diff --git a/nilmdb/client/client.py b/nilmdb/client/client.py
index 7146fd1..ce4edd9 100644
--- a/nilmdb/client/client.py
+++ b/nilmdb/client/client.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class Client(object):
         return self.http.get("dbinfo")
 
     def stream_list(self, path = None, layout = None, extended = False):
+        """Return a sorted list of [path,layout] lists.  If 'path' or
+        'layout' are specified, only return streams that match those
+        exact values.  If 'extended' is True, the returned lists are
+        is [path,layout,extent_min,extent_max,total_rows,total_seconds]."""
         params = {}
         if path is not None:
             params["path"] = path
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ class Client(object):
         return nilmdb.utils.sort.sort_human(streams, key = lambda s: s[0])
 
     def stream_get_metadata(self, path, keys = None):
+        """Get stream metadata"""
         params = { "path": path }
         if keys is not None:
             params["key"] = keys