--- a/status.go	Thu Apr 13 10:36:18 2017 +0200
+++ b/status.go	Thu Apr 13 11:02:11 2017 +0200
@@ -1,1 +1,95 @@
 package gondole
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/sendgrid/rest"
+)
+
+// queryStatusData queries the statuses API
+// The subquery can be empty (the status itself), "context", "card",
+// "reblogged_by", "favourited_by".
+func (g *Client) queryStatusData(statusID int, subquery string, data interface{}) error {
+	endPoint := "statuses/" + strconv.Itoa(statusID)
+
+	if statusID < 1 {
+		return ErrInvalidID
+	}
+
+	if subquery != "" {
+		// TODO: check subquery values?
+		endPoint += "/" + subquery
+	}
+	req := g.prepareRequest(endPoint)
+	r, err := rest.API(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status/%s API query: %s", subquery, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(r.Body), &data)
+	if err != nil {
+		var errorRes Error
+		err2 := json.Unmarshal([]byte(r.Body), &errorRes)
+		if err2 == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s", errorRes.Text)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("status/%s API: %s", subquery, err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// GetStatus returns a status
+// The returned status can be nil if there is an error or if the
+// requested ID does not exist.
+func (g *Client) GetStatus(id int) (*Status, error) {
+	var status Status
+
+	if err := g.queryStatusData(id, "", &status); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if status.ID == 0 {
+		return nil, ErrEntityNotFound
+	}
+
+	return &status, nil
+}
+
+// GetStatusContext returns a status context
+func (g *Client) GetStatusContext(id int) (*Context, error) {
+	var context Context
+
+	if err := g.queryStatusData(id, "context", &context); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &context, nil
+}
+
+// GetStatusCard returns a status card
+func (g *Client) GetStatusCard(id int) (*Card, error) {
+	var card Card
+
+	if err := g.queryStatusData(id, "card", &card); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &card, nil
+}
+
+// GetStatusRebloggedBy returns a list of the accounts who reblogged a status
+func (g *Client) GetStatusRebloggedBy(id int) ([]Account, error) {
+	var accounts []Account
+	err := g.queryStatusData(id, "reblogged_by", &accounts)
+	return accounts, err
+}
+
+// GetStatusFavouritedBy returns a list of the accounts who favourited a status
+func (g *Client) GetStatusFavouritedBy(id int) ([]Account, error) {
+	var accounts []Account
+	err := g.queryStatusData(id, "favourited_by", &accounts)
+	return accounts, err
+}