diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 0e6e57b..2998b9d 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ The UTF-8 encoded string you want to paste.
 ``lexer`` (optional)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Can also be set via GET. The lexer string key used for highlighting.
-See `lexer list`_  for a full list of choices. Default: ``python``.
+The lexer string key used for highlighting. See `lexer list`_  for a full list
+of choices. Default: ``python``.
 
 ``format`` (optional)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Can also be set via GET. The format of the API response. Choices are:
+The format of the API response. Choices are:
 
 * ``default`` — Returns a full qualified URL wrapped in quotes. Example::
 
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ Can also be set via GET. The format of the API response. Choices are:
 ``expires`` (optional)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Can also be set via GET. A keyword to indicate the lifetime of a
-snippetn in seconds. The values are predefined by the server. Calling this with
-an invalid value returns a HTTP 400 BadRequest together with a list of valid
-values. Default: ``2592000``. In the default configuration valid values are:
+A keyword to indicate the lifetime of a snippetn in seconds. The values are
+predefined by the server. Calling this with an invalid value returns a HTTP 400
+BadRequest together with a list of valid values. Default: ``2592000``. In the
+default configuration valid values are:
 
 * onetime
 * never
@@ -65,10 +65,9 @@ values. Default: ``2592000``. In the default configuration valid values are:
 ``filename`` (optional)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Can also be set via GET. A filename which we use to determine a lexer, if
-``lexer`` is not set. In case we can't determine a file, the lexer will fallback
-to ``plain`` code (no highlighting). A given ``lexer`` will overwrite any
-filename! Example::
+A filename which we use to determine a lexer, if ``lexer`` is not set. In case
+we can't determine a file, the lexer will fallback to ``plain`` code (no
+highlighting). A given ``lexer`` will overwrite any filename! Example::
 
     {
         "url": "https://dpaste.de/xsWd",
diff --git a/dpaste/views.py b/dpaste/views.py
index 820edaa..e1e6fb0 100644
--- a/dpaste/views.py
+++ b/dpaste/views.py
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ FORMAT_MAPPING = {
 @csrf_exempt
 def snippet_api(request):
     content = request.POST.get('content', '').strip()
-    lexer = request.REQUEST.get('lexer', LEXER_DEFAULT).strip()
-    filename = request.REQUEST.get('filename', '').strip()
-    expires = request.REQUEST.get('expires', '').strip()
-    format = request.REQUEST.get('format', 'default').strip()
+    lexer = request.POST.get('lexer', LEXER_DEFAULT).strip()
+    filename = request.POST.get('filename', '').strip()
+    expires = request.POST.get('expires', '').strip()
+    format = request.POST.get('format', 'default').strip()
 
     if not content:
         return HttpResponseBadRequest('No content given')