diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index 8902748..8bfc0e7 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class HumbugAPI():
         request = {'subscriptions': streams}
         return self.do_api_query(request, "/api/v1/subscriptions/add")
 
+    def remove_subscriptions(self, streams):
+        request = {'subscriptions': streams}
+        return self.do_api_query(request, "/api/v1/subscriptions/remove")
+
     def call_on_each_message(self, callback, options = {}):
         max_message_id = None
         while True:
diff --git a/examples/unsubscribe b/examples/unsubscribe
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2b8ad1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/unsubscribe
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+import sys
+import os
+import optparse
+
+usage = """unsubscribe --user=<email address> [options] --streams=<streams>
+
+Ensures the user is not subscribed to the listed streams.
+
+Example: unsubscribe --user=tabbott@humbughq.com --site=http://127.0.0.1:8000
+"""
+parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage)
+parser.add_option('--site',
+                  dest='site',
+                  default="https://humbughq.com",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--api-key',
+                  dest='api_key',
+                  default="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
+                  action='store')
+parser.add_option('--streams',
+                  dest='streams',
+                  default="",
+                  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)
+
+if options.streams == "":
+    print >>sys.stderr, "Usage:", parser.usage
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+print client.remove_subscriptions(options.streams.split())