diff --git a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
index d08f090..c5c3573 100644
--- a/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
+++ b/adafruit_esp32spi/adafruit_esp32spi_socket.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def send(self, data):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
         _the_interface.socket_write(self._socknum, data, conn_mode=conntype)
         gc.collect()
 
-    def recv(self, bufsize: int):
+    def recv(self, bufsize: int) -> bytes:
         """Reads some bytes from the connected remote address. Will only return
         an empty string after the configured timeout.
 
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def recv(self, bufsize: int):
         """
         buf = bytearray(bufsize)
         self.recv_into(buf, bufsize)
+        return bytes(buf)
 
     def recv_into(self, buffer, nbytes: int = 0):
         """Read bytes from the connected remote address into a given buffer.
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 9da4926..0cfe5a8 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 .. automodule:: adafruit_esp32spi.adafruit_esp32spi_wifimanager
    :members:
 
-.. automodule:: adafruit_esp32spi.adafruit_esp32spi_wsgiserver
-   :members:
-
 .. automodule:: adafruit_esp32spi.digitalio
    :members: