diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 639e7fa..2ccc8c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ type GreetResponse struct {
 Use the `oto` tool to generate a client and server:
 
 ```bash
-oto -template ./otohttp/templates/server.go.plush -out ./api/oto.gen.go ./api/definitions
+oto -template ./otohttp/templates/server.go.plush \
+  -out ./api/oto.gen.go \
+  -ignore Ignorer \
+  ./api/definitions
 gofmt -w ./api/oto.gen.go ./api/oto.gen.go
 ```
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b275d78..b815f37 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ flags:`)
 		flags.PrintDefaults()
 	}
 	var (
-		template  = flags.String("template", "", "plush template to render")
-		outfile   = flags.String("out", "", "output file (default: stdout)")
-		pkg       = flags.String("pkg", "", "explicit package name (default: inferred)")
-		v         = flags.Bool("v", false, "verbose output")
-		paramsStr = flags.String("params", "", "list of parameters in the format: \"key:value,key:value\"")
+		template   = flags.String("template", "", "plush template to render")
+		outfile    = flags.String("out", "", "output file (default: stdout)")
+		pkg        = flags.String("pkg", "", "explicit package name (default: inferred)")
+		v          = flags.Bool("v", false, "verbose output")
+		paramsStr  = flags.String("params", "", "list of parameters in the format: \"key:value,key:value\"")
+		ignoreList = flags.String("ignore", "", "comma separated list of interfaces to ignore")
 	)
 	if err := flags.Parse(args[1:]); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ flags:`)
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "params")
 	}
 	parser := newParser(flags.Args()...)
+	ignoreItems := strings.Split(*ignoreList, ",")
+	if ignoreItems[0] != "" {
+		parser.ExcludeInterfaces = ignoreItems
+	}
 	parser.Verbose = *v
 	if parser.Verbose {
 		fmt.Println("oto - github.com/pacedotdev/oto")
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index d0c4881..5a228fb 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ func (f fieldType) JSType() (string, error) {
 type parser struct {
 	Verbose bool
 
+	ExcludeInterfaces []string
+
 	patterns []string
 	def      definition
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ func (p *parser) parse() (definition, error) {
 	}
 	p.outputObjects = make(map[string]struct{})
 	p.objects = make(map[string]struct{})
+	var excludedObjectsTypeIDs []string
 	pkgs, err := packages.Load(cfg, p.patterns...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return p.def, err
@@ -127,12 +130,35 @@ func (p *parser) parse() (definition, error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return p.def, err
 				}
+				if isInSlice(p.ExcludeInterfaces, name) {
+					for _, method := range s.Methods {
+						excludedObjectsTypeIDs = append(excludedObjectsTypeIDs, method.InputObject.TypeID)
+						excludedObjectsTypeIDs = append(excludedObjectsTypeIDs, method.OutputObject.TypeID)
+					}
+					continue
+				}
 				p.def.Services = append(p.def.Services, s)
 			case *types.Struct:
 				p.parseObject(pkg, obj, item)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// remove any excluded objects
+	nonExcludedObjects := make([]object, 0, len(p.def.Objects))
+	for _, object := range p.def.Objects {
+		excluded := false
+		for _, excludedTypeID := range excludedObjectsTypeIDs {
+			if object.TypeID == excludedTypeID {
+				excluded = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if excluded {
+			continue
+		}
+		nonExcludedObjects = append(nonExcludedObjects, object)
+	}
+	p.def.Objects = nonExcludedObjects
 	sort.Slice(p.def.Services, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return p.def.Services[i].Name < p.def.Services[j].Name
 	})
@@ -275,7 +301,8 @@ func (p *parser) addOutputFields() error {
 	for typeName := range p.outputObjects {
 		obj, err := p.def.Object(typeName)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "missing output object: %s", typeName)
+			// skip if we can't find it - it must be excluded
+			continue
 		}
 		obj.Fields = append(obj.Fields, errorField)
 	}
@@ -286,3 +313,12 @@ func (p *parser) wrapErr(err error, pkg *packages.Package, pos token.Pos) error
 	position := pkg.Fset.Position(pos)
 	return errors.Wrap(err, position.String())
 }
+
+func isInSlice(slice []string, s string) bool {
+	for i := range slice {
+		if slice[i] == s {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index bd4d800..630fbe9 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import (
 func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 	is := is.New(t)
 	patterns := []string{"./testdata/services/pleasantries"}
-	def, err := newParser(patterns...).parse()
+	parser := newParser(patterns...)
+	parser.ExcludeInterfaces = []string{"Ignorer"}
+	def, err := parser.parse()
 	is.NoErr(err)
 
 	is.Equal(def.PackageName, "pleasantries")
-	is.Equal(len(def.Services), 2)
+	is.Equal(len(def.Services), 2) // should be 2 services
 	is.Equal(def.Services[0].Name, "GreeterService")
 	is.Equal(len(def.Services[0].Methods), 2)
 	is.Equal(def.Services[0].Methods[0].Name, "GetGreetings")
diff --git a/testdata/services/pleasantries/ignorer.go b/testdata/services/pleasantries/ignorer.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19ba304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/services/pleasantries/ignorer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package pleasantries
+
+type Ignorer interface {
+	Ignore(IgnoreRequest) IgnoreResponse
+}
+
+type IgnoreRequest struct{}
+
+type IgnoreResponse struct{}