diff --git a/server/middlewares/validate.ts b/server/middlewares/validate.ts
index 2c0684352..24f7e55ef 100644
--- a/server/middlewares/validate.ts
+++ b/server/middlewares/validate.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import { Next } from "koa";
-import { z } from "zod";
+import { z, ZodError } from "zod";
 import { ValidationError } from "@server/errors";
-import { APIContext } from "@server/types";
+import { APIContext, BaseReq } from "@server/types";
 
-export default function validate<T extends z.ZodTypeAny>(schema: T) {
-  return async function validateMiddleware(ctx: APIContext<T>, next: Next) {
+export default function validate<T extends z.ZodType<BaseReq>>(schema: T) {
+  return async function validateMiddleware(ctx: APIContext, next: Next) {
     try {
-      ctx.input = schema.parse(ctx.request.body);
+      ctx.input = schema.parse(ctx.request);
     } catch (err) {
-      const { path, message } = err.issues[0];
-      const [prefix = "ValidationError"] = path;
-      throw ValidationError(`${prefix}: ${message}`);
+      if (err instanceof ZodError) {
+        const { path, message } = err.issues[0];
+        const errMessage =
+          path.length > 0 ? `${path[path.length - 1]}: ${message}` : message;
+        throw ValidationError(errMessage);
+      }
+      ctx.throw(err);
     }
     return next();
   };
diff --git a/server/routes/api/BaseSchema.ts b/server/routes/api/BaseSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04d7dba43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/routes/api/BaseSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+const BaseSchema = z.object({
+  body: z.unknown(),
+  query: z.unknown(),
+});
+
+export default BaseSchema;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.test.ts b/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.test.ts
index a71c37479..2cd0879b9 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.test.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.test.ts
@@ -307,6 +307,24 @@ describe("#attachments.redirect", () => {
     expect(res.status).toEqual(302);
   });
 
+  it("should return a redirect for the attachment if id supplied via query params", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const attachment = await buildAttachment({
+      teamId: user.teamId,
+      userId: user.id,
+    });
+    const res = await server.post(
+      `/api/attachments.redirect?id=${attachment.id}`,
+      {
+        body: {
+          token: user.getJwtToken(),
+        },
+        redirect: "manual",
+      }
+    );
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(302);
+  });
+
   it("should return a redirect for an attachment belonging to a trashed document user has access to", async () => {
     const user = await buildUser();
     const collection = await buildCollection({
@@ -385,4 +403,16 @@ describe("#attachments.redirect", () => {
     });
     expect(res.status).toEqual(403);
   });
+
+  it("should fail in absence of id", async () => {
+    const user = await buildUser();
+    const res = await server.post("/api/attachments.redirect", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+      },
+    });
+    const body = await res.json();
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
+    expect(body.message).toEqual("id is required");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.ts b/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.ts
index 9a4281abb..9a8d485f9 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/attachments/attachments.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { authorize } from "@server/policies";
 import { presentAttachment } from "@server/presenters";
 import { APIContext } from "@server/types";
 import { getPresignedPost, publicS3Endpoint } from "@server/utils/s3";
-import { assertIn, assertUuid } from "@server/validation";
+import { assertIn } from "@server/validation";
 import * as T from "./schema";
 
 const router = new Router();
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ router.post(
   validate(T.AttachmentsCreateSchema),
   transaction(),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.AttachmentCreateReq>) => {
-    const { name, documentId, contentType, size, preset } = ctx.input;
+    const { name, documentId, contentType, size, preset } = ctx.input.body;
     const { auth, transaction } = ctx.state;
     const { user } = auth;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ router.post(
   auth(),
   validate(T.AttachmentDeleteSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.AttachmentDeleteReq>) => {
-    const { id } = ctx.input;
+    const { id } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const attachment = await Attachment.findByPk(id, {
       rejectOnEmpty: true,
@@ -141,9 +141,10 @@ router.post(
   }
 );
 
-const handleAttachmentsRedirect = async (ctx: APIContext) => {
-  const id = ctx.request.body?.id ?? ctx.request.query?.id;
-  assertUuid(id, "id is required");
+const handleAttachmentsRedirect = async (
+  ctx: APIContext<T.AttachmentsRedirectReq>
+) => {
+  const id = (ctx.input.body.id ?? ctx.input.query.id) as string;
 
   const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
   const attachment = await Attachment.findByPk(id, {
@@ -165,7 +166,17 @@ const handleAttachmentsRedirect = async (ctx: APIContext) => {
   }
 };
 
-router.get("attachments.redirect", auth(), handleAttachmentsRedirect);
-router.post("attachments.redirect", auth(), handleAttachmentsRedirect);
+router.get(
+  "attachments.redirect",
+  auth(),
+  validate(T.AttachmentsRedirectSchema),
+  handleAttachmentsRedirect
+);
+router.post(
+  "attachments.redirect",
+  auth(),
+  validate(T.AttachmentsRedirectSchema),
+  handleAttachmentsRedirect
+);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/attachments/schema.ts b/server/routes/api/attachments/schema.ts
index 763960877..8604f0ad2 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/attachments/schema.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/attachments/schema.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,49 @@
+import { isEmpty } from "lodash";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { AttachmentPreset } from "@shared/types";
+import BaseSchema from "@server/routes/api/BaseSchema";
 
-export const AttachmentsCreateSchema = z.object({
-  /** Attachment name */
-  name: z.string(),
+export const AttachmentsCreateSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    /** Attachment name */
+    name: z.string(),
 
-  /** Id of the document to which the Attachment belongs */
-  documentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of the document to which the Attachment belongs */
+    documentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** File size of the Attachment */
-  size: z.number(),
+    /** File size of the Attachment */
+    size: z.number(),
 
-  /** Content-Type of the Attachment */
-  contentType: z.string().optional().default("application/octet-stream"),
+    /** Content-Type of the Attachment */
+    contentType: z.string().optional().default("application/octet-stream"),
 
-  /** Attachment type */
-  preset: z.nativeEnum(AttachmentPreset),
+    /** Attachment type */
+    preset: z.nativeEnum(AttachmentPreset),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type AttachmentCreateReq = z.infer<typeof AttachmentsCreateSchema>;
 
-export const AttachmentDeleteSchema = z.object({
-  /** Id of the attachment to be deleted */
-  id: z.string().uuid(),
+export const AttachmentDeleteSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    /** Id of the attachment to be deleted */
+    id: z.string().uuid(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type AttachmentDeleteReq = z.infer<typeof AttachmentDeleteSchema>;
+
+export const AttachmentsRedirectSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    /** Id of the attachment to be deleted */
+    id: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+  }),
+  query: z.object({
+    /** Id of the attachment to be deleted */
+    id: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+  }),
+}).refine((req) => !(isEmpty(req.body.id) && isEmpty(req.query.id)), {
+  message: "id is required",
+});
+
+export type AttachmentsRedirectReq = z.infer<typeof AttachmentsRedirectSchema>;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/__snapshots__/documents.test.ts.snap b/server/routes/api/documents/__snapshots__/documents.test.ts.snap
index a045cdb84..2115718d9 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/__snapshots__/documents.test.ts.snap
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/__snapshots__/documents.test.ts.snap
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Object {
 exports[`#documents.update should require text while appending 1`] = `
 Object {
   "error": "validation_error",
-  "message": "ValidationError: text is required while appending",
+  "message": "text is required while appending",
   "ok": false,
   "status": 400,
 }
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
index 166c74d2a..2a35bf62e 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.test.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ describe("#documents.info", () => {
     });
     const body = await res.json();
     expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
-    expect(body.message).toEqual(
-      "ValidationError: one of id or shareId is required"
-    );
+    expect(body.message).toEqual("one of id or shareId is required");
   });
 
   it("should return published document", async () => {
@@ -1824,7 +1822,7 @@ describe("#documents.move", () => {
     const body = await res.json();
     expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
     expect(body.message).toEqual(
-      "ValidationError: infinite loop detected, cannot nest a document inside itself"
+      "infinite loop detected, cannot nest a document inside itself"
     );
   });
 
@@ -2288,7 +2286,7 @@ describe("#documents.create", () => {
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
     expect(body.message).toBe(
-      "ValidationError: collectionId is required to create a template document"
+      "collectionId is required to create a template document"
     );
   });
 
@@ -2306,9 +2304,7 @@ describe("#documents.create", () => {
     const body = await res.json();
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
-    expect(body.message).toBe(
-      "ValidationError: collectionId is required to publish"
-    );
+    expect(body.message).toBe("collectionId is required to publish");
   });
 
   it("should not allow creating a nested doc without a collection", async () => {
@@ -2326,7 +2322,7 @@ describe("#documents.create", () => {
 
     expect(res.status).toEqual(400);
     expect(body.message).toBe(
-      "ValidationError: collectionId is required to create a nested document"
+      "collectionId is required to create a nested document"
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
index 75e8da8e0..f73b19b86 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/documents.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ router.post(
   pagination(),
   validate(T.DocumentsListSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsListReq>) => {
-    let { sort } = ctx.input;
+    let { sort } = ctx.input.body;
     const {
       direction,
       template,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ router.post(
       backlinkDocumentId,
       parentDocumentId,
       userId: createdById,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
 
     // always filter by the current team
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ router.post(
   pagination(),
   validate(T.DocumentsArchivedSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsArchivedReq>) => {
-    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input;
+    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const collectionIds = await user.collectionIds();
     const collectionScope: Readonly<ScopeOptions> = {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ router.post(
   pagination(),
   validate(T.DocumentsDeletedSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsDeletedReq>) => {
-    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input;
+    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const collectionIds = await user.collectionIds({
       paranoid: false,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ router.post(
   pagination(),
   validate(T.DocumentsViewedSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsViewedReq>) => {
-    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input;
+    const { sort, direction } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const collectionIds = await user.collectionIds();
     const userId = user.id;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ router.post(
   pagination(),
   validate(T.DocumentsDraftsSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsDraftsReq>) => {
-    const { collectionId, dateFilter, direction, sort } = ctx.input;
+    const { collectionId, dateFilter, direction, sort } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
 
     if (collectionId) {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ router.post(
   }),
   validate(T.DocumentsInfoSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsInfoReq>) => {
-    const { id, shareId, apiVersion } = ctx.input;
+    const { id, shareId, apiVersion } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const teamFromCtx = await getTeamFromContext(ctx);
     const { document, share, collection } = await documentLoader({
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ router.post(
   }),
   validate(T.DocumentsExportSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsExportReq>) => {
-    const { id } = ctx.input;
+    const { id } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const accept = ctx.request.headers["accept"];
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ router.post(
   auth({ member: true }),
   validate(T.DocumentsRestoreSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsRestoreReq>) => {
-    const { id, collectionId, revisionId } = ctx.input;
+    const { id, collectionId, revisionId } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const document = await Document.findByPk(id, {
       userId: user.id,
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ router.post(
       dateFilter,
       collectionId,
       userId,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
     const { offset, limit } = ctx.state.pagination;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     let collaboratorIds = undefined;
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ router.post(
       shareId,
       snippetMinWords,
       snippetMaxWords,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
     const { offset, limit } = ctx.state.pagination;
 
     // Unfortunately, this still doesn't adequately handle cases when auth is optional
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ router.post(
   auth({ member: true }),
   validate(T.DocumentsTemplatizeSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsTemplatizeReq>) => {
-    const { id } = ctx.input;
+    const { id } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
 
     const original = await Document.findByPk(id, {
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ router.post(
       templateId,
       collectionId,
       append,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
     const editorVersion = ctx.headers["x-editor-version"] as string | undefined;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     let collection: Collection | null | undefined;
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ router.post(
   auth(),
   validate(T.DocumentsMoveSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsMoveReq>) => {
-    const { id, collectionId, parentDocumentId, index } = ctx.input;
+    const { id, collectionId, parentDocumentId, index } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
     const document = await Document.findByPk(id, {
       userId: user.id,
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ router.post(
   auth(),
   validate(T.DocumentsArchiveSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsArchiveReq>) => {
-    const { id } = ctx.input;
+    const { id } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
 
     const document = await Document.findByPk(id, {
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ router.post(
   auth(),
   validate(T.DocumentsDeleteSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsDeleteReq>) => {
-    const { id, permanent } = ctx.input;
+    const { id, permanent } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
 
     if (permanent) {
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ router.post(
   auth(),
   validate(T.DocumentsUnpublishSchema),
   async (ctx: APIContext<T.DocumentsUnpublishReq>) => {
-    const { id } = ctx.input;
+    const { id } = ctx.input.body;
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
 
     const document = await Document.findByPk(id, {
@@ -1083,9 +1083,7 @@ router.post(
       throw InvalidRequestError("Request type must be multipart/form-data");
     }
 
-    // String as this is always multipart/form-data
-    const publish = ctx.input.publish === "true";
-    const { collectionId, parentDocumentId } = ctx.input;
+    const { collectionId, parentDocumentId, publish } = ctx.input.body;
 
     const file = ctx.request.files
       ? Object.values(ctx.request.files)[0]
@@ -1173,7 +1171,7 @@ router.post(
       parentDocumentId,
       templateId,
       template,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
     const editorVersion = ctx.headers["x-editor-version"] as string | undefined;
 
     const { user } = ctx.state.auth;
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents/schema.ts b/server/routes/api/documents/schema.ts
index 9d01d3a6d..78fb92339 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents/schema.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents/schema.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { isEmpty } from "lodash";
 import isUUID from "validator/lib/isUUID";
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { SHARE_URL_SLUG_REGEX } from "@shared/utils/urlHelpers";
+import BaseSchema from "@server/routes/api/BaseSchema";
 
 const DocumentsSortParamsSchema = z.object({
   /** Specifies the attributes by which documents will be sorted in the list */
@@ -39,63 +40,70 @@ const BaseIdSchema = z.object({
   id: z.string(),
 });
 
-export const DocumentsListSchema = DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({
-  /** Id of the user who created the doc */
-  userId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+export const DocumentsListSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({
+    /** Id of the user who created the doc */
+    userId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Alias for userId - kept for backwards compatibility */
-  user: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Alias for userId - kept for backwards compatibility */
+    user: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Alias for collectionId - kept for backwards compatibility */
-  collection: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Alias for collectionId - kept for backwards compatibility */
+    collection: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of the backlinked document */
-  backlinkDocumentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of the backlinked document */
+    backlinkDocumentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of the parent document to which the document belongs */
-  parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
+    /** Id of the parent document to which the document belongs */
+    parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
 
-  /** Boolean which denotes whether the document is a template */
-  template: z.boolean().optional(),
-})
+    /** Boolean which denotes whether the document is a template */
+    template: z.boolean().optional(),
+  }),
   // Maintains backwards compatibility
-  .transform((doc) => {
-    doc.collectionId = doc.collectionId || doc.collection;
-    doc.userId = doc.userId || doc.user;
-    delete doc.collection;
-    delete doc.user;
+}).transform((req) => {
+  req.body.collectionId = req.body.collectionId || req.body.collection;
+  req.body.userId = req.body.userId || req.body.user;
+  delete req.body.collection;
+  delete req.body.user;
 
-    return doc;
-  });
+  return req;
+});
 
 export type DocumentsListReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsListSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsArchivedSchema = DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsArchivedSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({}),
+});
 
 export type DocumentsArchivedReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsArchivedSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsDeletedSchema = DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsDeletedSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({}),
+});
 
 export type DocumentsDeletedReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsDeletedSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsViewedSchema = DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsViewedSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: DocumentsSortParamsSchema.extend({}),
+});
 
 export type DocumentsViewedReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsViewedSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsDraftsSchema = DocumentsSortParamsSchema.merge(
-  DateFilterSchema
-).extend({
-  /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+export const DocumentsDraftsSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: DocumentsSortParamsSchema.merge(DateFilterSchema).extend({
+    /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type DocumentsDraftsReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsDraftsSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsInfoSchema = z
-  .object({
+export const DocumentsInfoSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
     /** Id of the document to be retrieved */
     id: z.string().optional(),
 
@@ -107,136 +115,154 @@ export const DocumentsInfoSchema = z
 
     /** Version of the API to be used */
     apiVersion: z.number().optional(),
-  })
-  .refine((obj) => !(isEmpty(obj.id) && isEmpty(obj.shareId)), {
-    message: "one of id or shareId is required",
-  });
+  }),
+}).refine((req) => !(isEmpty(req.body.id) && isEmpty(req.body.shareId)), {
+  message: "one of id or shareId is required",
+});
 
 export type DocumentsInfoReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsInfoSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsExportSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsExportSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema,
+});
 
 export type DocumentsExportReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsExportSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsRestoreSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({
-  /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+export const DocumentsRestoreSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema.extend({
+    /** Id of the collection to which the document belongs */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of document revision */
-  revisionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of document revision */
+    revisionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type DocumentsRestoreReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsRestoreSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsSearchSchema = SearchQuerySchema.merge(
-  DateFilterSchema
-).extend({
-  /** Whether to include archived docs in results */
-  includeArchived: z.boolean().optional(),
+export const DocumentsSearchSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: SearchQuerySchema.merge(DateFilterSchema).extend({
+    /** Whether to include archived docs in results */
+    includeArchived: z.boolean().optional(),
 
-  /** Whether to include drafts in results */
-  includeDrafts: z.boolean().optional(),
+    /** Whether to include drafts in results */
+    includeDrafts: z.boolean().optional(),
 
-  /** Filter results for team based on the collection */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Filter results for team based on the collection */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Filter results based on user */
-  userId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Filter results based on user */
+    userId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Filter results for the team derived from shareId */
-  shareId: z
-    .string()
-    .refine((val) => isUUID(val) || SHARE_URL_SLUG_REGEX.test(val))
-    .optional(),
+    /** Filter results for the team derived from shareId */
+    shareId: z
+      .string()
+      .refine((val) => isUUID(val) || SHARE_URL_SLUG_REGEX.test(val))
+      .optional(),
 
-  /** Min words to be shown in the results snippets */
-  snippetMinWords: z.number().default(20),
+    /** Min words to be shown in the results snippets */
+    snippetMinWords: z.number().default(20),
 
-  /** Max words to be accomodated in the results snippets */
-  snippetMaxWords: z.number().default(30),
+    /** Max words to be accomodated in the results snippets */
+    snippetMaxWords: z.number().default(30),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type DocumentsSearchReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsSearchSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsTemplatizeSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsTemplatizeSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema,
+});
 
 export type DocumentsTemplatizeReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsTemplatizeSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsUpdateSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({
-  /** Doc title to be updated */
-  title: z.string().optional(),
+export const DocumentsUpdateSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema.extend({
+    /** Doc title to be updated */
+    title: z.string().optional(),
 
-  /** Doc text to be updated */
-  text: z.string().optional(),
+    /** Doc text to be updated */
+    text: z.string().optional(),
 
-  /** Boolean to denote if the doc should occupy full width */
-  fullWidth: z.boolean().optional(),
+    /** Boolean to denote if the doc should occupy full width */
+    fullWidth: z.boolean().optional(),
 
-  /** Boolean to denote if the doc should be published */
-  publish: z.boolean().optional(),
+    /** Boolean to denote if the doc should be published */
+    publish: z.boolean().optional(),
 
-  /** Revision to compare against document revision count */
-  lastRevision: z.number().optional(),
+    /** Revision to compare against document revision count */
+    lastRevision: z.number().optional(),
 
-  /** Doc template Id */
-  templateId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
+    /** Doc template Id */
+    templateId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
 
-  /** Doc collection Id */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Doc collection Id */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Boolean to denote if text should be appended */
-  append: z.boolean().optional(),
-}).refine((obj) => !(obj.append && !obj.text), {
+    /** Boolean to denote if text should be appended */
+    append: z.boolean().optional(),
+  }),
+}).refine((req) => !(req.body.append && !req.body.text), {
   message: "text is required while appending",
 });
 
 export type DocumentsUpdateReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsUpdateSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsMoveSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({
-  /** Id of collection to which the doc is supposed to be moved */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid(),
+export const DocumentsMoveSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema.extend({
+    /** Id of collection to which the doc is supposed to be moved */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid(),
 
-  /** Parent Id, in case if the doc is moved to a new parent */
-  parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
+    /** Parent Id, in case if the doc is moved to a new parent */
+    parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
 
-  /** Helps evaluate the new index in collection structure upon move */
-  index: z.number().gte(0).optional(),
-}).refine((obj) => !(obj.parentDocumentId === obj.id), {
+    /** Helps evaluate the new index in collection structure upon move */
+    index: z.number().gte(0).optional(),
+  }),
+}).refine((req) => !(req.body.parentDocumentId === req.body.id), {
   message: "infinite loop detected, cannot nest a document inside itself",
 });
 
 export type DocumentsMoveReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsMoveSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsArchiveSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsArchiveSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema,
+});
 
 export type DocumentsArchiveReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsArchiveSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsDeleteSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({
-  /** Whether to permanently delete the doc as opposed to soft-delete */
-  permanent: z.boolean().optional(),
+export const DocumentsDeleteSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema.extend({
+    /** Whether to permanently delete the doc as opposed to soft-delete */
+    permanent: z.boolean().optional(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type DocumentsDeleteReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsDeleteSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsUnpublishSchema = BaseIdSchema.extend({});
+export const DocumentsUnpublishSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: BaseIdSchema,
+});
 
 export type DocumentsUnpublishReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsUnpublishSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsImportSchema = z.object({
-  /** Whether to publish the imported docs. String due to multi-part form upload */
-  publish: z.string().optional(),
+export const DocumentsImportSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    /** Whether to publish the imported docs. String as this is always multipart/form-data */
+    publish: z.preprocess((val) => val === "true", z.boolean()).optional(),
 
-  /** Import docs to this collection */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid(),
+    /** Import docs to this collection */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid(),
 
-  /** Import under this parent doc */
-  parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
+    /** Import under this parent doc */
+    parentDocumentId: z.string().uuid().nullish(),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type DocumentsImportReq = z.infer<typeof DocumentsImportSchema>;
 
-export const DocumentsCreateSchema = z
-  .object({
+export const DocumentsCreateSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
     /** Doc title */
     title: z.string().default(""),
 
@@ -257,14 +283,15 @@ export const DocumentsCreateSchema = z
 
     /** Whether to create a template doc */
     template: z.boolean().optional(),
-  })
-  .refine((obj) => !(obj.parentDocumentId && !obj.collectionId), {
+  }),
+})
+  .refine((req) => !(req.body.parentDocumentId && !req.body.collectionId), {
     message: "collectionId is required to create a nested document",
   })
-  .refine((obj) => !(obj.template && !obj.collectionId), {
+  .refine((req) => !(req.body.template && !req.body.collectionId), {
     message: "collectionId is required to create a template document",
   })
-  .refine((obj) => !(obj.publish && !obj.collectionId), {
+  .refine((req) => !(req.body.publish && !req.body.collectionId), {
     message: "collectionId is required to publish",
   });
 
diff --git a/server/routes/api/events/events.ts b/server/routes/api/events/events.ts
index e66af0528..bbb6184b3 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/events/events.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/events/events.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ router.post(
       collectionId,
       name,
       auditLog,
-    } = ctx.input;
+    } = ctx.input.body;
 
     let where: WhereOptions<Event> = {
       name: Event.ACTIVITY_EVENTS,
diff --git a/server/routes/api/events/schema.ts b/server/routes/api/events/schema.ts
index 9462a7061..66b39248a 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/events/schema.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/events/schema.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,35 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
+import BaseSchema from "@server/routes/api/BaseSchema";
 
-export const EventsListSchema = z.object({
-  /** Id of the user who performed the action */
-  actorId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+export const EventsListSchema = BaseSchema.extend({
+  body: z.object({
+    /** Id of the user who performed the action */
+    actorId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of the document to filter the events for */
-  documentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of the document to filter the events for */
+    documentId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Id of the collection to filter the events for */
-  collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
+    /** Id of the collection to filter the events for */
+    collectionId: z.string().uuid().optional(),
 
-  /** Whether to include audit events */
-  auditLog: z.boolean().default(false),
+    /** Whether to include audit events */
+    auditLog: z.boolean().default(false),
 
-  /** Name of the event to retrieve */
-  name: z.string().optional(),
+    /** Name of the event to retrieve */
+    name: z.string().optional(),
 
-  /** The attribute to sort the events by */
-  sort: z
-    .string()
-    .refine((val) => ["name", "createdAt"].includes(val))
-    .default("createdAt"),
+    /** The attribute to sort the events by */
+    sort: z
+      .string()
+      .refine((val) => ["name", "createdAt"].includes(val))
+      .default("createdAt"),
 
-  /** The direction to sort the events */
-  direction: z
-    .string()
-    .optional()
-    .transform((val) => (val !== "ASC" ? "DESC" : val)),
+    /** The direction to sort the events */
+    direction: z
+      .string()
+      .optional()
+      .transform((val) => (val !== "ASC" ? "DESC" : val)),
+  }),
 });
 
 export type EventsListReq = z.infer<typeof EventsListSchema>;
diff --git a/server/types.ts b/server/types.ts
index 7f81465d4..ec680a943 100644
--- a/server/types.ts
+++ b/server/types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { ParameterizedContext, DefaultContext } from "koa";
 import { IRouterParamContext } from "koa-router";
 import { Transaction } from "sequelize/types";
+import { z } from "zod";
 import { Client } from "@shared/types";
+import BaseSchema from "@server/routes/api/BaseSchema";
 import { AccountProvisionerResult } from "./commands/accountProvisioner";
 import { FileOperation, Team, User } from "./models";
 
@@ -34,12 +36,17 @@ export type AppState = {
 
 export type AppContext = ParameterizedContext<AppState, DefaultContext>;
 
-export interface APIContext<ReqT = Record<string, unknown>, ResT = unknown>
+export type BaseReq = z.infer<typeof BaseSchema>;
+
+export type BaseRes = unknown;
+
+export interface APIContext<ReqT = BaseReq, ResT = BaseRes>
   extends ParameterizedContext<
     AppState,
     DefaultContext & IRouterParamContext<AppState>,
     ResT
   > {
+  /** Typed and validated version of request, consisting of validated body, query, etc */
   input: ReqT;
 }