diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_content.py b/src/ahttpx/_content.py
index e2c4aaa..ee7e0be 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_content.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_content.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 class Content:
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     # Content API
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = str(self).encode("ascii")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def name(self) -> str:
     def size(self) -> int:
         return os.path.getsize(self._path)
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         return FileStream(self._path)
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ def get_list(self, key: str) -> list[File]:
         return list(self._dict.get(key, []))
 
     # Content interface
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
-        return MultiPart(files=self).encode()
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
+        return MultiPart(files=self).open()
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
         return f"multipart/form-data; boundary={self._boundary}"
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class JSON(Content):
     def __init__(self, data: typing.Any) -> None:
         self._data = data
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = json.dumps(
             self._data,
             ensure_ascii=False,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class Text(Content):
     def __init__(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._text = text
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = self._text.encode("utf-8")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class HTML(Content):
     def __init__(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._text = text
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = self._text.encode("utf-8")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def form(self) -> Form:
     def files(self) -> Files:
         return self._files
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         form = [(key, value) for key, value in self._form.items()]
         files = [(key, file._path) for key, file in self._files.items()]
         return MultiPartStream(form, files, boundary=self._boundary)
diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_request.py b/src/ahttpx/_request.py
index 8f836b5..3062f40 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_request.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_request.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def __init__(
                 self.stream = content
             elif isinstance(content, Content):
                 ct = content.content_type()
-                self.stream = content.encode()
+                self.stream = content.open()
                 self.headers = self.headers.copy_set("Content-Type", ct)
             else:
                 raise TypeError(f'Expected `Content | Stream | bytes | None` got {type(content)}')
diff --git a/src/ahttpx/_response.py b/src/ahttpx/_response.py
index c2420a7..777b7d3 100644
--- a/src/ahttpx/_response.py
+++ b/src/ahttpx/_response.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def __init__(
                 self.stream = content
             elif isinstance(content, Content):
                 ct = content.content_type()
-                self.stream = content.encode()
+                self.stream = content.open()
                 self.headers = self.headers.copy_set("Content-Type", ct)
             else:
                 raise TypeError(f'Expected `Content | Stream | bytes | None` got {type(content)}')
diff --git a/src/httpx/_content.py b/src/httpx/_content.py
index e2c4aaa..ee7e0be 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_content.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_content.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 class Content:
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     # Content API
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = str(self).encode("ascii")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def name(self) -> str:
     def size(self) -> int:
         return os.path.getsize(self._path)
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         return FileStream(self._path)
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ def get_list(self, key: str) -> list[File]:
         return list(self._dict.get(key, []))
 
     # Content interface
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
-        return MultiPart(files=self).encode()
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
+        return MultiPart(files=self).open()
 
     def content_type(self) -> str:
         return f"multipart/form-data; boundary={self._boundary}"
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class JSON(Content):
     def __init__(self, data: typing.Any) -> None:
         self._data = data
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = json.dumps(
             self._data,
             ensure_ascii=False,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class Text(Content):
     def __init__(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._text = text
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = self._text.encode("utf-8")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class HTML(Content):
     def __init__(self, text: str) -> None:
         self._text = text
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         content = self._text.encode("utf-8")
         return ByteStream(content)
 
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def form(self) -> Form:
     def files(self) -> Files:
         return self._files
 
-    def encode(self) -> Stream:
+    def open(self) -> Stream:
         form = [(key, value) for key, value in self._form.items()]
         files = [(key, file._path) for key, file in self._files.items()]
         return MultiPartStream(form, files, boundary=self._boundary)
diff --git a/src/httpx/_request.py b/src/httpx/_request.py
index 4e7d2b3..e6c7de8 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_request.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_request.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def __init__(
                 self.stream = content
             elif isinstance(content, Content):
                 ct = content.content_type()
-                self.stream = content.encode()
+                self.stream = content.open()
                 self.headers = self.headers.copy_set("Content-Type", ct)
             else:
                 raise TypeError(f'Expected `Content | Stream | bytes | None` got {type(content)}')
diff --git a/src/httpx/_response.py b/src/httpx/_response.py
index 4f4fb13..3315ee4 100644
--- a/src/httpx/_response.py
+++ b/src/httpx/_response.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def __init__(
                 self.stream = content
             elif isinstance(content, Content):
                 ct = content.content_type()
-                self.stream = content.encode()
+                self.stream = content.open()
                 self.headers = self.headers.copy_set("Content-Type", ct)
             else:
                 raise TypeError(f'Expected `Content | Stream | bytes | None` got {type(content)}')
diff --git a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_content.py b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_content.py
index f8a1500..f2f6dcb 100644
--- a/tests/test_ahttpx/test_content.py
+++ b/tests/test_ahttpx/test_content.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 async def test_html():
     html = ahttpx.HTML("<html><body>Hello, world</body></html>")
 
-    stream = html.encode()
+    stream = html.open()
     content_type = html.content_type()
 
     assert await stream.read() == b'<html><body>Hello, world</body></html>'
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async def test_html():
 async def test_text():
     text = ahttpx.Text("Hello, world")
 
-    stream = text.encode()
+    stream = text.open()
     content_type = text.content_type()
 
     assert await stream.read() == b'Hello, world'
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ async def test_text():
 async def test_json():
     data = ahttpx.JSON({'data': 123})
 
-    stream = data.encode()
+    stream = data.open()
     content_type = data.content_type()
 
     assert await stream.read() == b'{"data":123}'
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async def test_form_encode():
     form = ahttpx.Form({'email': 'address@example.com'})
     assert form['email'] == "address@example.com"
 
-    stream = form.encode()
+    stream = form.open()
     content_type = form.content_type()
 
     assert await stream.read() == b"email=address%40example.com"
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ async def test_multipart():
         assert multipart.files['upload'] == ahttpx.File(f.name)
 
         fname = os.path.basename(f.name).encode('utf-8')
-        stream = multipart.encode()
+        stream = multipart.open()
         content_type = multipart.content_type()
 
         content_type == "multipart/form-data; boundary=BOUNDARY"
diff --git a/tests/test_httpx/test_content.py b/tests/test_httpx/test_content.py
index d5fc3de..bc740ce 100644
--- a/tests/test_httpx/test_content.py
+++ b/tests/test_httpx/test_content.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 def test_html():
     html = httpx.HTML("<html><body>Hello, world</body></html>")
 
-    stream = html.encode()
+    stream = html.open()
     content_type = html.content_type()
 
     assert stream.read() == b'<html><body>Hello, world</body></html>'
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_html():
 def test_text():
     text = httpx.Text("Hello, world")
 
-    stream = text.encode()
+    stream = text.open()
     content_type = text.content_type()
 
     assert stream.read() == b'Hello, world'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_text():
 def test_json():
     data = httpx.JSON({'data': 123})
 
-    stream = data.encode()
+    stream = data.open()
     content_type = data.content_type()
 
     assert stream.read() == b'{"data":123}'
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_form_encode():
     form = httpx.Form({'email': 'address@example.com'})
     assert form['email'] == "address@example.com"
 
-    stream = form.encode()
+    stream = form.open()
     content_type = form.content_type()
 
     assert stream.read() == b"email=address%40example.com"
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def test_multipart():
         assert multipart.files['upload'] == httpx.File(f.name)
 
         fname = os.path.basename(f.name).encode('utf-8')
-        stream = multipart.encode()
+        stream = multipart.open()
         content_type = multipart.content_type()
 
         content_type == "multipart/form-data; boundary=BOUNDARY"