diff --git a/common/models/rest-api.ts b/common/models/rest-api.ts
index f43868247..49db977e4 100644
--- a/common/models/rest-api.ts
+++ b/common/models/rest-api.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import { ServerMessageEvent } from "./messages";
 import { BehaviorOption, QueueMode, RoomSettings, RoomUserInfo, Visibility } from "./types";
 import { QueueItem, Video, VideoId } from "./video";
 import type { Category } from "sponsorblock-api";
-import { OttApiRequestRoomCreateSchema, OttApiRequestVoteSchema } from "./zod-schemas";
+import {
+	OttApiRequestRoomCreateSchema,
+	OttApiRequestVoteSchema,
+	OttApiRequestAddToQueueSchema,
+	OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueueSchema,
+} from "./zod-schemas";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
 export type OttResponseBody<T = unknown, E extends OttApiError = OttApiError> =
@@ -68,16 +73,9 @@ export interface OttApiRequestUndo {
 	event: ServerMessageEvent;
 }
 
-export type OttApiRequestAddToQueue =
-	| {
-			videos: VideoId[];
-	  }
-	| VideoId
-	| {
-			url: string;
-	  };
+export type OttApiRequestAddToQueue = z.infer<typeof OttApiRequestAddToQueueSchema>;
 
-export type OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueue = VideoId;
+export type OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueue = z.infer<typeof OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueueSchema>;
 
 export type OttApiResponseAddPreview = {
 	result: Video[];
diff --git a/common/models/zod-schemas.ts b/common/models/zod-schemas.ts
index 0486373d9..d1bc71ce4 100644
--- a/common/models/zod-schemas.ts
+++ b/common/models/zod-schemas.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ALL_VIDEO_SERVICES, ROOM_NAME_REGEX } from "ott-common/constants";
 import { Visibility, QueueMode } from "ott-common/models/types";
-import { VideoService } from "./video";
-import { string, z } from "zod";
+import { z } from "zod";
 
 // These strings are not allowed to be used as room names.
 const RESERVED_ROOM_NAMES = ["list", "create", "generate"];
@@ -28,3 +27,17 @@ const VideoIdSchema = z.object({
 export const OttApiRequestVoteSchema = z.object({
 	...VideoIdSchema.shape,
 });
+
+export const OttApiRequestAddToQueueSchema = z.union([
+	z.object({
+		videos: z.array(VideoIdSchema),
+	}),
+	VideoIdSchema,
+	z.object({
+		url: z.string(),
+	}),
+]);
+
+export const OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueueSchema = z.object({
+	...VideoIdSchema.shape,
+});
diff --git a/server/api/room.ts b/server/api/room.ts
index d626e5a9a..cc5f5cdbf 100644
--- a/server/api/room.ts
+++ b/server/api/room.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import { conf } from "../ott-config";
 import {
 	OttApiRequestRoomCreateSchema,
 	OttApiRequestVoteSchema,
+	OttApiRequestAddToQueueSchema,
+	OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueueSchema,
 } from "ott-common/models/zod-schemas";
 import { ZodError } from "zod";
 import { fromZodError } from "zod-validation-error";
@@ -350,9 +352,10 @@ const addToQueue: RequestHandler<
 	OttResponseBody<unknown>,
 	OttApiRequestAddToQueue
 > = async (req, res) => {
+	const body = OttApiRequestAddToQueueSchema.parse(req.body);
 	let points = 5;
-	if ("videos" in req.body) {
-		points = 3 * req.body.videos.length;
+	if ("videos" in body) {
+		points = 3 * body.videos.length;
 	}
 	if (!(await consumeRateLimitPoints(res, req.ip, points))) {
 		return;
@@ -360,27 +363,26 @@ const addToQueue: RequestHandler<
 	const room = (await roommanager.getRoom(req.params.name)).unwrap();
 
 	let roomRequest: AddRequest;
-	if ("videos" in req.body) {
+	if ("videos" in body) {
 		roomRequest = {
 			type: RoomRequestType.AddRequest,
-			videos: req.body.videos,
+			videos: body.videos,
 		};
-	} else if ("url" in req.body) {
+	} else if ("url" in body) {
 		roomRequest = {
 			type: RoomRequestType.AddRequest,
-			url: req.body.url,
+			url: body.url,
 		};
-	} else if ("service" in req.body && "id" in req.body) {
+	} else {
 		roomRequest = {
 			type: RoomRequestType.AddRequest,
 			video: {
-				service: req.body.service,
-				id: req.body.id,
+				service: body.service,
+				id: body.id,
 			},
 		};
-	} else {
-		throw new BadApiArgumentException("service,id", "missing");
 	}
+
 	await room.processUnauthorizedRequest(roomRequest, { token: req.token! });
 	res.json({
 		success: true,
@@ -392,26 +394,23 @@ const removeFromQueue: RequestHandler<
 	OttResponseBody<unknown>,
 	OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueue
 > = async (req, res) => {
+	const body = OttApiRequestRemoveFromQueueSchema.parse(req.body);
 	let points = 5;
 	if (!(await consumeRateLimitPoints(res, req.ip, points))) {
 		return;
 	}
 	const room = (await roommanager.getRoom(req.params.name)).unwrap();
 
-	if (req.body.service && req.body.id) {
-		await room.processUnauthorizedRequest(
-			{
-				type: RoomRequestType.RemoveRequest,
-				video: { service: req.body.service, id: req.body.id },
-			},
-			{ token: req.token! }
-		);
-		res.json({
-			success: true,
-		});
-	} else {
-		throw new BadApiArgumentException("service,id", "missing");
-	}
+	await room.processUnauthorizedRequest(
+		{
+			type: RoomRequestType.RemoveRequest,
+			video: { service: body.service, id: body.id },
+		},
+		{ token: req.token! }
+	);
+	res.json({
+		success: true,
+	});
 };
 
 const errorHandler: ErrorRequestHandler = (err: Error, req, res) => {