diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/http/http.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/http/http.cpp
index 4e06cefa5..aeb4fcf1b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/http/http.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/http/http.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ static CURLcode SetConnectionType(CURL* connection, RequestType type) {
     case REQUEST_TYPE_PUT_:
         return curl_easy_setopt(connection, CURLOPT_UPLOAD, 1);
     case REQUEST_TYPE_DELETE:
-        // TODO
-        break;
+        break; // TODO
     case REQUEST_TYPE_HEAD:
         return curl_easy_setopt(connection, CURLOPT_NOBODY, 1);
     }
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ void MakeRequest(HttpContext* context) {
 
         {
             std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(context->mutex);
-            if (context->should_quit)
+            if (context->cancel_request)
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ void Init() {
 
 void ClearInstance() {
     for (auto& pair : context_map) {
-        pair.second->should_quit = true;
+        pair.second->cancel_request = true;
         if (pair.second->req_thread != nullptr)
             pair.second->req_thread->join();
     }
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/http/http.h b/src/core/hle/service/http/http.h
index 472f296f5..ea9d13737 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/http/http.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/http/http.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <memory>
 #include <thread>
+#include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "core/hle/result.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ namespace HTTP {
 
 typedef u32 ContextHandle;
 
+/// HTTP operation that will be performed by the request (API-exposed).
 enum RequestType : u32 {
     REQUEST_TYPE_NONE   = 0,
     REQUEST_TYPE_GET    = 1,
@@ -30,28 +32,36 @@ enum RequestType : u32 {
     REQUEST_TYPE_PUT_   = 7
 };
 
+/// Current state of the HTTP request (API-exposed).
 enum RequestState : u32 {
-    REQUEST_STATE_DEFAULT, // TODO
     REQUEST_STATE_IN_PROGRESS = 5,
     REQUEST_STATE_READY = 8,
 };
 
+/** A helper struct that contains all the required information for a HTTP request.
+ * This struct, as it can be accessed by multiple threads, contains a mutex that
+ * must be locked whenever any of the struct's members are being accessed. This is
+ * to prevent any possible race conditions.
+ */
 struct HttpContext {
     std::mutex mutex;
-    bool should_quit;
 
-    RequestState state;
+    //--- Ongoing request management
+    RequestState state;               //< API-exposed current state of the HTTP request
     std::unique_ptr<std::thread> req_thread;
+    bool cancel_request;              //< True if the request's thread should be canceled ASAP
 
-    std::string url;
-    RequestType req_type;
-    curl_slist* request_hdrs;
+    //--- Request data
+    std::string url;                  //< URL to the target server.
+    RequestType req_type;             //< Type of request that will be performed
+    curl_slist* request_hdrs;         //< Buffer for request headers to be sent to the server.
 
-    std::vector<u8> response_hdrs;
-    std::vector<u8> response_data;
-    long response_code;
-    double content_length;
-    double downloaded_size;
+    //--- Response data
+    std::vector<u8> response_hdrs;    //< Buffer for response headers returned by the server.
+    std::vector<u8> response_data;    //< Buffer for response body returned by the server.
+    long response_code;               //< The three-digit HTTP response code returned by the server.
+    double content_length;            //< The total size in bytes that will be downloaded this request.
+    double downloaded_size;           //< The amount in bytes that has been downloaded so far.
 
     ~HttpContext();
 };
@@ -59,7 +69,14 @@ struct HttpContext {
 extern std::unordered_map<ContextHandle, std::unique_ptr<HttpContext>> context_map;
 extern ContextHandle next_handle;
 
+/** Makes an HTTP request using libcurl. Ideally called as part of a new thread.
+ * @param context A pointer to the HttpContext that will be used by this request. This pointer must remain valid.
+ */
 void MakeRequest(HttpContext* context);
+
+/** Appends a name-value pair to a curl_slist*
+ * @param hdr_list A reference to the curl_slist*
+ */
 void AddRequestHeader(const std::string& name, const std::string& value, curl_slist** hdr_list);
 
 /// Initialize the HTTP service
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/http/http_c.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/http/http_c.cpp
index c659bf9a3..dd14af66a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/http/http_c.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/http/http_c.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ static void CreateContext(Service::Interface* self) {
     char* url_ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(Memory::GetPointer(cmd_buff[4]));
 
     LOG_DEBUG(Service, "request url=%s req_type=%u", url_ptr, req_type);
-
-    // TODO: give HttpContext a proper constructor
-    std::unique_ptr<HttpContext> context(new HttpContext{});
+    auto context = Common::make_unique<HttpContext>();
 
     context->req_type = req_type;
     context->url = std::string(url_ptr, url_len);
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ static void CloseContext(Service::Interface* self) {
         return;
     }
 
-    map_it->second->should_quit = true;
+    map_it->second->cancel_request = true;
     if (map_it->second->req_thread != nullptr)
         map_it->second->req_thread->join();
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ static void CancelConnection(Service::Interface* self) {
         cmd_buff[1] = -1; // TODO: Find proper result code for invalid handle
         return;
     }
-    map_it->second->should_quit = true;
+    map_it->second->cancel_request = true;
 
     cmd_buff[1] = RESULT_SUCCESS.raw;
 }