diff --git a/toot/ahttp.py b/toot/ahttp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c416b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toot/ahttp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import asyncio
+import logging
+
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
+from aiohttp import (
+    ClientResponse,
+    ClientSession,
+    TraceConfig,
+    TraceRequestEndParams,
+    TraceRequestStartParams,
+)
+from toot import __version__
+from toot.cli import Context
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def make_session(context: Context) -> ClientSession:
+    base_url = context.app.base_url if context.app else None
+    headers = {"User-Agent": f"toot/{__version__}"}
+
+    if context.user:
+        headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {context.user.access_token}"
+
+    trace_config = logger_trace_config()
+
+    return ClientSession(
+        headers=headers,
+        base_url=base_url,
+        trace_configs=[trace_config],
+    )
+
+
+async def get_error(response: ClientResponse) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+    """Attempt to extract the error and error description from response body.
+
+    See: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/error/
+    """
+    try:
+        data = await response.json()
+        return data.get("error"), data.get("error_description")
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    return None, None
+
+
+def logger_trace_config() -> TraceConfig:
+    async def on_request_start(
+        session: ClientSession,
+        context: SimpleNamespace,
+        params: TraceRequestStartParams,
+    ):
+        context.start = asyncio.get_event_loop().time()
+        logger.debug(f"--> {params.method} {params.url}")
+
+    async def on_request_end(
+        session: ClientSession,
+        context: SimpleNamespace,
+        params: TraceRequestEndParams,
+    ):
+        elapsed = round(1000 * (asyncio.get_event_loop().time() - context.start))
+        logger.debug(
+            f"<-- {params.method} {params.url} HTTP {params.response.status} {elapsed}ms"
+        )
+
+    trace_config = TraceConfig()
+    trace_config.on_request_start.append(on_request_start)
+    trace_config.on_request_end.append(on_request_end)
+    return trace_config
+
+
+async def verify_credentials(session: ClientSession) -> ClientResponse:
+    return await session.get("/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials")
diff --git a/toot/cli/__init__.py b/toot/cli/__init__.py
index a4698ff..f2826cc 100644
--- a/toot/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/toot/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
 import click
 import logging
 import os
@@ -126,6 +128,22 @@ def pass_context(f: "t.Callable[te.Concatenate[Context, P], R]") -> "t.Callable[
     return wrapped
 
 
+def pass_session(f: "t.Callable[te.Concatenate[aiohttp.ClientSession, P], t.Awaitable[R]]") -> "t.Callable[P, t.Awaitable[R]]":
+    """Pass the toot Context as first argument."""
+    from toot.ahttp import make_session
+
+    @wraps(f)
+    async def wrapped(*args: "P.args", **kwargs: "P.kwargs") -> R:
+        context = get_context()
+        session = await make_session(context)
+        try:
+            return await f(session, *args, **kwargs)
+        finally:
+            await session.close()
+
+    return wrapped
+
+
 def get_context() -> Context:
     click_context = click.get_current_context()
     obj: TootObj = click_context.obj
@@ -146,6 +164,15 @@ def get_context() -> Context:
     return Context(app, user, obj.color, obj.debug)
 
 
+def async_command(f: "t.Callable[P, t.Awaitable[R]]") -> "t.Callable[P, R]":
+    # Integrating click with asyncio:
+    # https://github.com/pallets/click/issues/85#issuecomment-503464628
+    @wraps(f)
+    def wrapper(*args: "P.args", **kwargs: "P.kwargs") -> R:
+        return asyncio.run(f(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    return wrapper
+
 json_option = click.option(
     "--json",
     is_flag=True,
diff --git a/toot/cli/read.py b/toot/cli/read.py
index 32ce49a..9d2f00e 100644
--- a/toot/cli/read.py
+++ b/toot/cli/read.py
@@ -1,28 +1,30 @@
+from aiohttp import ClientSession
 import click
 import json as pyjson
 
 from itertools import chain
 from typing import Optional
 
-from toot import api
+from toot import api, ahttp
 from toot.cli.validators import validate_instance
-from toot.entities import Instance, Status, from_dict, Account
+from toot.entities import Instance, Status, from_dict, Account, from_response
 from toot.exceptions import ApiError, ConsoleError
 from toot.output import print_account, print_instance, print_search_results, print_status, print_timeline
-from toot.cli import InstanceParamType, cli, get_context, json_option, pass_context, Context
+from toot.cli import InstanceParamType, async_command, cli, get_context, json_option, pass_context, Context, pass_session
 
 
 @cli.command()
 @json_option
-@pass_context
-def whoami(ctx: Context, json: bool):
+@async_command
+@pass_session
+async def whoami(session: ClientSession, json: bool):
     """Display logged in user details"""
-    response = api.verify_credentials(ctx.app, ctx.user)
+    response = await ahttp.verify_credentials(session)
 
     if json:
-        click.echo(response.text)
+        click.echo(await response.text())
     else:
-        account = from_dict(Account, response.json())
+        account = await from_response(Account, response)
         print_account(account)
 
 
diff --git a/toot/entities.py b/toot/entities.py
index 3563e12..e8ac49f 100644
--- a/toot/entities.py
+++ b/toot/entities.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Any, Dict, NamedTuple, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 from typing import get_args, get_origin, get_type_hints
 
+from aiohttp import ClientResponse
+
 from toot.utils import get_text
 from toot.utils.datetime import parse_datetime
 
@@ -497,6 +499,10 @@ def from_dict(cls: Type[T], data: Data) -> T:
     return cls(**dict(_fields()))
 
 
+async def from_response(cls: Type[T], response: ClientResponse) -> T:
+    return from_dict(cls, await response.json())
+
+
 @lru_cache
 def _get_fields(cls: type) -> t.List[Field]:
     hints = get_type_hints(cls)