diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 1e83fe67c..6cec1f19c 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -6,20 +6,25 @@
 - **Dropdown** - All dropdowns, not just `selection dropdown`, will now select the first `menu item` that starts with a pressed keyboard key, for example "N" will select "New"
 - **Build Tools** - Added new `autoInstall` option to allow for Semantic to be installed without user interaction. See [docs explanation](http://www.semantic-ui.com/introduction/advanced-usage.html#Auto-Install) for how to use. #3616 **Thanks @algorithme**
 
+**Critical Bugs**
+- **API** - Fixed bug causing `cache: 'local'` not to return the localstorage cached results in some cases
+- **API** - Fixes bug where `beforeSend` would not correctly cancel request when `return false;` is used in callback. #3660
+-**Form Validation / Dropdown** - Fixed issue where using "enter" key in a `search dropdown` could cause a form to be submitted #3676
+-**Divider** - Fixed issue where descenders like "g" would be cut off in `horizontal divider` #3585
+
 **Bugs**
+- **Dropdown** - Fixed issue where `apiSettings` was not defaulting to use `cache: 'local'` as specified in the docs
 - **Dropdown** - Fixed issue where dropdowns with sub-menus would not properly activate on mobile #3183
-- **API** - Fixes bug where `beforeSend` would not correctly cancel request when `return false;` is used in callback. #3660
 - **Modal** - Fixes issue where RGB values set for dimmer `background-color` werent being correctly interpreted #3665 **Thanks @larsbo**
 - **Form** - Fixed use of deprecated `size()` method in `prompt` #3655 **Thanks @SimonArdrey**
 -**Table** - Fixed issue where `striped selectable` table would not correctly show hover color on striped rows
 -**Segment/Message** - Fixed issue where `top attached message` would have no border when attached to `segment` #3619
--**Divider** - Fixed issue where descenders like "g" would be cut off in `horizontal divider` #3585
 -**Popup** - Fixed issue where checking `instanceof SVGGraphicsElement` caused error in IE11 #3043
--**Form Validation / Dropdown** - Fixed issue where using "enter" key in a `search dropdown` could cause a form to be submitted #3676
 -**Button** - Fixes issue where `right icon` like `right arrow icon` would have additional margin inside an `icon button` #3525
 **Grid** - Fixed issue where `centered` content would cause `justified` content to appear aligned left. #3496
 
 **Enhancements**
+-**Dropdown** - Using API with dropdown will now
 -**Site** `@px` and `@relativepx` i.e. `@relative12px` which can be used to return EM value of pixels are now extended to `@relative40px`
 -**Tabs** - Added option `deactivate`, defaults to `siblings` which will only deactivate tab activators that are DOM siblings elements to the activating element. Setting it to <code>'all'</code> will deactivate any other tab element initialized at the same time.
 -**Table** - Added more granular variablaes for controlling style on first column in a `definition table`
diff --git a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
index d8f8d6dab..f836c103e 100644
--- a/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
+++ b/src/definitions/behaviors/api.js
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
             response = sessionStorage.getItem(url);
             module.debug('Using cached response', url, response);
             response = module.decode.json(response);
-            return false;
+            return response;
           }
         },
         write: {
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
 
           module.debug('Querying URL', ajaxSettings.url);
           module.verbose('Using AJAX settings', ajaxSettings);
-
           if(settings.cache === 'local' && module.read.cachedResponse(url)) {
             module.debug('Response returned from local cache');
             module.request = module.create.request();
@@ -752,7 +751,7 @@ $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
               if( module.is.input() ) {
                 data.value = $module.val();
               }
-              else if( !module.is.form() ) {
+              else if( module.is.form() ) {
 
               }
               else {
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
index 036925950..8d9a730e2 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/dropdown.js
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
           api: function() {
             var
               apiSettings = {
-                debug : settings.debug,
+                debug   : settings.debug,
+                urlData : {
+                  value : module.get.value(),
+                  query : module.get.query()
+                },
                 on    : false
               }
             ;
@@ -652,9 +656,10 @@ $.fn.dropdown = function(parameters) {
         queryRemote: function(query, callback) {
           var
             apiSettings = {
-              errorDuration        : false,
-              throttle             : settings.throttle,
-              urlData              : {
+              errorDuration : false,
+              cache         : 'local',
+              throttle      : settings.throttle,
+              urlData       : {
                 query: query
               },
               onError: function() {