diff --git a/docs/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html b/docs/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html
index 8c41ded..f56fc17 100644
--- a/docs/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html
+++ b/docs/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ <h3>Method Summary</h3>
                                             </td>
                                             <th class="colSecond" scope="row"><code><a href=HAssKClient.html#turn(crackers.hassk.HAssKClient.Entity,java.lang.Boolean)>turn</a>(<a href=HAssKClient.Entity.html>HAssKClient.Entity</a> $self, <a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html>Boolean</a> on) </code>
                                             </th>
-                                            <td class="colLast">Generic turn on/off<pre><code>with(haCliewnt) {
+                                            <td class="colLast">Generic turn on/off<pre><code>with(haClient) {
     light(&quot;foo&quot;) turn on
     group(&quot;bar&quot;) turn off
 }</code></pre></td>
@@ -397,6 +397,14 @@ <h3>Method Summary</h3>
                                             <td class="colLast">Create an entity in the &quot;sensor&quot; domain (do not prefix with &quot;sensor.</td>
                                         </tr>
                                         
+                                        <tr id="i13" class="rowColor">
+                                            <td class="colFirst"><code>final <a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/List.html>List</a>&lt;<a href=EntityState.html>EntityState</a>&gt;</code>
+                                            </td>
+                                            <th class="colSecond" scope="row"><code><a href=HAssKClient.html#states(java.lang.String)>states</a>(<a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>String</a> domain) </code>
+                                            </th>
+                                            <td class="colLast">Uses the state JSON API to get a list of entities and their states.</td>
+                                        </tr>
+                                        
                                         </tbody>
                                     </table>
                                 </div>
@@ -593,7 +601,7 @@ <h4>sendIt</h4>
                                     <li class="blockList">
                                         <h4>turn</h4>
                                         <pre class="methodSignature"> final <a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/List.html>List</a>&lt;<a href=EntityState.html>EntityState</a>&gt; <a href=HAssKClient.html#turn(crackers.hassk.HAssKClient.Entity,java.lang.Boolean)>turn</a>(<a href=HAssKClient.Entity.html>HAssKClient.Entity</a> $self, <a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Boolean.html>Boolean</a> on)</pre>
-                                        <div class="block"><p>Generic turn on/off</p><pre><code>with(haCliewnt) {
+                                        <div class="block"><p>Generic turn on/off</p><pre><code>with(haClient) {
     light(&quot;foo&quot;) turn on
     group(&quot;bar&quot;) turn off
 }</code></pre></div>
@@ -717,7 +725,7 @@ <h4>switch</h4>
                                     <!--   -->
                                 </a>
                                 <ul class=
-                                              "blockListLast"
+                                              "blockList"
                                           >
                                     <li class="blockList">
                                         <h4>sensor</h4>
@@ -737,6 +745,21 @@ <h4>sensor</h4>
                                     </li>
                                 </ul>
                                 
+                                <a id="states(java.lang.String)">
+                                    <!--   -->
+                                </a>
+                                <ul class=
+                                              "blockListLast"
+                                          >
+                                    <li class="blockList">
+                                        <h4>states</h4>
+                                        <pre class="methodSignature"> final <a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/List.html>List</a>&lt;<a href=EntityState.html>EntityState</a>&gt; <a href=HAssKClient.html#states(java.lang.String)>states</a>(<a href=https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html>String</a> domain)</pre>
+                                        <div class="block"><p>Uses the state JSON API to get a list of entities and their states. It is filtered by the optional <a href=HAssKClient.html#states(java.lang.String)>domain</a>.</p></div>
+                                        
+                                        <!-- TODO missing return annotation -->
+                                    </li>
+                                </ul>
+                                
                             </li>
                         </ul>
                     </section>
diff --git a/docs/index-files/index-7.html b/docs/index-files/index-7.html
index 2f7f849..dc089a4 100644
--- a/docs/index-files/index-7.html
+++ b/docs/index-files/index-7.html
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ <h2 class="title">S</h2>
             <dd>Retrieves the state of the entity.</dd>
 
         
+            <dt>
+                
+                <span class="memberNameLink">
+                
+                    <a href="../crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html#states(java.lang.String)">states(java.lang.String)</a>
+                
+                </span> - function in crackers.hassk.<a href=../crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.html>HAssKClient</a>
+                
+
+            </dt>
+            <dd>Uses the state JSON API to get a list of entities and their states.</dd>
+
+        
             <dt>
                 
                 <span class="memberNameLink">
diff --git a/docs/index-files/index-8.html b/docs/index-files/index-8.html
index 5d5e020..316dca0 100644
--- a/docs/index-files/index-8.html
+++ b/docs/index-files/index-8.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ <h2 class="title">T</h2>
                 
 
             </dt>
-            <dd>Generic turn on/off<pre><code>with(haCliewnt) {
+            <dd>Generic turn on/off<pre><code>with(haClient) {
     light(&quot;foo&quot;) turn on
     group(&quot;bar&quot;) turn off
 }</code></pre></dd>
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.kt b/src/main/kotlin/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.kt
index 1a33e57..54b6b2a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/crackers/hassk/HAssKClient.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ open class HAssKClient(val token: String, haServer: String, haPort: Int = 8123)
     protected val client = HttpClient.newBuilder()
         .version(HttpClient.Version.HTTP_1_1)
         .build()
-    protected val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this::class.java)
+    protected val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(javaClass.simpleName)
 
     /**
      * Set up generic service call that uses the entity ID as the payload.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ open class HAssKClient(val token: String, haServer: String, haPort: Int = 8123)
         val request = startRequest(uri)
             .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(payload))
             .build().also {
-                logger.debug("Request: $it")
+                logger.debug("Request: {}", uri)
                 logger.debug("Payload: $payload")
             }
         return sendIt(request)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ open class HAssKClient(val token: String, haServer: String, haPort: Int = 8123)
             .GET()
             .build()
         return sendIt(request).let {
-            logger.debug("Sending $it")
+            logger.debug("Receiving: $it")
             parseState(JSONObject(it))
         }
     }
@@ -141,20 +141,16 @@ open class HAssKClient(val token: String, haServer: String, haPort: Int = 8123)
      * Generic turn on/off
      *
      * ```kotlin
-     * with(haCliewnt) {
+     * with(haClient) {
      *     light("foo") turn on
      *     group("bar") turn off
      * }
      * ```
      */
-    infix fun Entity.turn(on: Boolean): List<EntityState> =
-        callService(entityId, "homeassistant", "turn_${if (on) "on" else "off"}").let {
-            JSONArray(it).map {
-//                val entity = it as JSONObject
-//                val isGroup = entity.getJSONObject("attributes").has("entity_id")
-                parseState(it as JSONObject)
-            }
-        }
+    infix fun Entity.turn(on: Boolean): List<EntityState> {
+        val response = callService(entityId, "homeassistant", "turn_${if (on) "on" else "off"}")
+        return JSONArray(response).map { parseState(it as JSONObject) }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the state of the entity.
@@ -201,6 +197,16 @@ open class HAssKClient(val token: String, haServer: String, haPort: Int = 8123)
      */
     fun sensor(name: String) = Sensor(name)
 
+    /**
+     * Uses the state JSON API to get a list of entities and their states. It is filtered by the optional [domain].
+     */
+    fun states(domain: String? = null): List<EntityState> {
+        val response = sendIt(startRequest(URI.create("$serverUri/states")).build())
+        return JSONArray(response)
+            .map { parseState(it as JSONObject) }
+            .filter { domain == null || it.entityId.startsWith("$domain.") }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Basic "thing".
      *