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@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ Optional Settings
 
 The following are optional query parameter settings:
 
-- serializer: Either array (the default) or json. If json is selected the data is returned using the `JSON API <http://jsonapi.org/>`_ format.
-- include: A comma-separated list of nested relationships to include.
-- client_id: If set the results will be filtered by the client.
-- page: The page number of results to return when the results are paginated.
-- per_page: The number of results to return per page.
-- updated_at: Timestamp used as a filter to only show recently updated records.
+- **serializer**: Either array (the default) or json. If json is selected the data is returned using the `JSON API <http://jsonapi.org/>`_ format.
+- **include**: A comma-separated list of nested relationships to include.
+- **client_id**: If set the results will be filtered by the client.
+- **page**: The page number of results to return when the results are paginated.
+- **per_page**: The number of results to return per page.
+- **updated_at**: Timestamp used as a filter to only show recently updated records.
 
 Subscriptions
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