diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index ec97d6f..d4e8fe1 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ type resultResponse struct {
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 }
 
-func NewAPI(c Config) API {
-	a := API{username: c.Username, token: c.Token}
+// Constructs a new Name.com API
+//
+// If dev = true, then the API uses the development
+// API, instead of the production API.
+func NewNameAPI(username, token string, dev bool) API {
+	a := API{username: username, token: token}
 
-	if c.Debug {
+	if dev {
 		a.baseUrl = devUrl
 	} else {
 		a.baseUrl = productionUrl
@@ -46,6 +50,11 @@ func NewAPI(c Config) API {
 	return a
 }
 
+// Constructs a new Name.com API from a configuration
+func NewAPIFromConfig(c Config) API {
+	return NewNameAPI(c.Username, c.Token, c.Dev)
+}
+
 func (api API) performRequest(method, url string, body io.Reader) (response []byte, err error) {
 	var client http.Client
 	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, body)
@@ -65,6 +74,7 @@ func (api API) performRequest(method, url string, body io.Reader) (response []by
 	return ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 }
 
+// Returns a slice of DNS records associated with a given hostname.
 func (api API) GetRecords(hostname string) (records []DNSRecord, err error) {
 	resp, err := api.performRequest("GET", fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%s", api.baseUrl, "api/dns/list/", hostname), nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/config.go b/api/config.go
index b4ae90b..dff73e9 100644
--- a/api/config.go
+++ b/api/config.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Debug    bool     `json:"debug"`
+	Dev      bool     `json:"dev"`
 	Domains  []string `json:"domains"`
 	Interval int      `json:"interval"`
 	Token    string   `json:"token"`
diff --git a/api/config_test.go b/api/config_test.go
index 3fce800..0495a13 100644
--- a/api/config_test.go
+++ b/api/config_test.go
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ var expectedConfigs []Config
 func init() {
 	expectedConfigs = []Config{
 		Config{
-			Username: "debug-account",
+			Username: "dev-account",
 			Token:    "asdasdasdasdasdad",
 			Interval: 60,
-			Debug:    true,
+			Dev:      true,
 			Domains:  []string{"test.com", "fake.com"},
 		},
 		Config{
diff --git a/api/config_test.json b/api/config_test.json
index fbad18f..298283a 100644
--- a/api/config_test.json
+++ b/api/config_test.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
 	"configs": [
 		{
-			"username": "debug-account",
+			"username": "dev-account",
 			"token": "asdasdasdasdasdad",
 			"interval": 60,
-			"debug": true,
+			"dev": true,
 			"domains": [ "test.com", "fake.com" ]
 		},
 		{