diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
index ec0bdd134..1a0e7b6be 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Group/Show.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Show extends BaseApi
 	{
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
-		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
+		$type = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'extension', 'json');		
 
 		// params
 		$gid = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'gid', 0);
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
index d0ea25b30..ba87081d4 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Photo extends BaseApi
 	{
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
-		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
+		$type = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'extension', 'json');
 
 		if (empty($request['photo_id'])) {
 			throw new HTTPException\BadRequestException('No photo id.');
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
index 0eeb45514..c8ea2fbd7 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Create.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Create extends BaseApi
 	{
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
-		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
+		$type = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'extension', 'json');
 
 		// input params	
 		$desc      = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'desc');
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Lists.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Lists.php
index 6d2eb1716..350d98a1d 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Lists.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Lists.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Lists extends BaseApi
 	{
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
-		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
+		$type = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'extension', 'json');
 
 		$photos = Photo::selectToArray(['resource-id'], ["`uid` = ? AND NOT `photo-type` IN (?, ?)", $uid, Photo::CONTACT_AVATAR, Photo::CONTACT_BANNER],
 			['order' => ['id'], 'group_by' => ['resource-id']]);
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
index ccb9f9150..6723cad53 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Friendica/Photo/Update.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Update extends BaseApi
 	{
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 		$uid  = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
-		$type = $this->parameters['extension'] ?? '';
+		$type = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'extension', 'json');
 
 		// input params
 		$photo_id  = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'photo_id');
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/GNUSocial/Statusnet/Conversation.php b/src/Module/Api/GNUSocial/Statusnet/Conversation.php
index f21f4c311..08cfe82fb 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/GNUSocial/Statusnet/Conversation.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/GNUSocial/Statusnet/Conversation.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class Conversation extends BaseApi
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
 		// params
-		$id               = $this->parameters['id'] ?? 0;
+		$id               = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'id', 0);
 		$since_id         = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'since_id', 0, 0);
 		$max_id           = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'max_id', 0, 0);
 		$count            = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'count', 20, 1, 100);
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/DirectMessages/Destroy.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/DirectMessages/Destroy.php
index 3100ff345..ed0b1ed29 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/DirectMessages/Destroy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/DirectMessages/Destroy.php
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ class Destroy extends BaseApi
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_WRITE);
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		$id      = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'id', 0);
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'id', 0);
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'id', $id);
+		if (empty($id)) {
+			throw new BadRequestException('Message id not specified');
+		}
+
 		$verbose = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'friendica_verbose', false);
 
 		$parenturi = $request['friendica_parenturi'] ?? '';
@@ -64,11 +69,6 @@ class Destroy extends BaseApi
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// BadRequestException if no id specified (for clients using Twitter API)
-		if ($id == 0) {
-			throw new BadRequestException('Message id not specified');
-		}
-
 		// add parent-uri to sql command if specified by calling app
 		$sql_extra = ($parenturi != "" ? " AND `parent-uri` = '" . DBA::escape($parenturi) . "'" : "");
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Favorites.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Favorites.php
index e88922af7..828741a19 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Favorites.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Favorites.php
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ class Favorites extends BaseApi
 		Logger::info(BaseApi::LOG_PREFIX . 'for {self}', ['module' => 'api', 'action' => 'favorites']);
 
 		// params
-		$count    = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'count', 20, 1, 100);
-		$page     = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'page', 1, 1);
-		$since_id = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'since_id', 0, 0);
-		$max_id   = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'max_id', 0, 0);
+		$count            = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'count', 20, 1, 100);
+		$page             = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'page', 1, 1);
+		$since_id         = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'since_id', 0, 0);
+		$max_id           = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'max_id', 0, 0);
+		$include_entities = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'include_entities', false);
 
 		$start = max(0, ($page - 1) * $count);
 
@@ -64,8 +65,6 @@ class Favorites extends BaseApi
 
 		$statuses = Post::selectForUser($uid, [], $condition, $params);
 
-		$include_entities = strtolower(($request['include_entities'] ?? 'false') == 'true');
-
 		$ret = [];
 		while ($status = DBA::fetch($statuses)) {
 			$ret[] = DI::twitterStatus()->createFromUriId($status['uri-id'], $status['uid'], $include_entities)->toArray();
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Destroy.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Destroy.php
index 7f4a6c6dc..be0848353 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Destroy.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Destroy.php
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ class Destroy extends BaseApi
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		if (!empty($this->parameters['id'])) {
-			$id = (int)$this->parameters['id'];
-		} elseif (!empty($request['id'])) {
-			$id = (int)$request['id'];
-		} else {
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'id', 0);
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'id', $id);
+		if (empty($id)) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('An id is missing.');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
index 0c2401cf3..1d67443b1 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Retweet.php
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ class Retweet extends BaseApi
 		self::checkAllowedScope(self::SCOPE_WRITE);
 		$uid = self::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		if (!empty($this->parameters['id'])) {
-			$id = (int)$this->parameters['id'];
-		} elseif (!empty($request['id'])) {
-			$id = (int)$request['id'];
-		} else {
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'id', 0);
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'id', $id);
+		if (empty($id)) {
 			throw new BadRequestException('An id is missing.');
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Show.php b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Show.php
index a85483790..64533d0bc 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Show.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Twitter/Statuses/Show.php
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class Show extends BaseApi
 		BaseApi::checkAllowedScope(BaseApi::SCOPE_READ);
 		$uid = BaseApi::getCurrentUserID();
 
-		if (empty($this->parameters['id'])) {
-			$id = intval($request['id'] ?? 0);
-		} else {
-			$id = (int)$this->parameters['id'];
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($request, 'id', 0);
+		$id = $this->getRequestValue($this->parameters, 'id', $id);
+		if (empty($id)) {
+			throw new BadRequestException('An id is missing.');
 		}
 
 		Logger::notice('API: api_statuses_show: ' . $id);