diff --git a/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py b/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
index 051716b4..8ac6e708 100644
--- a/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
+++ b/app/blueprints/api/endpoints.py
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ def package(package):
 def package_dependencies(package):
 	ret = []
 
-	include_optional = request.args.get("include_optional", True)
+	only_hard = request.args.get("only_hard", True)
 
 	for dep in package.dependencies:
-		if not include_optional and dep.option:
+		if only_hard and dep.optional:
 			continue
 
 		name = None
diff --git a/app/flatpages/help/api.md b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
index b032b5dd..ab5e71c8 100644
--- a/app/flatpages/help/api.md
+++ b/app/flatpages/help/api.md
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Tokens can be attained by visiting [Profile > "API Tokens"](/user/tokens/).
 * GET `/api/packages/` - See [Package Queries](#package-queries)
 * GET `/api/scores/` - See [Package Queries](#package-queries)
 * GET `/api/packages/<username>/<name>/`
+* GET `/api/packages/<username>/<name>/`
+    * If query argument `only_hard` is present, only hard deps will be returned.
 
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