def _request(self, path, method, body=None):
        """Make a request from the API."""
        url = '/'.join([_SERVER, path])
        (resp, content) = _HTTP.request(url, method,
                                        headers=self._headers, body=body)

        content_type = resp.get('content-type')
        if content_type and content_type.startswith('application/json'):
            content = json.loads(content.decode('UTF-8'))

        return (resp, content)
Make a request from the API.