1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/API/Request.php b/core/API/Request.php
index 834d83290e..6ddb8333f5 100644
--- a/core/API/Request.php
+++ b/core/API/Request.php
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ use Piwik\Plugin\Manager as PluginManager;
  * ### Post-processing
  *
  * The return value of API methods undergo some extra processing before being returned by Request.
- * To learn more about what happens to API results, read [this](/guides/piwiks-web-api#extra-report-processing).
  *
  * ### Output Formats
  *
  * The value returned by Request will be serialized to a certain format before being returned.
- * To see the list of supported output formats, read [this](/guides/piwiks-web-api#output-formats).
  *
  * ### Examples
  *
@@ -390,6 +388,7 @@ class Request
     {
         $params = array();
         $params['format'] = 'original';
+        $params['serialize'] = '0';
         $params['module'] = 'API';
         $params['method'] = $method;
         $params = $paramOverride + $params;