diff --git a/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.py b/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.py
index dcc97a9..69e4c9c 100644
--- a/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.py
+++ b/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.py
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ def user_api(self):
             'add_component', 'remove_component', 'rename_component',
             'times_to_phases', 'phases_to_times', 'get_data',
             'dataset', 'method', 'period_at_max_power',
-            'adopt_period_at_max_power', 'query_for_ephemeris',
-            'query_result', 'create_ephemeris_from_query'
+            'adopt_period_at_max_power',
+            'query_name', 'query_ra', 'query_dec', 'query_radius',
+            'query_for_ephemeris', 'query_result', 'create_ephemeris_from_query'
         ]
         return PluginUserApi(self, expose=expose)
 
diff --git a/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.vue b/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.vue
index f05912c..83b22c8 100644
--- a/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.vue
+++ b/lcviz/plugins/ephemeris/ephemeris.vue
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@
         <v-text-field
           ref="query_name"
           type="string"
-          label="Object name"
+          :label="api_hints_enabled ? 'plg.query_name =' : 'Object name'"
+          :class="api_hints_enabled ? 'api-hint' : null"
           v-model.number="query_name"
           hint="Object name."
           persistent-hint
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@
         <v-text-field
           ref="query_ra"
           type="number"
-          label="RA (degrees)"
+          :label="api_hints_enabled ? 'plg.query_ra =' : 'RA (degrees)'"
+          :class="api_hints_enabled ? 'api-hint' : null"
           v-model.number="query_ra"
           :step="ra_dec_step"
           hint="Object right ascension."
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@
         <v-text-field
           ref="query_dec"
           type="number"
-          label="Dec (degrees)"
+          :label="api_hints_enabled ? 'plg.query_dec =' : 'Dec (degrees)'"
+          :class="api_hints_enabled ? 'api-hint' : null"
           v-model.number="query_dec"
           :step="ra_dec_step"
           hint="Object declination."
@@ -224,7 +227,8 @@
         <v-text-field
           ref="query_radius"
           type="number"
-          label="Radius (arcseconds)"
+          :label="api_hints_enabled ? 'plg.query_radius =' : 'Radius (arcseconds)'"
+          :class="api_hints_enabled ? 'api-hint' : null"
           v-model.number="query_radius"
           :step="1"
           hint="Radius around the query coordinate."