diff --git a/examples/create_cancel_order.py b/examples/create_cancel_order.py
index 9f6f898..8456845 100644
--- a/examples/create_cancel_order.py
+++ b/examples/create_cancel_order.py
@@ -1,19 +1,41 @@
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import time
 from lighter import SignerClient
 import lighter
+import lighter.configuration
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
-BASE_URL = "https://mainnet.zklighter.elliot.ai"
+BASE_URL = "https://testnet.zklighter.elliot.ai"
 PRIVATE_KEY = "WALLET_PRIVATE_KEY"
 
 
+def trim_exception(e: Exception) -> str:
+    return str(e).strip().split("\n")[-1]
+
+
 async def main():
-    api_client = lighter.ApiClient()
-    client = SignerClient(url=BASE_URL, private_key=PRIVATE_KEY)
-    await client.set_account_index()
+    api_client = lighter.ApiClient(
+        configuration=lighter.Configuration(host=BASE_URL)
+    )
+
+    # assuring that client is created
+    account_created = False
+    new_account = False
+    while not account_created:
+        try:
+            client = SignerClient(url=BASE_URL, private_key=PRIVATE_KEY)
+            await client.set_account_index()
+            account_created = True
+            if new_account:
+                time.sleep(10)
+        except Exception as e:
+            new_account = True
+            print("Account not created yet", trim_exception(e))
+        time.sleep(2)
+        
     print("Account Index: ", client.account_index)
 
     tx = await client.create_order(
@@ -21,7 +43,7 @@ async def main():
         client_order_index=0,
         base_amount=100000,
         price=250000,
-        is_ask=0,
+        is_ask=False,
         order_type=lighter.SignerClient.ORDER_TYPE_LIMIT,
         time_in_force=lighter.SignerClient.ORDER_TIME_IN_FORCE_GOOD_TILL_TIME,
         reduce_only=0,
@@ -29,7 +51,7 @@ async def main():
     )
     print("Create Order Tx:", tx)
 
-    auth = client.create_auth_token()
+    auth = client.create_auth_token_with_expiry(SignerClient.DEFAULT_10_MIN_AUTH_EXPIRY)
     print("Auth:", auth)
 
     active_orders = await lighter.OrderApi(api_client).account_active_orders(
diff --git a/examples/get_info.py b/examples/get_info.py
index b38c653..0572e71 100644
--- a/examples/get_info.py
+++ b/examples/get_info.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 
+L1_ADDRESS = "WALLET_L1_ADDRESS"
+account_index = 0
+
 async def print_api(method, *args, **kwargs):
     logging.info(f"{method.__name__}: {await method(*args, **kwargs)}")
 
@@ -13,22 +16,25 @@ async def print_api(method, *args, **kwargs):
 async def account_apis(client: lighter.ApiClient):
     logging.info("ACCOUNT APIS")
     account_instance = lighter.AccountApi(client)
-    await print_api(account_instance.account, by="index", value="3")
+    res = await account_instance.account(by="l1_address", value=L1_ADDRESS)
+    global account_index
+    if res.accounts:
+        account_index = res.accounts[0].index
+    else:
+        print("NO ACCOUNT FOUND")
+        exit(0)
+    await print_api(account_instance.account, by="index", value=str(account_index))
     await print_api(account_instance.accounts, index=0, limit=2, sort="asc")
     await print_api(
         account_instance.accounts_by_l1_address,
-        l1_address="0x3fBBA2b0e07895ae8638D17fd83d72338954D272",
+        l1_address=L1_ADDRESS,
     )
-    # await print_api(account_instance.apikeys, account_index=3, api_key_index=255)
+    await print_api(account_instance.apikeys, account_index=3, api_key_index=255)
     await print_api(account_instance.fee_bucket, account_index=3)
-    await print_api(
-        account_instance.is_whitelisted,
-        l1_address="0x3fBBA2b0e07895ae8638D17fd83d72338954D272",
-    )
     await print_api(
         account_instance.pnl,
         by="index",
-        value="1",
+        value=str(account_index),
         resolution="1h",
         start_timestamp=int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() - 60 * 60 * 24),
         end_timestamp=int(datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()),
@@ -75,21 +81,6 @@ async def info_apis(client: lighter.ApiClient):
 async def order_apis(client: lighter.ApiClient):
     logging.info("ORDER APIS")
     order_instance = lighter.OrderApi(client)
-    # TODO: Add auth to sharedlib
-    # await print_api(
-    #     order_instance.account_active_orders,
-    #     account_index=3,
-    #     market_id=0,
-    # )
-    await print_api(
-        order_instance.account_inactive_orders,
-        account_index=3,
-        market_id=0,
-        limit=2,
-    )
-    await print_api(
-        order_instance.account_orders, account_index=3, market_id=0, limit=2
-    )
     await print_api(order_instance.exchange_stats)
     await print_api(order_instance.order_book_details, market_id=0)
     await print_api(order_instance.order_book_orders, market_id=0, limit=2)
@@ -101,34 +92,18 @@ async def order_apis(client: lighter.ApiClient):
 async def transaction_apis(client: lighter.ApiClient):
     logging.info("TRANSACTION APIS")
     transaction_instance = lighter.TransactionApi(client)
-    # await print_api(
-    #     transaction_instance.account_pending_txs,
-    #     by="account_index",
-    #     value="3",
-    # )
-    await print_api(
-        transaction_instance.account_txs,
-        by="account_index",
-        value="0",
-        index=0,
-        limit=2,
-    )
     await print_api(transaction_instance.block_txs, by="block_height", value="1")
-    await print_api(
-        transaction_instance.deposit_history,
-        l1_address="0x3fBBA2b0e07895ae8638D17fd83d72338954D272",
-    )
-    await print_api(transaction_instance.next_nonce, account_index=1, api_key_index=0)
-    # await print_api(transaction_instance.pending_txs, limit=2)
-    # await print_api(transaction_instance.tx, by="sequence_index", value="0")
-    # await print_api(transaction_instance.tx_from_l1_tx_hash, hash="0x")
+    await print_api(transaction_instance.next_nonce, account_index=int(account_index), api_key_index=0)
+    # use with a valid sequence index
+    # await print_api(transaction_instance.tx, by="sequence_index", value="5")
     await print_api(transaction_instance.txs, index=0, limit=2)
-    await print_api(transaction_instance.withdraw_history, account_index=3)
 
 
 async def main():
     client = lighter.ApiClient(
-        configuration=lighter.Configuration(host="https://mainnet.zklighter.elliot.ai")
+        configuration=lighter.Configuration(
+            host="https://testnet.zklighter.elliot.ai"
+        )
     )
     await account_apis(client)
     await block_apis(client)
diff --git a/lighter/signer_client.py b/lighter/signer_client.py
index 98dbc3a..be65e97 100644
--- a/lighter/signer_client.py
+++ b/lighter/signer_client.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import platform
 import logging
 import os
+import time
 
 from eth_account import Account
 import lighter
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ class SignerClient:
     ORDER_TIME_IN_FORCE_GOOD_TILL_TIME = 1
     ORDER_TIME_IN_FORCE_POST_ONLY = 2
 
+    NIL_TRIGGER_PRICE = 0
+    DEFAULT_28_DAY_ORDER_EXPIRY = -1
+    DEFAULT_10_MIN_AUTH_EXPIRY = -1
+    MINUTE = 60
+
     def __init__(
         self, url, private_key, chain_id=300, api_key_index=0, account_index=-1
     ):
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ def sign_create_order(
         time_in_force,
         reduce_only,
         trigger_price,
-        order_expiry=-1,  # -1 means constant 28 days expiry
+        order_expiry=DEFAULT_28_DAY_ORDER_EXPIRY,
         nonce=-1,
     ):
         self.signer.SignCreateOrder.argtypes = [
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ def sign_create_order(
             client_order_index,
             base_amount,
             price,
-            is_ask,
+            int(is_ask),
             order_type,
             time_in_force,
             reduce_only,
@@ -270,7 +276,9 @@ def sign_update_leverage(self, market_index, leverage, nonce=-1):
             "utf-8"
         )
 
-    def create_auth_token(self, deadline=0):
+    def create_auth_token_with_expiry(self, deadline: int=DEFAULT_10_MIN_AUTH_EXPIRY):
+        if deadline == SignerClient.DEFAULT_10_MIN_AUTH_EXPIRY:
+            deadline = int(time.time() + 10 * SignerClient.MINUTE)
         self.signer.CreateAuthToken.argtypes = [ctypes.c_longlong]
         self.signer.CreateAuthToken.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
         return self.signer.CreateAuthToken(deadline).decode("utf-8")
@@ -284,8 +292,8 @@ async def create_order(
         is_ask,
         order_type,
         time_in_force,
-        reduce_only,
-        trigger_price,
+        reduce_only=False,
+        trigger_price=NIL_TRIGGER_PRICE,
         order_expiry=-1,
         nonce=-1,
     ) -> (CreateOrder, TxHash):
@@ -294,10 +302,10 @@ async def create_order(
             client_order_index,
             base_amount,
             price,
-            is_ask,
+            int(is_ask),
             order_type,
             time_in_force,
-            reduce_only,
+            int(reduce_only),
             trigger_price,
             order_expiry,
             nonce,