diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 01decd871..491bf9961 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - **Button** - Added `labeled button` variation for display a count next to a button.
 - **Divider** - Vertical divider can now be used multiple times in a single column row (not just 50/50 split). #2808
 - **Input** - Added `disabled` state for inputs #2694
+- **API** - Added `encodeParameters` option to enable/disable parameters being encoded with `encodeURIComponent` #2752
 
 **Additional Enhancements**
 - **Menu** - `text menu` now uses padding for hitboxes to make target area for links larger
diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
index 401d6f9a2..2c3845ef0 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
               ;
             }
             else if(settings.on == 'now') {
-              module.debug('Querying API now', triggerEvent);
+              module.debug('Querying API endpoint immediately');
               module.query();
             }
           }
@@ -358,7 +358,11 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
                   }
                   else {
                     module.verbose('Found required variable', variable, value);
-                    url = url.replace(templatedString, module.get.urlEncodedValue(value));
+                    value = (settings.encodeParameters)
+                      ? module.get.urlEncodedValue(value)
+                      : value
+                    ;
+                    url = url.replace(templatedString, value);
                   }
                 });
               }
@@ -724,7 +728,7 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
               module.debug('URL value is already encoded, avoiding double encoding', value);
               return value;
             }
-            module.verbose('Encoding value for url', value, encodedValue);
+            module.verbose('Encoding value using encodeURIComponent', value, encodedValue);
             return encodedValue;
           },
           defaultData: function() {
@@ -990,7 +994,7 @@ $.api.settings = {
   name              : 'API',
   namespace         : 'api',
 
-  debug             : true,
+  debug             : false,
   verbose           : false,
   performance       : true,
 
@@ -1015,6 +1019,8 @@ $.api.settings = {
   // duration for error state
   errorDuration     : 2000,
 
+  encodeParameters  : true,
+
   // API action to use
   action            : false,
 
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
index e1860d8b3..ee91e30b7 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
@@ -440,10 +440,11 @@ $.fn.tab = function(parameters) {
             var
               $tab        = module.get.tabElement(tabPath),
               apiSettings = {
-                dataType : 'html',
-                on       : 'now',
-                cache    : settings.alwaysRefresh,
-                headers  : {
+                dataType         : 'html',
+                encodeParameters : false,
+                on               : 'now',
+                cache            : settings.alwaysRefresh,
+                headers          : {
                   'X-Remote': true
                 },
                 onSuccess : function(response) {