diff --git a/src/fetch/debug.ts b/src/fetch/debug.ts
index cdd4d89..7c1f037 100644
--- a/src/fetch/debug.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/debug.ts
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ export const DEFAULT_DEBUG_OPTS: DebugOpts = {
   includeVerbose: false,
 };
 
-type FetchDebugOpts = {
+type FetchDebugOpts<R> = {
   message: any;
   /** Is the message being logged verbose? */
   isVerbose?: boolean;
-  parsedOpts: ParsedFetchOpts;
+  parsedOpts: ParsedFetchOpts<R>;
 };
-export const fetchDebug = ({
+export const fetchDebug = <R>({
   message,
   isVerbose = false,
   parsedOpts: {
     debug: { enabled, logToPersistedLog, includeVerbose },
   },
-}: FetchDebugOpts) => {
+}: FetchDebugOpts<R>) => {
   if (!enabled) return;
   if (isVerbose && !includeVerbose) return;
   return logToPersistedLog ? PersistedLog.log(message) : tidyLog(message);
diff --git a/src/fetch/fetchBase.ts b/src/fetch/fetchBase.ts
index a3205a5..93df3de 100644
--- a/src/fetch/fetchBase.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/fetchBase.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import { DEFAULT_DEBUG_OPTS, fetchDebug } from './debug';
 import { FetchOpts, ParsedFetchOpts } from './types';
 import { maybeCensorHeaders } from './utils';
 
-const getBody = ({ body, contentType }: ParsedFetchOpts) => {
+const getBody = <R>({ body, contentType }: ParsedFetchOpts<R>) => {
   if (!body) return null;
   if (isString(body)) return body;
   const isBodyUrlEncoded = contentType === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
   return isBodyUrlEncoded ? getUrlEncodedParams(body) : JSON.stringify(body);
 };
 
-const getRequestAttributes = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => ({
+const getRequestAttributes = <R>(opts: ParsedFetchOpts<R>) => ({
   body: getBody(opts),
   headers: {
     'Content-Type': opts.contentType,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const getRequestAttributes = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => ({
 });
 
 /** Gets an object which describes the ongoing request for debug logging. */
-const getRequestLogMessage = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => {
+const getRequestLogMessage = <R>(opts: ParsedFetchOpts<R>) => {
   const { body, headers } = getRequestAttributes(opts);
   return {
     ...opts,
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const getRequestLogMessage = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => {
   };
 };
 
-const getRequest = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => {
+const getRequest = <R>(opts: ParsedFetchOpts<R>) => {
   const { url, method } = opts;
   const { body, headers } = getRequestAttributes(opts);
   const req = new Request(url);
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ const getRequest = (opts: ParsedFetchOpts) => {
   return req;
 };
 
-const parseFetchOpts = ({
+const parseFetchOpts = <R>({
   debug = DEFAULT_DEBUG_OPTS,
   ...restOpts
-}: FetchOpts): ParsedFetchOpts => ({ debug, ...restOpts });
+}: FetchOpts<R>): ParsedFetchOpts<R> => ({ debug, ...restOpts });
 
 const isStatusCodeError = (code: unknown) => {
   const str = String(code);
@@ -76,19 +76,20 @@ const getResponseError = (response: unknown): string | null => {
   }
 };
 
-export default async <Returns = unknown>(opts: FetchOpts) => {
+export default async <Returns = unknown>(opts: FetchOpts<Returns>) => {
   const parsedOpts = parseFetchOpts(opts);
   const log = (message: any, isVerbose = false) =>
     fetchDebug({ message: String(message), parsedOpts, isVerbose });
-  await log(`Initiating request to "${opts.url}"...`);
+  const { url, fetchFnKey, responseValidator } = parsedOpts;
+
+  await log(`Initiating request to "${url}"...`);
   log(getRequestLogMessage(parsedOpts));
   const requestObj = getRequest(parsedOpts);
 
-  // Intentionally not trying or catching here -- this is the responsibility of
-  // the calling function.
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
-  const response = (await requestObj[opts.fetchFnKey]()) as unknown;
+  const response = (await requestObj[fetchFnKey]()) as unknown;
   await log({ response }, true);
+
   const { statusCode } = requestObj.response;
   const isErrorCode = isStatusCodeError(statusCode);
   if (isErrorCode) {
@@ -99,5 +100,20 @@ export default async <Returns = unknown>(opts: FetchOpts) => {
     log({ error });
     throw error;
   }
+
+  // Check that response type is as expected
+  if (responseValidator) {
+    try {
+      const { isValid, errorMessage } = responseValidator(response as Returns);
+      if (!isValid) throw new Error(errorMessage ?? 'validation failed');
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage =
+        error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'can not parse error';
+      throw new Error(
+        `Error during responseValidator execution: ${errorMessage}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   return response as Returns;
 };
diff --git a/src/fetch/multipart/types.ts b/src/fetch/multipart/types.ts
index 0017691..9c98abe 100644
--- a/src/fetch/multipart/types.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/multipart/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type MultipartRequest = Pick<Request, 'url' | 'method'> & {
 };
 
 export type MultipartOpts = Omit<
-  FetchImplementationOpts,
+  FetchImplementationOpts<string>,
   'body' | 'contentType'
 > & {
   requests: MultipartRequest[];
diff --git a/src/fetch/types.ts b/src/fetch/types.ts
index 9658fd8..bac7a2a 100644
--- a/src/fetch/types.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/types.ts
@@ -9,21 +9,25 @@ export type DebugOpts = {
   includeVerbose?: boolean;
 };
 
-export type FetchOpts = Pick<Request, 'url' | 'headers' | 'method'> & {
+export type FetchOpts<R> = Pick<Request, 'url' | 'headers' | 'method'> & {
   contentType: string;
   fetchFnKey: FunctionKeys<Request>;
   body?: string | AnyObj;
   debug?: DebugOpts;
+  responseValidator?: (response: R) => {
+    isValid: boolean;
+    errorMessage?: string;
+  };
 };
 
-export type ParsedFetchOpts = MakeSomeReqd<FetchOpts, 'debug'>;
+export type ParsedFetchOpts<R> = MakeSomeReqd<FetchOpts<R>, 'debug'>;
 
 /**
  * When implemented, the fetch fn and method are known, and content type
  * has a default value
  */
-export type FetchImplementationOpts = Omit<
-  FetchOpts,
+export type FetchImplementationOpts<R> = Omit<
+  FetchOpts<R>,
   'fetchFnKey' | 'method' | 'contentType'
 > &
-  Partial<Pick<FetchOpts, 'contentType'>>;
+  Partial<Pick<FetchOpts<R>, 'contentType'>>;
diff --git a/src/fetch/utils.ts b/src/fetch/utils.ts
index 8cbd59d..bd5752f 100644
--- a/src/fetch/utils.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/utils.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { AnyObj } from '../types/utilTypes';
 import { ParsedFetchOpts } from './types';
 
 // Don't log auth details in persisted log
-export const maybeCensorHeaders = (
+export const maybeCensorHeaders = <R>(
   headers: AnyObj,
-  { debug: { logToPersistedLog } }: ParsedFetchOpts
+  { debug: { logToPersistedLog } }: ParsedFetchOpts<R>
 ) => {
   if (!logToPersistedLog || !headers.Authorization) return headers;
   return { ...headers, Authorization: 'Censored for security' };
diff --git a/src/fetch/verbs/get.ts b/src/fetch/verbs/get.ts
index 2a45686..7be96fc 100644
--- a/src/fetch/verbs/get.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/verbs/get.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import fetchBase from '../fetchBase';
 import { FetchImplementationOpts, FetchOpts } from '../types';
 
-const getArgs = (
-  contentType: FetchOpts['contentType'],
-  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts['fetchFnKey'],
-  opts: FetchImplementationOpts
-): FetchOpts => ({
+const getArgs = <R>(
+  contentType: FetchOpts<R>['contentType'],
+  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts<R>['fetchFnKey'],
+  opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>
+): FetchOpts<R> => ({
   method: 'GET',
   contentType,
   fetchFnKey,
   ...opts,
 });
 
-export const getJson = <R>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>
+export const getJson = <R>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>) =>
   fetchBase<R>(getArgs('application/json', 'loadJSON', opts));
 
 // export const getString = <R>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>
diff --git a/src/fetch/verbs/post.ts b/src/fetch/verbs/post.ts
index 7806a48..e78b178 100644
--- a/src/fetch/verbs/post.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/verbs/post.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import fetchBase from '../fetchBase';
 import { FetchImplementationOpts, FetchOpts } from '../types';
 
-const getArgs = (
-  contentType: FetchOpts['contentType'],
-  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts['fetchFnKey'],
-  opts: FetchImplementationOpts
-): FetchOpts => ({
+const getArgs = <R>(
+  contentType: FetchOpts<R>['contentType'],
+  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts<R>['fetchFnKey'],
+  opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>
+): FetchOpts<R> => ({
   method: 'POST',
   contentType,
   fetchFnKey,
   ...opts,
 });
 
-export const postJson = <R = void>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>
+export const postJson = <R = void>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>) =>
   fetchBase<R>(getArgs('application/json', 'loadJSON', opts));
 
-export const postString = (opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>
+export const postString = (opts: FetchImplementationOpts<string>) =>
   fetchBase<string>(getArgs('application/json', 'loadString', opts));
diff --git a/src/fetch/verbs/put.ts b/src/fetch/verbs/put.ts
index 647d7e9..1b0966f 100644
--- a/src/fetch/verbs/put.ts
+++ b/src/fetch/verbs/put.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import fetchBase from '../fetchBase';
 import { FetchImplementationOpts, FetchOpts } from '../types';
 
-const getArgs = (
-  contentType: FetchOpts['contentType'],
-  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts['fetchFnKey'],
-  opts: FetchImplementationOpts
-): FetchOpts => ({ method: 'PUT', contentType, fetchFnKey, ...opts });
+const getArgs = <R>(
+  contentType: FetchOpts<R>['contentType'],
+  fetchFnKey: FetchOpts<R>['fetchFnKey'],
+  opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>
+): FetchOpts<R> => ({ method: 'PUT', contentType, fetchFnKey, ...opts });
 
-export const putJson = <R = void>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>
+export const putJson = <R = void>(opts: FetchImplementationOpts<R>) =>
   fetchBase<R>(getArgs('application/json', 'loadJSON', opts));
 
 // export const putString = (opts: FetchImplementationOpts) =>