diff --git a/api/capture.php b/api/capture.php
index 0bf7249c1..3e1af029d 100644
--- a/api/capture.php
+++ b/api/capture.php
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@
 $logger->debug(basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']));
 
 try {
-    if (!isset($_POST['style'])) {
+    $rawInput = file_get_contents('php://input');
+    $postData = json_decode($rawInput, true);
+
+    if (!isset($postData['style'])) {
         throw new Exception('No style provided');
     }
 
-    if (!empty($_POST['file']) && (preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_]+\.jpg$/', $_POST['file']) || preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_]+\.(mp4)$/', $_POST['file']))) {
-        $file = $_POST['file'];
+    if (!empty($$postData['file']) && (preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_]+\.jpg$/', $postData['file']) || preg_match('/^[a-z0-9_]+\.(mp4)$/', $postData['file']))) {
+        $file = $postData['file'];
     } else {
-        $file = $_POST['style'] === 'video' ? Image::createNewFilename($config['picture']['naming'], '.mp4') : Image::createNewFilename($config['picture']['naming']);
+        $file = $postData['style'] === 'video' ? Image::createNewFilename($config['picture']['naming'], '.mp4') : Image::createNewFilename($config['picture']['naming']);
         if ($config['database']['file'] != 'db') {
             $file = $config['database']['file'] . '_' . $file;
         }
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@
 
     $filename_tmp = $config['foldersAbs']['tmp'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $file;
     if (file_exists($filename_tmp)) {
-        $random = $_POST['style'] === 'video' ? Image::createNewFilename('random', '.mp4') : Image::createNewFilename('random');
+        $random = $postData['style'] === 'video' ? Image::createNewFilename('random', '.mp4') : Image::createNewFilename('random');
         $filename_random = $config['foldersAbs']['tmp'] . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $random;
         rename($filename_tmp, $filename_random);
     }
@@ -37,16 +40,16 @@
     $captureHandler->fileName = $file;
     $captureHandler->tmpFile = $filename_tmp;
 
-    switch ($_POST['style']) {
+    switch ($postData['style']) {
         case 'photo':
             $captureHandler->style = 'image';
             break;
         case 'collage':
-            if (!is_numeric($_POST['collageNumber'])) {
+            if (!is_numeric($postData['collageNumber'])) {
                 throw new Exception('No or invalid collage number provided.');
             }
 
-            $number = $_POST['collageNumber'] + 0;
+            $number = $postData['collageNumber'] + 0;
 
             if ($number > $config['collage']['limit']) {
                 throw new Exception('Collage consists only of ' . $config['collage']['limit'] . ' pictures');
@@ -72,16 +75,16 @@
             break;
     }
 
-    if ($_POST['style'] === 'video') {
+    if ($postData['style'] === 'video') {
         $captureHandler->captureCmd = $config['take_video']['cmd'];
         $captureHandler->captureWithCmd();
     } elseif ($config['dev']['demo_images']) {
         $captureHandler->captureDemo();
     } elseif ($config['preview']['mode'] === 'device_cam' && $config['preview']['camTakesPic']) {
         $captureHandler->flipImage = $config['preview']['flip'];
-        $captureHandler->captureCanvas($_POST['canvasimg']);
+        $captureHandler->captureCanvas($postData['canvasimg']);
     } else {
-        if ($_POST['style'] === 'custom') {
+        if ($postData['style'] === 'custom') {
             $captureHandler->captureCmd = $config['take_custom']['cmd'];
         } else {
             $captureHandler->captureCmd = $config['take_picture']['cmd'];