diff --git a/backend.py b/backend.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cc46f35..0000000
--- a/backend.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import requests  # this is a synchronous application
-from models import Player, Alliance
-
-API_URL = "https://api.willofsteel.me"
-
-
-class Route:
-    def __init__(self, path, method):
-        self.path = API_URL + path
-        self.method = method.upper()
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return self.path
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f"Route({self.method} {self.path})"
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        return self.path == other.path and self.method == other.method
-
-    def __hash__(self):
-        return hash((self.path, self.method))
-
-
-class API:
-    def __init__(self, api_key: str):
-        self.api_key = api_key
-        self.headers = {"API-Key": api_key}
-
-    def request(self, route: Route, data: dict = None) -> dict:
-        response = requests.request(
-            route.method, route.path, headers=self.headers, json=data
-        )
-        if response.status_code == 403:
-            raise Exception("Access Forbidden")
-            # handle error here however you want to
-            # error 403 & 401 are Access Forbidden
-
-        return response
-
-    def get_player(self) -> Player:
-        route = Route("/player", "GET")
-        response = self.request(route)
-        data = response.json()
-        player = Player.from_data(data, None)
-        return player
-
-    def get_alliance(self) -> Alliance:
-        route = Route("/alliance", "GET")
-        response = self.request(route)
-        data = response.json()
-        alliance = Alliance.from_data(data)
-        return alliance
diff --git a/backend/api.py b/backend/api.py
index d584c7f..7754da5 100644
--- a/backend/api.py
+++ b/backend/api.py
@@ -8,14 +8,30 @@
 __all__ = ("API",)
 
 
+from typing import Dict
+
+__all__ = ("API",)
+
+
 class API:
     def __init__(self, api_key: str):
         self.api_key = api_key
-        self.headers = {"API-Key": api_key}
 
-    def request(self, route: Route, data: dict = None) -> dict:
+    def request(
+        self, route: Route, *, query_params: dict = None, json: dict = None, **kwargs
+    ):
+        method = route.method
+        url = route.url
+
+        headers: Dict[str, str] = {
+            "User-Agent": "WillofSteel API Client/1.0",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "API-Key": self.api_key,
+        }
+
         response = requests.request(
-            route.method, route.path, headers=self.headers, json=data
+            method, url, headers=headers, params=query_params, json=json, **kwargs
+
         )
         if response.status_code == 403:
             raise AccessForbidden(response.status_code)
diff --git a/backend/route.py b/backend/route.py
index a81cfb7..1adedbf 100644
--- a/backend/route.py
+++ b/backend/route.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-__all__ = "Route"
-
 API_URL = "https://api.willofsteel.me"
 
+__all__ = ("Route",)
+
 
 class Route:
     def __init__(self, path, method):
diff --git a/models/alliance.py b/models/alliance.py
index 445c99c..1244d12 100644
--- a/models/alliance.py
+++ b/models/alliance.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
-__all__ = ["Alliance"]
+__all__ = ("Alliance",)
 
 
 class Alliance(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/models/characteristics.py b/models/characteristics.py
index 341bf51..444e71d 100644
--- a/models/characteristics.py
+++ b/models/characteristics.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
-__all__ = ["Characteristics"]
+__all__ = ("Characteristics",)
 
 
 class Characteristics(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/models/order.py b/models/order.py
index 7893bb0..2fb8720 100644
--- a/models/order.py
+++ b/models/order.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import NamedTuple
 
-__all__ = ["MarketOrder"]
+__all__ = ("MarketOrder",)
 
 
 class MarketOrder(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/models/player.py b/models/player.py
index 0c59568..c39a9f1 100644
--- a/models/player.py
+++ b/models/player.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .units import UnitType
 from .alliance import Alliance
 
-__all__ = ["Player", "EventPlayer"]
+__all__ = ("Player", "EventPlayer")
 
 
 class Player(NamedTuple):
diff --git a/models/units.py b/models/units.py
index 11cae47..81fff42 100644
--- a/models/units.py
+++ b/models/units.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import emote
 
-__all__ = ["UnitType"]
+__all__ = ("UnitType",)
 
 
 class UnitProperties(NamedTuple):