diff --git a/lib/parse/object.rb b/lib/parse/object.rb
index bec4800..ead94ed 100644
--- a/lib/parse/object.rb
+++ b/lib/parse/object.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def initialize(class_name, data = nil)
       end
     end
 
+    def uri
+      Protocol.class_uri @class_name, @parse_object_id
+    end
+
     # Merge a hash parsed from the JSON representation into
     # this instance. This will extract the reserved fields,
     # merge the hash keys, and then insure that the reserved
@@ -52,11 +56,10 @@ def parse(data)
     private :parse
 
     def parse_save
-      uri      = Protocol.class_uri @class_name, @parse_object_id
       method   = @parse_object_id ? :put : :post
       body     = self.to_json
 
-      data = Parse.client.request(uri, method, body)
+      data = Parse.client.request(self.uri, method, body)
       if data
         parse data
       end
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ def parse_save
 
     def parse_refresh
       if @parse_object_id
-        data = Parse.client.get(Protocol.class_uri(@class_name, @parse_object_id))
+        data = Parse.client.get self.uri
         if data
           parse data
         end
@@ -75,10 +78,7 @@ def parse_refresh
 
     def parse_delete
       if @parse_object_id
-        uri      = Protocol.class_uri @class_name, @parse_object_id
-
-        response = Parse.client.request(:delete, uri, {})
-        response
+        response = Parse.client.request(:delete, self.uri, {})
       end
       nil
     end
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def parse_increment(field, amount = 1)
         op = amount > 0 ? Protocol::OP_INCREMENT : Protocol::OP_DECREMENT
         body = "{\"#{field}\": {\"__op\": \"#{op}\", \"amount\" : #{amount.abs}}}"
         puts body
-        data = Parse.client.request( Protocol.class_uri(@class_name, @parse_object_id), :put, body)
+        data = Parse.client.request( self.uri, :put, body)
         parse data
       end
       self
diff --git a/lib/parse/protocol.rb b/lib/parse/protocol.rb
index d9a6c4b..96699eb 100644
--- a/lib/parse/protocol.rb
+++ b/lib/parse/protocol.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Protocol
 
     # Construct a uri referencing a given Parse object
     # class or instance (of object_id is non-nil).
-    def self.class_uri(class_name, object_id = nil)
+    def Protocol.class_uri(class_name, object_id = nil)
       if object_id
         "/#{VERSION}/classes/#{class_name}/#{object_id}"
       else
@@ -47,4 +47,14 @@ def self.class_uri(class_name, object_id = nil)
       end
     end
 
+    # Construct a uri referencing a give Parse user
+    # instance or the users category.
+    def Protocol.user_uri(user_id = nil)
+      if user_id
+        "/#{VERSION}/users/#{user_id}"
+      else
+        "/#{VERSION}/users"
+      end
+    end
+
   end