diff --git a/src/features/impl_alloc.rs b/src/features/impl_alloc.rs
index b770a3c..c31bf18 100644
--- a/src/features/impl_alloc.rs
+++ b/src/features/impl_alloc.rs
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@ impl enc::write::Writer for VecWriter {
     }
 }
 
+/// Encode the given value into a `Vec<u8>`.
 pub fn encode_to_vec<E: enc::Encodeable>(val: E) -> Result<Vec<u8>, error::EncodeError> {
     encode_to_vec_with_config(val, config::Default)
 }
 
+/// Encode the given value into a `Vec<u8>` with the given `Config`. See the [config] module for more information.
 pub fn encode_to_vec_with_config<E: enc::Encodeable, C: Config>(
     val: E,
-    _config: C,
+    config: C,
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>, error::EncodeError> {
     let writer = VecWriter::default();
-    let mut encoder = enc::Encoder::<_, C>::new(writer);
+    let mut encoder = enc::Encoder::<_, C>::new(writer, config);
     val.encode(&mut encoder)?;
     Ok(encoder.into_writer().inner)
 }
diff --git a/src/features/impl_std.rs b/src/features/impl_std.rs
index 0cdca00..9bfde7c 100644
--- a/src/features/impl_std.rs
+++ b/src/features/impl_std.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ use crate::{
     error::{DecodeError, EncodeError},
 };
 
+/// Decode type `D` from the given reader. The reader can be any type that implements `std::io::Read`, e.g. `std::fs::File`.
 pub fn decode_from<D: Decodable, R: std::io::Read>(src: &mut R) -> Result<D, DecodeError> {
     decode_from_with_config(src, config::Default)
 }
 
+/// Decode type `D` from the given reader with the given `Config`. The reader can be any type that implements `std::io::Read`, e.g. `std::fs::File`.
+///
+/// See the [config] module for more information about config options.
 pub fn decode_from_with_config<D: Decodable, C: Config, R: std::io::Read>(
     src: &mut R,
     _config: C,
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@ impl<'storage, R: std::io::Read> Reader<'storage> for R {
     }
 }
 
+/// Encode the given value into any type that implements `std::io::Write`, e.g. `std::fs::File`.
 pub fn encode_into_write<E: Encodeable, W: std::io::Write>(
     val: E,
     dst: &mut W,
@@ -34,16 +39,17 @@ pub fn encode_into_write<E: Encodeable, W: std::io::Write>(
     encode_into_write_with_config(val, dst, config::Default)
 }
 
+/// Encode the given value into any type that implements `std::io::Write`, e.g. `std::fs::File`, with the given `Config`. See the [config] module for more information.
 pub fn encode_into_write_with_config<E: Encodeable, C: Config, W: std::io::Write>(
     val: E,
     dst: &mut W,
-    _config: C,
+    config: C,
 ) -> Result<usize, EncodeError> {
     let writer = IoWriter {
         writer: dst,
         bytes_written: 0,
     };
-    let mut encoder = Encoder::<_, C>::new(writer);
+    let mut encoder = Encoder::<_, C>::new(writer, config);
     val.encode(&mut encoder)?;
     Ok(encoder.into_writer().bytes_written)
 }