diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/media_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/media_operation.ex
index e6df21246..718cacec1 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/media_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/media_operation.ex
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.MediaOperation do
       title: "MediaCreateRequest",
       description: "POST body for creating an attachment",
       type: :object,
-      required: [:file],
+      required: ["file"],
       properties: %{
-        file: %Schema{
+        "file" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           format: :binary,
           description: "The file to be attached, using multipart form data."
         },
-        description: %Schema{
+        "description" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           description: "A plain-text description of the media, for accessibility purposes."
         },
-        focus: %Schema{
+        "focus" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           description: "Two floating points (x,y), comma-delimited, ranging from -1.0 to 1.0."
         }
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.MediaOperation do
       description: "POST body for updating an attachment",
       type: :object,
       properties: %{
-        file: %Schema{
+        "file" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           format: :binary,
           description: "The file to be attached, using multipart form data."
         },
-        description: %Schema{
+        "description" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           description: "A plain-text description of the media, for accessibility purposes."
         },
-        focus: %Schema{
+        "focus" => %Schema{
           type: :string,
           description: "Two floating points (x,y), comma-delimited, ranging from -1.0 to 1.0."
         }
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex
index 7d9a63cf4..b0c7a858b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/media_controller.ex
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MediaController do
   defdelegate open_api_operation(action), to: Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.MediaOperation
 
   @doc "POST /api/v1/media"
-  def create(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{file: file} = data} = conn, _) do
+  def create(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{"file" => file} = data} = conn, _) do
     with {:ok, object} <-
            ActivityPub.upload(
              file,
              actor: User.ap_id(user),
-             description: Map.get(data, :description)
+             description: Map.get(data, "description")
            ) do
       attachment_data = Map.put(object.data, "id", object.id)
 
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MediaController do
   def create(_conn, _data), do: {:error, :bad_request}
 
   @doc "POST /api/v2/media"
-  def create2(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{file: file} = data} = conn, _) do
+  def create2(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{"file" => file} = data} = conn, _) do
     with {:ok, object} <-
            ActivityPub.upload(
              file,
              actor: User.ap_id(user),
-             description: Map.get(data, :description)
+             description: Map.get(data, "description")
            ) do
       attachment_data = Map.put(object.data, "id", object.id)
 
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MediaController do
   def create2(_conn, _data), do: {:error, :bad_request}
 
   @doc "PUT /api/v1/media/:id"
-  def update(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{description: description}} = conn, %{id: id}) do
+  def update(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{"description" => description}} = conn, %{
+        id: id
+      }) do
     with %Object{} = object <- Object.get_by_id(id),
          :ok <- Object.authorize_access(object, user),
          {:ok, %Object{data: data}} <- Object.update_data(object, %{"name" => description}) do