diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php
index 95e74fcba8..082186c37d 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/AccountController.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $types = $request->attributes->get('types');
         $query = $request->attributes->get('query');
         $date  = $request->attributes->get('date');
+        $limit = $request->attributes->get('limit');
         $date  = $date ?? today(config('app.timezone'));
 
         // set date to end-of-day for account balance. so it is at $date 23:59:59
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $return = [];
         $timer  = Timer::getInstance();
         $timer->start(sprintf('AC accounts "%s"', $query));
-        $result      = $this->repository->searchAccount((string)$query, $types, $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result      = $this->repository->searchAccount((string)$query, $types, $limit);
         $allBalances = Steam::accountsBalancesOptimized($result, $date, $this->primaryCurrency, $this->convertToPrimary);
 
         /** @var Account $account */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BillController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BillController.php
index 5fea014b5c..1ae24d8229 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BillController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BillController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Bill;
@@ -61,10 +62,9 @@ class BillController extends Controller
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getBillsAC
      */
-    public function bills(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function bills(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchBill($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchBill($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static fn (Bill $item) => [
                 'id'     => (string) $item->id,
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BudgetController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BudgetController.php
index c292adc5b1..46c81cc60e 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/BudgetController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Budget;
@@ -61,10 +62,9 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getBudgetsAC
      */
-    public function budgets(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function budgets(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchBudget($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchBudget($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static fn (Budget $item) => [
                 'id'     => (string) $item->id,
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CategoryController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CategoryController.php
index cf24f56776..cf905a7306 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CategoryController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Category;
@@ -61,10 +62,9 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getCategoriesAC
      */
-    public function categories(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function categories(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchCategory($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchCategory($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $filtered = $result->map(
             static fn (Category $item) => [
                 'id'   => (string) $item->id,
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CurrencyController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CurrencyController.php
index 427e03d5b9..1528e17c18 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CurrencyController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/CurrencyController.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use Deprecated;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionCurrency;
@@ -62,10 +63,9 @@ class CurrencyController extends Controller
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getCurrenciesAC
      */
-    public function currencies(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function currencies(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data       = $request->getData();
-        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $collection = $this->repository->searchCurrency($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $result     = [];
 
         /** @var TransactionCurrency $currency */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/ObjectGroupController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/ObjectGroupController.php
index 0f4126f941..401f064f5d 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/ObjectGroupController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/ObjectGroupController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\ObjectGroup;
@@ -61,11 +62,10 @@ class ObjectGroupController extends Controller
      * Documentation for this endpoint is at:
      * https://api-docs.firefly-iii.org/?urls.primaryName=2.0.0%20(v1)#/autocomplete/getObjectGroupsAC
      */
-    public function objectGroups(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function objectGroups(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data   = $request->getData();
         $return = [];
-        $result = $this->repository->search($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result = $this->repository->search($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
 
         /** @var ObjectGroup $objectGroup */
         foreach ($result as $objectGroup) {
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/PiggyBankController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/PiggyBankController.php
index 25fc1f145e..21f44c03de 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/PiggyBankController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/PiggyBankController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\PiggyBank;
@@ -64,10 +65,9 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function piggyBanks(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function piggyBanks(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $piggies  = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $piggies  = $this->piggyRepository->searchPiggyBank($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $response = [];
 
         /** @var PiggyBank $piggy */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RecurrenceController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RecurrenceController.php
index 202cf398f2..53f100397d 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RecurrenceController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RecurrenceController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Recurrence;
@@ -57,10 +58,9 @@ class RecurrenceController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function recurring(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function recurring(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data        = $request->getData();
-        $recurrences = $this->repository->searchRecurrence($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $recurrences = $this->repository->searchRecurrence($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $response    = [];
 
         /** @var Recurrence $recurrence */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleController.php
index c2de7bb83b..a544cce872 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Rule;
@@ -57,10 +58,9 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function rules(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function rules(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $rules    = $this->repository->searchRule($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $rules    = $this->repository->searchRule($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $response = [];
 
         /** @var Rule $rule */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleGroupController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleGroupController.php
index ff496d1e13..2bc504c494 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleGroupController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/RuleGroupController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\RuleGroup;
@@ -57,10 +58,9 @@ class RuleGroupController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function ruleGroups(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function ruleGroups(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $groups   = $this->repository->searchRuleGroup($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $groups   = $this->repository->searchRuleGroup($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $response = [];
 
         /** @var RuleGroup $group */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TagController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TagController.php
index 5ad94ea7f5..56486b87b8 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TagController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TagController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\Tag;
@@ -57,10 +58,9 @@ class TagController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function tags(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function tags(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data   = $request->getData();
-        $result = $this->repository->searchTags($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result = $this->repository->searchTags($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $array  = [];
 
         /** @var Tag $tag */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php
index d088427937..3d6226c215 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionGroup;
@@ -64,10 +65,9 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function transactions(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function transactions(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data     = $request->getData();
-        $result   = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $result   = $this->repository->searchJournalDescriptions($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
 
         // limit and unique
         $filtered = $result->unique('description');
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionTypeController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionTypeController.php
index 357efc37a1..364fedd5d9 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionTypeController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Autocomplete/TransactionTypeController.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Autocomplete;
 
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Autocomplete\AutocompleteRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Enums\UserRoleEnum;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
@@ -55,10 +56,9 @@ class TransactionTypeController extends Controller
         );
     }
 
-    public function transactionTypes(AutocompleteRequest $request): JsonResponse
+    public function transactionTypes(AutocompleteApiRequest $request): JsonResponse
     {
-        $data  = $request->getData();
-        $types = $this->repository->searchTypes($data['query'], $this->parameters->get('limit'));
+        $types = $this->repository->searchTypes($request->attributes->get('query'), $request->attributes->get('limit'));
         $array = [];
 
         /** @var TransactionType $type */
diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Autocomplete/AutocompleteApiRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Autocomplete/AutocompleteApiRequest.php
index dc497e8183..a50db58616 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Autocomplete/AutocompleteApiRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Autocomplete/AutocompleteApiRequest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\DateRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Generic\QueryRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Models\Account\AccountTypeApiRequest;
 use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Models\Account\AccountTypesApiRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\PaginationRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
 
 class AutocompleteApiRequest extends AggregateFormRequest
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class AutocompleteApiRequest extends AggregateFormRequest
     {
         return [
             DateRequest::class,
+            [PaginationRequest::class, 'sort_class' => Account::class],
             AccountTypesApiRequest::class,
             QueryRequest::class,
         ];