diff --git a/PiholeAPI.py b/PiholeAPI.py
index bcccfb4..ad8de48 100644
--- a/PiholeAPI.py
+++ b/PiholeAPI.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class PiholeAPI:
         headers = dict()
 
         # check if http method valid
-        valid_methods = ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'DELETE']
+        valid_methods = ['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE']
         if method not in valid_methods:
             logging.error(f'http {method=} is none of {valid_methods=}')
             return False
@@ -275,11 +275,131 @@ class PiholeAPI:
         data = self.__query('stats/upstreams')
         print(data)
 
+    #
+    ## confg methods
+    #
+    def get_config(self, element: str = None) -> dict | None:
+        """Get current configuration of your Pi-hole.
+            
+            Can be use to modify and dump back via self.patch_config(config)
+
+        Args:
+            element (str, optional): define sub elements of config. Defaults to None.
+
+        Returns:
+            dict | None: if successfull : dict with config (sub elements)
+        """
+        if element:
+            data = self.__query(f'config/{element}')
+        else: 
+            data = self.__query('config')
+
+        return data
+
+    def patch_config(self, config: dict) -> bool:
+        """Change configuration of your Pi-hole
+
+        Args:
+            config (dict): new config to push
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: true if query send successfull
+        """
+        if not 'config' in config.keys():
+            return False
+        payload = config
+        data = self.__query('config', 'PATCH', payload=payload)
+        if data:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    def get_dns_host(self, host: list[str, str], match_ip: bool = True, match_fqdn: bool = True) -> list[list[str, str]] | None:
+        """get specific dns host from custom dns records
+
+        Args:
+            host (list[str, str]): list with [ip, fqdn]
+            match_ip (bool, optional): controls if ip will be check. Defaults to True.
+            match_fqdn (bool, optional): controls if fqdn will be check. Defaults to True.
+
+        Returns:
+            list[list[str, str]] | None: list with results of found hosts [[ip, fqdn], [ip, fqdn]]
+        """
+        if isinstance(host, list) and len(host) != 2:
+            return None
+        data = self.get_config('dns/hosts')
+        if not data:
+            return None
+
+        results = list()
+        for entry in data['config']['dns']['hosts']:
+            entry_host = entry.split(' ')
+            if (not match_ip or entry_host[0] == host[0]) and (not match_fqdn or entry_host[1] == host[1]):
+                results.append(entry_host)
+
+        return results
+
+    def add_dns_host(self, host: list[str, str]) -> bool:
+        """add a new custom dns record
+
+        Args:
+            host (list[str, str]): list with [ip, fqdn]
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if new entry exists or new created
+        """
+        if not isinstance(host, list) and len(host) != 2:
+            return False
+        data = self.get_config('dns/hosts')
+        if not data:
+            return False
+
+        create_new = True
+        results = self.get_dns_host(host)
+        if results:
+            for result in results:
+                if result == host:
+                    create_new = False
+
+        if create_new:
+            data['config']['dns']['hosts'].append(' '.join(host))
+            return self.patch_config(data)
+        else:
+            return True
+
+    def remove_dns_host(self, host: list[str, str], match_ip: bool = True, match_fqdn: bool = True) -> bool:
+        """remove given host
+
+        Args:
+            host (list[str, str]): list with [ip, fqdn]
+            match_ip (bool, optional): controls if ip will be check. Defaults to True.
+            match_fqdn (bool, optional): controls if fqdn will be check. Defaults to True.
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True if host(s) successfull removed
+        """
+        if not isinstance(host, list) and len(host) != 2:
+            return False
+        data = self.get_config('dns/hosts')
+        if not data:
+            return False
+
+        hosts = data['config']['dns']['hosts'][::]
+        for entry in data['config']['dns']['hosts']:
+            entry_host = entry.split(' ')
+            if (not match_ip or entry_host[0] == host[0]) and (not match_fqdn or entry_host[1] == host[1]):
+                hosts.remove(entry) 
+
+        data['config']['dns']['hosts'] = hosts
+        return self.patch_config(data)
+
+
 def main():
     pi = PiholeAPI()
     pi.clear_sessions()
-    pi.get_upstrams()
-
+    config = pi.get_config()
+    print(config)
+    hosts = pi.get_dns_host(['', 'myhost.example.org'], match_fqdn=False)
+    print(hosts)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
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