diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 7ee1853..22897a1 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
-export(mm_authorize)
+export(mm_auth)
 export(mm_get)
 export(mm_get_col_info)
 export(mm_get_criteria)
diff --git a/R/authorize.R b/R/authorize.R
index a5c9e85..7859f45 100644
--- a/R/authorize.R
+++ b/R/authorize.R
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #' Install Megamation credentials
 #'
 #' @description
-#' `mm_authorize()` installs your credentials so that `megamation` functions
+#' `mm_auth()` installs your credentials so that `megamation` functions
 #' that need them, like [mm_get()], can use them automatically.
 #'
 #' Specifically, it places your Megamation API key and base URL
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 #' @export
 #' @examples
 #' \dontrun{
-#' mm_authorize(
+#' mm_auth(
 #'   key = "<YOUR-MEGAMATION_KEY>",
 #'   url = "<YOUR-MEGAMATION_URL>"
 #' )
 #' }
-mm_authorize <- function(key, url) {
+mm_auth <- function(key, url) {
   check_string(key)
   check_string(url)
   url <- check_url(url)
diff --git a/R/get.R b/R/get.R
index 6d0708b..78688cb 100644
--- a/R/get.R
+++ b/R/get.R
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ mm_get <- function(endpoint, ..., .paginate = TRUE, .perform = TRUE) {
     mm_req(endpoint) |>
     mm_req_params(!!!params)
 
+  ## TABLEYEAR parameter required for previous years of timecard
+  if (endpoint == "timecard" && "date" %in% tolower(names(params))) {
+    tableyear <- lubridate::year(params$date) |> unique()
+    tableyear <- tableyear[tableyear != lubridate::year(Sys.Date())]
+    request <- request |>
+      httr2::req_url_query(TABLEYEAR = tableyear)
+  }
+
   if (!.perform) {
     return(request)
   }
diff --git a/R/utils-params.R b/R/utils-params.R
index 2935a3c..fb44e68 100644
--- a/R/utils-params.R
+++ b/R/utils-params.R
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ format_params <- function(...) {
     date <- params$DATE
     check_date(date)
     params$DATE <- format_date(date)
-    tableyear <- lubridate::year(date) |> unique()
-    params$TABLEYEAR <- tableyear[tableyear != lubridate::year(Sys.Date())]
   }
   return(params)
 }
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index ca1fb33..732a482 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ remove_api_urls <- function(.data) {
 stop_missing_cred <- function() {
   cli::cli_abort(c(
     "Missing credentials.",
-    "i" = "Run {.fun mm_authorize(key = '<your-key>', url = 'your-base-url')} to
+    "i" = "Run {.fun mm_auth(key = '<your-key>', url = 'your-base-url')} to
     install your credentials."
   ))
 }
diff --git a/_pkgdown.yml b/_pkgdown.yml
index 349b6ad..458ddd3 100644
--- a/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ url: https://asadow.github.io/megamation/
 template:
   bootstrap: 5
 reference:
+  - title: "Authorize access to Megamation"
+    desc: Create environment variables for Megamation credentials
+    contents:
+      - mm_auth
   - title: "Get your data"
     desc: >
       Retrieve data from/about your Megamation tables so you can act on them
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ reference:
       - mm_get_labels
   - title: "Programming around the Megamation API"
     desc: >
-      Low-level functions used internally and made available for programming
+      Low-level functions used internally
     contents:
       - mm_req
       - mm_error_body
diff --git a/man/mm_authorize.Rd b/man/mm_authorize.Rd
index f3632d1..ac68776 100644
--- a/man/mm_authorize.Rd
+++ b/man/mm_authorize.Rd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 % Please edit documentation in R/authorize.R
-\name{mm_authorize}
-\alias{mm_authorize}
+\name{mm_auth}
+\alias{mm_auth}
 \title{Install Megamation credentials}
 \usage{
-mm_authorize(key, url)
+mm_auth(key, url)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{key}{Single string of the Megamation API key.}
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mm_authorize(key, url)
 Writes \code{MEGAMATION_KEY} and \code{MEGAMATION_URL} environment variables.
 }
 \description{
-\code{mm_authorize()} installs your credentials so that \code{megamation} functions
+\code{mm_auth()} installs your credentials so that \code{megamation} functions
 that need them, like \code{\link[=mm_get]{mm_get()}}, can use them automatically.
 
 Specifically, it places your Megamation API key and base URL
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ variables.
 }
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
-mm_authorize(
+mm_auth(
   key = "<YOUR-MEGAMATION_KEY>",
   url = "<YOUR-MEGAMATION_URL>"
 )
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-authorize.R b/tests/testthat/test-authorize.R
index 9ad4afb..7a97ec0 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-authorize.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-authorize.R
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ test_that("testing key", {
   )
 })
 
-test_that("mm_authorize() gives bad url error", {
+test_that("mm_auth() gives bad url error", {
   expect_error(
-    mm_authorize(key = "1", url = "a"),
+    mm_auth(key = "1", url = "a"),
     "`url` must be of the form"
   )
 })
 
-test_that("mm_authorize() sets credentials", {
+test_that("mm_auth() sets credentials", {
   skip_on_cran()
   key_original <- mm_key()
   url_original <- mm_url()
   withr::defer({
-    mm_authorize(key = key_original, url = url_original)
+    mm_auth(key = key_original, url = url_original)
   })
-  mm_authorize(key = "1", url = "https://api.megamation.com/uw/joe/")
+  mm_auth(key = "1", url = "https://api.megamation.com/uw/joe/")
   expect_equal(
     mm_url(),
     "https://api.megamation.com/uw/joe"