diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 625d51a08a..2fcfcf7b6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,17 +108,87 @@
     "release:prepare": "lerna publish --skip-git --skip-npm --yes && node ./support/changelog.js",
     "release:review": "git --no-pager diff --word-diff",
     "release:publish": "./support/publish.sh",
-    "c": "npm run precommit && git-cz"
+    "c": "git-cz"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/Esri/arcgis-rest-js.git"
   },
   "contributors": [
+    {
+      "name": "Anthony Lukach"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Bill Reynolds",
+      "email": "wreynolds@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "City of Veronia GIS"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Dave Bouwman",
+      "email": "dbouwman@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Enguerrand des Vaux"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Gavin Rehkemper",
+      "email": "grehkemper@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Ian Trewella"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Idi Eradiri",
+      "email": "ieradiri@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jeff Jacobson"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "John Gravois",
+      "email": "john@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Junshan Liu",
+      "email": "jliu@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Max Payson",
+      "email": "mpayson@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Mike 'Jupe' Juniper",
+      "email": "mjuniper@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Mike Tschudi",
+      "email": "mtschudi@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Noah Mulfinger",
+      "email": "nmulfinger@esri.com"
+    },
     {
       "name": "Patrick Arlt",
       "email": "parlt@esri.com",
       "url": "http://patrickarlt.com/"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Richard Hincamp"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Steven Kitterman",
+      "email": "skitterman@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Stephen Sylvia",
+      "email": "ssylvia@esri.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Tom Wayson",
+      "email": "twayson@esri.com"
     }
   ],
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/add.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/add.ts
index 8ad262bcd5..3b276373a8 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/add.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/add.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { IFeature } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-common-types";
-import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
 import {
-  IEditFeaturesParams,
-  IEditFeatureResult,
+  request,
+  IRequestOptions,
   appendCustomParams
-} from "./helpers";
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
+import { IEditFeaturesParams, IEditFeatureResult } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
  * Add features request options. See the [REST Documentation](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/services-reference/add-features.htm) for more information.
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/addAttachment.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/addAttachment.ts
index f92602122b..9a8f68fbd9 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/addAttachment.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/addAttachment.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
 import { IEditFeatureResult } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/delete.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/delete.ts
index c4d32dc535..ad22b2e465 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/delete.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/delete.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2017 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
-import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
+import {
+  request,
+  IRequestOptions,
+  appendCustomParams
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
 import {
   IEditFeaturesParams,
   IEditFeatureResult,
-  ISharedQueryParams,
-  appendCustomParams
+  ISharedQueryParams
 } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/deleteAttachments.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/deleteAttachments.ts
index cd4279717b..a723bdfc9e 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/deleteAttachments.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/deleteAttachments.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
 import { IEditFeatureResult } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/helpers.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/helpers.ts
index 350611abae..4c386f56a8 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/helpers.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ import {
   IGeometry,
   ISpatialReference
 } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-common-types";
-import { IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
-import { IQueryFeaturesRequestOptions } from "./query";
-import { IAddFeaturesRequestOptions } from "./add";
-import { IUpdateFeaturesRequestOptions } from "./update";
-import { IDeleteFeaturesRequestOptions } from "./delete";
-import { IQueryRelatedRequestOptions } from "./queryRelated";
 
 export interface ISharedQueryParams {
   where?: string;
@@ -50,31 +43,3 @@ export interface IEditFeaturesParams {
    */
   rollbackOnFailure?: boolean;
 }
-
-/**
- * Used internally by the package to ensure that first order request options are passed through as request parameters.
- */
-export function appendCustomParams(
-  oldOptions:
-    | IQueryFeaturesRequestOptions
-    | IAddFeaturesRequestOptions
-    | IUpdateFeaturesRequestOptions
-    | IDeleteFeaturesRequestOptions
-    | IQueryRelatedRequestOptions,
-  newOptions: IRequestOptions
-) {
-  // only pass query parameters through in the request, not generic IRequestOptions props
-  Object.keys(oldOptions).forEach(function(key: string) {
-    if (
-      key !== "url" &&
-      key !== "params" &&
-      key !== "authentication" &&
-      key !== "httpMethod" &&
-      key !== "fetch" &&
-      key !== "portal" &&
-      key !== "maxUrlLength"
-    ) {
-      newOptions.params[key] = (oldOptions as { [key: string]: any })[key];
-    }
-  });
-}
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/query.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/query.ts
index 9ed5d0dee3..4434c679fb 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/query.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/query.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2017 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
+import {
+  request,
+  IRequestOptions,
+  appendCustomParams
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
 import {
   ISpatialReference,
   IFeatureSet,
@@ -8,9 +13,8 @@ import {
   esriUnits,
   IExtent
 } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-common-types";
-import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
+import { ISharedQueryParams } from "./helpers";
 
-import { ISharedQueryParams, appendCustomParams } from "./helpers";
 /**
  * Request options to fetch a feature by id.
  */
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/queryRelated.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/queryRelated.ts
index c1e5cac340..d33ed8a81a 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/queryRelated.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/queryRelated.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2018 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
+import {
+  request,
+  IRequestOptions,
+  appendCustomParams
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
 import {
   ISpatialReference,
   IFeature,
@@ -8,8 +13,6 @@ import {
   esriGeometryType,
   IField
 } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-common-types";
-import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-import { appendCustomParams } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
  * Related record query request options. Additional arguments can be passed via the [params](/arcgis-rest-js/api/feature-service/IQueryRelatedRequestOptions/#params) property. See the [REST Documentation](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/services-reference/query-related-feature-service-.htm) for more information and a full list of parameters.
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/update.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/update.ts
index 4ab983b18c..750a9fa15c 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/update.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/update.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { IFeature } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-common-types";
-import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
 import {
-  IEditFeaturesParams,
-  IEditFeatureResult,
+  request,
+  IRequestOptions,
   appendCustomParams
-} from "./helpers";
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
+import { IEditFeaturesParams, IEditFeatureResult } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
  * Update features request options. See the [REST Documentation](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/services-reference/update-features.htm) for more information.
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/updateAttachment.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/updateAttachment.ts
index b0db27ae0f..58cd0aecad 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/updateAttachment.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-feature-service/src/updateAttachment.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { request, IRequestOptions } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
-
 import { IEditFeatureResult } from "./helpers";
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/geocode.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/geocode.ts
index 1c6bdf333e..50f53c37c5 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/geocode.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/geocode.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /* Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
-import { request, IParams } from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
+import {
+  request,
+  IParams,
+  appendCustomParams
+} from "@esri/arcgis-rest-request";
 
 import {
   IExtent,
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ export interface IGeocodeParams extends IParams {
 }
 
 export interface IGeocodeRequestOptions extends IEndpointRequestOptions {
+  /**
+   * use this if all your address info is contained in a single string.
+   */
+  singleLine?: string;
   address?: string;
   address2?: string;
   address3?: string;
@@ -53,25 +61,23 @@ export interface IGeocodeResponse {
 }
 
 /**
- * Used to determine the [location](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/api-reference/geocoding-find-address-candidates.htm)  of a single address or point of interest.
+ * Used to determine the location of a single address or point of interest. See the [REST Documentation](https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/geocode/api-reference/geocoding-find-address-candidates.htm) for more information.
  *
  * ```js
  * import { geocode } from '@esri/arcgis-rest-geocoder';
  *
  * geocode("LAX")
  *   .then((response) => {
- *     response.candidates[0].location; // => { x: -118.409, y: 33.943, spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 }  }
+ *     response.candidates[0].location; // => { x: -118.409, y: 33.943, spatialReference: ...  }
  *   });
  *
  * geocode({
- *   params: {
- *     address: "1600 Pennsylvania Ave",
- *     postal: 20500,
- *     countryCode: "USA"
- *   }
+ *   address: "1600 Pennsylvania Ave",
+ *   postal: 20500,
+ *   countryCode: "USA"
  * })
  *   .then((response) => {
- *     response.candidates[0].location; // => { x: -77.036533, y: 38.898719, spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 } }
+ *     response.candidates[0].location; // => { x: -77.036533, y: 38.898719, spatialReference: ... }
  *   });
  * ```
  *
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ export function geocode(
       ...options,
       ...address
     };
+
+    appendCustomParams(address, options);
   }
 
   // add spatialReference property to individual matches
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/suggest.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/suggest.ts
index b2449e833a..3e8bbe6f37 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/suggest.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/src/suggest.ts
@@ -49,21 +49,16 @@ export function suggest(
 ): Promise<ISuggestResponse> {
   const options: ISuggestRequestOptions = {
     endpoint: worldGeocoder,
-    params: {},
+    params: { text: partialText },
     ...requestOptions
   };
 
-  // is this the most concise way to mixin these optional parameters?
-  if (requestOptions && requestOptions.params) {
-    options.params = requestOptions.params;
-  }
+  options.params.text = partialText;
 
   if (requestOptions && requestOptions.magicKey) {
     options.params.magicKey = requestOptions.magicKey;
   }
 
-  options.params.text = partialText;
-
   return request(options.endpoint + "suggest", options);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/geocode.test.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/geocode.test.ts
index d2a6472d76..9964ad1fc3 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/geocode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/geocode.test.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,33 @@ describe("geocode", () => {
       });
   });
 
+  it("should a geocoding request with custom parameters", done => {
+    fetchMock.once("*", FindAddressCandidates);
+
+    geocode({ address: "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue", city: "Washington D.C." })
+      .then(response => {
+        expect(fetchMock.called()).toEqual(true);
+        const [url, options]: [string, RequestInit] = fetchMock.lastCall("*");
+        expect(url).toEqual(
+          "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/findAddressCandidates"
+        );
+        expect(options.method).toBe("POST");
+        expect(options.body).toContain("f=json");
+        expect(options.body).toContain(
+          `address=${encodeURIComponent("1600 Pennsylvania Avenue")}`
+        );
+        expect(options.body).toContain(
+          `city=${encodeURIComponent("Washington D.C.")}`
+        );
+        // the only property this lib tacks on
+        expect(response.spatialReference.wkid).toEqual(4326);
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch(e => {
+        fail(e);
+      });
+  });
+
   it("should make a simple, single geocoding request with a custom parameter", done => {
     fetchMock.once("*", FindAddressCandidates);
 
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/helpers.test.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/helpers.test.ts
index fd3f3da6b1..b5f13c53b8 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/helpers.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { serviceInfo, getGeocodeService } from "../src/helpers";
-
 import * as fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
-
 import { SharingInfo } from "./mocks/responses";
 
 const customGeocoderUrl =
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/suggest.test.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/suggest.test.ts
index de1abbda83..c942e2da15 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/suggest.test.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-geocoder/test/suggest.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
  * Apache-2.0 */
 
 import { suggest } from "../src/suggest";
-
 import * as fetchMock from "fetch-mock";
-
 import { Suggest } from "./mocks/responses";
 
 describe("geocode", () => {
@@ -74,4 +72,27 @@ describe("geocode", () => {
         fail(e);
       });
   });
+
+  it("should make a request for suggestions with magic key and other parameters", done => {
+    fetchMock.once("*", Suggest);
+
+    suggest("LAX", { magicKey: "foo", params: { category: "Address,Postal" } })
+      .then(response => {
+        expect(fetchMock.called()).toEqual(true);
+        const [url, options]: [string, RequestInit] = fetchMock.lastCall("*");
+        expect(url).toEqual(
+          "https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer/suggest"
+        );
+        expect(options.method).toBe("POST");
+        expect(options.body).toContain("f=json");
+        expect(options.body).toContain("text=LAX");
+        expect(options.body).toContain("magicKey=foo");
+        expect(options.body).toContain("category=Address%2CPostal");
+        expect(response).toEqual(Suggest); // this introspects the entire response
+        done();
+      })
+      .catch(e => {
+        fail(e);
+      });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/index.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/index.ts
index 89934c21d8..1c83a1adac 100644
--- a/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/index.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ export * from "./utils/ErrorTypes";
 export * from "./utils/process-params";
 export * from "./utils/get-portal";
 export * from "./utils/get-portal-url";
+export * from "./utils/append-custom-params";
diff --git a/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/utils/append-custom-params.ts b/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/utils/append-custom-params.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a0d073549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/arcgis-rest-request/src/utils/append-custom-params.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
+ * Apache-2.0 */
+
+import { IRequestOptions } from "../request";
+
+/**
+ * Helper for methods with lots of first order request options to pass them through as request parameters.
+ */
+export function appendCustomParams(
+  oldOptions: IRequestOptions,
+  newOptions: IRequestOptions
+) {
+  // only pass query parameters through in the request, not generic IRequestOptions props
+  Object.keys(oldOptions).forEach(function(key: string) {
+    if (
+      key !== "url" &&
+      key !== "params" &&
+      key !== "authentication" &&
+      key !== "httpMethod" &&
+      key !== "fetch" &&
+      key !== "portal" &&
+      key !== "maxUrlLength" &&
+      key !== "endpoint"
+    ) {
+      newOptions.params[key] = (oldOptions as { [key: string]: any })[key];
+    }
+  });
+}