diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e8091fa..fb684cd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ hyper-tls = "0.5.0"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.18", features = ["json", "blocking"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.180", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.104"
-serde_qs = "0.12"
+serde_urlencoded = "0.7.1"
diff --git a/src/api/autocomplete.rs b/src/api/autocomplete.rs
index 490231a..0594e3e 100644
--- a/src/api/autocomplete.rs
+++ b/src/api/autocomplete.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,8 @@ impl Autocomplete {
         params: AutocompleteParams,
     ) -> Result<AutocompleteResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .get::<AutocompleteResponse>(AUTOCOMPLETE_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<AutocompleteResponse, AutocompleteParams>(AUTOCOMPLETE_PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/company.rs b/src/api/company.rs
index 2fcb6a4..093a11e 100644
--- a/src/api/company.rs
+++ b/src/api/company.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ impl Company {
     /// docs: https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/company-enrichment-api
     pub fn enrich(&self, params: EnrichCompanyParams) -> Result<CompanyResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<CompanyResponse>(ENRICH_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<CompanyResponse, EnrichCompanyParams>(ENRICH_PATH, params)
     }
 
     /// Search gives you access to every record in our full Company dataset,
@@ -33,20 +31,16 @@ impl Company {
     /// docs: https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/company-search-api
     pub fn search(&self, params: SearchParams) -> Result<SearchCompanyResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<SearchCompanyResponse>(SEARCH_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<SearchCompanyResponse, SearchParams>(SEARCH_PATH, params)
     }
 
     /// Clean your company data, so you can better query our person data
     /// docs: https://docs.peopledatalabs.com/docs/cleaner-apis-reference
     pub fn clean(&self, params: CleanCompanyParams) -> Result<CleanCompanyResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<CleanCompanyResponse>(CLEAN_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<CleanCompanyResponse, CleanCompanyParams>(CLEAN_PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/ip.rs b/src/api/ip.rs
index c1ed62b..86d018d 100644
--- a/src/api/ip.rs
+++ b/src/api/ip.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ pub struct IP {
 impl IP {
     pub fn get(&self, params: IPParams) -> Result<IPResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<IPResponse>(PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client.get::<IPResponse, IPParams>(PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/jobtitle.rs b/src/api/jobtitle.rs
index 8735993..129d813 100644
--- a/src/api/jobtitle.rs
+++ b/src/api/jobtitle.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ pub struct JobTitle {
 impl JobTitle {
     pub fn get(&self, params: JobTitleParams) -> Result<JobTitleResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<JobTitleResponse>(PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<JobTitleResponse, JobTitleParams>(PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/location.rs b/src/api/location.rs
index 4469e9c..0d7cdaf 100644
--- a/src/api/location.rs
+++ b/src/api/location.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ pub struct Location {
 impl Location {
     pub fn clean(&self, params: CleanLocationParams) -> Result<CleanLocationResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<CleanLocationResponse>(PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<CleanLocationResponse, CleanLocationParams>(PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/person.rs b/src/api/person.rs
index e7c0386..c7d112f 100644
--- a/src/api/person.rs
+++ b/src/api/person.rs
@@ -25,25 +25,19 @@ pub struct Person {
 impl Person {
     pub fn enrich(&self, params: EnrichPersonParams) -> Result<EnrichPersonResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        dbg!(&qs);
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .get::<EnrichPersonResponse>(PERSON_ENRICH_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<EnrichPersonResponse, EnrichPersonParams>(PERSON_ENRICH_PATH, params)
     }
 
     pub fn bulk_enrich(
         &self,
         params: BulkEnrichPersonParams,
     ) -> Result<Vec<BulkEnrichPersonResponse>, PDLError> {
-        let json = serde_json::to_value(params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .post::<Vec<BulkEnrichPersonResponse>>(PERSON_BULK_ENRICH_PATH, json)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .post::<Vec<BulkEnrichPersonResponse>, BulkEnrichPersonParams>(
+                PERSON_BULK_ENRICH_PATH,
+                params,
+            )
     }
 
     pub fn identify(
@@ -51,22 +45,14 @@ impl Person {
         params: IdentifyPersonParams,
     ) -> Result<IdentifyPersonResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .get::<IdentifyPersonResponse>(PERSON_IDENTIFY_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<IdentifyPersonResponse, IdentifyPersonParams>(PERSON_IDENTIFY_PATH, params)
     }
 
     pub fn search(&self, params: SearchParams) -> Result<SearchPersonResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .get::<SearchPersonResponse>(PERSON_SEARCH_PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<SearchPersonResponse, SearchParams>(PERSON_SEARCH_PATH, params)
     }
 
     pub fn retrieve(
@@ -74,23 +60,20 @@ impl Person {
         params: RetrievePersonParams,
     ) -> Result<RetrievePersonResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
         let url = PERSON_RETRIEVE_PATH.to_string() + &params.person_id;
-        let r = self.client.get::<RetrievePersonResponse>(&url, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<RetrievePersonResponse, RetrievePersonParams>(&url, params)
     }
 
     pub fn bulk_retrieve(
         &self,
         params: BulkRetrievePersonParams,
     ) -> Result<Vec<BulkRetrievePersonResponse>, PDLError> {
-        let json = serde_json::to_value(params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self
-            .client
-            .post::<Vec<BulkRetrievePersonResponse>>(PERSON_BULK_RETRIEVE_PATH, json)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .post::<Vec<BulkRetrievePersonResponse>, BulkRetrievePersonParams>(
+                PERSON_BULK_RETRIEVE_PATH,
+                params,
+            )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/school.rs b/src/api/school.rs
index 8dabd7c..bf0fbc9 100644
--- a/src/api/school.rs
+++ b/src/api/school.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,8 @@ pub struct School {
 impl School {
     pub fn clean(&self, params: CleanSchoolParams) -> Result<CleanSchoolResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<CleanSchoolResponse>(PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client
+            .get::<CleanSchoolResponse, CleanSchoolParams>(PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/api/skills.rs b/src/api/skills.rs
index 638fbf8..a490aac 100644
--- a/src/api/skills.rs
+++ b/src/api/skills.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ pub struct Skill {
 impl Skill {
     pub fn get(&self, params: SkillParams) -> Result<SkillResponse, PDLError> {
         params.validate()?;
-        let qs = serde_qs::to_string(&params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
-        let r = self.client.get::<SkillResponse>(PATH, &qs)?;
-
-        Ok(r)
+        self.client.get::<SkillResponse, SkillParams>(PATH, params)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index d688572..eb2456c 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+use reqwest::blocking as rq;
+use reqwest::header;
 use reqwest::StatusCode;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
+use serde::Serialize;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ static DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
 pub enum PDLError {
     NetworkError(reqwest::Error),
     HTTPError(StatusCode),
+    SerializationError,
     ValidationError,
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +27,8 @@ impl Display for PDLError {
         match *self {
             PDLError::NetworkError(ref e) => e.fmt(f),
             PDLError::HTTPError(ref s) => write!(f, "Invalid HTTP status code: {}", s),
-            PDLError::ValidationError => f.write_str("Invalid Parameters"),
+            PDLError::SerializationError => f.write_str("Unable to serialize."),
+            PDLError::ValidationError => f.write_str("Unable to validate."),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -51,24 +57,31 @@ pub struct PDLClient {
     api_key: String,
     base_url: String,
     api_version: String,
-    client: reqwest::blocking::Client,
+    client: rq::Client,
 }
 
-impl PDLClient {
-    /// Make a new People Data Labs client with users API Key and API Version.
-    pub fn new(key: &str) -> PDLClient {
-        // Sets the default PDLClient
-        use reqwest::blocking as rq;
+/// Builds client based off of API_KEY and Optional Timeout
+fn build_client(api_key: &str, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> rq::Client {
+    let mut headers = header::HeaderMap::new();
+    let api_key = header::HeaderValue::from_str(api_key).unwrap();
+    headers.insert("X-Api-Key", api_key);
+
+    let duration = timeout.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
 
-        let builder = rq::ClientBuilder::new();
-        let client = builder
-            .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
-            .timeout(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
-            .build()
-            .unwrap();
+    rq::Client::builder()
+        .default_headers(headers)
+        .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
+        .timeout(duration)
+        .build()
+        .expect("Failed to build reqwest client")
+}
 
+impl PDLClient {
+    /// Make a new People Data Labs client with users API Key and API Version.
+    pub fn new(api_key: &str) -> Self {
+        let client = build_client(api_key, None);
         PDLClient {
-            api_key: key.to_string(),
+            api_key: api_key.to_string(),
             base_url: DEFAULT_API_URL.to_string(),
             api_version: DEFAULT_API_VERSION.to_string(),
             client,
@@ -76,24 +89,16 @@ impl PDLClient {
     }
 
     /// Adds the ability to update the version from the default through chaining.
-    pub fn version(mut self, version: &str) -> PDLClient {
+    pub fn version(mut self, version: &str) -> Self {
         self.api_version = version.to_string();
         self
     }
 
     /// Adds the ability to update the default timeout or access sandbox mode
     /// through chaining.
-    pub fn options(mut self, options: PDLCLientOptions) -> PDLClient {
+    pub fn options(mut self, options: PDLCLientOptions) -> Self {
         if options.timeout != DEFAULT_TIMEOUT {
-            use reqwest::blocking as rq;
-
-            let builder = rq::ClientBuilder::new();
-            let client = builder
-                .user_agent(APP_USER_AGENT)
-                .timeout(options.timeout)
-                .build()
-                .unwrap();
-            self.client = client
+            self.client = build_client(&self.api_key, Some(options.timeout))
         }
 
         if options.sandbox {
@@ -115,23 +120,24 @@ impl PDLClient {
 
     /// Sends a GET method through the PeopleDataLabs API. It takes an endpoint &str and params &str.
     /// It returns a generic response or PDLError.
-    pub fn get<T>(&self, endpoint: &str, params: &str) -> Result<T, PDLError>
+    pub fn get<T, P>(&self, endpoint: &str, params: P) -> Result<T, PDLError>
     where
-        T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned,
+        T: DeserializeOwned,
+        P: Serialize,
     {
+        let query_params =
+            serde_urlencoded::to_string(params).map_err(|_| PDLError::SerializationError)?;
+
         let uri = format!(
-            "{}{}{}?api_key={}&{}",
-            self.base_url, self.api_version, endpoint, self.api_key, params
+            "{}{}{}?{}",
+            self.base_url, self.api_version, endpoint, query_params
         );
 
-        dbg!(&uri);
-
         let resp = self
             .client
             .get(uri)
             .send()
-            .map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)
-            .unwrap();
+            .map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)?;
 
         match resp.status() {
             StatusCode::OK => {}
@@ -139,40 +145,32 @@ impl PDLClient {
             other => return Err(PDLError::HTTPError(other)),
         }
 
-        let r = resp.json::<T>().unwrap();
-
-        Ok(r)
+        resp.json::<T>().map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)
     }
 
     /// Sends a POST method through the PeopleDataLabs API. It takes an endpoint &str and params &str.
     /// It returns a generic response or PDLError.
-    pub fn post<T>(&self, endpoint: &str, json: serde_json::Value) -> Result<T, PDLError>
+    pub fn post<T, P>(&self, endpoint: &str, params: P) -> Result<T, PDLError>
     where
-        T: serde::de::DeserializeOwned + std::fmt::Debug,
+        T: DeserializeOwned,
+        P: Serialize,
     {
-        let uri = format!(
-            "{}{}{}?api_key={}",
-            self.base_url, self.api_version, endpoint, self.api_key
-        );
+        let json = serde_json::to_value(params).map_err(|_| PDLError::ValidationError)?;
 
-        dbg!(&uri);
-        dbg!(&json);
+        let uri = format!("{}{}{}", self.base_url, self.api_version, endpoint);
 
         let resp = self
             .client
             .post(uri)
             .json(&json)
             .send()
-            .map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)
-            .unwrap();
+            .map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)?;
 
         match resp.status() {
             StatusCode::OK => {}
             other => return Err(PDLError::HTTPError(other)),
         }
 
-        let r = resp.json::<T>().unwrap();
-
-        Ok(r)
+        resp.json::<T>().map_err(PDLError::NetworkError)
     }
 }