diff --git a/softlayer/client.go b/softlayer/client.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/softlayer/client.go
+++ b/softlayer/client.go
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ type Client interface {
 	DoRawHttpRequest(path string, requestType string, requestBody *bytes.Buffer) ([]byte, error)
 	GenerateRequestBody(templateData interface{}) (*bytes.Buffer, error)
 	HasErrors(body map[string]interface{}) error
+
+	CheckForHttpResponseErrors(data []byte) error
 }
refactored to move common check for error code in client