diff --git a/pkg/plugin/datasource.go b/pkg/plugin/datasource.go
index 5012f67..0cdcc0b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/datasource.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/datasource.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (d *Datasource) QueryAnnotations(ctx context.Context, req *backend.QueryDat
 
 		span.AddEvent("Generated PI API URL for annotation query")
 
-		r, err := d.apiBatchRequest(ctx, batchReq)
+		r, err := apiBatchRequest(ctx, d, batchReq)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting data from PI Web API: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (d *Datasource) CallResource(ctx context.Context, req *backend.CallResource
 		})
 	}
 
-	r, err := d.apiGet(ctx, req.URL)
+	r, err := apiGet(ctx, d, req.URL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/helpers.go b/pkg/plugin/helpers.go
index c5b08df..916da1b 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/helpers.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func replaceAccentsWithEscape(s string) string {
 
 // apiGet performs a GET request against the PI Web API. It returns the response body as a byte slice.
 // If the request fails, an error is returned.
-func (d Datasource) apiGet(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
+func apiGet(ctx context.Context, d *Datasource, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	var uri = d.settings.URL
 	var pathEscaped = replaceAccentsWithEscape(path)
 	if strings.HasSuffix(uri, "/") {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (d Datasource) apiGet(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // apiBatchRequest performs a batch request against the PI Web API. It returns the response body as a byte slice.
 // If the request fails, an error is returned.
-func (d *Datasource) apiBatchRequest(ctx context.Context, BatchSubRequests interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+func apiBatchRequest(ctx context.Context, d *Datasource, BatchSubRequests interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
 	var uri = d.settings.URL
 	if strings.HasSuffix(uri, "/") {
 		uri = uri + "batch"
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/timeseries_query.go b/pkg/plugin/timeseries_query.go
index d1559d2..fba4c6e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/timeseries_query.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/timeseries_query.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (d *Datasource) batchRequest(ctx context.Context, PIWebAPIQueries map[strin
 	}
 
 	// request the data from the PI Web API
-	batchRequestResponse, err := d.apiBatchRequest(ctx, batchRequest)
+	batchRequestResponse, err := apiBatchRequest(ctx, d, batchRequest)
 
 	// process response
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/plugin/webidcache.go b/pkg/plugin/webidcache.go
index 60a6905..9e100e0 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/webidcache.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/webidcache.go
@@ -173,62 +173,6 @@ func (d *Datasource) _saveWebID(data interface{}, path string, isPiPoint bool) s
 	return entry.WebID
 }
 
-// func (d *Datasource) getWebID(ctx context.Context, path string, isPiPoint bool) (WebIDCacheEntry, error) {
-// 	entry, ok := d.webIDCache.webIDCache[path]
-
-// 	if ok && time.Now().Before(entry.ExpTime) {
-// 		log.DefaultLogger.Debug("WebID cache hit", "path", path)
-// 		d.webIDCache.webIDPaths[entry.WebID] = path
-// 		return entry, nil
-// 	}
-// 	entry = WebIDCacheEntry{}
-// 	c, err := d.requestWebID(ctx, path, isPiPoint)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		log.DefaultLogger.Error("WebID cache error", "path", path, "error", err)
-// 		return entry, err
-// 	}
-// 	if c.WebID == "" {
-// 		err = errors.New("WebID not found")
-// 		log.DefaultLogger.Error("WebID cache error", "path", path, "error", err)
-// 		return entry, err
-// 	}
-// 	d.webIDCache.webIDCache[path] = c
-// 	d.webIDCache.webIDPaths[c.WebID] = path
-// 	return c, nil
-// }
-
-// func (d *Datasource) requestWebID(ctx context.Context, path string, isPiPoint bool) (WebIDCacheEntry, error) {
-// 	uri := ""
-// 	if isPiPoint {
-// 		uri = `points?selectedFields=WebId;Name;Path;PointType;DigitalSetName;Descriptor;EngineeringUnits&path=\\`
-// 		uri += strings.Replace(strings.Replace(path, "|", `\`, -1), ";", `\`, -1)
-// 	} else {
-// 		uri = `attributes?selectedFields=WebId;Name;Path;Type;DigitalSetName;Description;DefaultUnitsName&path=\\`
-// 		uri += path
-// 	}
-// 	r, e := d.apiGet(ctx, uri)
-// 	if e != nil {
-// 		return WebIDCacheEntry{}, e
-// 	}
-// 	var response WebIDResponse
-// 	if isPiPoint {
-// 		response = &WebIDResponsePiPoint{}
-// 	} else {
-// 		response = &WebIDResponseAttribute{}
-// 	}
-// 	json.Unmarshal(r, &response)
-
-// 	return WebIDCacheEntry{
-// 		Path:         path,
-// 		WebID:        response.getWebID(),
-// 		Type:         getValueType(response.getType()),
-// 		DigitalState: response.getDigitalSetName() != "",
-// 		ExpTime:      time.Now().Add(d.webIDCache.duration),
-// 		PointType:    response.getType(),
-// 		Units:        response.getUnits(),
-// 	}, nil
-// }
-
 func getValueType(Type string) reflect.Type {
 	var dataType reflect.Type
 	switch Type {