diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dedd61b..022f479 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async def test_airos():
     # Fetch status (large dict, including connected stations)
     result = await device.status()
     print(f"Result: {result}")
+    print(f"Result: {result.wireless.mode}")
     # Reconnect 'other side'
     result = await device.stakick("01:23:45:67:89:AB")
     print(f"Result: {result}")
diff --git a/airos/airos8.py b/airos/airos8.py
index a7461b4..97b7c24 100644
--- a/airos/airos8.py
+++ b/airos/airos8.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import aiohttp
+from mashumaro.exceptions import InvalidFieldValue, MissingField
 
+from .airos8data import AirOSData
 from .exceptions import (
     ConnectionAuthenticationError,
     ConnectionSetupError,
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ async def login(self) -> bool:
             logger.exception("Error during login")
             raise DeviceConnectionError from err
 
-    async def status(self) -> dict:
+    async def status(self, return_json: bool = False) -> dict | AirOSData:
         """Retrieve status from the device."""
         if not self.connected:
             logger.error("Not connected, login first")
@@ -205,15 +207,22 @@ async def status(self) -> dict:
                     try:
                         response_text = await response.text()
                         response_json = json.loads(response_text)
-                        if (
-                            "host" not in response_json
-                            or "device_id" not in response_json["host"]
-                        ):
-                            logger.error(
-                                "Source data missing 'host' or 'device_id' keys"
-                            )
-                            raise KeyDataMissingError from None
-                        return response_json
+                        try:
+                            airos_data = AirOSData.from_dict(response_json)
+                        except (MissingField, InvalidFieldValue) as err:
+                            logger.exception("Failed to deserialize AirOS data")
+                            raise KeyDataMissingError from err
+
+                        # Show new enums detected
+                        if airos_data.warnings:
+                            for field_name, messages in airos_data.warnings.items():
+                                for msg in messages:
+                                    log = f"AirOS data warning for field '{field_name}': {msg}"
+                                    logger.warning(log)
+
+                        if return_json:
+                            return response_json
+                        return airos_data
                     except json.JSONDecodeError:
                         logger.exception(
                             "JSON Decode Error in authenticated status response"
diff --git a/airos/airos8data.py b/airos/airos8data.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d8783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airos/airos8data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,430 @@
+"""Provide mashumaro data object for AirOSData."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any
+
+from mashumaro import DataClassDictMixin
+
+
+class IeeeMode(Enum):
+    """Enum definition."""
+
+    _11ACVHT80 = "11ACVHT80"
+    # More to be added when known
+
+
+class WirelessMode(Enum):
+    """Enum definition."""
+
+    AccessPoint_PointToPoint = "ap-ptp"
+    Station_PointToPoint = "sta-ptp"
+    # More to be added when known
+
+
+class Security(Enum):
+    """Enum definition."""
+
+    WPA2 = "WPA2"
+    # More to be added when known
+
+
+class NetRole(Enum):
+    """Enum definition."""
+
+    BRIDGE = "bridge"
+    ROUTER = "router"
+    # More to be added when known
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ChainName:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    number: int
+    name: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Host:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    hostname: str
+    device_id: str
+    uptime: int
+    power_time: int
+    time: str
+    timestamp: int
+    fwversion: str
+    devmodel: str
+    netrole: NetRole | str
+    loadavg: float
+    totalram: int
+    freeram: int
+    temperature: int
+    cpuload: float
+    height: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Services:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    dhcpc: bool
+    dhcpd: bool
+    dhcp6d_stateful: bool
+    pppoe: bool
+    airview: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Firewall:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    iptables: bool
+    ebtables: bool
+    ip6tables: bool
+    eb6tables: bool
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Throughput:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    tx: int
+    rx: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ServiceTime:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    time: int
+    link: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Polling:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    cb_capacity: int
+    dl_capacity: int
+    ul_capacity: int
+    use: int
+    tx_use: int
+    rx_use: int
+    atpc_status: int
+    fixed_frame: bool
+    gps_sync: bool
+    ff_cap_rep: bool
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Stats:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    rx_bytes: int
+    rx_packets: int
+    rx_pps: int
+    tx_bytes: int
+    tx_packets: int
+    tx_pps: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EvmData:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    usage: int
+    cinr: int
+    evm: list[list[int]]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Airmax:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    actual_priority: int
+    beam: int
+    desired_priority: int
+    cb_capacity: int
+    dl_capacity: int
+    ul_capacity: int
+    atpc_status: int
+    rx: EvmData
+    tx: EvmData
+
+
+@dataclass
+class EthList:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    ifname: str
+    enabled: bool
+    plugged: bool
+    duplex: bool
+    speed: int
+    snr: list[int]
+    cable_len: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class GPSData:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    lat: str
+    lon: str
+    fix: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Remote:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    age: int
+    device_id: str
+    hostname: str
+    platform: str
+    version: str
+    time: str
+    cpuload: float
+    temperature: int
+    totalram: int
+    freeram: int
+    netrole: str
+    mode: WirelessMode | str  # Allow non-breaking future expansion
+    sys_id: str
+    tx_throughput: int
+    rx_throughput: int
+    uptime: int
+    power_time: int
+    compat_11n: int
+    signal: int
+    rssi: int
+    noisefloor: int
+    tx_power: int
+    distance: int
+    rx_chainmask: int
+    chainrssi: list[int]
+    tx_ratedata: list[int]
+    tx_bytes: int
+    rx_bytes: int
+    antenna_gain: int
+    cable_loss: int
+    height: int
+    ethlist: list[EthList]
+    ipaddr: list[str]
+    ip6addr: list[str]
+    gps: GPSData
+    oob: bool
+    unms: dict[str, Any]
+    airview: int
+    service: ServiceTime
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Station:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    mac: str
+    lastip: str
+    signal: int
+    rssi: int
+    noisefloor: int
+    chainrssi: list[int]
+    tx_idx: int
+    rx_idx: int
+    tx_nss: int
+    rx_nss: int
+    tx_latency: int
+    distance: int
+    tx_packets: int
+    tx_lretries: int
+    tx_sretries: int
+    uptime: int
+    dl_signal_expect: int
+    ul_signal_expect: int
+    cb_capacity_expect: int
+    dl_capacity_expect: int
+    ul_capacity_expect: int
+    dl_rate_expect: int
+    ul_rate_expect: int
+    dl_linkscore: int
+    ul_linkscore: int
+    dl_avg_linkscore: int
+    ul_avg_linkscore: int
+    tx_ratedata: list[int]
+    stats: Stats
+    airmax: Airmax
+    last_disc: int
+    remote: Remote
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Wireless:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    essid: str
+    mode: WirelessMode | str  # Allow non-breaking expansion
+    ieeemode: IeeeMode | str  # Allow non-breaking expansion
+    band: int
+    compat_11n: int
+    hide_essid: int
+    apmac: str
+    antenna_gain: int
+    frequency: int
+    center1_freq: int
+    dfs: int
+    distance: int
+    security: Security | str  # Allow non-breaking expansion
+    noisef: int
+    txpower: int
+    aprepeater: bool
+    rstatus: int
+    chanbw: int
+    rx_chainmask: int
+    tx_chainmask: int
+    nol_state: int
+    nol_timeout: int
+    cac_state: int
+    cac_timeout: int
+    rx_idx: int
+    rx_nss: int
+    tx_idx: int
+    tx_nss: int
+    throughput: Throughput
+    service: ServiceTime
+    polling: Polling
+    count: int
+    sta: list[Station]
+    sta_disconnected: list[Any]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class InterfaceStatus:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    plugged: bool
+    tx_bytes: int
+    rx_bytes: int
+    tx_packets: int
+    rx_packets: int
+    tx_errors: int
+    rx_errors: int
+    tx_dropped: int
+    rx_dropped: int
+    ipaddr: str
+    speed: int
+    duplex: bool
+    snr: list[int] | None = None
+    cable_len: int | None = None
+    ip6addr: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Interface:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    ifname: str
+    hwaddr: str
+    enabled: bool
+    mtu: int
+    status: InterfaceStatus
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ProvisioningMode:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class NtpClient:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    pass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class UnmsStatus:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    status: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class GPSMain:
+    """Leaf definition."""
+
+    lat: float
+    lon: float
+    fix: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AirOSData(DataClassDictMixin):
+    """Dataclass for AirOS devices."""
+
+    chain_names: list[ChainName]
+    host: Host
+    genuine: str
+    services: Services
+    firewall: Firewall
+    portfw: bool
+    wireless: Wireless
+    interfaces: list[Interface]
+    provmode: (
+        ProvisioningMode | str | dict[str, Any] | list[Any] | Any
+    )  # If it can be populated, define its fields
+    ntpclient: (
+        NtpClient | str | dict[str, Any] | list[Any] | Any
+    )  # If it can be populated, define its fields
+    unms: UnmsStatus
+    gps: GPSMain
+    warnings: dict[str, list[str]] = field(default_factory=dict, init=False)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __post_deserialize__(cls, airos_object: "AirOSData") -> "AirOSData":
+        """Validate after deserialization."""
+        airos_object.check_for_warnings()
+        return airos_object
+
+    def check_for_warnings(self):
+        """Validate unions for unknown fields."""
+        # Check wireless mode
+        if isinstance(self.wireless.mode, str):
+            self.add_warning(
+                "wireless", f"Unknown (new) wireless mode: '{self.wireless.mode}'"
+            )
+
+        # Check host netrole
+        if isinstance(self.host.netrole, str):
+            self.add_warning(
+                "host", f"Unknown (new) network role: '{self.host.netrole}'"
+            )
+
+        # Check wireless IEEE mode
+        if isinstance(self.wireless.ieeemode, str):
+            self.add_warning(
+                "wireless", f"Unknown (new) IEEE mode: '{self.wireless.ieeemode}'"
+            )
+
+        # Check wireless security
+        if isinstance(self.wireless.security, str):
+            self.add_warning(
+                "wireless", f"Unknown (new) security type: '{self.wireless.security}'"
+            )
+        # Check station remote modes
+        for i, station in enumerate(self.wireless.sta):
+            if hasattr(station.remote, "mode") and isinstance(station.remote.mode, str):
+                self.add_warning(
+                    f"wireless.sta[{i}].remote",
+                    f"Unknown (new) remote mode: '{station.remote.mode}'",
+                )
+
+    def add_warning(self, field_name: str, message: str):
+        """Insert warnings into the dictionary on unknown field data."""
+        if field_name not in self.warnings:
+            self.warnings[field_name] = []
+        self.warnings[field_name].append(message)
diff --git a/fixtures/ap-ptp.json b/fixtures/ap-ptp.json
index b463908..dded8aa 100644
--- a/fixtures/ap-ptp.json
+++ b/fixtures/ap-ptp.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"chain_names":[{"number":1,"name": "Chain 0"},{"number":2,"name": "Chain 1"}],"host":{"hostname": "NanoStation 5AC ap name ","device_id": "03aa0d0b40fed0a47088293584ef5432","uptime":264888,"power_time":268683,"time": "2025-06-23 23:06:42","timestamp":2668313184,"fwversion": "v8.7.17","devmodel": "NanoStation 5AC loco","netrole": "bridge","loadavg":0.412598,"totalram":63447040,"freeram":16564224,"temperature":0,"cpuload":10.101010,"height":3},"genuine": "/images/genuine.png","services":{"dhcpc":false,"dhcpd":false,"dhcp6d_stateful":false,"pppoe":false,"airview":2},"firewall":{"iptables":false,"ebtables":false,"ip6tables":false,"eb6tables":false},"portfw":false,"wireless":{"essid": "DemoSSID","mode": "ap-ptp","ieeemode": "11ACVHT80","band":2,"compat_11n":0,"hide_essid":0,"apmac":"01:23:45:67:89:AB","antenna_gain":13,"frequency":5500,"center1_freq":5530,"dfs":1,"distance":0,"security": "WPA2","noisef":-89,"txpower":-3,"aprepeater":false,"rstatus":5,"chanbw":80,"rx_chainmask":3,"tx_chainmask":3,"nol_state":0,"nol_timeout":0,"cac_state":0,"cac_timeout":0,"rx_idx":8,"rx_nss":2,"tx_idx":9,"tx_nss":2,"throughput":{"tx":222,"rx":9907},"service":{"time":267181,"link":266003},"polling":{"cb_capacity":593970,"dl_capacity":647400,"ul_capacity":540540,"use":48,"tx_use":6,"rx_use":42,"atpc_status":2,"fixed_frame":false,"gps_sync":false,"ff_cap_rep":false},"count":1,"sta":[{"mac":"01:23:45:67:89:AB","lastip":"192.168.1.2","signal":-59,"rssi":37,"noisefloor":-89,"chainrssi":[35,32,0],"tx_idx":9,"rx_idx":8,"tx_nss":2,"rx_nss":2,"tx_latency":0,"distance":1,"tx_packets":0,"tx_lretries":0,"tx_sretries":0,"uptime":170281,"dl_signal_expect":-80,"ul_signal_expect":-55,"cb_capacity_expect":416000,"dl_capacity_expect":208000,"ul_capacity_expect":624000,"dl_rate_expect":3,"ul_rate_expect":8,"dl_linkscore":100,"ul_linkscore":86,"dl_avg_linkscore":100,"ul_avg_linkscore":88,"tx_ratedata":[175,4,47,200,673,158,163,138,68895,19577430],"stats":{"rx_bytes":206938324814,"rx_packets":149767200,"rx_pps":846,"tx_bytes":5265602739,"tx_packets":52980390,"tx_pps":0},"airmax":{"actual_priority":0,"beam":0,"desired_priority":0,"cb_capacity":593970,"dl_capacity":647400,"ul_capacity":540540,"atpc_status":2,"rx":{"usage":42,"cinr":31,"evm":[[31,28,33,32,32,32,31,31,31,29,30,32,30,27,34,31,31,30,32,29,31,29,31,33,31,31,32,30,31,34,33,31,30,31,30,31,31,32,31,30,33,31,30,31,27,31,30,30,30,30,30,29,32,34,31,30,28,30,29,35,31,33,32,29],[34,34,35,34,35,35,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,34,34,35,34,33,33,35,34,34,35,34,35,34,34,35,34,34,33,34,34,34,34,34,35,35,35,34,35,33,34,34,34,34,35,35,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,34,35,35]]},"tx":{"usage":6,"cinr":31,"evm":[[32,34,28,33,35,30,31,33,30,30,32,30,29,33,31,29,33,31,31,30,33,34,33,31,33,32,32,31,29,31,30,32,31,30,29,32,31,32,31,31,32,29,31,29,30,32,32,31,32,32,33,31,28,29,31,31,33,32,33,32,32,32,31,33],[37,37,37,38,38,37,36,38,38,37,37,37,37,37,39,37,37,37,37,37,37,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,37,37,38,37,37,37,38,37,38,37,37,37,37,37,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,38,37,37,38,37,36,37,37,37,37,37,37,37]]}},"last_disc":1,"remote":{"age":1,"device_id": "d4f4cdf82961e619328a8f72f8d7653b","hostname": "NanoStation 5AC sta name","platform": "NanoStation 5AC loco","version": "WA.ar934x.v8.7.17.48152.250620.2132","time": "2025-06-23 23:13:54","cpuload":43.564301,"temperature":0,"totalram":63447040,"freeram":14290944,"netrole": "bridge","mode": "sta-ptp","sys_id":"0xe7fa","tx_throughput":16023,"rx_throughput":251,"uptime":265320,"power_time":268512,"compat_11n":0,"signal":-58,"rssi":38,"noisefloor":-90,"tx_power":-4,"distance":1,"rx_chainmask":3,"chainrssi":[33,37,0],"tx_ratedata":[14,4,372,2223,4708,4037,8142,485763,29420892,24748154],"tx_bytes":212308148210,"rx_bytes":3624206478,"antenna_gain":13,"cable_loss":0,"height":2,"ethlist":[{"ifname": "eth0","enabled":true,"plugged":true,"duplex":true,"speed":1000,"snr":[30,30,29,30],"cable_len":14}],"ipaddr":["192.168.1.2"],"ip6addr":["fe80::eea:14ff:fea4:806"],"gps":{"lat": "52.020100","lon": "5.071400","fix":0},"oob":false,"unms":{"status":0},"airview":2,"service":{"time":267195,"link":265996}}}],"sta_disconnected":[]},"interfaces":[{"ifname": "eth0","hwaddr":"01:23:45:67:89:AB","enabled":true,"mtu":1500,"status":{"plugged":true,"tx_bytes":209900085624,"rx_bytes":3984971949,"tx_packets":185866883,"rx_packets":73564835,"tx_errors":0,"rx_errors":4,"tx_dropped":10,"rx_dropped":0,"ipaddr":"0.0.0.0","speed":1000,"duplex":true,"snr":[30,30,30,30],"cable_len":18}},{"ifname": "ath0","hwaddr":"01:23:45:67:89:AB","enabled":true,"mtu":1500,"status":{"plugged":false,"tx_bytes":5265602738,"rx_bytes":206938324766,"tx_packets":52980390,"rx_packets":149767200,"tx_errors":0,"rx_errors":0,"tx_dropped":2005,"rx_dropped":0,"ipaddr":"0.0.0.0","speed":0,"duplex":false}},{"ifname": 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diff --git a/fixtures/sta-ptp.json b/fixtures/sta-ptp.json
index dca620a..1f54cc3 100644
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ea3754b..862c528 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name            = "airos"
-version         = "0.1.1"
+version         = "0.1.2"
 license         = "MIT"
 description     = "Ubiquity airOS module(s) for Python 3."
 readme          = "README.md"
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ maintainers = [
 requires-python = ">=3.13"
 dependencies    = [
         "aiohttp",
+        "mashumaro",
 ]
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bb41ec2..8ee6e17 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 aiohttp==3.12.14
-asyncio==3.4.3
+mashumaro==3.16
diff --git a/tests/test_stations.py b/tests/test_stations.py
index 259ee34..65c10b1 100644
--- a/tests/test_stations.py
+++ b/tests/test_stations.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import os
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
+from airos.airos8data import AirOSData
 import airos.exceptions
 import pytest
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ async def _read_fixture(fixture: str = "ap-ptp"):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["ap-ptp", "sta-ptp"])
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_ap(airos_device, base_url, mode):
+async def test_ap_json(airos_device, base_url, mode):
     """Test device operation."""
     cookie = SimpleCookie()
     cookie["session_id"] = "test-cookie"
@@ -54,12 +55,47 @@ async def test_ap(airos_device, base_url, mode):
         patch.object(airos_device.session, "get", return_value=mock_status_response),
     ):
         assert await airos_device.login()
-        status = await airos_device.status()
+        status = await airos_device.status(return_json=True)
 
         # Verify the fixture returns the correct mode
         assert status.get("wireless", {}).get("mode") == mode
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["ap-ptp", "sta-ptp"])
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_ap_object(airos_device, base_url, mode):
+    """Test device operation."""
+    cookie = SimpleCookie()
+    cookie["session_id"] = "test-cookie"
+    cookie["AIROS_TOKEN"] = "abc123"
+
+    # --- Prepare fake POST /api/auth response with cookies ---
+    mock_login_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_login_response.__aenter__.return_value = mock_login_response
+    mock_login_response.text = AsyncMock(return_value="{}")
+    mock_login_response.status = 200
+    mock_login_response.cookies = cookie
+    mock_login_response.headers = {"X-CSRF-ID": "test-csrf-token"}
+    # --- Prepare fake GET /api/status response ---
+    fixture_data = await _read_fixture(mode)
+    mock_status_payload = fixture_data
+    mock_status_response = MagicMock()
+    mock_status_response.__aenter__.return_value = mock_status_response
+    mock_status_response.text = AsyncMock(return_value=json.dumps(fixture_data))
+    mock_status_response.status = 200
+    mock_status_response.json = AsyncMock(return_value=mock_status_payload)
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(airos_device.session, "post", return_value=mock_login_response),
+        patch.object(airos_device.session, "get", return_value=mock_status_response),
+    ):
+        assert await airos_device.login()
+        status: AirOSData = await airos_device.status()  # Implies return_json = False
+
+        # Verify the fixture returns the correct mode
+        assert status.wireless.mode.value == mode
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_reconnect(airos_device, base_url):
     """Test reconnect client."""