diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index 906e3a01fa..a5c6f7b000 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void AvatarManager::setAvatarSortCoefficient(const QString& name, const QScriptV
     }
 }
 
-QVariantMap AvatarManager::getPalData(const QList<QString> specificAvatarIdentifiers) {
+QVariantMap AvatarManager::getPalData(const QStringList& specificAvatarIdentifiers) {
     QJsonArray palData;
 
     auto avatarMap = getHashCopy();
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
index 78dac2d3ad..422f6acffb 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.h
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ public:
      * than iterating over each avatar and obtaining data about them in JavaScript, as that method
      * locks and unlocks each avatar's data structure potentially hundreds of times per update tick.
      * @function AvatarManager.getPalData
-     * @param {string[]} [specificAvatarIdentifiers] - A list of specific Avatar Identifiers about
-     * which you want to get PAL data
-     * @returns {object}
+     * @param {string[]} [specificAvatarIdentifiers=[]] - The list of IDs of the avatars you want the PAL data for.
+     * If an empty list, the PAL data for all nearby avatars is returned.
+     * @returns {object[]} An array of objects, each object being the PAL data for an avatar.
      */
-    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap getPalData(const QList<QString> specificAvatarIdentifiers = QList<QString>());
+    Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap getPalData(const QStringList& specificAvatarIdentifiers = QStringList());
 
     float getMyAvatarSendRate() const { return _myAvatarSendRate.rate(); }
     int getIdentityRequestsSent() const { return _identityRequestsSent; }