diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index ddf9d40..4cef34a 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -39,18 +39,26 @@ class ShoppingApi:
 
         for department in parent_cats:
 
-            params = {
-                "callname":"GetCategoryInfo",
-                "X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN":cfg.sec['X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN'],
+#            params = {
+#                "callname":"GetCategoryInfo",
+#                "X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN":cfg.sec['X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN'],
+#                "version":"671",
+#                "responseencoding":"JSON",
+#                "CategoryID":department,
+#                "IncludeSelector":"ChildCategories",
+#                }
+
+            headers = {
+                "X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN":cfg.sec['X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN'], # TODO implement auto oauth token renewal
                 "version":"671",
-                "responseencoding":"JSON",
-                "CategoryID":department,
-                "IncludeSelector":"ChildCategories",
                 }
 
+            url = "https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?&callname=GetCategoryInfo&responseencoding=JSON&IncludeSelector=ChildCategories&CategoryID="+department
+
             try:
-                response = requests.get("https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?", params=params, timeout=4)
+                response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, timeout=4)
                 response.raise_for_status()
+                return response
 
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
                 print('connection error')
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ class ShoppingApi:
             temp_cat_list = [cat['CategoryID'] for cat in response]
             cat_list.extend(temp_cat_list)
 
-            with open('cat_list.txt', 'w') as f:
+            with open('cat_list1.txt', 'w') as f:
                 json.dump(cat_list, f)
 
             # leaf_list = [node['LeafCategory'] for node in response]
@@ -72,9 +80,6 @@ class ShoppingApi:
         Gets raw JSON data from multiple live listings given multiple itemIds
         '''
 
-        with open('item_id_results.txt') as f:
-            item_id_results = json.load(f)
-
         headers = {
             "X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN":cfg.sec['X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN'], # TODO implement auto oauth token renewal
             "version":"671",
@@ -85,18 +90,16 @@ class ShoppingApi:
         try:
             # random sleep here between 0 and 10 secs?
         
-            sleep(randint(1,10)) # may not be necessary
+#            sleep(randint(1,10)) # may not be necessary
             response = requests.get(url, headers=headers,timeout=24)
             response.raise_for_status()
             response = response.json()
             response = response['Item']
-            print('index number {}'.format(item_id_results.index(twenty_id)))
             print(response)
 
 
         except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, KeyError):
             print('connection error. IP limit possibly exceeded')
-            print('index number {}'.format(item_id_results.index(twenty_id)))
             return # returns NoneType. Handle at conky()
 
         return response