diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 5c4a606..1db6cc2 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ library:
   - text
   - foreign-rust
   - generics-sop
+  - aeson
   pkg-config-dependencies:
   - rustzcash_wrapper-uninstalled
 
diff --git a/src/ZcashHaskell/Types.hs b/src/ZcashHaskell/Types.hs
index 8006e01..8f07073 100644
--- a/src/ZcashHaskell/Types.hs
+++ b/src/ZcashHaskell/Types.hs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE DeriveAnyClass #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DerivingVia #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE UndecidableInstances #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 
 -- |
 -- Module      :  ZcashHaskell.Types
@@ -17,13 +18,16 @@
 module ZcashHaskell.Types where
 
 import Codec.Borsh
+import Data.Aeson
 import qualified Data.ByteString as BS
 import Data.Int
 import Data.Structured
+import qualified Data.Text as T
 import Data.Word
 import qualified GHC.Generics as GHC
 import qualified Generics.SOP as SOP
 
+-- * General
 -- | Type to represent data after Bech32 decoding
 data RawData = RawData
   { hrp :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Human-readable part of the Bech32 encoding
@@ -33,17 +37,41 @@ data RawData = RawData
     deriving anyclass (Data.Structured.Show)
     deriving (BorshSize, ToBorsh, FromBorsh) via AsStruct RawData
 
--- | Type to represent a Unified Full Viewing Key
-data UnifiedFullViewingKey = UnifiedFullViewingKey
-  { net :: Word8 -- ^ Number representing the network the key belongs to. @1@ for @mainnet@, @2@ for @testnet@ and @3@ for @regtestnet@.
-  , o_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the Orchard Full Viewing Key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
-  , s_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the Sapling Full Viewing Key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
-  , t_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the P2PKH chain code and public key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
-  } deriving stock (Eq, Prelude.Show, GHC.Generic)
-    deriving anyclass (SOP.Generic, SOP.HasDatatypeInfo)
-    deriving anyclass (Data.Structured.Show)
-    deriving (BorshSize, ToBorsh, FromBorsh) via AsStruct UnifiedFullViewingKey
+-- * `zcashd` RPC
+-- | Type to represent response from the `zcashd` RPC `getblock` method
+data BlockResponse = BlockResponse
+  { bl_confirmations :: Integer -- ^ Block confirmations
+  , bl_height :: Integer -- ^ Block height
+  , bl_time :: Integer -- ^ Block time
+  , bl_txs :: [BS.ByteString] -- ^ List of transaction IDs in the block
+  } deriving (Prelude.Show, Eq)
 
+instance FromJSON BlockResponse where
+  parseJSON =
+    withObject "BlockResponse" $ \obj -> do
+      c <- obj .: "confirmations"
+      h <- obj .: "height"
+      t <- obj .: "time"
+      txs <- obj .: "tx"
+      pure $ BlockResponse c h t (BS.pack <$> txs)
+
+-- | Type to represent response from the `zcashd` RPC `getrawtransaction`
+data RawTxResponse = RawTxResponse
+  { rt_id :: T.Text
+  , rt_shieldedOutputs :: [ShieldedOutput]
+  , rt_orchardActions :: [OrchardAction]
+  } deriving (Prelude.Show, Eq)
+
+instance FromJSON RawTxResponse where
+  parseJSON =
+    withObject "RawTxResponse" $ \obj -> do
+      i <- obj .: "txid"
+      s <- obj .: "vShieldedOutput"
+      o <- obj .: "orchard"
+      a <- o .: "actions"
+      pure $ RawTxResponse i s a
+
+-- * Sapling
 -- | Type to represent a Sapling Shielded Output as provided by the @getrawtransaction@ RPC method of @zcashd@.
 data ShieldedOutput = ShieldedOutput
   { s_cv :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Value commitment to the input note
@@ -57,6 +85,36 @@ data ShieldedOutput = ShieldedOutput
     deriving anyclass (Data.Structured.Show)
     deriving (BorshSize, ToBorsh, FromBorsh) via AsStruct ShieldedOutput
 
+instance FromJSON ShieldedOutput where
+  parseJSON =
+    withObject "ShieldedOutput" $ \obj -> do
+      cv <- obj .: "cv"
+      cmu <- obj .: "cmu"
+      ephKey <- obj .: "ephemeralKey"
+      encText <- obj .: "encCiphertext"
+      outText <- obj .: "outCiphertext"
+      p <- obj .: "proof"
+      pure $
+        ShieldedOutput
+          (BS.pack cv)
+          (BS.pack cmu)
+          (BS.pack ephKey)
+          (BS.pack encText)
+          (BS.pack outText)
+          (BS.pack p)
+
+-- * Orchard
+-- | Type to represent a Unified Full Viewing Key
+data UnifiedFullViewingKey = UnifiedFullViewingKey
+  { net :: Word8 -- ^ Number representing the network the key belongs to. @1@ for @mainnet@, @2@ for @testnet@ and @3@ for @regtestnet@.
+  , o_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the Orchard Full Viewing Key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
+  , s_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the Sapling Full Viewing Key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
+  , t_key :: BS.ByteString -- ^ Raw bytes of the P2PKH chain code and public key as specified in [ZIP-316](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0316)
+  } deriving stock (Eq, Prelude.Show, GHC.Generic)
+    deriving anyclass (SOP.Generic, SOP.HasDatatypeInfo)
+    deriving anyclass (Data.Structured.Show)
+    deriving (BorshSize, ToBorsh, FromBorsh) via AsStruct UnifiedFullViewingKey
+
 -- | Type to represent an Orchard Action as provided by the @getrawtransaction@ RPC method of @zcashd@, and defined in the [Zcash Protocol](https://zips.z.cash/protocol/protocol.pdf)
 data OrchardAction = OrchardAction
   { nf :: BS.ByteString -- ^ The nullifier of the input note
@@ -72,6 +130,28 @@ data OrchardAction = OrchardAction
     deriving anyclass (Data.Structured.Show)
     deriving (BorshSize, ToBorsh, FromBorsh) via AsStruct OrchardAction
 
+instance FromJSON OrchardAction where
+  parseJSON =
+    withObject "OrchardAction" $ \obj -> do
+      n <- obj .: "nullifier"
+      r <- obj .: "rk"
+      c <- obj .: "cmx"
+      ephKey <- obj .: "ephemeralKey"
+      encText <- obj .: "encCiphertext"
+      outText <- obj .: "outCipherText"
+      cval <- obj .: "cv"
+      a <- obj .: "spendAuthSig"
+      pure $
+        OrchardAction
+          (BS.pack n)
+          (BS.pack r)
+          (BS.pack c)
+          (BS.pack ephKey)
+          (BS.pack encText)
+          (BS.pack outText)
+          (BS.pack cval)
+          (BS.pack a)
+
 -- | Type to represent a decoded Orchard Action
 data OrchardDecodedAction = OrchardDecodedAction
   { a_value :: Int64 -- ^ The amount of the transaction in _zatoshis_.
diff --git a/zcash-haskell.cabal b/zcash-haskell.cabal
index 821d867..0b27eed 100644
--- a/zcash-haskell.cabal
+++ b/zcash-haskell.cabal
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ library
   pkgconfig-depends:
       rustzcash_wrapper-uninstalled
   build-depends:
-      base >=4.7 && <5
+      aeson
+    , base >=4.7 && <5
     , borsh >=0.2
     , bytestring
     , foreign-rust