx context.Context, in *models.LoginRequest) (out *models.LoginReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/login")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("login")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -100,20 +100,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) Login(ctx context.Context, in *models.LoginRequest) (out *models
 
 // Refresh a user's access token
 func (s *APIv1) Refresh(ctx context.Context, in *models.RefreshRequest) (out *models.RefreshReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/refresh")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("refresh")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -121,20 +118,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) Refresh(ctx context.Context, in *models.RefreshRequest) (out *mo
 
 // Switch the current organization context
 func (s *APIv1) Switch(ctx context.Context, in *models.SwitchOrganizationRequest) (out *models.SwitchOrganizationReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/switch")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("switch")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newAuthenticationError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -142,20 +136,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) Switch(ctx context.Context, in *models.SwitchOrganizationRequest
 
 // VerifyEmail verifies the email address of a user
 func (s *APIv1) VerifyEmail(ctx context.Context, in *models.VerifyRequest) (out *models.VerifyReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodGet, "/v1/verify")
-	req.Query("token", in.Token)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Get(v1Path("verify")),
+		httpsling.QueryParam("token", in.Token))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -163,20 +154,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) VerifyEmail(ctx context.Context, in *models.VerifyRequest) (out
 
 // ResendEmail resends the verification email to the user
 func (s *APIv1) ResendEmail(ctx context.Context, in *models.ResendRequest) (out *models.ResendReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/resend")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("resend")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -184,20 +172,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) ResendEmail(ctx context.Context, in *models.ResendRequest) (out
 
 // ForgotPassword sends a password reset email to the user
 func (s *APIv1) ForgotPassword(ctx context.Context, in *models.ForgotPasswordRequest) (out *models.ForgotPasswordReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/forgot-password")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("forgot-password")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -205,20 +190,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) ForgotPassword(ctx context.Context, in *models.ForgotPasswordReq
 
 // ResetPassword resets the user's password
 func (s *APIv1) ResetPassword(ctx context.Context, in *models.ResetPasswordRequest) (out *models.ResetPasswordReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodPost, "/v1/password-reset")
-	req.Body(in)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Post(v1Path("password-reset")),
+		httpsling.Body(in))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -226,20 +208,17 @@ func (s *APIv1) ResetPassword(ctx context.Context, in *models.ResetPasswordReque
 
 // AcceptInvite accepts an invite to join an organization
 func (s *APIv1) AcceptInvite(ctx context.Context, in *models.InviteRequest) (out *models.InviteReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodGet, "/v1/invite")
-	req.Query("token", in.Token)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Get(v1Path("invite")),
+		httpsling.QueryParam("token", in.Token))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
@@ -247,21 +226,22 @@ func (s *APIv1) AcceptInvite(ctx context.Context, in *models.InviteRequest) (out
 
 // VerifySubscriberEmail verifies the email address of a subscriber
 func (s *APIv1) VerifySubscriberEmail(ctx context.Context, in *models.VerifySubscribeRequest) (out *models.VerifySubscribeReply, err error) {
-	req := s.HTTPSlingClient.NewRequestBuilder(http.MethodGet, "/v1/subscribe/verify")
-	req.Query("token", in.Token)
-
-	resp, err := req.Send(ctx)
+	resp, err := s.Requester.ReceiveWithContext(ctx, &out,
+		httpsling.Get(v1Path("subscribe/verify")),
+		httpsling.QueryParam("token", in.Token))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := resp.ScanJSON(&out); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-	if !resp.IsSuccess() {
-		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode(), out.Error)
+	if !httpsling.IsSuccess(resp) {
+		return nil, newRequestError(resp.StatusCode, out.Error)
 	}
 
 	return out, nil
 }
+
+func v1Path(path string) string {
+	return "/v1/" + path
+}