diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e4bb6c..eb05550 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ This library raises exceptions if sth goes wrong. All exceptions are subclasses
 
 ## Using for async consumers
 
-You can use this library to constructs commands to Centrifugo over [async consumers](https://centrifugal.dev/docs/server/consumers). For example, to get proper method and payload for async publish:
+You can use this library to constructs events for Centrifugo [async consumers](https://centrifugal.dev/docs/server/consumers). For example, to get proper method and payload for async publish:
 
 ```python
 from cent import PublishRequest
 
 request = PublishRequest(channel="channel", data={"input": "Hello world!"})
-method = request.get_api_method()
-payload = request.to_json()
+method = request.api_method
+payload = request.api_payload
 # use method and payload to construct async consumer event.
 ```
 
diff --git a/cent/client/async_client.py b/cent/client/async_client.py
index 42def34..056b174 100644
--- a/cent/client/async_client.py
+++ b/cent/client/async_client.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ async def send(
         request: CentRequest[CentResultType],
         timeout: Optional[float] = None,
     ) -> CentResultType:
-        method = request.get_api_method()
-        payload = request.to_json()
+        method = request.api_method
+        payload = request.api_payload
         content = await self._session.make_request(
             self._api_key,
             method,
diff --git a/cent/client/sync_client.py b/cent/client/sync_client.py
index 4c1c420..65135f0 100644
--- a/cent/client/sync_client.py
+++ b/cent/client/sync_client.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ def send(
     ) -> CentResultType:
         content = self._session.make_request(
             self._api_key,
-            request.get_api_method(),
-            request.to_json(),
+            request.api_method,
+            request.api_payload,
             timeout=timeout,
         )
         response = request.parse_response(content)
diff --git a/cent/dto.py b/cent/dto.py
index 14823f0..828d514 100644
--- a/cent/dto.py
+++ b/cent/dto.py
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ def __returning__(self) -> type:
         def __api_method__(self) -> str:
             pass
 
-    def to_json(self) -> Any:
+    @property
+    def api_payload(self) -> Any:
         return self.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
 
-    def get_api_method(self) -> str:
+    @property
+    def api_method(self) -> str:
         return self.__api_method__
 
     def parse_response(
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ class BatchRequest(CentRequest[BatchResult]):
     requests: List[Any]
     parallel: Optional[bool] = None
 
-    def to_json(self) -> Any:
+    @property
+    def api_payload(self) -> Any:
         commands = [
             {request.__api_method__: request.model_dump(exclude_none=True)}
             for request in self.requests
diff --git a/tests/test_validation.py b/tests/test_validation.py
index 8eb031f..37f7b3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_validation.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def test_serialization_none() -> None:
         channel="personal_1",
         data={"data": None},
     )
-    assert request.to_json() == {"channel": "personal_1", "data": {"data": None}}
+    assert request.api_payload == {"channel": "personal_1", "data": {"data": None}}
 
 
 def test_serialization_batch() -> None:
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ def test_serialization_batch() -> None:
             data={"data": "First data"},
         ),
     ]
-    batch_request = BatchRequest(
+    request = BatchRequest(
         requests=requests,
     )
-    assert batch_request.to_json() == {
+    assert request.api_payload == {
         "commands": [
             {"publish": {"channel": "personal_1", "data": {"data": "Second data"}}},
             {"publish": {"channel": "personal_2", "data": {"data": "First data"}}},
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ def test_serialization_batch() -> None:
     }
 
 
+def test_method() -> None:
+    request = PublishRequest(
+        channel="personal_1",
+        data={"data": None},
+    )
+    assert request.api_method == "publish"
+
+
 async def test_publish(sync_client: Client, async_client: AsyncClient) -> None:
     request = PublishRequest(
         channel="personal_1",