diff --git a/hhhash/create.py b/hhhash/create.py
index faf5af8..3b1146d 100644
--- a/hhhash/create.py
+++ b/hhhash/create.py
@@ -2,10 +2,23 @@ import requests
 import hashlib
 
 
-def buildhash(url=None, debug=False):
+def buildhash(url=None, debug=False, method='GET', timeout=5):
+    """Build a HHHash from an HTTP request to specific url.
+
+    Keyword arguments:
+    url -- the url to build the HHHash from the response headers (default None)
+    debug -- output the headers returned before hashing (default False)
+    method -- HTTP method to use (GET or HEAD) (default GET)
+    timeout -- default timeout for the connect/read timeout of request (default 2)
+    """
     if url is None:
         return False
-    r = requests.get(url)
+    if method == 'GET':
+        r = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout)
+    elif method == 'HEAD':
+        r = requests.head(url, timeout=timeout)
+    else:
+        return False
     hhhash = ""
     for header in r.headers.keys():
         hhhash = f"{hhhash}:{header}"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ed2283..8856b2b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "HHHash"
-version = "0.1"
+version = "0.2"
 authors = [
     "Alexandre Dulaunoy <a@foo.be>"
 ]