diff --git a/src/Api/Api.php b/src/Api/Api.php
index 495c2c0..9df1f24 100644
--- a/src/Api/Api.php
+++ b/src/Api/Api.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 namespace League\Glide\Api;
 
 use Intervention\Image\ImageManager;
-use League\Glide\Manipulators\Encode;
+use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
 use League\Glide\Manipulators\ManipulatorInterface;
 
 class Api implements ApiInterface
@@ -92,13 +92,23 @@ public function run(string $source, array $params): string
 
         foreach ($this->manipulators as $manipulator) {
             $manipulator->setParams($params);
-            /** @var \Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface */
             $image = $manipulator->run($image);
         }
 
-        $encoder = new Encode();
-        $encoder->setParams($params);
-        /** @var \Intervention\Image\Interfaces\EncodedImageInterface */
+        return $this->encode($image, $params);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Perform image encoding to a given format.
+     *
+     * @param ImageInterface $image  Image object
+     * @param array          $params the manipulator params
+     *
+     * @return string Manipulated image binary data
+     */
+    public function encode(ImageInterface $image, array $params): string
+    {
+        $encoder = new Encode($params);
         $encoded = $encoder->run($image);
 
         return $encoded->toString();
diff --git a/src/Manipulators/Encode.php b/src/Api/Encode.php
similarity index 79%
rename from src/Manipulators/Encode.php
rename to src/Api/Encode.php
index 0313131..8721503 100644
--- a/src/Manipulators/Encode.php
+++ b/src/Api/Encode.php
@@ -1,12 +1,41 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace League\Glide\Manipulators;
+namespace League\Glide\Api;
 
+use Exception;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\EncodedImageInterface;
 use Intervention\Image\Interfaces\ImageInterface;
 
-class Encode extends BaseManipulator
-{
+/**
+ * Encoder Api class to convert a given image to a specific format.
+ */
+class Encode {
+
+    /**
+     * The manipulation params.
+     */
+    private $params;
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor.
+     *
+     * @param array $params the manipulator params
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $params = [])
+    {
+        $this->params = $params;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get a specific manipulation param.
+     */
+    public function getParam(string $name): mixed
+    {
+        return array_key_exists($name, $this->params)
+            ? $this->params[$name]
+            : null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Perform output image manipulation.
      *
@@ -42,6 +71,7 @@ public function run(ImageInterface $image): EncodedImageInterface
                 $encoderOptions['interlaced'] = $shouldInterlace;
                 break;
             default:
+                throw new Exception("Invalid format provided: {$format}");
         }
 
         return $image->encodeByExtension(...$encoderOptions);