diff --git a/core/types/src/http-api/structs.ts b/core/types/src/http-api/structs.ts
index 1783a212..f69d73d3 100644
--- a/core/types/src/http-api/structs.ts
+++ b/core/types/src/http-api/structs.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface IHttpRequest {
     headers?: IHttpHeaders;
     query?: IHttpQueryParameters;
     cookies?: Array<any>;
+    simple?: boolean;
     resolveWithFullResponse?: boolean;
     gzip?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/http-api/src/request-function.ts b/packages/http-api/src/request-function.ts
index 1c93e721..3c187b46 100644
--- a/packages/http-api/src/request-function.ts
+++ b/packages/http-api/src/request-function.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export async function requestFunction(
         headers: request.headers,
         json: request.json,
         gzip: request.gzip,
+        simple: typeof request.simple !== 'undefined' ? request.simple : true,
         jar: cookieJar,
         resolveWithFullResponse: true,
     };