diff --git a/examples/follows_me.rs b/examples/follows_me.rs
index be4b100..57c4463 100644
--- a/examples/follows_me.rs
+++ b/examples/follows_me.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
 fn main() {
     println!(
         "examples require the `toml` feature, run this command for this example:\n\ncargo run \
-         --example print_your_profile --features toml\n"
+         --example follows_me --features toml\n"
     );
 }
diff --git a/examples/get_statuses.rs b/examples/get_statuses.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916fd44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/get_statuses.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "toml"), allow(dead_code))]
+#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "toml"), allow(unused_imports))]
+mod register;
+use mastodon_async::Result;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "toml")]
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    use futures_util::StreamExt;
+    use mastodon_async::StatusesRequest;
+
+    let mut filters = StatusesRequest::new();
+    filters.limit(3);
+    let mastodon = register::get_mastodon_data().await?;
+    let you = mastodon.verify_credentials().await?;
+
+    mastodon
+        .statuses(&you.id, filters)
+        .await?
+        .items_iter()
+        .for_each(|status| async move { println!("{status:?}") })
+        .await;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "toml"))]
+fn main() {
+    println!(
+        "examples require the `toml` feature, run this command for this example:\n\ncargo run \
+         --example get_statuses --features toml\n"
+    );
+}
diff --git a/examples/post_status.rs b/examples/post_status.rs
index 187d143..43e1b28 100644
--- a/examples/post_status.rs
+++ b/examples/post_status.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .status(register::read_line(
             "Enter a status to post privately (enter to send): ",
         )?)
-        .visibility(Visibility::Private)
+        .visibility(Visibility::Unlisted)
         .language(Language::Eng)
         .build()?;
 
diff --git a/src/entities/itemsiter.rs b/src/entities/itemsiter.rs
index 9769762..3511c43 100644
--- a/src/entities/itemsiter.rs
+++ b/src/entities/itemsiter.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 /// tokio_test::block_on(async {
 ///     let data = Data::default();
 ///     let client = Mastodon::from(data);
-///     let statuses = client.statuses("user-id", None).await.unwrap().items_iter();
+///     let statuses = client.statuses("user-id", Default::default()).await.unwrap().items_iter();
 ///     statuses.for_each(|status| async move {
 ///         // Do something with the status
 ///     }).await;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 76ea064..42ac7c0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -94,11 +94,7 @@ pub use mastodon::{Mastodon, MastodonUnauthenticated};
 // pub use mastodon_client::{MastodonClient, MastodonUnauthenticated};
 pub use registration::Registration;
 pub use requests::{
-    AddFilterRequest,
-    AddPushRequest,
-    StatusesRequest,
-    UpdateCredsRequest,
-    UpdatePushRequest,
+    AddFilterRequest, AddPushRequest, StatusesRequest, UpdateCredsRequest, UpdatePushRequest,
 };
 pub use status_builder::{NewStatus, StatusBuilder, Visibility};
 
diff --git a/src/mastodon.rs b/src/mastodon.rs
index a437867..68d9b02 100644
--- a/src/mastodon.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Mastodon {
     /// tokio_test::block_on(async {
     ///     let data = Data::default();
     ///     let client = Mastodon::from(data);
-    ///     let statuses = client.statuses("user-id", None).await.unwrap();
+    ///     let statuses = client.statuses("user-id", Default::default()).await.unwrap();
     /// });
     /// ```
     ///
@@ -239,16 +239,15 @@ impl Mastodon {
     ///     let statuses = client.statuses("user-id", request).await.unwrap();
     /// });
     /// ```
-    pub async fn statuses<'a, 'b: 'a, S>(&'b self, id: &'b str, request: S) -> Result<Page<Status>>
-    where
-        S: Into<Option<StatusesRequest<'a>>>,
-    {
+    pub async fn statuses<'a, 'b: 'a>(
+        &'b self,
+        id: &'b str,
+        request: StatusesRequest<'a>,
+    ) -> Result<Page<Status>> {
         let call_id = Uuid::new_v4();
         let mut url = format!("{}/api/v1/accounts/{}/statuses", self.data.base, id);
 
-        if let Some(request) = request.into() {
-            url = format!("{}{}", url, request.to_querystring()?);
-        }
+        url += request.to_query_string()?.as_str();
 
         debug!(url = url, method = stringify!($method), call_id = as_debug!(call_id); "making API request");
         let response = self.client.get(&url).send().await?;
diff --git a/src/page.rs b/src/page.rs
index 755dfd4..82348c4 100644
--- a/src/page.rs
+++ b/src/page.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Mastodon, Result};
 use crate::{
-    entities::itemsiter::ItemsIter,
-    format_err,
-    helpers::read_response::read_response,
-    Error,
+    entities::itemsiter::ItemsIter, format_err, helpers::read_response::read_response, Error,
 };
 use futures::Stream;
 use hyper_old_types::header::{parsing, Link, RelationType};
@@ -130,10 +127,7 @@ impl<'a, T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de> + Serialize> Page<T> {
             })
         } else {
             let response = response.json().await?;
-            Err(Error::Api {
-                status,
-                response,
-            })
+            Err(Error::Api { status, response })
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/requests/statuses.rs b/src/requests/statuses.rs
index 61d6a8b..334a7b7 100644
--- a/src/requests/statuses.rs
+++ b/src/requests/statuses.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ mod bool_qs_serialize {
 /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
 /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
 /// request.only_media().pinned().since_id("foo");
-/// assert_eq!(&request.to_querystring().expect("Couldn't serialize qs")[..], "?only_media=1&pinned=1&since_id=foo");
+/// assert_eq!(&request.to_query_string().expect("Couldn't serialize qs")[..], "?only_media=1&pinned=1&since_id=foo");
 /// ```
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
 pub struct StatusesRequest<'a> {
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
-    /// assert_eq!(&request.only_media().to_querystring().expect("Couldn't serialize qs"), "?only_media=1");
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// assert_eq!(&request.only_media().to_query_string().expect("Couldn't serialize qs"), "?only_media=1");
     /// ```
     pub fn only_media(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
         self.only_media = true;
@@ -88,11 +89,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .exclude_replies()
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?exclude_replies=1"
     /// );
@@ -107,11 +109,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .pinned()
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?pinned=1"
     /// );
@@ -126,11 +129,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .max_id("foo")
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?max_id=foo"
     /// );
@@ -145,11 +149,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .since_id("foo")
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?since_id=foo"
     /// );
@@ -164,11 +169,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .limit(10)
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?limit=10"
     /// );
@@ -183,11 +189,12 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
     /// // Example
     ///
     /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
+    /// use mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest;
+    /// let mut request = StatusesRequest::new();
     /// assert_eq!(
     ///     &request
     ///         .min_id("foobar")
-    ///         .to_querystring()
+    ///         .to_query_string()
     ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
     ///     "?min_id=foobar"
     /// );
@@ -197,22 +204,8 @@ impl<'a> StatusesRequest<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Turns this builder into a querystring
-    ///
-    /// // Example
-    ///
-    /// ```
-    /// let mut request = mastodon_async::requests::StatusesRequest::new();
-    /// assert_eq!(
-    ///     &request
-    ///         .limit(10)
-    ///         .pinned()
-    ///         .to_querystring()
-    ///         .expect("Couldn't serialize qs"),
-    ///     "?pinned=1&limit=10"
-    /// );
-    /// ```
-    pub fn to_querystring(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    /// Serialize into a query string
+    pub fn to_query_string(&self) -> Result<String, Error> {
         Ok(format!("?{}", serde_qs::to_string(&self)?))
     }
 }
@@ -359,13 +352,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
     #[test]
-    fn test_to_querystring() {
+    fn test_to_query_string() {
         macro_rules! qs_test {
             (|$r:ident| $b:block, $expected:expr) => {
                 {
                     let mut $r = StatusesRequest::new();
                     $b
-                    let qs = $r.to_querystring().expect("Failed to serialize querystring");
+                    let qs = $r.to_query_string().expect("Failed to serialize querystring");
                     assert_eq!(&qs, $expected);
                 }
             }