diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search-channels.ts b/server/controllers/api/search-channels.ts
index 796da41..ddb8a1c 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/search-channels.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search-channels.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export { searchChannelsRouter }
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 async function searchChannels (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const query = req.query as ChannelsSearchQuery
+  const query = (req.query || req.body) as ChannelsSearchQuery
   const resultList = await queryChannels(query)
 
   return res.json({
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/search-videos.ts b/server/controllers/api/search-videos.ts
index 33c0bc2..5280df4 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/search-videos.ts
+++ b/server/controllers/api/search-videos.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export { searchVideosRouter }
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 async function searchVideos (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
-  const query = req.query as VideosSearchQuery
+  const query = (req.query || req.body) as VideosSearchQuery
 
   const resultList = await queryVideos(query)
 
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
index 4bd20ad..1621c4c 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/pagination.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { query } from 'express-validator'
+import { check } from 'express-validator'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 
 const paginationValidator = [
-  query('start').optional().isInt({ min: 0 }).withMessage('Should have a number start'),
-  query('count').optional().isInt({ min: 0 }).withMessage('Should have a number count'),
+  check('start').optional().isInt({ min: 0 }).withMessage('Should have a number start'),
+  check('count').optional().isInt({ min: 0 }).withMessage('Should have a number count'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug({ parameters: req.query }, 'Checking pagination parameters')
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
index 6bc6195..46cc32d 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/search.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { query } from 'express-validator'
+import { check } from 'express-validator'
 import * as express from 'express'
 import { isDateValid, toArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/misc'
 import { isNSFWQueryValid, isNumberArray, isStringArray } from '../../helpers/custom-validators/search-videos'
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 import { areValidationErrors } from './utils'
 
 const commonFiltersValidators = [
-  query('blockedAccounts')
+  check('blockedAccounts')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isStringArray).withMessage('Should have a valid blockedAccounts array'),
-  query('blockedHosts')
+  check('blockedHosts')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isStringArray).withMessage('Should have a valid hosts array'),
@@ -25,27 +25,27 @@ const commonFiltersValidators = [
 ]
 
 const commonVideosFiltersValidator = [
-  query('categoryOneOf')
+  check('categoryOneOf')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isNumberArray).withMessage('Should have a valid one of category array'),
-  query('licenceOneOf')
+  check('licenceOneOf')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isNumberArray).withMessage('Should have a valid one of licence array'),
-  query('languageOneOf')
+  check('languageOneOf')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isStringArray).withMessage('Should have a valid one of language array'),
-  query('tagsOneOf')
+  check('tagsOneOf')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isStringArray).withMessage('Should have a valid one of tags array'),
-  query('tagsAllOf')
+  check('tagsAllOf')
     .optional()
     .customSanitizer(toArray)
     .custom(isStringArray).withMessage('Should have a valid all of tags array'),
-  query('nsfw')
+  check('nsfw')
     .optional()
     .custom(isNSFWQueryValid).withMessage('Should have a valid NSFW attribute'),
 
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ const commonVideosFiltersValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videosSearchValidator = [
-  query('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
+  check('search').optional().not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
 
-  query('startDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid start date'),
-  query('endDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid end date'),
+  check('startDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid start date'),
+  check('endDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid end date'),
 
-  query('originallyPublishedStartDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published start date'),
-  query('originallyPublishedEndDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published end date'),
+  check('originallyPublishedStartDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published start date'),
+  check('originallyPublishedEndDate').optional().custom(isDateValid).withMessage('Should have a valid published end date'),
 
-  query('durationMin').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid min duration'),
-  query('durationMax').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid max duration'),
+  check('durationMin').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid min duration'),
+  check('durationMax').optional().isInt().withMessage('Should have a valid max duration'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug({ parameters: req.query }, 'Checking videos search query')
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const videosSearchValidator = [
 ]
 
 const videoChannelsSearchValidator = [
-  query('search').not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
+  check('search').not().isEmpty().withMessage('Should have a valid search'),
 
   (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
     logger.debug({ parameters: req.query }, 'Checking video channels search query')
diff --git a/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts b/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts
index 618c417..c02a7c5 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validators/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as express from 'express'
-import { query, validationResult } from 'express-validator'
+import { check, validationResult } from 'express-validator'
 import { logger } from '../../helpers/logger'
 
 function areValidationErrors (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function areValidationErrors (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) {
 
 function checkSort (sortableColumns: string[]) {
   return [
-    query('sort').optional().isIn(sortableColumns).withMessage('Should have correct sortable column'),
+    check('sort').optional().isIn(sortableColumns).withMessage('Should have correct sortable column'),
 
     (req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
       logger.debug({ parameters: req.query }, 'Checking sort parameters')