diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Create.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Create.php
index be85146f4d..15394fec42 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Create.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Create.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Create extends BaseApi
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
 		// params
-		$name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
+		$name = $request['name'] ?? '';
 		$json = json_decode($_POST['json'], true);
 		$users = $json['user'];
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
index 3ec2b76254..b2ce4ea065 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Show extends BaseApi
 		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
 
 		// params
-		$gid = $_REQUEST['gid'] ?? 0;
+		$gid = $request['gid'] ?? 0;
 
 		// get data of the specified group id or all groups if not specified
 		if ($gid != 0) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Notification/Seen.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Notification/Seen.php
index e293372624..30637d78c1 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Notification/Seen.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Notification/Seen.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Seen extends BaseApi
 			throw new BadRequestException('Invalid argument count');
 		}
 
-		$id = intval($_REQUEST['id'] ?? 0);
+		$id = intval($request['id'] ?? 0);
 
 		try {
 			$Notify = DI::notify()->selectOneById($id);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Seen extends BaseApi
 			if ($Notify->otype === Notification\ObjectType::ITEM) {
 				$item = Post::selectFirstForUser($uid, [], ['id' => $Notify->iid, 'uid' => $uid]);
 				if (DBA::isResult($item)) {
-					$include_entities = strtolower(($_REQUEST['include_entities'] ?? 'false') == 'true');
+					$include_entities = strtolower(($request['include_entities'] ?? 'false') == 'true');
 
 					// we found the item, return it to the user
 					$ret  = [DI::twitterStatus()->createFromUriId($item['uri-id'], $item['uid'], $include_entities)->toArray()];
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
index 4334bafebe..6e5b02c4fd 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ class Photo extends BaseApi
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
 
-		if (empty($_REQUEST['photo_id'])) {
+		if (empty($request['photo_id'])) {
 			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('No photo id.');
 		}
 
-		$scale = (!empty($_REQUEST['scale']) ? intval($_REQUEST['scale']) : false);
-		$photo_id = $_REQUEST['photo_id'];
+		$scale = (!empty($request['scale']) ? intval($request['scale']) : false);
+		$photo_id = $request['photo_id'];
 
 		// prepare json/xml output with data from database for the requested photo
 		$data = ['photo' => $this->friendicaPhoto->createFromId($photo_id, $scale, $uid, $type)];
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
index 0455321d08..460bff40f9 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ class Create extends BaseApi
 		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
 
 		// input params
-		$desc      = $_REQUEST['desc']      ?? null;
-		$album     = $_REQUEST['album']     ?? null;
-		$allow_cid = $_REQUEST['allow_cid'] ?? null;
-		$deny_cid  = $_REQUEST['deny_cid' ] ?? null;
-		$allow_gid = $_REQUEST['allow_gid'] ?? null;
-		$deny_gid  = $_REQUEST['deny_gid' ] ?? null;
+		$desc      = $request['desc']      ?? null;
+		$album     = $request['album']     ?? null;
+		$allow_cid = $request['allow_cid'] ?? null;
+		$deny_cid  = $request['deny_cid' ] ?? null;
+		$allow_gid = $request['allow_gid'] ?? null;
+		$deny_gid  = $request['deny_gid' ] ?? null;
 
 		// do several checks on input parameters
 		// we do not allow calls without album string
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
index b964ad0230..24c07be8e6 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ class Update extends BaseApi
 		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
 
 		// input params
-		$photo_id  = $_REQUEST['photo_id']  ?? null;
-		$desc      = $_REQUEST['desc']      ?? null;
-		$album     = $_REQUEST['album']     ?? null;
-		$album_new = $_REQUEST['album_new'] ?? null;
-		$allow_cid = $_REQUEST['allow_cid'] ?? null;
-		$deny_cid  = $_REQUEST['deny_cid' ] ?? null;
-		$allow_gid = $_REQUEST['allow_gid'] ?? null;
-		$deny_gid  = $_REQUEST['deny_gid' ] ?? null;
+		$photo_id  = $request['photo_id']  ?? null;
+		$desc      = $request['desc']      ?? null;
+		$album     = $request['album']     ?? null;
+		$album_new = $request['album_new'] ?? null;
+		$allow_cid = $request['allow_cid'] ?? null;
+		$deny_cid  = $request['deny_cid' ] ?? null;
+		$allow_gid = $request['allow_gid'] ?? null;
+		$deny_gid  = $request['deny_gid' ] ?? null;
 
 		// do several checks on input parameters
 		// we do not allow calls without album string
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Account/UpdateProfileImage.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Account/UpdateProfileImage.php
index 15ca6cf929..422ed4416c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Account/UpdateProfileImage.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Account/UpdateProfileImage.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class UpdateProfileImage extends BaseApi
 		}
 	
 		// output for client
-		$skip_status = $_REQUEST['skip_status'] ?? false;
+		$skip_status = $request['skip_status'] ?? false;
 	
 		$user_info = DI::twitterUser()->createFromUserId($uid, $skip_status)->toArray();
 	
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Friendships/Show.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Friendships/Show.php
index 6db48506a3..66605e7265 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Friendships/Show.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Friendships/Show.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ class Show extends ContactEndpoint
 		self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		$source_cid = BaseApi::getContactIDForSearchterm($_REQUEST['source_screen_name'] ?? '', '', $_REQUEST['source_id'] ?? 0, $uid);
+		$source_cid = BaseApi::getContactIDForSearchterm($request['source_screen_name'] ?? '', '', $request['source_id'] ?? 0, $uid);
 
-		$target_cid = BaseApi::getContactIDForSearchterm($_REQUEST['target_screen_name'] ?? '', '', $_REQUEST['target_id'] ?? 0, $uid);
+		$target_cid = BaseApi::getContactIDForSearchterm($request['target_screen_name'] ?? '', '', $request['target_id'] ?? 0, $uid);
 
 		$source = Contact::getById($source_cid);
 		if (empty($source)) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Create.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Create.php
index 80071c30e2..cbe1503855 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Create.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Create.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Create extends BaseApi
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
 		// params
-		$name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
+		$name = $request['name'] ?? '';
 
 		if ($name == '') {
 			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('group name not specified');
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Destroy.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Destroy.php
index 06ca9a73dc..c0377e135b 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Destroy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Destroy.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Destroy extends BaseApi
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
 		// params
-		$gid = $_REQUEST['list_id'] ?? 0;
+		$gid = $request['list_id'] ?? 0;
 
 		// error if no gid specified
 		if ($gid == 0) {
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Update.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Update.php
index d670c3a6d4..ba3886aaaf 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Update.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Lists/Update.php
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class Update extends BaseApi
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
 		// params
-		$gid  = $_REQUEST['list_id'] ?? 0;
-		$name = $_REQUEST['name'] ?? '';
+		$gid  = $request['list_id'] ?? 0;
+		$name = $request['name'] ?? '';
 
 		// error if no gid specified
 		if ($gid == 0) {