diff --git a/lib/wit.js b/lib/wit.js
index 73a6c10..73350fd 100644
--- a/lib/wit.js
+++ b/lib/wit.js
@@ -42,7 +42,16 @@ function Wit(opts) {
   this._sessions = {};
 
   this.message = (message, context, n, verbose, junk) => {
-    let qs = 'q=' + encodeURIComponent(message);
+    let qs = '';
+    if (typeof message === 'object') {
+      qs += Object.keys(message).map(
+        (field) => field + '=' + message[field]
+      ).join('&');
+    }
+    else {
+      qs += 'q=' + encodeURIComponent(message);
+    }
+  
     if (context) {
       qs += '&context=' + encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(context));
     }