diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1e19cf..84c1b23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,48 @@ cd ./node-dogapi
 npm install
 ```
 
+## API
+
+`dogapi` implements all available functions in the official datadog api, http://docs.datadoghq.com/api/.
+
+* `dogapi.stream(start, end, [[filter], callback])`
+  * function used to retrieve all events that have occured between
+* `dogapi.get_event(event_id, callback)`
+  * method used to retrieve a single event's data
+* `dogapi.add_event(event, callback)`
+  * method used to add a new event to datadog
+* `dogapi.add_comment(comment, [callback])`
+  * method used to add a new comment to datadog
+* `dogapi.update_comment(comment_id, comment, callback)`
+  * method used to update a comment that already exists in datadog
+* `dogapi.delete_comment(comment_id, callback)`
+  * method used to remove a comment from datadog
+* `dogapi.add_alert(alert, [callback])`
+  * add a new alert to datadog
+* `dogapi.update_alert(alert_id, alert, [callback])`
+  * update an existing alert
+* `dogapi.get_alert(alert_id, [callback])`
+  * get the details of an alert from the given id
+* `dogapi.delete_alert(alert_id, [callback])`
+  * delete the given alert from datadog
+* `dogapi.get_all_alerts([callback])`
+  * get the details of all alerts in datadog
+* `dogapi.mute_alerts([callback])`
+  * mute all alerts
+* `dogapi.unmute_alerts([callback])`
+  * unmute all alerts
+* `dogapi.get_dashboard(dash_id, [callback])`
+  * method to get a single dashboard information
+* `dogapi.get_all_dashboards([callback])`
+  * method to retrieve all dashboards in datadog
+* `dogapi.create_dashboard(dashboard, [callback])`
+  * method used to create a new dashboard in datadog
+* `dogapi.update_dashboard(dash_id, dashboard, [callback])`
+  * method used to update the dashboard with the provided `dash_id`
+* `dogapi.delete_dashboard(dash_id, [callback])`
+  * method to remove a dashboard from datadog
+
+
 ## Sample Usage:
 
 **Example:** get all events since this time yesterday:
@@ -41,10 +83,9 @@ api.stream(start, end, function(error, result, status_code){
     console.log('Status Code: ', status_code);
     return;
   }
-  
+
   result['events'].forEach(function(event){
     console.log(event['id'] + ': ' + event['title']);
   });
 });
-
 ```
diff --git a/lib/api/metric.js b/lib/api/metric.js
index 883ab93..7e391a3 100644
--- a/lib/api/metric.js
+++ b/lib/api/metric.js
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ var v8type = require('v8type');
 var metric_api = function(){};
 
 metric_api.prototype.add_metric = function(metric, callback){
+    /*
+     * metric_api.add_metric(metric, [callback])
+     *
+     * method used to add a single metric to datadog
+     *
+     * `metric` an object representation of the metric
+     *     metric: *required*, the name of the metric
+     *     points: *required*, an array of elements [ timestamp, value ]
+     *     host: name of the host that produced the event
+     *     tags: array of tags to associate with the event
+     *     type: "guage" or "counter"
+     *
+     * `callback` an optional function to call with the results
+     *     callback(metric, [callback])
+    */
     var metrics = {
 	'series': [metric]
     };
@@ -11,6 +26,17 @@ metric_api.prototype.add_metric = function(metric, callback){
 };
 
 metric_api.prototype.add_metrics = function(metrics, callback){
+    /*
+     * metric_api.add_metrics(metrics, [callback])
+     *
+     * method used to add multiple metrics to datadog
+     *
+     * `metrics` an object representation of the metric:
+     *     series: an array of `metrics` to add
+     *
+     * `callback` an optional function to call with the results
+     *     callback(metric, [callback])
+    */
     if(!v8type.is(metrics, v8type.OBJECT)){
 	throw new Error('`metrics` parameter must be an object');
     }