diff --git a/man/opensensmapr.Rd b/man/opensensmapr.Rd
index 01d582a..30203dc 100644
--- a/man/opensensmapr.Rd
+++ b/man/opensensmapr.Rd
@@ -112,11 +112,16 @@ openSenseMap API: \url{https://api.opensensemap.org/}
 official openSenseMap API documentation: \url{https://docs.opensensemap.org/}
 }
 \author{
-\strong{Maintainer}: Norwin Roosen \email{hello@nroo.de}
+\strong{Maintainer}: Jan Stenkamp \email{jan.stenkamp@uni-muenster.de} [contributor]
+
+Authors:
+\itemize{
+  \item Norwin Roosen \email{hello@nroo.de}
+}
 
 Other contributors:
 \itemize{
-  \item Daniel Nuest \email{daniel.nuest@uni-muenster.de} (0000-0003-2392-6140) [contributor]
+  \item Daniel Nuest \email{daniel.nuest@uni-muenster.de} (\href{https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-6140}{ORCID}) [contributor]
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/man/osem_box.Rd b/man/osem_box.Rd
index cb6c629..3e95526 100644
--- a/man/osem_box.Rd
+++ b/man/osem_box.Rd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ A \code{sensebox data.frame} containing a box in each row
 Get a single senseBox by its ID
 }
 \examples{
-\donttest{
+\dontrun{
   # get a specific box by ID
   b = osem_box('57000b8745fd40c8196ad04c')
 
diff --git a/man/osem_boxes.Rd b/man/osem_boxes.Rd
index a7b13ad..9b4ffa5 100644
--- a/man/osem_boxes.Rd
+++ b/man/osem_boxes.Rd
@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@
 \alias{osem_boxes}
 \title{Get a set of senseBoxes from the openSenseMap}
 \usage{
-osem_boxes(exposure = NA, model = NA, grouptag = NA, date = NA,
-  from = NA, to = NA, phenomenon = NA, endpoint = osem_endpoint(),
-  progress = TRUE, cache = NA)
+osem_boxes(
+  exposure = NA,
+  model = NA,
+  grouptag = NA,
+  date = NA,
+  from = NA,
+  to = NA,
+  phenomenon = NA,
+  bbox = NA,
+  endpoint = osem_endpoint(),
+  progress = TRUE,
+  cache = NA
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{exposure}{Only return boxes with the given exposure ('indoor', 'outdoor', 'mobile')}
@@ -24,6 +34,11 @@ osem_boxes(exposure = NA, model = NA, grouptag = NA, date = NA,
 \item{phenomenon}{Only return boxes that measured the given phenomenon in the
 time interval as specified through \code{date} or \code{from / to}}
 
+\item{bbox}{Only return boxes that are within the given boundingbox, 
+vector of 4 WGS84 coordinates. 
+Order is: longitude southwest, latitude southwest, longitude northeast, latitude northeast. 
+Minimal and maximal values are: -180, 180 for longitude and -90, 90 for latitude.}
+
 \item{endpoint}{The URL of the openSenseMap API instance}
 
 \item{progress}{Whether to print download progress information, defaults to \code{TRUE}}
@@ -46,7 +61,7 @@ Note that some filters do not work together:
 }
 \examples{
 
-\donttest{
+\dontrun{
   # get *all* boxes available on the API
   b = osem_boxes()
 
diff --git a/man/osem_ensure_api_available.Rd b/man/osem_ensure_api_available.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40520c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/osem_ensure_api_available.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/api.R
+\name{osem_ensure_api_available}
+\alias{osem_ensure_api_available}
+\title{Check if the given openSenseMap API endpoint is available}
+\usage{
+osem_ensure_api_available(endpoint = osem_endpoint())
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{endpoint}{The API base URL to check, defaulting to \code{\link{osem_endpoint}}}
+}
+\value{
+\code{TRUE} if the API is available, otherwise \code{stop()} is called.
+}
+\description{
+Check if the given openSenseMap API endpoint is available
+}
diff --git a/man/osem_measurements.Rd b/man/osem_measurements.Rd
index 07f8953..04a1d26 100644
--- a/man/osem_measurements.Rd
+++ b/man/osem_measurements.Rd
@@ -11,13 +11,31 @@ osem_measurements(x, ...)
 
 \method{osem_measurements}{default}(x, ...)
 
-\method{osem_measurements}{bbox}(x, phenomenon, exposure = NA,
-  from = NA, to = NA, columns = NA, ...,
-  endpoint = osem_endpoint(), progress = T, cache = NA)
-
-\method{osem_measurements}{sensebox}(x, phenomenon, exposure = NA,
-  from = NA, to = NA, columns = NA, ...,
-  endpoint = osem_endpoint(), progress = T, cache = NA)
+\method{osem_measurements}{bbox}(
+  x,
+  phenomenon,
+  exposure = NA,
+  from = NA,
+  to = NA,
+  columns = NA,
+  ...,
+  endpoint = osem_endpoint(),
+  progress = T,
+  cache = NA
+)
+
+\method{osem_measurements}{sensebox}(
+  x,
+  phenomenon,
+  exposure = NA,
+  from = NA,
+  to = NA,
+  columns = NA,
+  ...,
+  endpoint = osem_endpoint(),
+  progress = T,
+  cache = NA
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{Depending on the method, either
@@ -58,13 +76,13 @@ a bounding box spanning the whole world.
 }
 \section{Methods (by class)}{
 \itemize{
-\item \code{default}: Get measurements from \strong{all} senseBoxes.
+\item \code{osem_measurements(default)}: Get measurements from \strong{all} senseBoxes.
 
-\item \code{bbox}: Get measurements by a spatial filter.
+\item \code{osem_measurements(bbox)}: Get measurements by a spatial filter.
 
-\item \code{sensebox}: Get measurements from a set of senseBoxes.
-}}
+\item \code{osem_measurements(sensebox)}: Get measurements from a set of senseBoxes.
 
+}}
 \examples{
 \donttest{
   # get measurements from all boxes on the phenomenon 'PM10' from the last 48h
diff --git a/man/osem_measurements_archive.Rd b/man/osem_measurements_archive.Rd
index 1b21d5b..aa32e05 100644
--- a/man/osem_measurements_archive.Rd
+++ b/man/osem_measurements_archive.Rd
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
 \usage{
 osem_measurements_archive(x, ...)
 
-\method{osem_measurements_archive}{sensebox}(x, fromDate,
-  toDate = fromDate, sensorFilter = ~T, ..., progress = T)
+\method{osem_measurements_archive}{sensebox}(
+  x,
+  fromDate,
+  toDate = fromDate,
+  sensorFilter = ~T,
+  ...,
+  progress = T
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{A `sensebox data.frame` of a single box, as retrieved via \code{\link{osem_box}},
@@ -42,15 +48,15 @@ but continue the remaining download.
 }
 \section{Methods (by class)}{
 \itemize{
-\item \code{sensebox}: Get daywise measurements for one or more sensors of a single box.
-}}
+\item \code{osem_measurements_archive(sensebox)}: Get daywise measurements for one or more sensors of a single box.
 
+}}
 \examples{
-# fetch measurements for a single day
-box = osem_box('593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5a')
-m = osem_measurements_archive(box, as.POSIXlt('2018-09-13'))
-
 \donttest{
+  # fetch measurements for a single day
+  box = osem_box('593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5a')
+  m = osem_measurements_archive(box, as.POSIXlt('2018-09-13'))
+
   # fetch measurements for a date range and selected sensors
   sensors = ~ phenomenon \%in\% c('Temperatur', 'Beleuchtungsstärke')
   m = osem_measurements_archive(
diff --git a/man/osem_phenomena.Rd b/man/osem_phenomena.Rd
index d75c382..5d01f9c 100644
--- a/man/osem_phenomena.Rd
+++ b/man/osem_phenomena.Rd
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Get the counts of sensors for each observed phenomenon.
 }
 \section{Methods (by class)}{
 \itemize{
-\item \code{sensebox}: Get counts of sensors observing each phenomenon
+\item \code{osem_phenomena(sensebox)}: Get counts of sensors observing each phenomenon
 from a set of senseBoxes.
-}}
 
+}}
 \examples{
 # get the phenomena for a single senseBox
 osem_phenomena(osem_box('593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5a'))