diff --git a/venra/document.py b/venra/document.py
index 9b78548..3e71ca0 100644
--- a/venra/document.py
+++ b/venra/document.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def _api_err_check(response):
         raise exceptions.VespaRequestError(err)
 
 
-def _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset="all"):
+def _vespa_http_get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset="all"):
     """Internal wrapper for document api and http get handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/document/v1/{namespace}/{doctype}/docid/{docid}?fieldSet=[{fieldset}]"
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset="all"):
     return vr
 
 
-def _vespa_post(namespace, doctype, docid, doc):
+def _vespa_http_post(namespace, doctype, docid, doc):
     """Internal wrapper for document api and http post handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/document/v1/{namespace}/{doctype}/docid/{docid}"
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def _vespa_post(namespace, doctype, docid, doc):
     return
 
 
-def _vespa_put(namespace, doctype, docid, update):
+def _vespa_http_put(namespace, doctype, docid, update):
     """Internal wrapper for document api and http put handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/document/v1/{namespace}/{doctype}/docid/{docid}"
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _vespa_put(namespace, doctype, docid, update):
     return
 
 
-def _vespa_delete(namespace, doctype, docid):
+def _vespa_http_delete(namespace, doctype, docid):
     """Internal wrapper for document api and http delete handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/document/v1/{namespace}/{doctype}/docid/{docid}"
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _vespa_delete(namespace, doctype, docid):
 
 def get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset="all", fields_only=True):
     """Retrieve and return a document"""
-    doc = _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset)
+    doc = _vespa_http_get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset)
     if fields_only:
         doc = doc["fields"]
     return doc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def get(namespace, doctype, docid, fieldset="all", fields_only=True):
 def put(namespace, doctype, docid, doc):
     """Add or update a whole document"""
     doc_fields = {"fields": doc}
-    _vespa_post(namespace, doctype, docid, doc_fields)
+    _vespa_http_post(namespace, doctype, docid, doc_fields)
     return True
 
 
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ def update(namespace, doctype, docid, operations):
     partial_update = {"fields": {}}
     for operation, field_name, field_value in operations:
         partial_update["fields"][field_name] = {operation: field_value}
-    _vespa_put(namespace, doctype, docid, partial_update)
+    _vespa_http_put(namespace, doctype, docid, partial_update)
     return True
 
 
 def remove(namespace, doctype, docid):
     """Delete a document"""
-    _vespa_delete(namespace, doctype, docid)
+    _vespa_http_delete(namespace, doctype, docid)
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/venra/query.py b/venra/query.py
index a05288b..2dd1dd2 100644
--- a/venra/query.py
+++ b/venra/query.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _api_err_check(response):
         raise exceptions.VespaRequestError(err)
 
 
-def _vespa_post(qdata):
+def _vespa_http_post(qdata):
     """Internal wrapper for search api http call handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/search/"
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def search(qdata):
     The return val is the complete query response json loaded as a dictionary
     """
     qstarted = time.time()
-    qresults = _vespa_post(qdata)
+    qresults = _vespa_http_post(qdata)
     qstopped = time.time()
     elapsed = qstopped - qstarted
     qresults["venra"] = {"elapsed_ms": elapsed}
diff --git a/venra/system.py b/venra/system.py
index aad6ecc..556d927 100644
--- a/venra/system.py
+++ b/venra/system.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _api_err_check(response):
         raise exceptions.VespaRequestError(err)
 
 
-def _vespa_get(full_uri):
+def _vespa_http_get(full_uri):
     """Internal wrapper for system api http call handling"""
     vc = client.get_vespa_client()
     vr = vc.get(f"{full_uri}")
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def version_app():
         "version": "8.13.21"
     }
     """
-    vr = _vespa_get(f"{config.vespa_host_app}/state/v1/version")
+    vr = _vespa_http_get(f"{config.vespa_host_app}/state/v1/version")
     return vr["version"]
 
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def version_cfg():
         "version": "8.13.21"
     }
     """
-    vr = _vespa_get(f"{config.vespa_host_cfg}/state/v1/version")
+    vr = _vespa_http_get(f"{config.vespa_host_cfg}/state/v1/version")
     return vr["version"]
 
 
diff --git a/venra/visit.py b/venra/visit.py
index cde0ed6..e748a74 100644
--- a/venra/visit.py
+++ b/venra/visit.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _api_err_check(response):
         raise exceptions.VespaRequestError(err)
 
 
-def _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, selection=None, continuation=None):
+def _vespa_http_get(namespace, doctype, selection=None, continuation=None):
     """Internal wrapper for visit api http call handling"""
     base_uri = f"{config.vespa_host_app}/document/v1/{namespace}/{doctype}/docid"
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def feed(namespace, doctype, selection=None, fields_only=True):
     """
 
     # initial call
-    vr = _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, selection, None)
+    vr = _vespa_http_get(namespace, doctype, selection, None)
 
     # page through results
     while True:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def feed(namespace, doctype, selection=None, fields_only=True):
             break
 
         # retrieve the next set of results
-        vr = _vespa_get(namespace, doctype, selection, continuation)
+        vr = _vespa_http_get(namespace, doctype, selection, continuation)
 
     return