diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 23b1aa08..a42b61a5 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ program
   .option("--disableStrictSSL", "disabled strict SSL", false)
   .option("--disableProxy", "disabled proxy", false)
   .option("--axios", "generate axios http client", false)
+  .option("--unwrap-response-data", "unwrap the data item from the response", false)
   .option("--single-http-client", "Ability to send HttpClient instance to Api constructor", false)
   .option("--silent", "Output only errors to console", false)
   .option("--default-response <type>", "default type for empty response schema", TS_KEYWORDS.VOID)
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const {
   disableProxy,
   cleanOutput,
   defaultResponse,
+  unwrapResponseData,
   singleHttpClient,
   axios,
   silent,
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ generateApi({
   httpClientType: axios ? HTTP_CLIENT.AXIOS : HTTP_CLIENT.FETCH,
   defaultResponseAsSuccess: defaultAsSuccess,
   defaultResponseType: defaultResponse,
+  unwrapResponseData: unwrapResponseData,
   generateUnionEnums: unionEnums,
   generateResponses: responses,
   extractRequestParams: !!extractRequestParams,
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index d62c6195..b9f3d63a 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const config = {
   defaultResponseType: TS_KEYWORDS.VOID,
   singleHttpClient: false,
   httpClientType: HTTP_CLIENT.FETCH,
+  unwrapResponseData: false,
   templatePaths: {
     /** `templates/base` */
     base: "",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1d55599a..6ccbdd3a 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ module.exports = {
     extractRequestParams = config.extractRequestParams,
     extractRequestBody = config.extractRequestBody,
     defaultResponseType = config.defaultResponseType,
+    unwrapResponseData = config.unwrapResponseData,
     singleHttpClient = config.singleHttpClient,
     prettier: prettierOptions = constants.PRETTIER_OPTIONS,
     hooks: rawHooks,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ module.exports = {
         disableProxy,
         cleanOutput,
         defaultResponseType,
+        unwrapResponseData,
         singleHttpClient,
         constants,
         silent,
diff --git a/templates/base/http-clients/axios-http-client.eta b/templates/base/http-clients/axios-http-client.eta
index abe7b99e..afd9f9b7 100644
--- a/templates/base/http-clients/axios-http-client.eta
+++ b/templates/base/http-clients/axios-http-client.eta
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%
-const { apiConfig, generateResponses } = it;
+const { apiConfig, generateResponses, config } = it;
 %>
 
 import axios, { AxiosInstance, AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse, ResponseType } from "axios";
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ export class HttpClient<SecurityDataType = unknown> {
         format,
         body,
         ...params
+<% if (config.unwrapResponseData) { %>
+    }: FullRequestParams): Promise<T> => {
+<% } else { %>
     }: FullRequestParams): Promise<AxiosResponse<T>> => {
+<% } %>
         const secureParams = ((typeof secure === 'boolean' ? secure : this.secure) && this.securityWorker && (await this.securityWorker(this.securityData))) || {};
         const requestParams = this.mergeRequestParams(params, secureParams);
         const responseFormat = (format && this.format) || void 0;
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@ export class HttpClient<SecurityDataType = unknown> {
             responseType: responseFormat,
             data: body,
             url: path,
+<% if (config.unwrapResponseData) { %>
+        }).then(response => response.data);
+<% } else { %>
         });
+<% } %>
     };
 }
diff --git a/templates/base/http-clients/fetch-http-client.eta b/templates/base/http-clients/fetch-http-client.eta
index 88a24306..0477e0b7 100644
--- a/templates/base/http-clients/fetch-http-client.eta
+++ b/templates/base/http-clients/fetch-http-client.eta
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%
-const { apiConfig, generateResponses } = it;
+const { apiConfig, generateResponses, config } = it;
 %>
 
 export type QueryParamsType = Record<string | number, any>;
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ export class HttpClient<SecurityDataType = unknown> {
         baseUrl,
         cancelToken,
         ...params
+<% if (config.unwrapResponseData) { %>
+    }: FullRequestParams): Promise<T> => {
+<% } else { %>
     }: FullRequestParams): Promise<HttpResponse<T, E>> => {
+<% } %>
         const secureParams = ((typeof secure === 'boolean' ? secure : this.baseApiParams.secure) && this.securityWorker && await this.securityWorker(this.securityData)) || {};
         const requestParams = this.mergeRequestParams(params, secureParams);
         const queryString = query && this.toQueryString(query);
@@ -206,7 +210,11 @@ export class HttpClient<SecurityDataType = unknown> {
             }
 
             if (!response.ok) throw data;
+<% if (config.unwrapResponseData) { %>
+            return data.data;
+<% } else { %>
             return data;
+<% } %>
         });
     };
 }