diff --git a/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/api_client.py b/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/api_client.py
index a826ad0..c605d84 100644
--- a/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/api_client.py
+++ b/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/api_client.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def __call_api(self, resource_path, method,
         response_data = self.request(method, url,
                                      query_params=query_params,
                                      headers=header_params,
-                                     body=body)
+                                     body=body, _request_timeout=_request_timeout)
 
         return_data = response_data
         if _preload_content:
@@ -321,12 +321,13 @@ def call_api(self, resource_path, method,
         thread.start()
         return thread
 
-    def request(self, method, url, query_params=None, headers=None, body=None):
+    def request(self, method, url, query_params=None, headers=None, body=None, _request_timeout=None):
 
         return self.rest_client.send_request(url, method,
                                     body=body,
                                     query_params=query_params,
-                                    headers=headers)
+                                    headers=headers,
+                                    _request_timeout=_request_timeout)
 
 
 
diff --git a/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/rest.py b/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/rest.py
index 2098192..253b633 100644
--- a/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/rest.py
+++ b/osisoft/pidevclub/piwebapi/rest.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, verifySsl):
         self.verifySsl = verifySsl
 
 
-    def send_request(self, url, method, body, headers=None,query_params=None):
+    def send_request(self, url, method, body, headers=None, query_params=None, _request_timeout=None):
 
         """
         Makes the HTTP request using RESTClient.
@@ -54,19 +54,26 @@ def send_request(self, url, method, body, headers=None,query_params=None):
             url += '?' + urlencode(query_params)
 
         if method == "GET":
-            response = requests.get(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.get(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                    verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "HEAD":
-            response = requests.head(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.head(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                     verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "OPTIONS":
-            response = requests.options(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.options(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                        verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "POST":
-            response = requests.post(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.post(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                     verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "PUT":
-            response = requests.put(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.put(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                    verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "PATCH":
-            response = requests.patch(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.patch(url, json=body, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                      verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         elif method == "DELETE":
-            response = requests.delete(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers, verify=self.verifySsl)
+            response = requests.delete(url, auth=self.auth, headers=headers,
+                                       verify=self.verifySsl, timeout=_request_timeout)
         else:
             raise ValueError(
                 "http method must be `GET`, `HEAD`, `OPTIONS`,"