diff --git a/json-api-lib.cabal b/json-api-lib.cabal
--- a/json-api-lib.cabal
+++ b/json-api-lib.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:       2.0
 
 name:                json-api-lib
-version:             0.1.2.0
+version:             0.1.3.0
 homepage:            https://github.com/shirren/json-api-lib
 bug-reports:         https://github.com/shirren/json-api-lib/issues
 license:             MIT
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
                , base          >= 4.11 && < 5
                , containers    >= 0.6.1 && < 0.7
                , data-default  >= 0.7.1 && < 0.8
-               , lens          >= 4.17.1 && < 4.19
+               , deepseq       >= 1.4 && < 1.5
+               , lens          >= 4.17.1 && < 4.20
                , lens-aeson    >= 1.0.2 && < 1.2
                , text          >= 1.2.3.1 && < 1.3
                , unordered-containers >= 0.2.10 && < 0.3
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@
                , data-default  >= 0.7.1 && < 0.8
                , hspec         >= 2.7.1 && < 2.8
                , json-api-lib
-               , lens          >= 4.17.1 && < 4.19
+               , lens          >= 4.17.1 && < 4.20
                , lens-aeson    >= 1.0.2 && < 1.2
                , text          >= 1.2.3.1 && < 1.3
                , unordered-containers >= 0.2.10 && < 0.3
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Document.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Document.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Document.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Document.hs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   , mkIncludedResource
   ) where
 
+import Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import Control.Monad (mzero)
 import Data.Aeson
   ( ToJSON
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@
     i <- v .: "included"
     return (Document d l m i)
 
+instance (NFData a) => NFData (Document a)
+
 {- |
 The 'Included' type is an abstraction used to constrain the @included@
 section of the Document to JSON serializable Resource objects while
@@ -84,8 +87,10 @@
 See 'mkIncludedResource' for creating 'Included' types.
 -}
 newtype Included = Included [Value]
-  deriving (Show)
+  deriving (G.Generic, Show)
 
+instance NFData Included
+
 {- |
 Constructor function for the Document data type.
 
@@ -191,6 +196,8 @@
   parseJSON (AE.Array v)  = List <$> AE.parseJSON (AE.Array v)
   parseJSON _             = mzero
 
+instance (NFData a) => NFData (ResourceData a)
+
 {- |
 The 'ErrorDocument' type represents the alternative form of the top-level
 JSON-API requirement.
@@ -219,3 +226,5 @@
       <$> v .: "error"
       <*> v .:? "links"
       <*> v .:? "meta"
+
+instance (NFData a) => NFData (ErrorDocument a)
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Error.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Error.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Error.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Error.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ( Error (..)
 ) where
 
+import Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import Data.Aeson (ToJSON, FromJSON)
 import Data.Default
 import Data.Text
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
 
 instance ToJSON a   => ToJSON (Error a)
 instance FromJSON a => FromJSON (Error a)
+instance NFData a   => NFData (Error a)
 
 instance Default (Error a) where
   def = Error
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Identifier.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Identifier.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Identifier.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Identifier.hs
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
 , metadata
 ) where
 
+import           Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import           Control.Lens.TH
 
 import           Data.Aeson (ToJSON, FromJSON, (.=), (.:), (.:?))
 import qualified Data.Aeson as AE
 import           Data.Text (Text)
 
+import qualified GHC.Generics as G
+
 import           Network.JSONApi.Meta (Meta)
 
 import           Prelude hiding (id)
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@
   { _ident :: Text
   , _datatype :: Text
   , _metadata :: Maybe Meta
-  } deriving (Show, Eq)
+  } deriving (Show, Eq, G.Generic)
 
 instance ToJSON Identifier where
   toJSON (Identifier resId resType resMetaData) =
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@
     meta  <- v .:? "meta"
     return $ Identifier id typ meta
 
+instance NFData Identifier
 
 {- |
 Typeclass indicating how to access an 'Identifier' for
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Link.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Link.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Link.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Link.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 , mkLinks
 ) where
 
+import           Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import           Data.Aeson (ToJSON, FromJSON)
 import           Data.Map (Map)
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 -}
 newtype Links = Links (Map Rel Href)
   deriving (Show, Eq, Ord, ToJSON, FromJSON, G.Generic)
+
+instance NFData Links
 
 type Rel = Text
 type Href = Text
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Meta.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Meta.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Meta.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Meta.hs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , mkMeta
 )where
 
+import           Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
 import           Data.Aeson (ToJSON, FromJSON, Object, toJSON)
 import           Data.HashMap.Strict as HM
 import           Data.Text (Text)
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 
 instance ToJSON Meta
 instance FromJSON Meta
+instance NFData Meta
 
 {- |
 Convienience class for constructing a Meta type
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Pagination.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Pagination.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Pagination.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Pagination.hs
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
   , ResourceCount (..)
 ) where
 
+import Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
+
 import Data.Aeson ((.=), ToJSON, object, toJSON)
 
+import qualified GHC.Generics as G
+
 import Network.JSONApi.Meta (MetaObject (..))
 
 {- |
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@
     getPaginationPageSize :: PageSize
   , getPaginationPageNum :: PageNum
   , getPaginationResourceCount :: ResourceCount
-}
+} deriving (G.Generic)
 
 instance ToJSON Pagination where
   toJSON (Pagination (PageSize size) (PageNum num) (ResourceCount count)) =
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@
       , "totalDocuments" .= count
       ]
 
+instance NFData Pagination
+
 {- |
 Pagination can be used as a meta object if required in addition to the links generated
 for paging.
@@ -39,12 +45,18 @@
 -}
 newtype PageSize = PageSize {
   getPageSize :: Int
-} deriving Show
+} deriving (G.Generic, Show)
 
+instance NFData PageSize
+
 newtype PageNum = PageNum {
   getPageNum :: Int
-} deriving Show
+} deriving (G.Generic, Show)
 
+instance NFData PageNum
+
 newtype ResourceCount = ResourceCount {
   getResourceCount :: Int
-} deriving Show
+} deriving (G.Generic, Show)
+
+instance NFData ResourceCount
diff --git a/src/Network/JSONApi/Resource.hs b/src/Network/JSONApi/Resource.hs
--- a/src/Network/JSONApi/Resource.hs
+++ b/src/Network/JSONApi/Resource.hs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 , showLink
 ) where
 
+import           Control.DeepSeq (NFData)
+
 import           Control.Lens.TH
 
 import           Data.Aeson (ToJSON, FromJSON, (.=), (.:), (.:?))
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@
 instance HasIdentifier (Resource a) where
   identifier = getIdentifier
 
+instance (NFData a) => NFData (Resource a)
+
 {- |
 A typeclass for decorating an entity with JSON API properties
 -}
@@ -112,11 +116,14 @@
   parseJSON = AE.genericParseJSON
     AE.defaultOptions { fieldLabelModifier = drop 1 }
 
+instance NFData Relationship
+
 newtype Relationships = Relationships (Map Text Relationship)
   deriving (Show, Eq, Generic)
 
 instance ToJSON Relationships
 instance FromJSON Relationships
+instance NFData Relationships
 
 mkRelationships :: Relationship -> Relationships
 mkRelationships rel =