diff --git a/development/playground.py b/development/playground.py
index 744c61d..03f08d8 100644
--- a/development/playground.py
+++ b/development/playground.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from python_sponsorblock import SponsorBlock, _get_video_id
+from python_sponsorblock import SponsorBlock
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sb = SponsorBlock()
+    sb = SponsorBlock(silent=True)
 
 
-    print(_get_video_id("dksaödfksöldkföslkafdsölfkas"))
+    print(sb.get_segments("https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=w5GmDRW975g"))
 
diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
index 8388ece..e6bd7eb 100644
--- a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,38 @@
 import requests
 import logging
-from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, parse_qs
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, parse_qs, urlencode
 import re
-from typing import Optional, List
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Union, Any, Callable
+import json
+from functools import wraps
 
 from .exceptions import SponsorBlockError, SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError
 from .constants import Segment
 
+
+def error_handling(default: Any) -> Callable:
+    def _decorator(func: Callable) -> Callable:
+        @wraps(func)
+        def _wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
+            nonlocal default
+
+            try:
+                return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            except SponsorBlockError as e:
+                if not self.silent:
+                    raise e
+
+                if self._requests_logging_exists and isinstance(e, SponsorBlockConnectionError):
+                    return default
+
+                self.logger.error(repr(e))
+                return default
+
+        return _wrapper
+
+    return _decorator
+
+
 class SponsorBlock:
     def __init__(self, session: requests.Session = None, base_url: str = "https://sponsor.ajay.app", silent: bool = False, _requests_logging_exists: bool = False):
         self.base_url: str = base_url
@@ -36,26 +62,43 @@ class SponsorBlock:
         else:
             return query_stuff["v"][0]
 
-    def _request(self, method: str, endpoint: str) -> Optional[requests.Response]:
+    def _request(self, method: str, endpoint: str) -> Union[List, Dict]:
         error_message = ""
         url = self.base_url + endpoint
 
         r: requests.Response = None
         try:
-            r = self.session.request(method="GET", url=url)
+            r = self.session.request(method=method, url=url)
         except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
             error_message = f"Request timed out at \"{url}\""
         except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
             error_message = f"Couldn't connect to \"{url}\""
 
         if error_message != "":
-            if not self._requests_logging_exists:
-                self.logger.error(error_message)
-            if not self.silent:
-                raise exceptions.SponsorBlockConnectionError(error_message)
+            raise exceptions.SponsorBlockConnectionError(error_message)
 
-        return r
+        if r.status_code == 400:
+            self.logger.warning(f"{url} returned 400, meaning I did something wrong.")
 
-    def get_segments(video: str) -> List[Segment]:
-        video_id = _get_video_id
-        r: List[Segment] = []
+        data = {}
+        try:
+            data = r.json()
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
+            raise exceptions.SponsorBlockConnectionError(f"{r.content} is invalid json.")
+        
+        return data
+        
+    @error_handling(default=[])
+    def get_segments(self, video: str) -> List[Segment]:
+        video_id = self._get_video_id(video)
+        if video_id is None:
+            return []
+        
+        # build query parameters
+        query = {
+            "videoID": video_id
+        }
+
+        print(query)
+        r = self._request(method="GET", endpoint="/api/skipSegments?" + urlencode(query))
+        return [constants.Segment(**d) for d in r] 
diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
index 538bc68..b6a11df 100644
--- a/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 class SponsorBlockError(Exception):
     pass
 
-
 class SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError(SponsorBlockError):
     pass