diff --git a/src/DeezerAPI.php b/src/DeezerAPI.php
index e14ee14..b8f4d4f 100644
--- a/src/DeezerAPI.php
+++ b/src/DeezerAPI.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class DeezerAPI
     /**
      * @var DeezerAPIClient
      */
-    protected $client;
+    protected DeezerAPIClient $client;
 
     /**
      * DeezerAPI constructor.
@@ -234,22 +234,22 @@ public function addPlaylistToFavorites($playlistId)
      *
      * @throws DeezerAPIException
      */
-    public function search($query, $strict = false, $order = null)
+    public function search(string $query, bool $strict = false, string $order = null): object|array
     {
         if (empty($query)) {
             throw new DeezerAPIException('A query parameter is mandatory');
         }
 
-        $parameters = sprintf('q=%s', $query);
+        $apiQuery = ['q' => $query];
 
         if (true === $strict) {
-            $parameters.= '&strict=on';
+            $apiQuery['strict'] = 'on';
         }
 
         if ($order) {
-            $parameters.= sprintf('&order=%s', $order);
+            $apiQuery['order'] = $order;
         }
 
-        return $this->client->apiRequest('GET', 'search', [], $parameters);
+        return $this->client->apiRequest('GET', 'search', [], null, $apiQuery);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DeezerAPIClient.php b/src/DeezerAPIClient.php
index 3f3c22e..db15814 100644
--- a/src/DeezerAPIClient.php
+++ b/src/DeezerAPIClient.php
@@ -74,22 +74,29 @@ public function getResponseType(): int
      * @param string                                      $service
      * @param array                                       $headers
      * @param array|string|resource|\Traversable|\Closure $body
+     * @param array|null                                  $query
      *
      * @return object|array
      *
      * @throws DeezerAPIException
      */
-    public function apiRequest(string $method, string $service, array $headers = [], $body = null)
+    public function apiRequest(string $method, string $service, array $headers = [], $body = null, $query = null)
     {
-        $url = sprintf(
-            '%s/%s?access_token=%s',
-            self::DEEZER_API_URL,
-            $service,
-            $this->accessToken
-        );
+        $url = sprintf('%s/%s', self::DEEZER_API_URL, $service);
+
+        if (null === $query) {
+            $query = [];
+        }
+
+        $query['access_token'] = $this->accessToken;
+        $url.= '?'.http_build_query($query);
 
         try {
-            $response = $this->httpClient->request($method, $url, ['headers' => $headers, 'body' => $body]);
+            $response = $this->httpClient->request($method, $url, [
+                'headers' => $headers,
+                'body' => $body,
+                'query' => $query
+            ]);
 
             return json_decode($response->getContent(), $this->responseType === self::RETURN_AS_ASSOC);
         } catch (ServerExceptionInterface | ClientExceptionInterface | RedirectionExceptionInterface | TransportExceptionInterface $exception) {
diff --git a/tests/DeezerAPITest.php b/tests/DeezerAPITest.php
index 0d0b868..0c3e840 100644
--- a/tests/DeezerAPITest.php
+++ b/tests/DeezerAPITest.php
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ public function testSearch(): void
     {
         $this->client->expects(static::once())
             ->method('apiRequest')
-            ->with('GET', 'search', [], 'q=bohemian&strict=on&order=RANKING')
-            ->willReturn('{}');
+            ->with('GET', 'search', [], null, ['q' => 'bohemian', 'strict' => 'on', 'order' => 'RANKING'])
+            ->willReturn([]);
         $this->deezerApi->search('bohemian', true, 'RANKING');
     }
 }