diff --git a/examples/hello2/hello2.zig b/examples/hello2/hello2.zig
index 5e7fa9a..52c70ec 100644
--- a/examples/hello2/hello2.zig
+++ b/examples/hello2/hello2.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const zap = @import("zap");
 
 fn on_request(r: zap.Request) void {
-    const m = r.method orelse "";
+    const m = r.method_str orelse "";
     const p = r.path orelse "/";
     const qm = if (r.query) |_| "?" else "";
     const qq = r.query orelse "";
diff --git a/examples/hello_json/hello_json.zig b/examples/hello_json/hello_json.zig
index d5b2131..42640ce 100644
--- a/examples/hello_json/hello_json.zig
+++ b/examples/hello_json/hello_json.zig
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ const User = struct {
 };
 
 fn on_request(r: zap.Request) void {
-    if (!std.mem.eql(u8, r.method.?, "GET"))
-        return;
+    if (r.method.? != .GET) return;
 
     // /user/n
     if (r.path) |the_path| {
diff --git a/src/endpoint.zig b/src/endpoint.zig
index b8e02b3..3903809 100644
--- a/src/endpoint.zig
+++ b/src/endpoint.zig
@@ -60,19 +60,14 @@ fn nop(self: *Endpoint, r: Request) void {
 
 /// The global request handler for this Endpoint, called by the listener.
 pub fn onRequest(self: *Endpoint, r: zap.Request) void {
-    if (r.method) |m| {
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "GET"))
-            return self.settings.get.?(self, r);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "POST"))
-            return self.settings.post.?(self, r);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "PUT"))
-            return self.settings.put.?(self, r);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "DELETE"))
-            return self.settings.delete.?(self, r);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "PATCH"))
-            return self.settings.patch.?(self, r);
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "OPTIONS"))
-            return self.settings.options.?(self, r);
+    switch (r.method) {
+        .GET => self.settings.get.?(self, r),
+        .POST => self.settings.post.?(self, r),
+        .PUT => self.settings.put.?(self, r),
+        .DELETE => self.settings.delete.?(self, r),
+        .PATCH => self.settings.patch.?(self, r),
+        .OPTIONS => self.settings.options.?(self, r),
+        else => return,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/http.zig b/src/http.zig
index 4978490..94e25d4 100644
--- a/src/http.zig
+++ b/src/http.zig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+
 /// HTTP Status codes according to `rfc7231`
 /// https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6
 /// (taken from https://github.com/Luukdegram/apple_pie/blob/master/src/response.zig)
@@ -105,3 +107,32 @@ pub const StatusCode = enum(u16) {
         };
     }
 };
+
+pub const Method = enum {
+    GET,
+    POST,
+    PUT,
+    DELETE,
+    PATCH,
+    OPTIONS,
+    UNKNOWN,
+};
+pub fn methodToEnum(method: ?[]const u8) Method {
+    {
+        if (method) |m| {
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "GET"))
+                return Method.GET;
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "POST"))
+                return Method.POST;
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "PUT"))
+                return Method.PUT;
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "DELETE"))
+                return Method.DELETE;
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "PATCH"))
+                return Method.PATCH;
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, m, "OPTIONS"))
+                return Method.OPTIONS;
+        }
+        return Method.UNKNOWN;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/request.zig b/src/request.zig
index c6b4fb7..cd98ddd 100644
--- a/src/request.zig
+++ b/src/request.zig
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ pub const CookieArgs = struct {
 path: ?[]const u8,
 query: ?[]const u8,
 body: ?[]const u8,
-method: ?[]const u8,
+method: http.Method,
+method_str: ?[]const u8,
 h: [*c]fio.http_s,
 
 /// NEVER touch this field!!!!
diff --git a/src/zap.zig b/src/zap.zig
index 0414d68..8ab0de7 100644
--- a/src/zap.zig
+++ b/src/zap.zig
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ pub const HttpListener = struct {
                 .path = util.fio2str(r.*.path),
                 .query = util.fio2str(r.*.query),
                 .body = util.fio2str(r.*.body),
-                .method = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
+                .method = http.methodToEnum(util.fio2str(r.*.method)),
+                .method_str = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
                 .h = r,
                 ._is_finished_request_global = false,
                 ._user_context = undefined,
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ pub const HttpListener = struct {
                 .path = util.fio2str(r.*.path),
                 .query = util.fio2str(r.*.query),
                 .body = util.fio2str(r.*.body),
-                .method = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
+                .method = http.methodToEnum(util.fio2str(r.*.method)),
+                .method_str = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
                 .h = r,
                 ._is_finished_request_global = false,
                 ._user_context = undefined,
@@ -254,7 +256,8 @@ pub const HttpListener = struct {
                 .path = util.fio2str(r.*.path),
                 .query = util.fio2str(r.*.query),
                 .body = util.fio2str(r.*.body),
-                .method = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
+                .method = http.methodToEnum(util.fio2str(r.*.method)),
+                .method_str = util.fio2str(r.*.method),
                 .h = r,
                 ._is_finished_request_global = false,
                 ._user_context = undefined,