diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/file/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/file/main.go
index f471768c..6f2c80ac 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/file/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/file/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// create a Deepgram client
-	c := client.NewWithDefaults()
+	c := client.New("", interfaces.ClientOptions{
+		Host: "https://api.deepgram.com",
+	})
 	dg := prerecorded.New(c)
 
 	// example on how to send a custom header
diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/intent/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/intent/main.go
index 7c09e7fb..818a915b 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/intent/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/intent/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// init library
 	client.Init(client.InitLib{
-		LogLevel: client.LogLevelStandard, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
+		LogLevel: client.LogLevelDefault, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
 	})
 
 	// Go context
diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/sentiment/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/sentiment/main.go
index 1e11a209..8a52b14f 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/sentiment/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/sentiment/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// init library
 	client.Init(client.InitLib{
-		LogLevel: client.LogLevelStandard, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
+		LogLevel: client.LogLevelDefault, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
 	})
 
 	// Go context
diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/stream/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/stream/main.go
index 6751624f..65224753 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/stream/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/stream/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// init library
 	client.Init(client.InitLib{
-		LogLevel: client.LogLevelFull,
+		LogLevel: client.LogLevelDefault, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
 	})
 
 	// context
diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/summary/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/summary/main.go
index 2286f964..6f58fb61 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/summary/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/summary/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// init library
 	client.Init(client.InitLib{
-		LogLevel: client.LogLevelStandard, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
+		LogLevel: client.LogLevelDefault, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
 	})
 
 	// Go context
diff --git a/examples/prerecorded/topic/main.go b/examples/prerecorded/topic/main.go
index 269ffa78..387c93e3 100644
--- a/examples/prerecorded/topic/main.go
+++ b/examples/prerecorded/topic/main.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// init library
 	client.Init(client.InitLib{
-		LogLevel: client.LogLevelStandard, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
+		LogLevel: client.LogLevelDefault, // LogLevelStandard / LogLevelFull / LogLevelTrace
 	})
 
 	// Go context
diff --git a/examples/streaming/microphone/main.go b/examples/streaming/microphone/main.go
index 3e8952b9..d419a531 100644
--- a/examples/streaming/microphone/main.go
+++ b/examples/streaming/microphone/main.go
@@ -70,8 +70,13 @@ func main() {
 	// Go context
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
+	// client options
+	cOptions := interfaces.ClientOptions{
+		EnableKeepAlive: true,
+	}
+
 	// set the Transcription options
-	options := interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions{
+	tOptions := interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions{
 		Model:       "nova-2",
 		Language:    "en-US",
 		Punctuate:   true,
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ func main() {
 	callback := MyCallback{}
 
 	// create a Deepgram client
-	dgClient, err := client.NewWithDefaults(ctx, options, callback)
+	dgClient, err := client.New(ctx, "", cOptions, tOptions, callback)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("ERROR creating LiveTranscription connection:", err)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/api/version/prerecorded-version.go b/pkg/api/version/prerecorded-version.go
index 1b7b81eb..5c1872fd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/version/prerecorded-version.go
+++ b/pkg/api/version/prerecorded-version.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func GetPrerecordedAPI(ctx context.Context, host, version, path string, options
 		host = common.DefaultHost
 	}
 
-	r, err := regexp.Compile("^(wss|ws)://(.+)$")
+	r, err := regexp.Compile("^(https|http)://(.+)$")
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.V(1).Infof("regexp.Compile err: %v\n", err)
 		return "", err
diff --git a/pkg/client/live/client.go b/pkg/client/live/client.go
index 03b27c25..cc7b4d3c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/live/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/live/client.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Notes:
   - The Deepgram API KEY is read from the environment variable DEEPGRAM_API_KEY
 */
 func NewForDemo(ctx context.Context, options interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions) (*Client, error) {
-	return New(ctx, "", &interfaces.ClientOptions{}, options, nil)
+	return New(ctx, "", interfaces.ClientOptions{}, options, nil)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Notes:
   - The callback handler is set to the default handler which just prints all messages to the console
 */
 func NewWithDefaults(ctx context.Context, options interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions, callback msginterfaces.LiveMessageCallback) (*Client, error) {
-	return New(ctx, "", &interfaces.ClientOptions{}, options, callback)
+	return New(ctx, "", interfaces.ClientOptions{}, options, callback)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Input parameters:
 - tOptions: LiveTranscriptionOptions which allows overriding things like language, model, etc.
 - callback: LiveMessageCallback which is a callback that allows you to perform actions based on the transcription
 */
-func New(ctx context.Context, apiKey string, cOptions *interfaces.ClientOptions, tOptions interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions, callback msginterfaces.LiveMessageCallback) (*Client, error) {
+func New(ctx context.Context, apiKey string, cOptions interfaces.ClientOptions, tOptions interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions, callback msginterfaces.LiveMessageCallback) (*Client, error) {
 	klog.V(6).Infof("live.New() ENTER\n")
 
 	if apiKey != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/client/live/types.go b/pkg/client/live/types.go
index ea78c322..12b4dff2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/live/types.go
+++ b/pkg/client/live/types.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // Client is a struct representing the websocket client connection
 type Client struct {
-	cOptions *interfaces.ClientOptions
+	cOptions interfaces.ClientOptions
 	tOptions interfaces.LiveTranscriptionOptions
 
 	sendBuf   chan []byte
diff --git a/pkg/client/prerecorded/client.go b/pkg/client/prerecorded/client.go
index daf4b4e4..1196e50c 100644
--- a/pkg/client/prerecorded/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/prerecorded/client.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	klog "k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ Notes:
   - The Deepgram API KEY is read from the environment variable DEEPGRAM_API_KEY
 */
 func NewWithDefaults() *Client {
-	return New("", &interfaces.ClientOptions{})
+	return New("", interfaces.ClientOptions{})
 }
 
 /*
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ Input parameters:
 - apiKey: string containing the Deepgram API key
 - options: ClientOptions which allows overriding things like hostname, version of the API, etc.
 */
-func New(apiKey string, options *interfaces.ClientOptions) *Client {
+func New(apiKey string, options interfaces.ClientOptions) *Client {
 	if apiKey != "" {
 		options.ApiKey = apiKey
 	}
@@ -183,7 +184,14 @@ func (c *Client) DoStream(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, options interfaces
 			_, err := io.Copy(b, res.Body)
 			return err
 		default:
-			d := json.NewDecoder(res.Body)
+			resultStr, errRead := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+			if errRead != nil {
+				klog.V(1).Infof("io.ReadAll failed. Err: %v\n", errRead)
+				klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.DoStream() LEAVE\n")
+				return errRead
+			}
+			klog.V(5).Infof("json.NewDecoder Raw:\n\n%s\n\n", resultStr)
+			d := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(string(resultStr)))
 			klog.V(3).Infof("json.NewDecoder\n")
 			klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.DoStream() LEAVE\n")
 			return d.Decode(resBody)
@@ -309,7 +317,14 @@ func (c *Client) DoURL(ctx context.Context, url string, options interfaces.PreRe
 			_, err := io.Copy(b, res.Body)
 			return err
 		default:
-			d := json.NewDecoder(res.Body)
+			resultStr, errRead := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+			if errRead != nil {
+				klog.V(1).Infof("io.ReadAll failed. Err: %v\n", errRead)
+				klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.DoURL() LEAVE\n")
+				return errRead
+			}
+			klog.V(5).Infof("json.NewDecoder Raw:\n\n%s\n\n", resultStr)
+			d := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(string(resultStr)))
 			klog.V(3).Infof("json.NewDecoder\n")
 			klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.DoURL() LEAVE\n")
 			return d.Decode(resBody)
@@ -395,7 +410,14 @@ func (c *Client) Do(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, resBody interface{})
 			_, err := io.Copy(b, res.Body)
 			return err
 		default:
-			d := json.NewDecoder(res.Body)
+			resultStr, errRead := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+			if errRead != nil {
+				klog.V(1).Infof("io.ReadAll failed. Err: %v\n", errRead)
+				klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.Do() LEAVE\n")
+				return errRead
+			}
+			klog.V(5).Infof("json.NewDecoder Raw:\n\n%s\n\n", resultStr)
+			d := json.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(string(resultStr)))
 			klog.V(3).Infof("json.NewDecoder\n")
 			klog.V(6).Infof("prerecorded.Do() LEAVE\n")
 			return d.Decode(resBody)
diff --git a/pkg/client/prerecorded/types.go b/pkg/client/prerecorded/types.go
index 7e8557fa..cc51b574 100644
--- a/pkg/client/prerecorded/types.go
+++ b/pkg/client/prerecorded/types.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ import (
 type Client struct {
 	*rest.Client
 
-	cOptions *interfaces.ClientOptions
+	cOptions interfaces.ClientOptions
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/rest/http.go b/pkg/client/rest/http.go
index 542bb6fe..2ef2567e 100644
--- a/pkg/client/rest/http.go
+++ b/pkg/client/rest/http.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // New allocated a Simple HTTP client
-func NewHTTPClient(options *interfaces.ClientOptions) *HttpClient {
+func NewHTTPClient(options interfaces.ClientOptions) *HttpClient {
 	tr := &http.Transport{
 		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: options.SkipServerAuth},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/client/rest/rest.go b/pkg/client/rest/rest.go
index 4582b95f..ff544435 100644
--- a/pkg/client/rest/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/client/rest/rest.go
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import (
 
 // NewWithDefaults creates a REST client with default options
 func NewWithDefaults() *Client {
-	return New(&interfaces.ClientOptions{})
+	return New(interfaces.ClientOptions{})
 }
 
 // New REST client
-func New(options *interfaces.ClientOptions) *Client {
+func New(options interfaces.ClientOptions) *Client {
 	err := options.Parse()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.V(1).Infof("options.Parse failed. Err: %v\n", err)
diff --git a/pkg/client/rest/types.go b/pkg/client/rest/types.go
index 8005aca9..a3fcd464 100644
--- a/pkg/client/rest/types.go
+++ b/pkg/client/rest/types.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ type HttpClient struct {
 	d         *debugContainer
 	UserAgent string
 
-	options *interfaces.ClientOptions
+	options interfaces.ClientOptions
 }
 
 // Client which extends HttpClient to support REST
 type Client struct {
 	*HttpClient
 
-	Options *interfaces.ClientOptions
+	Options interfaces.ClientOptions
 }
diff --git a/tests/prerecorded_test.go b/tests/prerecorded_test.go
index 454c71bd..b960c3b6 100644
--- a/tests/prerecorded_test.go
+++ b/tests/prerecorded_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestPrerecordedFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 	httpmock.RegisterResponder("POST", betaEndPoint, preRecordedFromURLHandler)
 
 	t.Run("Test Basic PreRecordedFromURL", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, &interfaces.ClientOptions{})
+		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, interfaces.ClientOptions{})
 		httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(&c.Client.HttpClient.Client)
 		dg := prerecorded.New(c)
 		_, err := dg.FromURL(
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestPrerecordedFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Test PreRecordedFromURL with summarize v1", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, &interfaces.ClientOptions{})
+		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, interfaces.ClientOptions{})
 		httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(&c.Client.HttpClient.Client)
 		dg := prerecorded.New(c)
 		_, err := dg.FromURL(
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestPrerecordedFromURL(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Test PreRecordedFromURL with summarize v2", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, &interfaces.ClientOptions{})
+		c := client.New(MockAPIKey, interfaces.ClientOptions{})
 		httpmock.ActivateNonDefault(&c.Client.HttpClient.Client)
 		dg := prerecorded.New(c)
 		_, err := dg.FromURL(