diff --git a/pallas-traverse/src/input.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/input.rs
index be87549..7a06743 100644
--- a/pallas-traverse/src/input.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/input.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{borrow::Cow, fmt::Display, ops::Deref};
+use std::{borrow::Cow, fmt::Display, ops::Deref, str::FromStr};
 
 use pallas_codec::utils::CborWrap;
 use pallas_crypto::hash::Hash;
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ use pallas_primitives::{alonzo, byron};
 
 use crate::{MultiEraInput, OutputRef};
 
-impl OutputRef<'_> {
+impl OutputRef {
+    pub fn new(hash: Hash<32>, index: u64) -> Self {
+        Self(hash, index)
+    }
+
     pub fn tx_id(&self) -> &Hash<32> {
         &self.0
     }
@@ -16,12 +20,29 @@ impl OutputRef<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-impl Display for OutputRef<'_> {
+impl Display for OutputRef {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}#{}", self.tx_id(), self.tx_index())
     }
 }
 
+impl FromStr for OutputRef {
+    type Err = crate::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let parts: Vec<_> = s.trim().split('#').collect();
+        let (hash, idx) = match &parts[..] {
+            &[a, b] => (
+                Hash::<32>::from_str(a).map_err(|_| crate::Error::invalid_utxo_ref(s))?,
+                u64::from_str(b).map_err(|_| crate::Error::invalid_utxo_ref(s))?,
+            ),
+            _ => return Err(crate::Error::invalid_utxo_ref(s)),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Self::new(hash, idx))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'b> MultiEraInput<'b> {
     pub fn from_byron(input: &'b byron::TxIn) -> Self {
         Self::Byron(Box::new(Cow::Borrowed(input)))
@@ -34,14 +55,10 @@ impl<'b> MultiEraInput<'b> {
     pub fn output_ref(&self) -> Option<OutputRef> {
         match self {
             MultiEraInput::Byron(x) => match x.deref().deref() {
-                byron::TxIn::Variant0(CborWrap((tx, idx))) => {
-                    Some(OutputRef(Cow::Borrowed(tx), *idx as u64))
-                }
+                byron::TxIn::Variant0(CborWrap((tx, idx))) => Some(OutputRef(*tx, *idx as u64)),
                 byron::TxIn::Other(_, _) => None,
             },
-            MultiEraInput::AlonzoCompatible(x) => {
-                Some(OutputRef(Cow::Borrowed(&x.transaction_id), x.index))
-            }
+            MultiEraInput::AlonzoCompatible(x) => Some(OutputRef(x.transaction_id, x.index)),
         }
     }
 
@@ -62,6 +79,8 @@ impl<'b> MultiEraInput<'b> {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
     use crate::*;
 
     #[test]
@@ -99,4 +118,22 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_utxo_ref_parsing() {
+        let valid_vectors = [
+            "da832fb5ef57df5b91817e9a7448d26e92552afb34f8ee5adb491b24bbe990d5#14",
+            " da832fb5ef57df5b91817e9a7448d26e92552afb34f8ee5adb491b24bbe990d5#14 ",
+        ];
+
+        for vector in valid_vectors.iter() {
+            let sample = OutputRef::from_str(vector).unwrap();
+
+            assert_eq!(
+                sample.tx_id().to_string(),
+                "da832fb5ef57df5b91817e9a7448d26e92552afb34f8ee5adb491b24bbe990d5"
+            );
+            assert_eq!(sample.tx_index(), 14);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
index 0b31957..699ac9a 100644
--- a/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/lib.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub enum MultiEraTx<'b> {
     Byron(Box<Cow<'b, byron::MintedTxPayload<'b>>>),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum MultiEraOutput<'b> {
     AlonzoCompatible(Box<Cow<'b, alonzo::TransactionOutput>>),
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub enum MultiEraOutput<'b> {
     Byron(Box<Cow<'b, byron::TxOut>>),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum MultiEraInput<'b> {
     Byron(Box<Cow<'b, byron::TxIn>>),
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ pub enum MultiEraCert<'b> {
     AlonzoCompatible(Box<Cow<'b, alonzo::Certificate>>),
 }
 
-pub struct OutputRef<'a>(Cow<'a, Hash<32>>, u64);
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct OutputRef(Hash<32>, u64);
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ pub enum Error {
 
     #[error("Invalid era for request: {0}")]
     InvalidEra(Era),
+
+    #[error("Invalid UTxO ref: {0}")]
+    InvalidUtxoRef(String),
 }
 
 impl Error {
@@ -112,4 +116,8 @@ impl Error {
     pub fn unknown_cbor(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
         Error::UnknownCbor(hex::encode(bytes))
     }
+
+    pub fn invalid_utxo_ref(str: &str) -> Self {
+        Error::InvalidUtxoRef(str.to_owned())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pallas-traverse/src/output.rs b/pallas-traverse/src/output.rs
index 6f6737e..7c42197 100644
--- a/pallas-traverse/src/output.rs
+++ b/pallas-traverse/src/output.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, ops::Deref};
 
+use pallas_codec::minicbor;
 use pallas_primitives::{alonzo, babbage, byron};
 
-use crate::MultiEraOutput;
+use crate::{Era, MultiEraOutput};
 
 impl<'b> MultiEraOutput<'b> {
     pub fn from_byron(output: &'b byron::TxOut) -> Self {
@@ -70,4 +71,32 @@ impl<'b> MultiEraOutput<'b> {
             MultiEraOutput::Byron(x) => Some(x),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn encode(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, minicbor::encode::Error<std::io::Error>> {
+        match self {
+            Self::AlonzoCompatible(x) => minicbor::to_vec(x),
+            Self::Babbage(x) => minicbor::to_vec(x),
+            Self::Byron(x) => minicbor::to_vec(x),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn decode(era: Era, cbor: &'b [u8]) -> Result<Self, minicbor::decode::Error> {
+        match era {
+            Era::Byron => {
+                let tx = minicbor::decode(cbor)?;
+                let tx = Box::new(Cow::Owned(tx));
+                Ok(Self::Byron(tx))
+            }
+            Era::Shelley | Era::Allegra | Era::Mary | Era::Alonzo => {
+                let tx = minicbor::decode(cbor)?;
+                let tx = Box::new(Cow::Owned(tx));
+                Ok(Self::AlonzoCompatible(tx))
+            }
+            Era::Babbage => {
+                let tx = minicbor::decode(cbor)?;
+                let tx = Box::new(Cow::Owned(tx));
+                Ok(Self::Babbage(tx))
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }