diff --git a/atlassian-connect-core.cabal b/atlassian-connect-core.cabal
--- a/atlassian-connect-core.cabal
+++ b/atlassian-connect-core.cabal
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                   | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                   | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:             0.6.0.0
+version:             0.7.0.0
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis:            Atlassian Connect snaplet for the Snap Framework and helper code.
diff --git a/src/Snap/AtlassianConnect/HostRequest.hs b/src/Snap/AtlassianConnect/HostRequest.hs
--- a/src/Snap/AtlassianConnect/HostRequest.hs
+++ b/src/Snap/AtlassianConnect/HostRequest.hs
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
       hostRequest
     , hostGetRequest
     , hostPostRequest
+    , hostPostRequestExtended
     , hostPutRequest
+    , hostPutRequestExtended
     , StdMethod(..)
     , ProductErrorResponse(..)
     -- * Request Modifiers
@@ -86,21 +88,40 @@
 -- This example assumes that you are using the OverloadedStrings LANGUAGE pragma and that you don't need to modify the request.
 -- You might want to might want to modify the request for multiple reasons. Too add proxy details for example.
 hostGetRequest :: FromJSON a => AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse a)
-hostGetRequest = hostRequest GET
+hostGetRequest = hostRequestWithContent GET
 
--- | This is a convinience method that calls 'hostRequest' as a POST method.
+-- | This is a convinience method that calls 'hostRequest' as a POST method and requires that the
+-- resource returns content.
 hostPostRequest :: FromJSON a => AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse a)
-hostPostRequest = hostRequest POST
+hostPostRequest = hostRequestWithContent POST
 
+-- | This is the same method as hostPostRequest except that if HTTP 204 No Content is returned then
+-- you will get nothing instead of an error.
+hostPostRequestExtended :: FromJSON a => AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse (Maybe a))
+hostPostRequestExtended = hostRequest POST
+
 -- | This is a convinience method that calls 'hostRequest' as a PUT method.
 hostPutRequest :: FromJSON a => AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse a)
-hostPutRequest = hostRequest PUT
+hostPutRequest = hostRequestWithContent PUT
 
+-- | This is the same method as hostPutRequest except that if HTTP 204 No Content is returned then
+-- you will get nothing instead of an error.
+hostPutRequestExtended :: FromJSON a => AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse (Maybe a))
+hostPutRequestExtended = hostRequest PUT
+
+hostRequestWithContent :: FromJSON a => StdMethod -> AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse a)
+hostRequestWithContent httpMethod tenant productRelativeUrl queryParams modifications = errorNoContent <$> hostRequest httpMethod tenant productRelativeUrl queryParams modifications
+
+errorNoContent :: Either ProductErrorResponse (Maybe a) -> Either ProductErrorResponse a
+errorNoContent (Left x) = Left x
+errorNoContent (Right Nothing) = Left (ProductErrorResponse 204 "We expected to get content back from this resource but instead we recieved no content.")
+errorNoContent (Right (Just x)) = Right x
+
 -- | As an Atlassian Connect application you will want to make requests of the Host Applicaiton (JIRA / Confluence)
 -- so that you can get important information. This function lets you do so by doing most of the heavy lifting of
 -- having to create a JWT token and a Query String Hash. It also asserts that you intended to get a JSON response.
 -- You should use this method or the helper methods whenever you want to make requests of the host application.
-hostRequest :: FromJSON a => StdMethod -> AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse a)
+hostRequest :: FromJSON a => StdMethod -> AC.Tenant -> B.ByteString -> [(B.ByteString, Maybe B.ByteString)] -> Endo Request -> SS.Handler b AC.Connect (Either ProductErrorResponse (Maybe a))
 hostRequest standardHttpMethod tenant productRelativeUrl queryParams requestModifications = do
     currentTime <- MI.liftIO P.getPOSIXTime
     pluginKey' <- fmap (CD.pluginKey . AC.connectPlugin) get
@@ -146,11 +167,12 @@
         expiryPeriod :: Minute
         expiryPeriod = 1
 
-responder :: FromJSON a => Int -> BL.ByteString -> Either ProductErrorResponse a
+responder :: FromJSON a => Int -> BL.ByteString -> Either ProductErrorResponse (Maybe a)
 responder responseCode body
+   | responseCode == 204 = Right Nothing
    | 200 <= responseCode && responseCode < 300 =
       case eitherDecode body of
-         Right jsonResponse -> Right jsonResponse
+         Right jsonResponse -> Right . Just $ jsonResponse
          Left err -> Left $ ProductErrorResponse responseCode (T.pack $ "Could not parse the json response: " ++ show err)
    | otherwise = Left $ ProductErrorResponse responseCode (T.decodeUtf8 . BL.toStrict $ body)