diff --git a/applications/api.moon b/applications/api.moon
index 2fc8593..01046e8 100644
--- a/applications/api.moon
+++ b/applications/api.moon
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import unescape from require "lapis.util"
 
 import APIKeys, Users, Tasks from require "models"
 import locate from require "locator"
-import api_request, abort, assert_model from locate "helpers.api"
+import request, abort, assert_model from locate "helpers.api"
 -- import random from locate "calc"
 -- import escape_similar_to from locate "db"
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class API extends Application
   @path: "/v1"
   @name: "api_"
 
-  @before_filter( api_request =>
+  @before_filter( request =>
     return if @user
     if auth = @req.headers["authorization"]
       if auth\len! > 0
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class API extends Application
     abort "Auth: Invalid api_key." unless @user -- NOTE this should also delete the api_key and error (this should never happen!)
   )
 
-  [action: "/:action(/:id)"]: api_request =>
+  [action: "/:action(/:id)"]: request =>
     switch @params.action
       when "new"
         unless @params.content or tonumber @params.id
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class API extends Application
 
 
 
-  [list: "/list"]: api_request =>
+  [list: "/list"]: request =>
     assert_valid @params, {
       {"count", exists: true, is_integer: true, optional: true, "Count is not an integer."}
       {"done", exists: true, one_of: {true, false}, optional: true, "Done is not a boolean."}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class API extends Application
 
 
 
-  [random: "/random"]: api_request =>
+  [random: "/random"]: request =>
     -- assert_valid @params, {
     --   {"count", exists: true, is_integer: true, optional: true, "Count is not an integer."}
     --   {"done", exists: true, one_of: {true, false}, optional: true, "Done is not a boolean."}
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ class API extends Application
     -- else
     --   abort!
 
-  [new_key: "/key/new"]: api_request =>
+  [new_key: "/key/new"]: request =>
     api_key = assert_model APIKeys\create(@user)
     return json: { success: true, :api_key }
 
-  [delete_key: "/key/delete(/:key)"]: api_request =>
+  [delete_key: "/key/delete(/:key)"]: request =>
     if @params.id
       abort "api_key IDs do not exist anymore (sorry!)." -- no one should ever run into this
     elseif @params.key
diff --git a/helpers/api.moon b/helpers/api.moon
index 4395bf0..1552451 100644
--- a/helpers/api.moon
+++ b/helpers/api.moon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json_params, capture_errors, yield_error from require "lapis.application"
 import insert, remove from table
 import max from math
 
-api_request = (fn) ->
+request = (fn) ->
   json_params capture_errors {
     fn,
     on_error: =>
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ assert_model = (result, err) ->
   return result
 
 {
-  :api_request
+  :request
   :abort
   :assert_model
 }