diff --git a/include/opendht/dht_proxy_client.h b/include/opendht/dht_proxy_client.h
index e855984a..9d6d51af 100644
--- a/include/opendht/dht_proxy_client.h
+++ b/include/opendht/dht_proxy_client.h
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ private:
 
     bool doCancelListen(const InfoHash& key, size_t token);
 
+    struct Listener;
     struct ListenState;
     enum class ListenMethod {
         LISTEN,
@@ -301,11 +302,11 @@ private:
     };
     /**
      * Send Listen with httpClient_
-     * Return a Connection Id
      */
-    uint16_t sendListen(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
-                        const ValueCallback &cb, const Value::Filter &filter,
-                        const Sp<ListenState> &state, ListenMethod method = ListenMethod::LISTEN);
+    void sendListen(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
+                    const ValueCallback &cb, const Value::Filter &filter,
+                    const Sp<ListenState> &state, Listener &listener,
+                    ListenMethod method = ListenMethod::LISTEN);
 
     void doPut(const InfoHash&, Sp<Value>, DoneCallback, time_point created, bool permanent);
 
@@ -322,9 +323,7 @@ private:
      */
     void cancelAllOperations();
 
-    std::string serverHost_;
-    std::string serverHostIp_;
-    uint16_t serverHostPort_;
+    std::pair<std::string, std::string> serverHostService_;
     std::string pushClientId_;
 
     /*
diff --git a/include/opendht/http.h b/include/opendht/http.h
index 5f6e37d4..ad1585ef 100644
--- a/include/opendht/http.h
+++ b/include/opendht/http.h
@@ -28,24 +28,27 @@
 
 namespace http {
 
+using ConnectionId = unsigned int;
+
 class Connection
 {
 public:
-    Connection(const uint16_t id, asio::ip::tcp::socket socket);
+    Connection(const ConnectionId id, asio::ip::tcp::socket socket);
     ~Connection();
 
-    uint16_t id();
-    void start(asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator &r_iter);
+    ConnectionId id();
     bool is_open();
+    bool is_v6();
     void close();
 
 private:
     friend class Client;
 
-    uint16_t id_;
+    ConnectionId id_;
     asio::ip::tcp::socket socket_;
     asio::streambuf request_;
     asio::streambuf response_;
+    asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint_;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -98,32 +101,39 @@ private:
 class OPENDHT_PUBLIC Client
 {
 public:
-    Client(asio::io_context &ctx, std::string host, uint16_t port = 80,
-           std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger = {});
+    using HandlerCb = std::function<void(const asio::error_code &ec)>;
+    using ConnectionCb = std::function<void(std::shared_ptr<Connection>)>;
+
+    Client(asio::io_context &ctx, const std::string host, const std::string service = "80",
+           std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger = {}, const bool resolve = true);
 
     asio::io_context& io_context();
 
     void set_logger(std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger);
-    void set_query_address(const std::string host, const uint16_t port);
 
-    bool active_connection(uint16_t conn_id);
-    void close_connection(uint16_t conn_id);
+    bool active_connection(ConnectionId conn_id);
+    void close_connection(ConnectionId conn_id);
+
+    bool resolved();
+    void async_resolve(const std::string host, const std::string service, HandlerCb cb = {});
+
+    void async_connect(ConnectionCb cb);
 
     std::string create_request(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
                                const restinio::http_header_fields_t header_fields,
                                const restinio::http_connection_header_t connection,
                                const std::string body);
 
-    uint16_t post_request(std::string request,
-                          std::shared_ptr<http_parser> parser,
-                          std::shared_ptr<http_parser_settings> parser_s);
+    void async_request(std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn,
+                       std::string request, std::shared_ptr<http_parser> parser,
+                       std::shared_ptr<http_parser_settings> parser_s);
 
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<Connection> create_connection();
 
     void handle_connect(const asio::error_code &ec,
                         asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_it,
-                        std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn = {});
+                        std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn = {}, HandlerCb cb = {});
 
     void handle_resolve(const asio::error_code &ec,
                         asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_it,
@@ -135,17 +145,19 @@ private:
     void handle_response(const asio::error_code &ec,
                          std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn = {});
 
-    uint16_t port_;
+    std::string service_;
     std::string host_;
 
     // contains the io_context
     asio::ip::tcp::resolver resolver_;
+    // resolved endpoint
+    asio::ip::basic_resolver_results<asio::ip::tcp> endpoints_;
 
-    uint16_t connId_ {1};
+    ConnectionId connId_ {1};
     /*
      * An association between an active connection and its context, a Request.
      */
-    std::map<uint16_t, Request> requests_;
+    std::map<ConnectionId, Request> requests_;
 
     std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger_;
 };
diff --git a/src/dht_proxy_client.cpp b/src/dht_proxy_client.cpp
index 585afcac..79ce1007 100644
--- a/src/dht_proxy_client.cpp
+++ b/src/dht_proxy_client.cpp
@@ -73,16 +73,15 @@ DhtProxyClient::DhtProxyClient() {}
 
 DhtProxyClient::DhtProxyClient(std::function<void()> signal, const std::string &serverHost,
     const std::string &pushClientId, std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger):
-        serverHost_(serverHost), pushClientId_(pushClientId), loopSignal_(signal),
+        pushClientId_(pushClientId), loopSignal_(signal),
         logger_(logger)
 {
     // build http client
-    auto hostAndPort = splitPort(serverHost_);
-    serverHostIp_ = hostAndPort.first;
-    serverHostPort_ = std::atoi(hostAndPort.second.c_str());
-    serverHostPort_ = serverHostPort_ == 0 ? 80 : serverHostPort_;
+    serverHostService_ = splitPort(serverHost);
+    serverHostService_.second = serverHostService_.second.empty() ? "80" :
+                                serverHostService_.second;
     httpClient_ = std::make_unique<http::Client>(httpContext_,
-        serverHostIp_, serverHostPort_, logger);
+        serverHostService_.first, serverHostService_.second, logger);
     // run http client
     httpClientThread_ = std::thread([this](){
         try {
@@ -99,18 +98,14 @@ DhtProxyClient::DhtProxyClient(std::function<void()> signal, const std::string &
                 logger_->e("[proxy:client] error starting io context");
         }
     });
-
-    if (serverHost_.find("://") == std::string::npos)
-        serverHost_ = proxy::HTTP_PROTO + serverHost_;
-
-    if (!serverHost_.empty())
+    if (!serverHostService_.first.empty())
         startProxy();
 }
 
 void
 DhtProxyClient::confirmProxy()
 {
-    if (serverHost_.empty())
+    if (serverHostService_.first.empty())
         return;
     getConnectivityStatus();
 }
@@ -118,11 +113,11 @@ DhtProxyClient::confirmProxy()
 void
 DhtProxyClient::startProxy()
 {
-    if (serverHost_.empty())
+    if (serverHostService_.first.empty())
         return;
 
     if (logger_)
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] staring proxy with %s", serverHost_.c_str());
+        logger_->d("[proxy:client] staring proxy with %s", serverHostService_.first.c_str());
 
     nextProxyConfirmationTimer_ = std::make_shared<asio::steady_timer>(
         httpContext_, std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
@@ -256,7 +251,7 @@ restinio::http_header_fields_t
 DhtProxyClient::initHeaderFields(){
     restinio::http_header_fields_t header_fields;
     header_fields.append_field(restinio::http_field_t::host,
-        (serverHostIp_ + ":" + std::to_string(serverHostPort_)).c_str());
+        (serverHostService_.first + ":" + serverHostService_.second).c_str());
     header_fields.append_field(restinio::http_field_t::user_agent, "RESTinio client");
     header_fields.append_field(restinio::http_field_t::accept, "*/*");
     header_fields.append_field(restinio::http_field_t::content_type, "application/json");
@@ -279,7 +274,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::get(const InfoHash& key, GetCallback cb, DoneCallback donecb,
         logger_->d(request.c_str());
 
     struct GetContext {
-        GetCallback cb;
+        GetCallback cb;            // wrapper
         DoneCallbackSimple donecb; // wrapper
         Value::Filter filter;
         std::atomic_bool ok {true};
@@ -288,6 +283,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::get(const InfoHash& key, GetCallback cb, DoneCallback donecb,
     };
     auto context = std::make_shared<GetContext>();
     context->filter = w.empty() ? f : f.chain(w.getFilter());
+    // keeping context data alive
     context->cb = [this, context, cb]
         (const std::vector<dht::Sp<dht::Value>>& values) -> bool {
         {
@@ -332,7 +328,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::get(const InfoHash& key, GetCallback cb, DoneCallback donecb,
     };
     parser_s->on_body = [](http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length) -> int {
         auto context = static_cast<GetContext*>(parser->data);
-        try{
+        try {
             Json::Value json;
             std::string err;
             Json::CharReaderBuilder rbuilder;
@@ -368,7 +364,11 @@ DhtProxyClient::get(const InfoHash& key, GetCallback cb, DoneCallback donecb,
         }
         return 0;
     };
-    httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
+    httpClient_->async_connect([this, request, parser, parser_s]
+                               (std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn)
+    {
+        httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+    });
 }
 
 void
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ DhtProxyClient::doPut(const InfoHash& key, Sp<Value> val, DoneCallback cb, time_
         }
         return 0;
     };
-    httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
+    httpClient_->async_connect([this, request, parser, parser_s]
+                               (std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn)
+    {
+        httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+    });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -594,105 +598,102 @@ DhtProxyClient::handleProxyStatus(const asio::error_code &ec,
             return;
         }
     }
-    auto serverHost = serverHost_;
-    try {
-        // A node can have a Ipv4 and a Ipv6. So, we need to retrieve all public ips
-        auto endpointStr = serverHost;
-        auto protocol = std::string(proxy::HTTP_PROTO);
-        auto protocolIdx = serverHost.find("://");
-        if (protocolIdx != std::string::npos) {
-            protocol = endpointStr.substr(0, protocolIdx + 3);
-            endpointStr = endpointStr.substr(protocolIdx + 3);
+    // A node can have a Ipv4 and a Ipv6. So, we need to retrieve all public ips
+    httpClient_->async_resolve(serverHostService_.first, serverHostService_.second,
+                               [this, infoState](const asio::error_code &ec){
+        if (ec){
+            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [status] error resolving: %s", ec.message().c_str());
+            return;
         }
-        auto hostAndService = splitPort(endpointStr);
-        auto resolvedProxies = SockAddr::resolve(hostAndService.first, hostAndService.second);
+        // in all cases attempt to connect
+        httpClient_->async_connect([this, infoState](std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn){
+            try {
+                // make an http header
+                restinio::http_request_header_t header;
+                header.request_target("/");
+                header.method(restinio::http_method_get());
+                auto header_fields = this->initHeaderFields();
+                auto request = httpClient_->create_request(header, header_fields,
+                    restinio::http_connection_header_t::keep_alive, ""/*body*/);
+                if (logger_)
+                    logger_->d("[proxy:client] [status] sending request:\n%s", request.c_str());
+                // initalise the parser callback data
+                struct GetContext {
+                    unsigned int family;
+                    std::function<void(Json::Value infos)> cb; // wrapper
+                    std::atomic_bool ok {true};
+                    std::shared_ptr<InfoState> infoState;
+                    std::function<void(const Json::Value&, sa_family_t)> proxyInfo;
+                    std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger;
+                };
+                auto context = std::make_shared<GetContext>();
+                context->infoState = infoState;
+                context->family = conn->is_v6() ? AF_INET6 : AF_INET;
+                context->proxyInfo = std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::onProxyInfos, this,
+                    std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2);
+                // keeping context data alive
+                context->cb = [this, context](Json::Value infos){
+                    if (context->family == AF_INET) 
+                        context->infoState->ipv4++;
+                    else if (context->family == AF_INET6)
+                        context->infoState->ipv6++;
+                    if (not context->infoState->cancel)
+                        context->proxyInfo(infos, context->family);
+                };
+                if (logger_)
+                    context->logger = logger_;
 
-        for (const auto& resolvedProxy: resolvedProxies){
-            auto server = resolvedProxy.toString();
-            // make an http header
-            restinio::http_request_header_t header;
-            header.request_target("/");
-            header.method(restinio::http_method_get());
-            auto header_fields = this->initHeaderFields();
-            auto request = httpClient_->create_request(header, header_fields,
-                restinio::http_connection_header_t::keep_alive, ""/*body*/);
-            if (logger_)
-                logger_->d("[proxy:client] [status] sending request:\n%s", request.c_str());
-            // initalise the parser callback data
-            struct GetContext {
-                unsigned int family;
-                std::function<void(Json::Value infos)> cb; // wrapper
-                std::atomic_bool ok {true};
-                std::shared_ptr<InfoState> infoState;
-                std::function<void(const Json::Value&, sa_family_t)> proxyInfo;
-                std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger;
-            };
-            auto context = std::make_shared<GetContext>();
-            context->infoState = infoState;
-            context->family = resolvedProxy.getFamily();
-            context->proxyInfo = std::bind(&DhtProxyClient::onProxyInfos, this,
-                std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2);
-            // keeping context data alive
-            context->cb = [this, context](Json::Value infos){
-                if (context->family == AF_INET) 
-                    context->infoState->ipv4++;
-                else if (context->family == AF_INET6)
-                    context->infoState->ipv6++;
-                if (not context->infoState->cancel)
-                    context->proxyInfo(infos, context->family);
-            };
-            if (logger_)
-                context->logger = logger_;
+                // initialize the parser
+                auto parser = std::make_shared<http_parser>();
+                http_parser_init(parser.get(), HTTP_RESPONSE);
+                parser->data = static_cast<void*>(context.get());
 
-            // initialize the parser
-            auto parser = std::make_shared<http_parser>();
-            http_parser_init(parser.get(), HTTP_RESPONSE);
-            parser->data = static_cast<void*>(context.get());
-
-            // init the parser callbacks
-            auto parser_s = std::make_shared<http_parser_settings>();
-            http_parser_settings_init(parser_s.get());
-            parser_s->on_status = [](http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length) -> int {
-                auto context = static_cast<GetContext*>(parser->data);
-                if (parser->status_code != 200){
-                    if (context->logger)
-                        context->logger->e("[proxy:client] [status] error: %i", parser->status_code);
-                    context->ok = true;
-                }
-                return 0;
-            };
-            parser_s->on_body = [](http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length) -> int {
-                auto context = static_cast<GetContext*>(parser->data);
-                try{
-                    std::string err;
-                    Json::Value proxyInfos;
-                    Json::CharReaderBuilder rbuilder;
-                    auto body = std::string(at, length);
-                    auto* char_data = static_cast<const char*>(&body[0]);
-                    auto reader = std::unique_ptr<Json::CharReader>(rbuilder.newCharReader());
-                    if (!reader->parse(char_data, char_data + body.size(), &proxyInfos, &err)){
+                // init the parser callbacks
+                auto parser_s = std::make_shared<http_parser_settings>();
+                http_parser_settings_init(parser_s.get());
+                parser_s->on_status = [](http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length) -> int {
+                    auto context = static_cast<GetContext*>(parser->data);
+                    if (parser->status_code != 200){
+                        if (context->logger)
+                            context->logger->e("[proxy:client] [status] error: %i", parser->status_code);
+                        context->ok = true;
+                    }
+                    return 0;
+                };
+                parser_s->on_body = [](http_parser *parser, const char *at, size_t length) -> int {
+                    auto context = static_cast<GetContext*>(parser->data);
+                    try{
+                        std::string err;
+                        Json::Value proxyInfos;
+                        Json::CharReaderBuilder rbuilder;
+                        auto body = std::string(at, length);
+                        auto* char_data = static_cast<const char*>(&body[0]);
+                        auto reader = std::unique_ptr<Json::CharReader>(rbuilder.newCharReader());
+                        if (!reader->parse(char_data, char_data + body.size(), &proxyInfos, &err)){
+                            context->ok = false;
+                            return 1;
+                        }
+                        context->cb(proxyInfos);
+                    }
+                    catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                        if (context->logger)
+                            context->logger->e("[proxy:client] [status] body error: %s", e.what());
                         context->ok = false;
                         return 1;
                     }
-                    context->cb(proxyInfos);
-                }
-                catch (const std::exception& e) {
-                    if (context->logger)
-                        context->logger->e("[proxy:client] [status] body error: %s", e.what());
-                    context->ok = false;
-                    return 1;
-                }
-                return 0;
-            };
-            if (context->infoState->cancel)
-                return;
-            httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
-        }
-    }
-    catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        if (logger_)
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [info] error sending request: %s", e.what());
-    }
+                    return 0;
+                };
+                if (context->infoState->cancel)
+                    return;
+
+                httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+            }
+            catch (const std::exception& e) {
+                if (logger_)
+                    logger_->e("[proxy:client] [info] error sending request: %s", e.what());
+            }
+        });
+    });
 }
 
 void
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::listen(const InfoHash& key, ValueCallback cb, Value::Filter filt
             header.method(restinio::http_method_subscribe());
             header.request_target("/" + key.toString());
         }
-        l->second.connId = sendListen(header, vcb, filter, state, method);
+        sendListen(header, vcb, filter, state, l->second, method);
         return token;
     });
     return token;
@@ -908,10 +909,11 @@ DhtProxyClient::cancelListen(const InfoHash& key, size_t gtoken) {
     return canceled;
 }
 
-uint16_t
+void
 DhtProxyClient::sendListen(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
                            const ValueCallback &cb, const Value::Filter &filter,
-                           const Sp<ListenState> &state, ListenMethod method)
+                           const Sp<ListenState> &state,
+                           Listener &listener, ListenMethod method)
 {
     auto headers = this->initHeaderFields();
     auto conn = restinio::http_connection_header_t::close;
@@ -986,8 +988,12 @@ DhtProxyClient::sendListen(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
         }
         return 0;
     };
-    auto connId = httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
-    return connId;
+    httpClient_->async_connect([this, &listener, request, parser, parser_s]
+                               (std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn)
+    {
+        listener.connId = conn->id();
+        httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+    });
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1053,7 +1059,11 @@ DhtProxyClient::doCancelListen(const InfoHash& key, size_t ltoken)
             }
             return 0;
         };
-        httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
+        httpClient_->async_connect([this, request, parser, parser_s]
+                                   (std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn)
+        {
+            httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+        });
     } else {
         // Just stop the request
         if (httpClient_->active_connection(listener.connId)){
@@ -1163,7 +1173,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::restartListeners()
             header.method(restinio::http_method_get());
             header.request_target("/" + search.first.toString() + "/listen");
             // send listen
-            listener.connId = sendListen(header, cb, filter, state, ListenMethod::LISTEN);
+            sendListen(header, cb, filter, state, listener, ListenMethod::LISTEN);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1291,7 +1301,7 @@ DhtProxyClient::resubscribe(const InfoHash& key, Listener& listener)
                                       proxy::OP_TIMEOUT - proxy::OP_MARGIN);
     auto vcb = listener.cb;
     auto filter = listener.filter;
-    listener.connId = sendListen(header, vcb, filter, state, ListenMethod::RESUBSCRIBE);
+    sendListen(header, vcb, filter, state, listener, ListenMethod::RESUBSCRIBE);
 #else
     (void) key;
     (void) listener;
diff --git a/src/dht_proxy_server.cpp b/src/dht_proxy_server.cpp
index 3e029b42..fab916d1 100644
--- a/src/dht_proxy_server.cpp
+++ b/src/dht_proxy_server.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ DhtProxyServer::DhtProxyServer(std::shared_ptr<DhtRunner> dht, in_port_t port,
     ));
     // build http client
     auto pushHostPort = splitPort(pushServer_);
-    uint16_t pushPort = std::atoi(pushHostPort.second.c_str());
     httpClient_.reset(new http::Client(httpServer_->io_context(),
-                                       pushHostPort.first, pushPort, logger_));
+                        pushHostPort.first, pushHostPort.second, logger_));
     // run http server
     httpServerThread_ = std::thread([this](){
         try {
@@ -663,7 +662,12 @@ DhtProxyServer::sendPushNotification(const std::string& token, Json::Value&& jso
     };
     auto request = httpClient_->create_request(header, header_fields,
         restinio::http_connection_header_t::close, body);
-    httpClient_->post_request(request, parser, parser_s);
+
+    httpClient_->async_connect([this, request, parser, parser_s]
+                               (std::shared_ptr<http::Connection> conn)
+    {
+        httpClient_->async_request(conn, request, parser, parser_s);
+    });
 }
 
 #endif //OPENDHT_PUSH_NOTIFICATIONS
diff --git a/src/http.cpp b/src/http.cpp
index afc10d1a..bf4fb6e8 100644
--- a/src/http.cpp
+++ b/src/http.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace http {
 
 // connection
 
-Connection::Connection(const uint16_t id, asio::ip::tcp::socket socket):
+Connection::Connection(const ConnectionId id, asio::ip::tcp::socket socket):
     id_(id), socket_(std::move(socket))
 {}
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Connection::~Connection(){
     close();
 }
 
-uint16_t
+ConnectionId
 Connection::id(){
     return id_;
 }
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ Connection::is_open(){
     return socket_.is_open();
 }
 
+bool
+Connection::is_v6(){
+    return endpoint_.address().is_v6();
+}
+
 void
 Connection::close(){
     socket_.close();
@@ -102,11 +107,12 @@ ConnectionListener::to_str(restinio::connection_state::cause_t cause) noexcept
 
 // client
 
-Client::Client(asio::io_context &ctx, const std::string host, const uint16_t port,
-               std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger):
+Client::Client(asio::io_context &ctx, const std::string host, const std::string service,
+               std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger, const bool resolve):
         resolver_(ctx), logger_(logger)
 {
-    set_query_address(host, port);
+    if (resolve)
+        async_resolve(host, service);
 }
 
 asio::io_context&
@@ -120,26 +126,9 @@ Client::set_logger(std::shared_ptr<dht::Logger> logger)
 {
     logger_ = logger;
 }
-void
-Client::set_query_address(const std::string host, const uint16_t port)
-{
-    host_ = host;
-    port_ = port;
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<Connection>
-Client::create_connection()
-{
-    auto conn = std::make_shared<Connection>(connId_,
-        std::move(asio::ip::tcp::socket{resolver_.get_io_context()}));
-    if (logger_)
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] created", conn->id());
-    connId_++;
-    return conn;
-}
 
 bool
-Client::active_connection(const uint16_t conn_id)
+Client::active_connection(const ConnectionId conn_id)
 {
     auto req = requests_.find(conn_id);
     if (req == requests_.end())
@@ -148,7 +137,7 @@ Client::active_connection(const uint16_t conn_id)
 }
 
 void
-Client::close_connection(const uint16_t conn_id)
+Client::close_connection(const ConnectionId conn_id)
 {
     auto &req = requests_[conn_id];
     // ensure on_message_complete is fired
@@ -158,7 +147,46 @@ Client::close_connection(const uint16_t conn_id)
     // remove from active requests
     requests_.erase(conn_id);
     if (logger_)
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] closed", conn_id);
+        logger_->d("[http::client] [connection:%i] closed", conn_id);
+}
+
+bool
+Client::resolved()
+{
+    return !endpoints_.empty();
+}
+
+void
+Client::async_resolve(const std::string host, const std::string service, HandlerCb cb)
+{
+    // build the query
+    asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query query(host, service);
+
+    // resolve the query to the server
+    resolver_.async_resolve(query, [this, host, service, cb](
+            const asio::error_code &ec,
+            asio::ip::tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints)
+    {
+        if (ec){
+            if (logger_)
+                logger_->e("[http::client] [resolve %s:%s] error resolving: %s",
+                           host.c_str(), service.c_str(), ec.message().c_str());
+        }
+        else {
+            for (auto it = endpoints.begin(); it != endpoints.end(); ++it){
+                if (logger_){
+                    asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint = *it;
+                    logger_->d("[http::client] [resolve %s:%s] address=%s ipv%i",
+                        host.c_str(), service.c_str(),
+                        endpoint.address().to_string().c_str(),
+                        endpoint.address().is_v6() ? 6 : 4);
+                }
+            }
+            endpoints_ = endpoints;
+        }
+        if (cb)
+            cb(ec);
+    });
 }
 
 std::string
@@ -203,13 +231,81 @@ Client::create_request(const restinio::http_request_header_t header,
     return request.str();
 }
 
-uint16_t
-Client::post_request(std::string request,
-                     std::shared_ptr<http_parser> parser,
-                     std::shared_ptr<http_parser_settings> parser_s)
+void
+Client::async_connect(ConnectionCb cb)
 {
-    auto conn = create_connection();
+    if (endpoints_.empty()){
+        if (logger_)
+            logger_->e("[http::client] host not resolved, can't send request");
+        return;
+    }
+    auto conn = std::make_shared<Connection>(connId_,
+        std::move(asio::ip::tcp::socket{resolver_.get_io_context()}));
+    if (logger_)
+        logger_->d("[http::client] [connection:%i] created", conn->id());
+    connId_++;
 
+    auto endpoint_it = endpoints_.begin();
+    // get the first endpoint
+    asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint = *endpoint_it;
+    // try to connect
+    conn->socket_.async_connect(endpoint, std::bind(
+        &Client::handle_connect, this, std::placeholders::_1, ++endpoint_it, conn,
+        [this, endpoint, conn, cb](const asio::error_code &ec){
+            if (!ec){
+                // save the associated endpoint
+                conn->endpoint_ = endpoint;
+                // get back to user
+                cb(conn);
+            }
+            else
+                close(conn->id());
+        }));
+}
+
+void
+Client::handle_connect(const asio::error_code &ec,
+                       asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_it,
+                       std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn, HandlerCb cb)
+{
+    if (ec && endpoint_it != endpoints_.end()){
+        if (logger_)
+            logger_->e("[http::client] [connection:%i] error opening: %s",
+                       conn->id(), ec.message().c_str());
+        // close current
+        conn->socket_.close();
+        // connect to next one
+        asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint = endpoint_it->endpoint();
+        conn->socket_.async_connect(endpoint,
+            std::bind(&Client::handle_connect, this,
+                std::placeholders::_1, ++endpoint_it, conn, cb));
+        return;
+    }
+    if (logger_)
+        logger_->d("[http::client] [connection:%i] opened", conn->id());
+    cb(ec);
+}
+
+void
+Client::async_request(std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn, std::string request,
+                      std::shared_ptr<http_parser> parser,
+                      std::shared_ptr<http_parser_settings> parser_s)
+{
+    if (endpoints_.empty()){
+        if (logger_)
+            logger_->e("[http::client] host not resolved, can't send request");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!conn){
+        if (logger_)
+            logger_->e("[http::client] invalid connection, can't post request");
+        return;
+    }
+    else if (!conn->is_open()){
+        if (logger_)
+            logger_->e("[http::client] closed connection, can't post request");
+        return;
+    }
     // save the request context
     Request req = {};
     req.connection = conn;
@@ -222,57 +318,6 @@ Client::post_request(std::string request,
     std::ostream request_stream(&conn->request_);
     request_stream << request;
 
-    // resolve the query to the server
-    asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query query(host_, std::to_string(port_));
-    resolver_.async_resolve(query,
-        std::bind(&Client::handle_resolve, this,
-            std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2, conn));
-
-    return conn->id();
-}
-
-void
-Client::handle_resolve(const asio::error_code &ec,
-                       asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_it,
-                       std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn)
-{
-    if (ec){
-        if (logger_)
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] error resolving", conn->id());
-        conn->close();
-        return;
-    }
-    if (logger_){
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] resolved host=%s service=%s", conn->id(),
-            endpoint_it->host_name().c_str(), endpoint_it->service_name().c_str());
-    }
-    asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint = *endpoint_it;
-    conn->socket_.async_connect(endpoint,
-        std::bind(&Client::handle_connect, this,
-                  std::placeholders::_1, ++endpoint_it, conn));
-}
-
-void
-Client::handle_connect(const asio::error_code &ec,
-                       asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_it,
-                       std::shared_ptr<Connection> conn)
-{
-    if (ec){
-        if (logger_)
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] error opening: %s",
-                       conn->id(), ec.message().c_str());
-        close(conn->id());
-        return;
-    }
-    else if (endpoint_it != asio::ip::tcp::resolver::iterator()){
-        conn->socket_.close();
-        // connect to next one
-        asio::ip::tcp::endpoint endpoint = *endpoint_it;
-        conn->socket_.async_connect(endpoint,
-            std::bind(&Client::handle_connect, this,
-                      std::placeholders::_1, ++endpoint_it, conn));
-        return;
-    }
     // send the request
     asio::async_write(conn->socket_, conn->request_,
         std::bind(&Client::handle_request, this, std::placeholders::_1, conn));
@@ -286,13 +331,13 @@ Client::handle_request(const asio::error_code &ec, std::shared_ptr<Connection> c
 
     if (ec and ec != asio::error::eof){
         if (logger_)
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] error handling request: %s",
+            logger_->e("[http::client] [connection:%i] error handling request: %s",
                        conn->id(), ec.message().c_str());
         close_connection(conn->id());
         return;
     }
     if (logger_)
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] request write", conn->id());
+        logger_->d("[http::client] [connection:%i] request write", conn->id());
 
     // read response
     asio::async_read_until(conn->socket_, conn->response_, "\r\n\r\n",
@@ -307,7 +352,7 @@ Client::handle_response(const asio::error_code &ec, std::shared_ptr<Connection>
 
     if (ec && ec != asio::error::eof){
         if (logger_)
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] error handling response: %s",
+            logger_->e("[http::client] [connection:%i] error handling response: %s",
                        conn->id(), ec.message().c_str());
         return;
     }
@@ -316,11 +361,13 @@ Client::handle_response(const asio::error_code &ec, std::shared_ptr<Connection>
         return;
     }
     if (logger_)
-        logger_->d("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] response read", conn->id());
+        logger_->d("[http::client] [connection:%i] response read", conn->id());
 
     // read the response buffer
     std::ostringstream str_s;
     str_s << &conn->response_;
+    if (logger_)
+        logger_->d("%s", str_s.str().c_str());
 
     // parse the request
     auto &req = requests_[conn->id()];
@@ -331,7 +378,7 @@ Client::handle_response(const asio::error_code &ec, std::shared_ptr<Connection>
     if (HPE_OK != req.parser->http_errno && HPE_PAUSED != req.parser->http_errno){
         if (logger_){
             auto err = HTTP_PARSER_ERRNO(req.parser.get());
-            logger_->e("[proxy:client] [connection:%i] error parsing: %s",
+            logger_->e("[http::client] [connection:%i] error parsing: %s",
                         conn->id(), http_errno_name(err));
         }
     }