diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ee707ab3e95e977646263d43e42a50b53c805d75..0b816207a0a85a2caf5a4358a1f69ba511eb790f 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # REST API CLIENT #
 
 This is a bash solution to script REST API calls.
+
 The specialties of this component are
 
 * It was build to simplify http calls and use it in scripts
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ The specialties of this component are
 
 
 Source: https://git-repo.iml.unibe.ch/iml-open-source/bash-rest-api-client
+
 License: GNU GPL 3
 
 
@@ -127,8 +129,11 @@ INSTRUCTION:
 
 - check http status code
 
+      http.getStatus
+        Get the http status as string Ok|Redirect|Error
+
       http.getStatuscode
-        Get the http status code of a request
+        Get the http status code of a request as integer
 
       http.isOk
         Check if the http response code is a 2xx
@@ -178,4 +183,4 @@ INSTRUCTION:
         Delete a file after http.responseExport.
         It is useful if you use the AUTOFILE mechanism.
 
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/rest-api-client.sh b/rest-api-client.sh
index ced0a3446c5564f56d40b733c90c5a1389b6fc3c..ed27935869dd70543d86b6b245d64e528548269b 100644
--- a/rest-api-client.sh
+++ b/rest-api-client.sh
@@ -646,8 +646,11 @@ INSTRUCTION:
 
 - check http status code
 
+      http.getStatus
+        Get the http status as string Ok|Redirect|Error
+
       http.getStatuscode
-        Get the http status code of a request
+        Get the http status code of a request as integer
 
       http.isOk
         Check if the http response code is a 2xx