diff --git a/examples/export.rb b/examples/export.rb
index 0044286..a4c9206 100644
--- a/examples/export.rb
+++ b/examples/export.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 # official sandbox
diff --git a/examples/password_reset.rb b/examples/password_reset.rb
index d7641d7..c4ebad1 100644
--- a/examples/password_reset.rb
+++ b/examples/password_reset.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 username = "admin"
diff --git a/examples/repo_and_user.rb b/examples/repo_and_user.rb
index aa710df..0d69b37 100644
--- a/examples/repo_and_user.rb
+++ b/examples/repo_and_user.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 # official sandbox
 config = ArchivesSpace::Configuration.new(
   {
-    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/api",
+    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/staff/api",
     base_repo: "",
     username: "admin",
     password: "admin",
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
 
 client = ArchivesSpace::Client.new(config).login
 
-ap ArchivesSpace::Template.list # view available templates
+puts ArchivesSpace::Template.list # view available templates
 
 repo_data = {
   repo_code: "XYZ",
@@ -40,20 +39,20 @@
   response = client.post("/repositories/with_agent", repository)
   if response.result.success?
     repository = client.repositories.find { |r| r["repo_code"] == "XYZ" }
-    ap repository
-    ap client.delete(repository["uri"])
+    puts repository
+    puts client.delete(repository["uri"])
   else
-    ap response.parsed
+    puts response.parsed
   end
 
   user = ArchivesSpace::Template.process("user.json.erb", user_data)
   response = client.post("users", user, {password: user_password})
   if response.result.success?
     user = client.users.find { |r| r["username"] == "lmessi" }
-    ap user
-    ap client.delete user["uri"]
+    puts user
+    puts client.delete(user["uri"]).inspect
   else
-    ap response.parsed
+    puts response.parsed
   end
 rescue ArchivesSpace::RequestError => e
   puts e.message
diff --git a/examples/templates.rb b/examples/templates.rb
index 37dde78..144976a 100644
--- a/examples/templates.rb
+++ b/examples/templates.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 puts ArchivesSpace::Template.list
diff --git a/examples/test_connection.rb b/examples/test_connection.rb
index aa86eff..6e3ff55 100644
--- a/examples/test_connection.rb
+++ b/examples/test_connection.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 # official sandbox
 config = ArchivesSpace::Configuration.new(
   {
-    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/api",
+    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/staff/api",
     base_repo: "",
     username: "admin",
     password: "admin",
diff --git a/examples/user_groups.rb b/examples/user_groups.rb
index 6982f16..9b9c95f 100644
--- a/examples/user_groups.rb
+++ b/examples/user_groups.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.expand_path("../lib", __dir__)
-require "awesome_print"
 require "archivesspace/client"
 
 # official sandbox
 config = ArchivesSpace::Configuration.new(
   {
-    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/api",
+    base_uri: "https://sandbox.archivesspace.org/staff/api",
     base_repo: "",
     username: "admin",
     password: "admin",
@@ -19,17 +18,13 @@
 
 client = ArchivesSpace::Client.new(config).login
 
-user_data = {
+user_data = ArchivesSpace::Template.process("user.json.erb", {
   username: "bde",
   name: "BDE",
   is_admin: false
-}
+})
 
-client.post(
-  "users",
-  ArchivesSpace::Template.process("user.json.erb", user_data),
-  {password: "123456"}
-)
+client.post("users", user_data, {password: "123456"})
 
 users_with_roles = {
   "bde" => ["repository-basic-data-entry"]
@@ -38,7 +33,7 @@
 begin
   client.config.base_repo = "repositories/2"
   results = client.group_user_assignment users_with_roles
-  ap results.map(&:parsed)
+  puts results.map(&:parsed)
 rescue ArchivesSpace::RequestError => e
   puts e.message
 end
diff --git a/lib/archivesspace/client/task.rb b/lib/archivesspace/client/task.rb
index 32cc704..60f08e7 100644
--- a/lib/archivesspace/client/task.rb
+++ b/lib/archivesspace/client/task.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 module ArchivesSpace
   # Perform specific API tasks
   module Task
-    # def batch_import(payload, params = {})
-    #   # TODO: create "batch_import", payload, params
-    # end
-
     def group_user_assignment(users_with_roles)
       updated = []
       groups.each do |group|
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ def group_user_assignment(users_with_roles)
 
         next unless update
 
-        response = post("/groups/#{uri_to_id(group["uri"])}", group.to_json)
+        response = post("/groups/#{uri_to_id(group["uri"])}", group)
         updated << response
       end
       updated
@@ -54,13 +50,9 @@ def password_reset(username, password)
       user = all("users").find { |u| u["username"] == username }
       raise RequestError, user.status unless user
 
-      post(user["uri"], user.to_json, {password: password})
+      post(user["uri"], user, {password: password})
     end
 
-    # def search(params)
-    #   # TODO: get "search", params
-    # end
-
     private
 
     def uri_to_id(uri)
diff --git a/lib/archivesspace/client/template.rb b/lib/archivesspace/client/template.rb
index 3c41a6a..419a9d3 100644
--- a/lib/archivesspace/client/template.rb
+++ b/lib/archivesspace/client/template.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def extension
       def process
         t = ERB.new(read_template)
         r = t.result(binding).squeeze("\n")
-        JSON.parse(r).to_json
+        JSON.parse(r)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/archivesspace/templates_spec.rb b/spec/archivesspace/templates_spec.rb
index 6888cca..52ba3cc 100644
--- a/spec/archivesspace/templates_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/archivesspace/templates_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
   it "can process an erb template" do
     data = {repo_code: "ABC", name: "ABC Archive", agent_contact_name: "ABC Admin"}
-    json = JSON.parse(ArchivesSpace::Template.process("repository_with_agent.json.erb", data))
+    json = JSON.parse(ArchivesSpace::Template.process("repository_with_agent.json.erb", data).to_json)
     expect(json["repository"]["repo_code"]).to eq data[:repo_code]
   end