diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Notifications.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Notifications.php
index 30e1060d82..3dfcaa6689 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Notifications.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Notifications.php
@@ -50,23 +50,29 @@ class Notifications extends BaseApi
 			System::jsonExit(DI::mstdnNotification()->createFromNotifyId($id));
 		}
 
+		$request = self::getRequest(['max_id' => 0, 'since_id' => 0, 'min_id' => 0, 'limit' => 20,
+			'exclude_types' => [], 'account_id' => 0, 'with_muted' => false]);
+
 		// Return results older than this ID
-		$max_id = (int)!isset($_REQUEST['max_id']) ? 0 : $_REQUEST['max_id'];
+		$max_id = $request['max_id'];
 
 		// Return results newer than this ID
-		$since_id = (int)!isset($_REQUEST['since_id']) ? 0 : $_REQUEST['since_id'];
+		$since_id = $request['since_id'];
 
 		// Return results immediately newer than this ID
-		$min_id = (int)!isset($_REQUEST['min_id']) ? 0 : $_REQUEST['min_id'];
+		$min_id = $request['min_id'];
 
 		// Maximum number of results to return (default 20)
-		$limit = (int)!isset($_REQUEST['limit']) ? 20 : $_REQUEST['limit'];
+		$limit = $request['limit'];
 
 		// Array of types to exclude (follow, favourite, reblog, mention, poll, follow_request)
-		$exclude_types = $_REQUEST['exclude_types'] ?? [];
+		$exclude_types = $request['exclude_types'];
 
 		// Return only notifications received from this account
-		$account_id = (int)!isset($_REQUEST['account_id']) ? 0 : $_REQUEST['account_id'];
+		$account_id = $request['account_id'];
+
+		// Unknown parameter
+		$with_muted = $request['with_muted'];
 
 		$params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'limit' => $limit];
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Search.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Search.php
index 2da3f341c4..9d75758462 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Search.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Search.php
@@ -46,26 +46,30 @@ class Search extends BaseApi
 		self::login(self::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid = self::getCurrentUserID();
 
+		$request = self::getRequest(['account_id' => 0, 'max_id' => 0, 'min_id' => 0, 'type' => '',
+			'exclude_unreviewed' => false, 'q' => '', 'resolve' => false, 'limit' => 20,
+			'offset' => 0, 'following' => false]);
+
 		// If provided, statuses returned will be authored only by this account
-		$account_id = $_REQUEST['account_id'] ?? '';
+		$account_id = $request['account_id'];
 		// Return results older than this id
-		$max_id = (int)($_REQUEST['max_id'] ?? 0);
+		$max_id = $request['max_id'];
 		// Return results immediately newer than this id
-		$min_id = (int)($_REQUEST['min_id'] ?? 0);
+		$min_id = $request['min_id'];
 		// Enum(accounts, hashtags, statuses)
-		$type = $_REQUEST['type'] ?? '';
+		$type = $request['type'];
 		// Filter out unreviewed tags? Defaults to false. Use true when trying to find trending tags.
-		$exclude_unreviewed = ($_REQUEST['exclude_unreviewed'] ?? '') == 'true';
+		$exclude_unreviewed = $request['exclude_unreviewed'];
 		// The search query
-		$q = $_REQUEST['q'] ?? '';
+		$q = $request['q'];
 		// Attempt WebFinger lookup. Defaults to false.
-		$resolve = ($_REQUEST['resolve'] ?? '') == 'true';
+		$resolve = $request['resolve'];
 		// Maximum number of results to load, per type. Defaults to 20. Max 40.
-		$limit = (int)($_REQUEST['limit'] ?? 20);
+		$limit = $request['limit'];
 		// Offset in search results. Used for pagination. Defaults to 0.
-		$offset = (int)($_REQUEST['offset'] ?? 0);
+		$offset = $request['offset'];
 		// Only who the user is following. Defaults to false.
-		$following = ($_REQUEST['following'] ?? '') == 'true';
+		$following = $request['following'];
 
 		$result = ['accounts' => [], 'statuses' => [], 'hashtags' => []];
 
diff --git a/src/Module/BaseApi.php b/src/Module/BaseApi.php
index db4531d91c..c12872104b 100644
--- a/src/Module/BaseApi.php
+++ b/src/Module/BaseApi.php
@@ -136,6 +136,43 @@ class BaseApi extends BaseModule
 		System::jsonError(501, $errorobj->toArray());
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Processes data from GET requests and sets defaults
+	 *
+	 * @return array request data
+	 */
+	public static function getRequest(array $defaults) {
+		$request = [];
+
+		foreach ($defaults as $parameter => $defaultvalue) {
+			if (is_string($defaultvalue)) {
+				$request[$parameter] = $_REQUEST[$parameter] ?? $defaultvalue;
+			} elseif (is_int($defaultvalue)) {
+				$request[$parameter] = (int)($_REQUEST[$parameter] ?? $defaultvalue);
+			} elseif (is_float($defaultvalue)) {
+				$request[$parameter] = (float)($_REQUEST[$parameter] ?? $defaultvalue);
+			} elseif (is_array($defaultvalue)) {
+				$request[$parameter] = $_REQUEST[$parameter] ?? [];
+			} elseif (is_bool($defaultvalue)) {
+				$request[$parameter] = in_array(strtolower($_REQUEST[$parameter] ?? ''), ['true', '1']);
+			} else {
+				Logger::notice('Unhandled default value type', ['parameter' => $parameter, 'type' => gettype($defaultvalue)]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		foreach ($_REQUEST ?? [] as $parameter => $value) {
+			if ($parameter == 'pagename') {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!in_array($parameter, array_keys($defaults))) {
+				Logger::notice('Unhandled request field', ['parameter' => $parameter, 'value' => $value, 'command' => DI::args()->getCommand()]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		Logger::debug('Got request parameters', ['request' => $request, 'command' => DI::args()->getCommand()]);
+		return $request;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get post data that is transmitted as JSON
 	 *