diff --git a/sample.py b/sample.py
index 84e6655..cb7a501 100644
--- a/sample.py
+++ b/sample.py
@@ -96,5 +96,8 @@
 #delete task status
 print 'delete task status: %s ' % c.clear_task(result['task_id'])
 
+#export zonefile in bind format
+print('export zone: %s ' % c.export_zone('sample.client.me.'))
+
 #delete the zone
 print 'delete zone: %s ' % c.delete_zone('sample.client.me.')
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d0ec0ba..3c8e0e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='ultra_rest_client',
-    version='0.2.1',
+    version='0.2.2',
     description='A sample Python client for communicating with the UltraDNS REST API',
     url='https://github.com/ultradns/python_rest_api_client',
     author='Jon Bodner',
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index 69c81c2..d49e69b 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -80,5 +80,8 @@
 #delete task status
 print('delete task status: %s ' % c.clear_task(result['task_id']))
 
+#export zonefile in bind format
+print('export zone: %s ' % c.export_zone('sample.client.me.'))
+
 #delete the zone
 print('delete zone: %s ' % c.delete_zone('sample.client.me.'))
diff --git a/ultra_rest_client/connection.py b/ultra_rest_client/connection.py
index 2523f7e..4685e24 100644
--- a/ultra_rest_client/connection.py
+++ b/ultra_rest_client/connection.py
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ def _do_call(self, uri, method, params=None, body=None, retry=True, files=None,
         # body = {"errorCode":60001,"errorMessage":"invalid_grant:token not found, expired or invalid"}
         if r1.status_code == requests.codes.NO_CONTENT:
             return {}
+        # if the content-type is text/plain just return the text
+        if r1.headers['Content-Type'] == 'text/plain':
+            return r1.text
         json_body = r1.json()
         # if this is a background task, add the task id to the body
         if r1.status_code == requests.codes.ACCEPTED:
diff --git a/ultra_rest_client/ultra_rest_client.py b/ultra_rest_client/ultra_rest_client.py
index ad7c6e5..c20a27f 100644
--- a/ultra_rest_client/ultra_rest_client.py
+++ b/ultra_rest_client/ultra_rest_client.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 __author__ = 'Jon Bodner'
 from .connection import RestApiConnection
 import json
-
+import time
 
 class RestApiClient:
     def __init__(self, username, password, use_http=False, host="restapi.ultradns.com"):
@@ -735,6 +735,26 @@ def edit_tc_pool(self, zone_name, owner_name, ttl, pool_info, rdata_info, backup
         rrset = self._build_tc_rrset(backup_record, pool_info, rdata_info, ttl)
         return self.rest_api_connection.put("/v1/zones/" + zone_name + "/rrsets/A/" + owner_name, json.dumps(rrset))
 
+    # export zone in bind format
+    def export_zone(self, zone_name):
+        """Returns a zone file in bind format
+    
+        Arguments:
+        zone_name -- The name of the zone being returned. A single zone as a string.
+    
+        """
+        zonelist = [zone_name]
+        zonejson=json.dumps({'zoneNames': zonelist})
+        status = self.rest_api_connection.post("/v3/zones/export", zonejson)
+        taskId = status.get('task_id')
+        while True:
+            task_status = self.rest_api_connection.get("/v1/tasks/"+taskId)
+            if task_status['code'] != 'IN_PROCESS':
+              break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        result=self.rest_api_connection.get("/v1/tasks/"+taskId+"/result")
+        self.clear_task(taskId)
+        return result
 
 def build_params(q, args):
     params = {}