diff --git a/client.js b/client.js
index 6782130..38ce764 100644
--- a/client.js
+++ b/client.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = Client
 
-var BN = require('bn.js')
 var bencode = require('bencode')
+var BN = require('bn.js')
 var common = require('./lib/common')
 var compact2string = require('compact2string')
 var concat = require('concat-stream')
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var extend = require('extend.js')
 var hat = require('hat')
 var http = require('http')
 var inherits = require('inherits')
+var once = require('once')
 var querystring = require('querystring')
 var url = require('url')
 
@@ -59,6 +60,31 @@ function Client (peerId, port, torrent, opts) {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Simple convenience function to scrape a tracker for an infoHash without
+ * needing to create a Client, pass it a parsed torrent, etc.
+ * @param  {string}   announceUrl
+ * @param  {string}   infoHash
+ * @param  {function} cb
+ */
+Client.scrape = function (announceUrl, infoHash, cb) {
+  cb = once(cb)
+  var dummy = {
+    peerId: new Buffer('01234567890123456789'),
+    port: 6881,
+    torrent: {
+      infoHash: infoHash,
+      announce: [ announceUrl ]
+    }
+  }
+  var client = new Client(dummy.peerId, dummy.port, dummy.torrent)
+  client.once('error', cb)
+  client.once('scrape', function (data) {
+    cb(null, data)
+  })
+  client.scrape()
+}
+
 Client.prototype.start = function (opts) {
   var self = this
   self._trackers.forEach(function (tracker) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff5691c..d80963c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "hat": "0.0.3",
     "inherits": "^2.0.1",
     "ip": "^0.3.0",
+    "once": "^1.3.0",
     "querystring": "^0.2.0",
     "run-parallel": "^1.0.0",
     "string2compact": "^1.1.1"
diff --git a/test/client-magnet.js b/test/client-magnet.js
index a28e397..aa4d25b 100644
--- a/test/client-magnet.js
+++ b/test/client-magnet.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test('magnet + udp: client.start/update/stop()', function (t) {
   portfinder.getPort(function (err, port) {
     t.error(err, 'found free port')
     server.listen(port)
-    var announceUrl = 'udp://127.0.0.1:' + port // TODO: shouldn't rely on an external server!
+    var announceUrl = 'udp://127.0.0.1:' + port
 
     // remove all tracker servers except a single UDP one, for now
     parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
diff --git a/test/client.js b/test/client.js
index 6906007..f069159 100644
--- a/test/client.js
+++ b/test/client.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 var Client = require('../')
+var common = require('./common')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var parseTorrent = require('parse-torrent')
-var portfinder = require('portfinder')
-var Server = require('../').Server
 var test = require('tape')
 
 var torrent = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/torrents/bitlove-intro.torrent')
@@ -13,35 +12,10 @@ var peerId3 = new Buffer('23456789012345678901')
 var announceUrl = ''
 var port = 6881
 
-function createServer (t, serverType, cb) {
-  var opts = serverType === 'http' ? { udp: false } : { http: false }
-  var server = new Server(opts)
-
-  server.on('error', function (err) {
-    t.error(err)
-  })
-
-  server.on('warning', function (err) {
-    t.error(err)
-  })
-
-  portfinder.getPort(function (err, port) {
-    if (err) return t.error(err)
-
-    announceUrl = serverType === 'http'
-      ? 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port + '/announce'
-      : 'udp://127.0.0.1:' + port
-
-    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
-
-    server.listen(port)
-    cb(server)
-  })
-}
-
 function testClientStart (t, serverType) {
   t.plan(5)
-  createServer(t, serverType, function (server) {
+  common.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
     var client = new Client(peerId1, port, parsedTorrent)
 
     client.on('error', function (err) {
@@ -83,7 +57,8 @@ test('udp: client.start()', function (t) {
 
 function testClientStop (t, serverType) {
   t.plan(4)
-  createServer(t, serverType, function (server) {
+  common.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
     var client = new Client(peerId1, port, parsedTorrent)
 
     client.on('error', function (err) {
@@ -124,7 +99,8 @@ test('udp: client.stop()', function (t) {
 
 function testClientUpdate (t, serverType) {
   t.plan(4)
-  createServer(t, serverType, function (server) {
+  common.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
     var client = new Client(peerId1, port, parsedTorrent, { interval: 5000 })
 
     client.on('error', function (err) {
@@ -166,7 +142,8 @@ test('udp: client.update()', function (t) {
 
 function testClientScrape (t, serverType) {
   t.plan(5)
-  createServer(t, serverType, function (server) {
+  common.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
     var client = new Client(peerId1, port, parsedTorrent)
 
     client.on('error', function (err) {
@@ -202,7 +179,8 @@ test('udp: client.scrape()', function (t) {
 
 function testClientAnnounceWithNumWant (t, serverType) {
   t.plan(1)
-  createServer(t, serverType, function (server) {
+  common.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    parsedTorrent.announce = [ announceUrl ]
     var client1 = new Client(peerId1, port, parsedTorrent)
     client1.on('error', function (err) {
       t.error(err)
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5adf94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+var portfinder = require('portfinder')
+var Server = require('../').Server
+
+exports.createServer = function (t, serverType, cb) {
+  var opts = serverType === 'http' ? { udp: false } : { http: false }
+  var server = new Server(opts)
+
+  server.on('error', function (err) {
+    t.error(err)
+  })
+
+  server.on('warning', function (err) {
+    t.error(err)
+  })
+
+  portfinder.getPort(function (err, port) {
+    if (err) return t.error(err)
+
+    announceUrl = serverType === 'http'
+      ? 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port + '/announce'
+      : 'udp://127.0.0.1:' + port
+
+    server.listen(port)
+    cb(server, announceUrl)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/test/scrape.js b/test/scrape.js
index 2c01aee..29b0f52 100644
--- a/test/scrape.js
+++ b/test/scrape.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var bencode = require('bencode')
 var Client = require('../')
-var common = require('../lib/common')
+var commonLib = require('../lib/common')
+var commonTest = require('./common')
 var concat = require('concat-stream')
 var fs = require('fs')
 var http = require('http')
@@ -25,46 +26,59 @@ var binaryBitlove = hexToBinary(parsedBitlove.infoHash)
 
 var peerId = new Buffer('01234567890123456789')
 
-test('server: single info_hash scrape', function (t) {
-  var server = new Server({ udp: false })
-  server.on('error', function (err) {
-    t.error(err)
-  })
-  server.on('warning', function (err) {
-    t.error(err)
-  })
-
-  portfinder.getPort(function (err, port) {
-    t.error(err)
-    server.listen(port)
-    var scrapeUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port + '/scrape'
-
+function testSingle (t, serverType) {
+  commonTest.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    var scrapeUrl = announceUrl.replace('announce', 'scrape')
     server.once('listening', function () {
-      var url = scrapeUrl + '?' + common.querystringStringify({
-        info_hash: binaryInfoHash1
-      })
-      http.get(url, function (res) {
-        t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
-        res.pipe(concat(function (data) {
-          data = bencode.decode(data)
-          t.ok(data.files)
-          t.equal(Object.keys(data.files).length, 1)
-          t.ok(data.files[binaryInfoHash1])
-          t.equal(typeof data.files[binaryInfoHash1].complete, 'number')
-          t.equal(typeof data.files[binaryInfoHash1].incomplete, 'number')
-          t.equal(typeof data.files[binaryInfoHash1].downloaded, 'number')
-
-          server.close(function () {
-            t.end()
-          })
-        }))
-      }).on('error', function (e) {
+      Client.scrape(announceUrl, infoHash1, function (err, data) {
         t.error(err)
+        t.equal(data.announce, announceUrl)
+        t.equal(typeof data.complete, 'number')
+        t.equal(typeof data.incomplete, 'number')
+        t.equal(typeof data.downloaded, 'number')
+        server.close(function () {
+          t.end()
+        })
       })
     })
   })
+}
+
+test('http: single info_hash scrape', function (t) {
+  testSingle(t, 'http')
 })
 
+test('udp: single info_hash scrape', function (t) {
+  testSingle(t, 'udp')
+})
+
+function clientScrapeStatic (t, serverType) {
+  commonTest.createServer(t, serverType, function (server, announceUrl) {
+    server.once('listening', function () {
+      Client.scrape(announceUrl, infoHash1, function (err, data) {
+        t.error(err)
+        t.equal(data.announce, announceUrl)
+        t.equal(typeof data.complete, 'number')
+        t.equal(typeof data.incomplete, 'number')
+        t.equal(typeof data.downloaded, 'number')
+        server.close(function () {
+          t.end()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+}
+
+test('http: scrape using Client.scrape static method', function (t) {
+  clientScrapeStatic(t, 'http')
+})
+
+test('udp: scrape using Client.scrape static method', function (t) {
+  clientScrapeStatic(t, 'udp')
+})
+
+// TODO: test client for multiple scrape for UDP trackers
+
 test('server: multiple info_hash scrape', function (t) {
   var server = new Server({ udp: false })
   server.on('error', function (err) {
@@ -80,7 +94,7 @@ test('server: multiple info_hash scrape', function (t) {
     var scrapeUrl = 'http://127.0.0.1:' + port + '/scrape'
 
     server.once('listening', function () {
-      var url = scrapeUrl + '?' + common.querystringStringify({
+      var url = scrapeUrl + '?' + commonLib.querystringStringify({
         info_hash: [ binaryInfoHash1, binaryInfoHash2 ]
       })
       http.get(url, function (res) {