diff --git a/lib/se/api.rb b/lib/se/api.rb
index cd41b5d..2ffedb9 100644
--- a/lib/se/api.rb
+++ b/lib/se/api.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Client
       attr_reader :quota, :quota_used
       attr_accessor :params
 
-      def initialize(key = "", **params)
+      def initialize(key = "", log_api_raw: false, log_api_json: false, log_meta: true, **params)
         @key = key
         @params = params.merge({filter: '!*1_).BnZb8pdvWlZpJYNyauMekouxK9-RzUNUrwiB'})
         @quota = nil
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def initialize(key = "", **params)
         @backoff = Time.now
         @logger_raw = Logger.new 'api_raw.log'
         @logger_json = Logger.new 'api_json.log'
+        @logger = Logger.new 'se-api.log'
+        @logger_raw.level = Logger::Severity::UNKNOWN unless log_api_raw
+        @logger_json.level = Logger::Severity::UNKNOWN unless log_api_json
+        @logger.level = Logger::Severity::UNKNOWN unless log_meta
       end
 
       def posts(*ids, **params)
@@ -85,15 +89,16 @@ def json(uri, **params)
         backoff_for = @backoff-Time.now
         backoff_for = 0 if backoff_for <= 0
         if backoff_for > 0
-          puts "Backing off for #{backoff_for}"
+          @logger.warn "Backing off for #{backoff_for}"
           sleep backoff_for+2
-          puts "Finished backing off!"
+          @logger.warn "Finished backing off!"
         end
         params = @params.merge(params).merge({key: @key}).map { |k,v| "#{k}=#{v}" }.join('&')
-        puts "Posting to https://api.stackexchange.com/#{API_VERSION}/#{uri}?#{params}"
+        @logger.info "Posting to https://api.stackexchange.com/#{API_VERSION}/#{uri}?#{params}"
         begin
           resp_raw  = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI("https://api.stackexchange.com/#{API_VERSION}/#{uri}?#{params}")).body
         rescue Net::OpenTimeout, SocketError => e
+          @logger.warn "Got timeout on API request (#{e}). Retrying..."
           puts "Got timeout on API request (#{e}). Retrying..."
           sleep 0.3
           retry