diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
index 84b7db96..c9d1978f 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/IRepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Octokit.Internal;
 
 namespace Octokit
 {
@@ -46,6 +47,32 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <returns></returns>
         Task<string> GetReadmeHtml(string owner, string name);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method will return a 302 to a URL to download a tarball or zipball archive for a repository.
+        /// Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the 
+        /// Location header to make a second GET request.
+        /// Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire quickly.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        Task<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method will return a 302 to a URL to download a tarball or zipball archive for a repository.
+        /// Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the 
+        /// Location header to make a second GET request.
+        /// Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire quickly.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        Task<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a commit that creates a new file in a repository.
         /// </summary>
@@ -75,4 +102,14 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <param name="request">Information about the file to delete</param>
         Task DeleteFile(string owner, string name, string path, DeleteFileRequest request);
     }
+
+    public enum ArchiveFormat
+    {
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Tarball")]
+        [Parameter(Value = "tarball")]
+        Tarball,
+        [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Naming", "CA1704:IdentifiersShouldBeSpelledCorrectly", MessageId = "Zipball")]
+        [Parameter(Value = "zipball")]
+        Zipball
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
index 5cf1caae..b8d95913 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/RepositoryContentsClient.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,42 @@ namespace Octokit
             return ApiConnection.GetHtml(ApiUrls.RepositoryReadme(owner, name), null);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method will return a 302 to a URL to download a tarball or zipball archive for a repository.
+        /// Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the 
+        /// Location header to make a second GET request.
+        /// Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire quickly.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public Task<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name)
+        {
+            return GetArchiveLink(owner, name, ArchiveFormat.Tarball, "master");
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method will return a 302 to a URL to download a tarball or zipball archive for a repository.
+        /// Please make sure your HTTP framework is configured to follow redirects or you will need to use the 
+        /// Location header to make a second GET request.
+        /// Note: For private repositories, these links are temporary and expire quickly.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/contents/#get-archive-link</remarks>
+        /// <param name="owner">The owner of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the repository</param>
+        /// <param name="archiveFormat">The format of the archive. Can be either tarball or zipball</param>
+        /// <param name="reference">A valid Git reference.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public Task<string> GetArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(owner, "owner");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(reference, "reference");
+
+            return ApiConnection.GetRedirect(ApiUrls.RepositoryArchiveLink(owner, name, archiveFormat, reference));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a commit that creates a new file in a repository.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs b/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
index fbf71833..357b66c3 100644
--- a/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Helpers/ApiUrls.cs
@@ -1467,5 +1467,10 @@ namespace Octokit
         {
             return "repos/{0}/{1}/contents/{2}".FormatUri(owner, name, path);
         }
+
+        public static Uri RepositoryArchiveLink(string owner, string name, ArchiveFormat archiveFormat, string reference)
+        {
+            return "repos/{0}/{1}/{2}/{3}".FormatUri(owner, name, archiveFormat.ToParameter(), reference);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
index 145ef8ab..88f968db 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/ApiConnection.cs
@@ -386,6 +386,20 @@ namespace Octokit
             return Connection.Delete(uri, data);
         }
 
+        public async Task<string> GetRedirect(Uri uri)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(uri, "uri");
+            var response = await Connection.GetResponse<string>(uri);
+
+            if (response.HttpResponse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Redirect)
+            {
+                return response.HttpResponse.Headers["Location"];
+            }
+
+            throw new ApiException("Redirect Operation expect status code or Redirect.",
+                response.HttpResponse.StatusCode);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Executes a GET to the API object at the specified URI. This operation is appropriate for
         /// API calls which queue long running calculations.
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
index 9c6fee79..6c9583bd 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/IApiConnection.cs
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Task"/> for the request's execution.</returns>
         Task Delete(Uri uri, object data);
 
+        Task<string> GetRedirect(Uri uri);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Executes a GET to the API object at the specified URI. This operation is appropriate for
         /// API calls which queue long running calculations.