diff --git a/src/compiler/generate_candid_and_canister_methods.ts b/src/compiler/generate_candid_and_canister_methods.ts
index d131710925..a57db95414 100644
--- a/src/compiler/generate_candid_and_canister_methods.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/generate_candid_and_canister_methods.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export function generateCandidAndCanisterMethods(mainJs: string): {
 
     const canisterMethods = (sandbox.exports as any).canisterMethods;
 
-    const candidInfo = canisterMethods.getIDL([]).accept(new DidVisitor(), {
+    const candidInfo = canisterMethods.getIdl([]).accept(new DidVisitor(), {
         ...getDefaultVisitorData(),
         isFirstService: true,
-        systemFuncs: canisterMethods.getSystemFunctionIDLs()
+        systemFuncs: canisterMethods.getSystemFunctionIdls()
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/recursive.ts b/src/lib/candid/recursive.ts
index 77dc55abbb..9eb11a3042 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/recursive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/recursive.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export type _AzleRecursiveFunction = {
     (...args: any[]): CandidType;
     _azleName?: string;
     _azleIsRecursive?: boolean;
-    getIDL?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.Type<any>;
+    getIdl?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.Type<any>;
 };
 
 export function Recursive(candidTypeCallback: any): any {
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ export function Recursive(candidTypeCallback: any): any {
 
     result._azleName = name;
     result._azleIsRecursive = true;
-    result.getIDL = (parents: Parent[]) => {
+    result.getIdl = (parents: Parent[]) => {
         const idl = IDL.Rec();
         let filler = candidTypeCallback();
         if (filler._azleIsCanister) {
             filler = filler(result);
         }
-        idl.fill(filler.getIDL([...parents, { idl: idl, name }]));
+        idl.fill(filler.getIdl([...parents, { idl: idl, name }]));
         return idl;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/to_Idl.ts b/src/lib/candid/to_Idl.ts
index 6ca282239b..1b6ff9c6af 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/to_Idl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/to_Idl.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function toIdl(
         );
         // If the parent isn't undefined (ie we found one with the same name)
         // this is a recursive type and we should return the parent rec idl
-        // instead of calling getIDL
+        // instead of calling getIdl
         if (parent !== undefined) {
             return parent.idl;
         }
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export function toIdl(
     if ('_azleIsCanister' in candidType && candidType._azleIsCanister) {
         return toIdl((candidType as any)(), parents);
     }
-    // All CandidTypes ought to have a getIDL function defined for them
-    return (candidType as any).getIDL(parents);
+    // All CandidTypes ought to have a getIdl function defined for them
+    return (candidType as any).getIdl(parents);
 }
 
 export function toParamIdls(
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/blob.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/blob.ts
index e2d552057c..2d4e178a3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/blob.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/blob.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleBlob {
     _kind: 'AzleBlob' = 'AzleBlob';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Vec(IDL.Nat8);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/opt.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/opt.ts
index 74c7bf06e3..510f8981a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/opt.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/opt.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class AzleOpt<T> {
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
     _kind: 'AzleOpt' = 'AzleOpt';
 
-    getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+    getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
         return IDL.Opt(toIdl(this._azleType, parents));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/record.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/record.ts
index c6601d6f88..e1a3397920 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/record.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/record.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function Record<
 } & { _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType' } {
     return {
         ...obj,
-        getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+        getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
             return IDL.Record(toIdlMap(obj as CandidMap, parents));
         }
     } as any;
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/tuple.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/tuple.ts
index 08e020c0ca..8465379e01 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/tuple.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/tuple.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class AzleTuple<T extends any[]> {
     _azleTypes: CandidType[];
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+    getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
         const idls = this._azleTypes.map((value) => {
             return toIdl(value, parents);
         });
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/variant.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/variant.ts
index 9d91e7314d..2a6f658878 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/variant.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/variant.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function Variant<
 }> & { _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType' } {
     return {
         ...obj,
-        getIDL(parents: any) {
+        getIdl(parents: any) {
             return IDL.Variant(toIdlMap(obj as CandidMap, parents));
         }
     } as any;
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/vec.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/vec.ts
index 2ed97d9fa6..3901fc4c92 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/vec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/constructed/vec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class AzleVec<T> {
     _azleType: CandidType;
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+    getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
         return IDL.Vec(toIdl(this._azleType, parents));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/bool.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/bool.ts
index 8a02ef350e..5163a24beb 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/bool.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/bool.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleBool {
     _kind: 'AzleBool' = 'AzleBool';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Bool;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/empty.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/empty.ts
index 27d0609058..ac0b1954d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/empty.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/empty.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleEmpty {
     _kind: 'AzleEmpty' = 'AzleEmpty';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Empty;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float32.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float32.ts
index ae35a13244..8029f0bfdf 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float32.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float32.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleFloat32 {
     _kind: 'AzleFloat32' = 'AzleFloat32';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Float32;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float64.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float64.ts
index ee1f8dfac5..fe224b420f 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float64.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/floats/float64.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleFloat64 {
     _kind: 'AzleFloat64' = 'AzleFloat64';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Float64;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int.ts
index 4ebde40e80..4ceaed8e4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleInt {
     _kind: 'AzleInt' = 'AzleInt';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Int;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int16.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int16.ts
index 4577fe8cce..e0640ee593 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int16.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int16.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleInt16 {
     _kind: 'AzleInt16' = 'AzleInt16';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Int16;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int32.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int32.ts
index a976e32531..80c54b16a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int32.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int32.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleInt32 {
     _kind: 'AzleInt32' = 'AzleInt32';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Int32;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int64.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int64.ts
index 3a21733a28..925adda269 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int64.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int64.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleInt64 {
     _kind: 'AzleInt64' = 'AzleInt64';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Int64;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int8.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int8.ts
index cb9e46ecc0..2d54a2951e 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int8.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/ints/int8.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleInt8 {
     _kind: 'AzleInt8' = 'AzleInt8';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Int8;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat.ts
index 0cc7a539c0..c4f68059fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNat {
     _kind: 'AzleNat' = 'AzleNat';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Nat;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat16.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat16.ts
index fbcd5cb783..fac8214301 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat16.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat16.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNat16 {
     _kind: 'AzleNat16' = 'AzleNat16';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Nat16;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat32.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat32.ts
index f82a8c1c18..e4233c50c4 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat32.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat32.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNat32 {
     _kind: 'AzleNat32' = 'AzleNat32';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Nat32;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat64.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat64.ts
index 0911576b38..5675605ac5 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat64.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat64.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNat64 {
     _kind: 'AzleNat64' = 'AzleNat64';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Nat64;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat8.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat8.ts
index 3aa9c8fecb..74bc3c0564 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat8.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/nats/nat8.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNat8 {
     _kind: 'AzleNat8' = 'AzleNat8';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Nat8;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/null.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/null.ts
index 06cef35d3a..5a4d690759 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/null.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/null.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleNull {
     _kind: 'AzleNull' = 'AzleNull';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/reserved.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/reserved.ts
index 2c371657af..88e10f65fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/reserved.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/reserved.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleReserved {
     _kind: 'AzleReserved' = 'AzleReserved';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Reserved;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/text.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/text.ts
index 5b21662cfe..e8af782ef3 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/text.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/text.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export class AzleText {
     _kind: 'AzleText' = 'AzleText';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return IDL.Text;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/void.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/void.ts
index 1bb3bca7e2..84de2348b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/void.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/primitive/void.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ export class AzleVoid {
     _kind: 'AzleVoid' = 'AzleVoid';
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL() {
+    static getIdl() {
         return [];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/func.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/func.ts
index 1a46cc0bdc..e5298f71c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/func.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/func.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function Func(
     mode: Mode
 ): [Principal, string] & { _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType' } {
     return {
-        getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+        getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
             return IDL.Func(
                 toParamIdls(paramCandidTypes, parents),
                 toReturnIdl(returnCandidTypes, parents),
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/principal.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/principal.ts
index ec3156d6d0..f98637387f 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/principal.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/principal.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Principal as DfinityPrincipal } from '@dfinity/principal';
 export class Principal extends DfinityPrincipal {
     static _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    static getIDL?() {
+    static getIdl?() {
         return IDL.Principal;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/service/canister_function/index.ts b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/service/canister_function/index.ts
index fbd3dac632..9fcde3bc0d 100644
--- a/src/lib/candid/types/reference/service/canister_function/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/candid/types/reference/service/canister_function/index.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ type _AzleFunctionReturnType = {
     queries?: any[];
     updates?: any[];
     callbacks?: any;
-    getSystemFunctionIDLs?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.FuncClass[];
-    getIDL?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.Type<any>;
+    getSystemFunctionIdls?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.FuncClass[];
+    getIdl?: (parents: Parent[]) => IDL.Type<any>;
 };
 
 type CallRawFunction = typeof ic.callRaw | typeof ic.callRaw128;
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export function createCanisterFunction(canisterOptions: CanisterOptions) {
     canister.queries = createQueryMethods(canisterOptions);
     canister.updates = createUpdateMethods(canisterOptions);
     canister.callbacks = createCallbacks(canisterOptions);
-    canister.getIDL = createGetIdlFunction(canisterOptions);
-    canister.getSystemFunctionIDLs =
+    canister.getIdl = createGetIdlFunction(canisterOptions);
+    canister.getSystemFunctionIdls =
         createGetSystemFunctionIdlFunction(canisterOptions);
 
     return canister;
diff --git a/src/lib/system_types/result.ts b/src/lib/system_types/result.ts
index 2e6542157c..d8c860a66b 100644
--- a/src/lib/system_types/result.ts
+++ b/src/lib/system_types/result.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export class AzleResult<T, K> {
 
     _azleCandidType?: '_azleCandidType';
 
-    getIDL(parents: Parent[]) {
+    getIdl(parents: Parent[]) {
         return IDL.Variant({
             Ok: toIdl(this._azleOk, parents),
             Err: toIdl(this._azleErr, parents)