diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf9ecfe..06ef5c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ pip install square_database_helper
 
 ## changelog
 
+### v2.3.0
+
+- use make_request_json_output to call api endpoints.
+
 ### v2.2.0
 
 - expanded apply_filters to support additional conditions: ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, like, in_.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e25a7b1..390fdae 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 
 setup(
     name=package_name,
-    version="2.2.0",
+    version="2.3.0",
     packages=find_packages(),
-    install_requires=["requests>=2.31.0", "pydantic>=2.9.2"],
+    install_requires=[
+        "pydantic>=2.9.2",
+        "square_commons>=1.0.0",
+    ],
     author="thePmSquare",
     author_email="thepmsquare@gmail.com",
     description="helper to access the database layer for my personal server.",
diff --git a/square_database_helper/main.py b/square_database_helper/main.py
index d9b452d..5c2f81b 100644
--- a/square_database_helper/main.py
+++ b/square_database_helper/main.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, Any, Optional, List
 
-import requests
 from pydantic import conlist
+from square_commons.api_utils import make_request_json_output
 
 from square_database_helper.pydantic_models import FiltersV0
 
@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ def __init__(
         except Exception:
             raise
 
-    def _make_request(self, method, endpoint, data=None):
+    def _make_request(self, method, endpoint, data=None, params=None, headers=None):
         try:
-            url = f"{self.global_str_square_database_url_base}/{endpoint}"
-            response = requests.request(method, url, json=data)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            return response.json()
+            return make_request_json_output(
+                method=method,
+                base_url=self.global_str_square_database_url_base,
+                endpoint=endpoint,
+                data=data,
+                params=params,
+                headers=headers,
+            )
         except Exception:
             raise