diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index cb67c21..3b4d5ba 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class HumbugAPI():
     def get_messages(self, request = {}):
         return self.do_api_query(request, "/api/v1/get_messages")
 
+    def get_public_streams(self, request = {}):
+        return self.do_api_query(request, "/api/v1/get_public_streams")
+
+    def get_subscriptions(self, request = {}):
+        return self.do_api_query(request, "/api/v1/get_subscriptions")
+
     def call_on_each_message(self, callback, options = {}):
         max_message_id = None
         while True:
diff --git a/examples/get-public-streams b/examples/get-public-streams
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33f8141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get-public-streams
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import sys
+import os
+import optparse
+
+usage = """get-public-streams --user=<email address> [options]
+
+Prints out each message received by the indicated user.
+
+Example: get-public-streams --user=tabbott@humbughq.com --site=http://127.0.0.1:8000
+"""
+parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
+parser.add_option('--site',
+                  dest='site',
+                  default="https://app.humbughq.com",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--api-key',
+                  dest='api_key',
+                  default="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--user',
+                  dest='user',
+                  action='store')
+(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+import api.common
+client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
+                              api_key=options.api_key,
+                              verbose=True,
+                              site=options.site)
+
+print client.get_public_streams()
diff --git a/examples/get-subscriptions b/examples/get-subscriptions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..924c549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get-subscriptions
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import sys
+import os
+import optparse
+
+usage = """get-subscriptions --user=<email address> [options]
+
+Prints out each message received by the indicated user.
+
+Example: get-subscriptions --user=tabbott@humbughq.com --site=http://127.0.0.1:8000
+"""
+parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
+parser.add_option('--site',
+                  dest='site',
+                  default="https://app.humbughq.com",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--api-key',
+                  dest='api_key',
+                  default="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--user',
+                  dest='user',
+                  action='store')
+(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))))
+import api.common
+client = api.common.HumbugAPI(email=options.user,
+                              api_key=options.api_key,
+                              verbose=True,
+                              site=options.site)
+
+print client.get_subscriptions()