diff --git a/amplifyjs/amplifyjs-tests.ts b/amplifyjs/amplifyjs-tests.ts
index 55a37836f..4bead9605 100644
--- a/amplifyjs/amplifyjs-tests.ts
+++ b/amplifyjs/amplifyjs-tests.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Copied examples directly from AmplifyJs site
+
 // Subscribe and publish with no data
 
 amplify.subscribe("nodataexample", function () {
@@ -66,3 +68,179 @@ amplify.store.sessionStorage("explicitExample", { foo2: "baz" });
 // retrieve the data later via the key
 var myStoredValue2 = amplify.store.sessionStorage("explicitExample");
 myStoredValue2.foo2; // baz
+
+
+// REQUEST
+
+// Set up and use a request utilizing Ajax
+
+
+amplify.request.define("ajaxExample1", "ajax", {
+    url: "/myApiUrl",
+    dataType: "json",
+    type: "GET"
+});
+
+// later in code
+amplify.request("ajaxExample1", function (data) {
+    data.foo; // bar
+});
+
+// Set up and use a request utilizing Ajax and Caching
+
+amplify.request.define("ajaxExample2", "ajax", {
+    url: "/myApiUrl",
+    dataType: "json",
+    type: "GET",
+    cache: "persist"
+});
+
+// later in code
+amplify.request("ajaxExample2", function (data) {
+    data.foo; // bar
+});
+
+// a second call will result in pulling from the cache
+amplify.request("ajaxExample2", function (data) {
+    data.baz; // qux
+})
+
+// Set up and use a RESTful request utilizing Ajax
+
+amplify.request.define("ajaxRESTFulExample", "ajax", {
+    url: "/myRestFulApi/{type}/{id}",
+    type: "GET"
+})
+
+// later in code
+amplify.request("ajaxRESTFulExample",
+    {
+        type: "foo",
+        id: "bar"
+    },
+    function (data) {
+        // /myRESTFulApi/foo/bar was the URL used
+        data.foo; // bar
+    }
+    );
+
+// POST data with Ajax
+
+amplify.request.define("ajaxPostExample", "ajax", {
+        url: "/myRestFulApi",
+        type: "POST"
+    })
+
+// later in code
+amplify.request("ajaxPostExample",
+    {
+        type: "foo",
+        id: "bar"
+    },
+    function (data) {
+        data.foo; // bar
+    }
+    );
+// Using data maps
+
+//  When searching Twitter, the key for the search phrase is q.If we want a more descriptive name, such as term, we can use a data map:
+
+amplify.request.define("twitter-search", "ajax", {
+    url: "http://search.twitter.com/search.json",
+    dataType: "jsonp",
+    dataMap: {
+        term: "q"
+    }
+});
+
+amplify.request("twitter-search", { term: "amplifyjs" } );
+
+// Similarly, we can create a request that searches for mentions, by accepting a username:
+
+    amplify.request.define("twitter-mentions", "ajax", {
+        url: "http://search.twitter.com/search.json",
+        dataType: "jsonp",
+        dataMap: function (data) {
+            return {
+                q: "@" + data.user
+            };
+        }
+    });
+
+amplify.request("twitter-mentions", { user: "amplifyjs" });
+
+// Setting up and using decoders
+
+//Example:
+
+amplify.request.decoders.appEnvelope =
+function (data, status, xhr, success, error) {
+    if (data.status === "success") {
+        success(data.data);
+    } else if (data.status === "fail" || data.status === "error") {
+        error(data.message, data.status);
+    } else {
+        error(data.message, "fatal");
+    }
+};
+
+amplify.request.define("decoderExample", "ajax", {
+    url: "/myAjaxUrl",
+    type: "POST",
+    decoder: "appEnvelope"
+});
+
+amplify.request({
+    resourceId: "decoderExample",
+    success: function (data) {
+        data.foo; // bar
+    },
+    error: function (message, level) {
+        alert("always handle errors with alerts.");
+    }
+});
+
+// POST with caching and single - use decoder
+
+// Example:
+
+amplify.request.define("decoderSingleExample", "ajax", {
+    url: "/myAjaxUrl",
+    type: "POST",
+    decoder: function (data, status, xhr, success, error) {
+        if (data.status === "success") {
+            success(data.data);
+        } else if (data.status === "fail" || data.status === "error") {
+            error(data.message, data.status);
+        } else {
+            error(data.message, "fatal");
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+amplify.request({
+    resourceId: "decoderSingleExample",
+    success: function (data) {
+        data.foo; // bar
+    },
+    error: function (message, level) {
+        alert("always handle errors with alerts.");
+    }
+});
+// Handling Status
+// Status in Success and Error Callbacks
+
+// amplify.request comes with built in support for status.The status parameter appears in the default success or error callbacks when using an ajax definition.
+
+    amplify.request.define("statusExample1", "ajax", {
+        //...
+    });
+
+ amplify.request({
+    resourceId: "statusExample1",
+    success: function (data, status) {
+    },
+    error: function (data, status) {
+    }
+});
+
diff --git a/amplifyjs/amplifyjs.d.ts b/amplifyjs/amplifyjs.d.ts
index 44ead1bcf..c8de7260a 100644
--- a/amplifyjs/amplifyjs.d.ts
+++ b/amplifyjs/amplifyjs.d.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ interface amplifyRequest {
     *   error: Callback to invoke on error.
     */
     define(resourceId: string, resource: Function): void;
-
+	
+    decoders: any;
+    cache: any;
 }
 
 interface amplifySubscribe {