diff --git a/src/Mutate.test.tsx b/src/Mutate.test.tsx
index 08c53be1..5bd37e62 100644
--- a/src/Mutate.test.tsx
+++ b/src/Mutate.test.tsx
@@ -77,4 +77,124 @@ describe("Mutate", () => {
       expect(children.mock.calls[2][1].loading).toEqual(false);
     });
   });
+  describe("POST", () => {
+    it("should call the correct url", async () => {
+      nock("https://my-awesome-api.fake")
+        .post("/")
+        .reply(200, { id: 1 });
+
+      const children = jest.fn();
+      children.mockReturnValue(<div />);
+
+      // setup - first render
+      render(
+        <RestfulProvider base="https://my-awesome-api.fake">
+          <Mutate verb="POST" path="">
+            {children}
+          </Mutate>
+        </RestfulProvider>,
+      );
+
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(1));
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toBeDefined();
+
+      // post action
+      children.mock.calls[0][0]();
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(3));
+
+      // transition state
+      expect(children.mock.calls[1][1].loading).toEqual(true);
+
+      // after post state
+      expect(children.mock.calls[2][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should send the correct body", async () => {
+      nock("https://my-awesome-api.fake")
+        .post("/", { foo: "bar" })
+        .reply(200, { id: 1 });
+
+      const children = jest.fn();
+      children.mockReturnValue(<div />);
+
+      // setup - first render
+      render(
+        <RestfulProvider base="https://my-awesome-api.fake">
+          <Mutate verb="POST" path="">
+            {children}
+          </Mutate>
+        </RestfulProvider>,
+      );
+
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(1));
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toBeDefined();
+
+      // post action
+      children.mock.calls[0][0]({ foo: "bar" });
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(3));
+
+      // transition state
+      expect(children.mock.calls[1][1].loading).toEqual(true);
+
+      // after post state
+      expect(children.mock.calls[2][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+    });
+
+    it("should return the correct data", async () => {
+      nock("https://my-awesome-api.fake")
+        .post("/")
+        .reply(200, { id: 1 });
+
+      const children = jest.fn();
+      children.mockReturnValue(<div />);
+
+      // setup - first render
+      render(
+        <RestfulProvider base="https://my-awesome-api.fake">
+          <Mutate verb="POST" path="">
+            {children}
+          </Mutate>
+        </RestfulProvider>,
+      );
+
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(1));
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toBeDefined();
+
+      // post action
+      expect(await children.mock.calls[0][0]()).toEqual({ id: 1 });
+    });
+
+    it("should return the data and the message on error", async () => {
+      nock("https://my-awesome-api.fake")
+        .post("/")
+        .reply(500, { error: "oh no… not again…" });
+
+      const children = jest.fn();
+      children.mockReturnValue(<div />);
+
+      // setup - first render
+      render(
+        <RestfulProvider base="https://my-awesome-api.fake">
+          <Mutate verb="POST" path="">
+            {children}
+          </Mutate>
+        </RestfulProvider>,
+      );
+
+      await wait(() => expect(children.mock.calls.length).toBe(1));
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][1].loading).toEqual(false);
+      expect(children.mock.calls[0][0]).toBeDefined();
+
+      // post action
+      return children.mock.calls[0][0]().catch(error => {
+        expect(error).toEqual({
+          data: { error: "oh no… not again…" },
+          message: "Failed to fetch: 500 Internal Server Error",
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/Mutate.tsx b/src/Mutate.tsx
index 3fbc87ec..b215ea4f 100644
--- a/src/Mutate.tsx
+++ b/src/Mutate.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import RestfulReactProvider, { RestfulReactConsumer, RestfulReactProviderProps } from "./Context";
 import { GetState } from "./Get";
+import { processResponse } from "./util/processResponse";
 
 /**
  * An enumeration of states that a fetchable
@@ -122,18 +123,17 @@ class ContextlessMutate<TData, TError> extends React.Component<MutateProps<TData
     });
 
     const response = await fetch(request);
+    const { data, responseError } = await processResponse(response);
 
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const responseData = await response.json();
+    if (!response.ok || responseError) {
       this.setState({
         loading: false,
-        error: { data: responseData, message: `Failed to fetch: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}` },
       });
-      throw response;
+      throw { data, message: `Failed to fetch: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}` };
     }
 
     this.setState({ loading: false });
-    return response;
+    return data;
   };
 
   public render() {