diff --git a/oxide/lib.go b/oxide/lib.go
index c3fa175..9607bbd 100644
--- a/oxide/lib.go
+++ b/oxide/lib.go
@@ -301,3 +301,22 @@ func (c *Client) buildRequest(ctx context.Context, body io.Reader, method, uri s
 
 	return req, nil
 }
+
+type Request struct {
+	Method string
+	Path   string
+	Body   io.Reader
+	Params map[string]string
+	Query  map[string]string
+}
+
+// MakeRequest takes a `Request` that defines the desired API request, builds
+// the URI using the configured API host, and sends the request to the API.
+func (c *Client) MakeRequest(ctx context.Context, req Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	uri := resolveRelative(c.host, req.Path)
+	httpReq, err := c.buildRequest(ctx, req.Body, req.Method, uri, req.Params, req.Query)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building request failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	return c.client.Do(httpReq)
+}
diff --git a/oxide/lib_test.go b/oxide/lib_test.go
index 096d13f..971872a 100644
--- a/oxide/lib_test.go
+++ b/oxide/lib_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -470,3 +471,66 @@ user = "other-user"
 
 	return tmpDir
 }
+
+func Test_MakeRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		request       Request
+		expectedQuery string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "request without optional fields",
+			request: Request{
+				Method: http.MethodGet,
+				Path:   "/v1/projects",
+			},
+			expectedQuery: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "request with all fields",
+			request: Request{
+				Method: http.MethodPost,
+				Path:   "/v1/projects",
+				Body:   strings.NewReader(`{"name":"my-project"}`),
+				Params: map[string]string{
+					"project": "my-project",
+				},
+				Query: map[string]string{
+					"project": "my-project",
+				},
+			},
+			expectedQuery: "project=my-project",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var capturedRequest *http.Request
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				capturedRequest = r
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+				_, err := w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}))
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			client, err := NewClient(&Config{
+				Host:  server.URL,
+				Token: "test-token",
+			})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			resp, err := client.MakeRequest(context.Background(), tc.request)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, resp)
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+			require.NotNil(t, capturedRequest)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.request.Method, capturedRequest.Method)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.request.Path, capturedRequest.URL.Path)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedQuery, capturedRequest.URL.RawQuery)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, resp.StatusCode)
+		})
+	}
+}