diff --git a/atproto/src/types.rs b/atproto/src/types.rs
index 70241b8..26ee60d 100644
--- a/atproto/src/types.rs
+++ b/atproto/src/types.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ impl<T> StrongRef<T> {
   pub fn get_content(&self) -> &T {
     &self.content
   }
+
+  pub fn extract_content(self) -> (T, Cid) {
+    (self.content, self.cid)
+  }
+
   pub fn get_cid(&self) -> &Cid {
     &self.cid
   }