diff --git a/src/v2/client.ts b/src/v2/client.ts
index b8b7f5b7..32cf0610 100644
--- a/src/v2/client.ts
+++ b/src/v2/client.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,25 @@ export class Client {
     return await this.mindeeApi.getProductResultById(product, inferenceId);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the result of a previously enqueued request.
+   * This method is used when manually polling the server for the result URL.
+   *
+   * @param product the product to retrieve.
+   * @param url URL as given in the `getJob()` response.
+   * @typeParam T an extension of an `Inference`. Can be omitted as it will be inferred from the `productClass`.
+   * @returns a `Promise` containing the inference.
+   */
+  async getResultByUrl<P extends typeof BaseProduct>(
+    product: P,
+    url: string
+  ): Promise<InstanceType<P["responseClass"]>> {
+    logger.debug(
+      `Attempting to get inference from: ${url} using response type: ${product.name}`
+    );
+    return await this.mindeeApi.getProductResultByUrl(product, url);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the processing status of a previously enqueued request.
    * Can be used for polling.
@@ -182,7 +201,7 @@ export class Client {
             "The result URL is undefined. This is a server error, try again later or contact support."
           );
         }
-        return this.mindeeApi.getProductResultByUrl(product, pollResults.job.resultUrl);
+        return this.getResultByUrl(product, pollResults.job.resultUrl);
       }
       await setTimeout(
         pollingOptions.delaySec * 1000,
diff --git a/src/v2/parsing/localResponse.ts b/src/v2/parsing/localResponse.ts
index 165c75e8..ae107d19 100644
--- a/src/v2/parsing/localResponse.ts
+++ b/src/v2/parsing/localResponse.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,25 @@ import { BaseResponse } from "./baseResponse.js";
 export class LocalResponse extends LocalResponseBase {
 
   /**
-   * Deserialize the loaded local response into the requested CommonResponse-derived class.
+   * Deserialize the loaded local response into a product response class.
    *
-   * Typically used when dealing with V2 webhook callbacks.
+   * Typically used when dealing with V2 webhook callbacks to parse the raw
+   * JSON payload pushed to your endpoint into a typed response object.
    *
-   * @typeParam ResponseT - A class that extends `CommonResponse`.
-   * @param responseClass - The constructor of the class into which the payload should be deserialized.
-   * @returns An instance of `responseClass` populated with the file content.
+   * Pass the response class that matches the product you used when enqueuing
+   * the document. All product response classes are exported from the `mindee`
+   * package and can be used here:
+   *
+   * - `mindee.product.ExtractionResponse`
+   * - `mindee.product.ClassificationResponse`
+   * - `mindee.product.OcrResponse`
+   * - `mindee.product.CropResponse`
+   * - `mindee.product.SplitResponse`
+   *
+   * @typeParam ResponseT - A class that extends `BaseResponse`.
+   * @param responseClass - The constructor of the product response class into
+   *   which the payload should be deserialized.
+   * @returns An instance of `responseClass` populated with the webhook payload.
    * @throws MindeeError If the provided class cannot be instantiated.
    */
   public async deserializeResponse<ResponseT extends BaseResponse>(
diff --git a/tests/input/sources.spec.ts b/tests/input/sources.spec.ts
index 717ea008..26968e77 100644
--- a/tests/input/sources.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/input/sources.spec.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ import { RESOURCE_PATH, V1_PRODUCT_PATH } from "../index.js";
 describe("Input Sources - load different types of input", () => {
 
   it("should accept base64 inputs", async () => {
-    const b64Input = await fs.promises.readFile(
-      path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.txt")
+    const b64String = await fs.promises.readFile(
+      path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.txt"), "ascii"
     );
-    const b64String = b64Input.toString();
     // don't provide an extension to see if we can detect MIME
     // type based on contents
     const filename = "receipt";
@@ -49,15 +48,15 @@ describe("Input Sources - load different types of input", () => {
 
   it("should accept JPEG files from a path", async () => {
     const inputSource = new PathInput({
-      inputPath: path.join(V1_PRODUCT_PATH, "expense_receipts/default_sample.jpg"),
+      inputPath: path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.jpg"),
     });
     await inputSource.init();
 
     const expectedResult = await fs.promises.readFile(
-      path.join(V1_PRODUCT_PATH, "expense_receipts/default_sample.jpg")
+      path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.jpg")
     );
     assert.strictEqual(inputSource.inputType, INPUT_TYPE_PATH);
-    assert.strictEqual(inputSource.filename, "default_sample.jpg");
+    assert.strictEqual(inputSource.filename, "receipt.jpg");
     assert.strictEqual(inputSource.mimeType, "image/jpeg");
     assert.ok(!inputSource.isPdf());
     assert.strictEqual(await inputSource.getPageCount(), 1);
@@ -113,9 +112,9 @@ describe("Input Sources - load different types of input", () => {
   });
 
   it("should accept read streams", async () => {
-    const filePath = path.join(V1_PRODUCT_PATH, "expense_receipts/default_sample.jpg");
+    const filePath = path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.jpg");
     const stream = fs.createReadStream(filePath);
-    const filename = "default_sample.jpg";
+    const filename = "receipt.jpg";
     const inputSource = new StreamInput({
       inputStream: stream,
       filename: filename,
@@ -207,8 +206,8 @@ describe("Input Sources - load different types of input", () => {
   });
 
   it("should accept raw bytes", async () => {
-    const filePath = path.join(V1_PRODUCT_PATH, "expense_receipts/default_sample.jpg");
-    const inputBytes = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath);
+    const filePath = path.join(RESOURCE_PATH, "file_types/receipt.jpg");
+    const inputBytes = new Uint8Array(await fs.promises.readFile(filePath));
     // don't provide an extension to see if we can detect MIME
     // type based on contents
     const filename = "receipt";