diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/Mode.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/Mode.lua
index 4a69104..67d5ae6 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/Mode.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/Mode.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function Mode:get_user_input()
 	end
 
 	-- echo the indicator.
-	utils.api.nvim_lecho(self.indicator)
+	utils.api.hi_echo(self.indicator)
 
 	-- capture input.
 	local user_input = vim.fn.getchar()
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function Mode:tear_down()
 		vim.g.libmodalActiveModeName = self.previous_mode_name
 	end
 
-	utils.api.nvim_redraw()
+	utils.api.redraw()
 end
 
 return
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/Prompt.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/Prompt.lua
index 272589f..2013295 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/Prompt.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/Prompt.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ end
 --- @return boolean more_input
 function Prompt:get_user_input()
 	-- clear previous `echo`s.
-	utils.api.nvim_redraw()
+	utils.api.redraw()
 
 	local continue_prompt -- will set to true `true` if looping this prompt again
 
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
index 7581ca1..e14e3d9 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 local globals = require 'libmodal/src/globals'
 local Indicator = require 'libmodal/src/utils/Indicator'
 
---[[/* MODULE */]]
-
 local api = {}
 
+--- echo a list of `Indicator`s with their associated highlighting.
+--- @param indicators libmodal.utils.Indicator|table<libmodal.utils.Indicator> the indicators to echo
+function api.hi_echo(indicators)
+	if indicators.hl then -- wrap the single indicator in a table to form a list of indicators
+		indicators = {indicators}
+	end
+
+	api.redraw()
+
+	for _, indicator in ipairs(indicators) do
+		vim.api.nvim_command('echohl ' .. indicator.hl .. " | echon '" .. indicator.str .. "'")
+	end
+
+	vim.api.nvim_command 'echohl None'
+end
+
 --- send a character to exit a mode.
 --- @param exit_char string the character used to exit the mode, or ESCAPE if none was provided.
 function api.mode_exit(exit_char)
@@ -18,38 +32,9 @@ function api.mode_exit(exit_char)
 	vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(exit_char, 'nt', false)
 end
 
---- make vim ring the visual/audio bell, if it is enabled.
-function api.nvim_bell()
-	vim.api.nvim_command('normal '..string.char(27)) -- escape char
-end
-
 --- run the `mode` command to refresh the screen.
-function api.nvim_redraw()
+function api.redraw()
 	vim.api.nvim_command 'mode'
 end
 
---- echo a list of `Indicator`s with their associated highlighting.
---- @param indicators libmodal.utils.Indicator|table<libmodal.utils.Indicator> the indicators to echo
-function api.nvim_lecho(indicators)
-	if indicators.hl then -- wrap the single indicator in a table to form a list of indicators
-		indicators = {indicators}
-	end
-
-	api.nvim_redraw()
-
-	for _, indicator in ipairs(indicators) do
-		vim.api.nvim_command('echohl ' .. indicator.hl .. " | echon '" .. indicator.str .. "'")
-	end
-
-	vim.api.nvim_command 'echohl None'
-end
-
---- show an error.
---- @param title string a succint category of error
---- @param msg string a descriptive reason for the error
-function api.nvim_show_err(title, msg)
-	api.nvim_lecho {Indicator.new('Title', tostring(title)..'\n'), Indicator.new('Error', tostring(msg))}
-	vim.fn.getchar()
-end
-
 return api