diff --git a/parse/parse.go b/parse/parse.go
index f234b169..946e1faa 100644
--- a/parse/parse.go
+++ b/parse/parse.go
@@ -69,14 +69,9 @@ func DefaultURLParser(schemas *types.Schemas, url *url.URL) (ParsedURL, error) {
 func Parse(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, schemas *types.Schemas, urlParser URLParser, resolverFunc ResolverFunc) (*types.APIContext, error) {
 	var err error
 
-	result := &types.APIContext{
-		Schemas:        schemas,
-		Request:        req,
-		Response:       rw,
-		Method:         parseMethod(req),
-		ResponseFormat: parseResponseFormat(req),
-	}
-
+	result := types.NewAPIContext(req, rw, schemas)
+	result.Method = parseMethod(req)
+	result.ResponseFormat = parseResponseFormat(req)
 	result.URLBuilder, _ = urlbuilder.New(req, types.APIVersion{}, schemas)
 
 	// The response format is guarenteed to be set even in the event of an error
diff --git a/types/server_types.go b/types/server_types.go
index 0c609f25..ccbe607d 100644
--- a/types/server_types.go
+++ b/types/server_types.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -100,6 +101,23 @@ type APIContext struct {
 	Response http.ResponseWriter
 }
 
+type apiContextKey struct{}
+
+func NewAPIContext(req *http.Request, resp http.ResponseWriter, schemas *Schemas) *APIContext {
+	apiCtx := &APIContext{
+		Response: resp,
+		Schemas:  schemas,
+	}
+	ctx := context.WithValue(req.Context(), apiContextKey{}, apiCtx)
+	apiCtx.Request = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	return apiCtx
+}
+
+func GetAPIContext(ctx context.Context) *APIContext {
+	apiContext, _ := ctx.Value(apiContextKey{}).(*APIContext)
+	return apiContext
+}
+
 func (r *APIContext) WriteResponse(code int, obj interface{}) {
 	r.ResponseWriter.Write(r, code, obj)
 }