diff --git a/src/api/docs/content/specs/search.yaml b/src/api/docs/content/specs/search.yaml
index f43b7c39..efe14bbc 100644
--- a/src/api/docs/content/specs/search.yaml
+++ b/src/api/docs/content/specs/search.yaml
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ components:
                   type: integer
                   description: Maximum number of results to be returned (per type)
                   example: 20
-                searchterm:
+                domain:
                   type: string
-                  description: Search term
+                  description: (Part of) domain to be searched for
                   example: "doubleclick.net"
                 debug:
                   type: boolean
diff --git a/src/api/search.c b/src/api/search.c
index 783b8030..41d25cdd 100644
--- a/src/api/search.c
+++ b/src/api/search.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int api_search(struct ftl_conn *api)
 	cJSON *parameters = JSON_NEW_OBJECT();
 	JSON_ADD_NUMBER_TO_OBJECT(parameters, "N", N);
 	JSON_ADD_BOOL_TO_OBJECT(parameters, "partial", partial);
-	JSON_REF_STR_IN_OBJECT(parameters, "searchterm", api->item);
+	JSON_REF_STR_IN_OBJECT(parameters, "domain", api->item);
 	JSON_ADD_BOOL_TO_OBJECT(parameters, "debug", debug);
 	JSON_ADD_ITEM_TO_OBJECT(search, "parameters", parameters);
 	if(debug)
diff --git a/test/test_suite.bats b/test/test_suite.bats
index d6b1c06a..9f7852f6 100644
--- a/test/test_suite.bats
+++ b/test/test_suite.bats
@@ -1252,15 +1252,15 @@
 }
 
 @test "API domain search: Non-existing domain returns expected JSON" {
-  run bash -c 'curl -s 127.0.0.1/api/search/non.existant'
+  run bash -c 'curl -s 127.0.0.1/api/search/non.existent'
   printf "%s\n" "${lines[@]}"
-  [[ ${lines[0]} == '{"search":{"domains":[],"gravity":[],"total":0,"parameters":{"N":20,"partial":false,"searchterm":"non.existant","debug":false}},"took":'*'}' ]]
+  [[ ${lines[0]} == '{"search":{"domains":[],"gravity":[],"total":0,"parameters":{"N":20,"partial":false,"domain":"non.existent","debug":false}},"took":'*'}' ]]
 }
 
 @test "API domain search: antigravity.ftl returns expected JSON" {
   run bash -c 'curl -s 127.0.0.1/api/search/antigravity.ftl'
   printf "%s\n" "${lines[@]}"
-  [[ ${lines[0]} == '{"search":{"domains":[],"gravity":[{"domain":"antigravity.ftl","type":"block","address":"https://pi-hole.net/block.txt","comment":"Fake block-list","enabled":true,"id":1,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"block","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0,2]},{"domain":"antigravity.ftl","type":"allow","address":"https://pi-hole.net/allow.txt","comment":"Fake allow-list","enabled":true,"id":2,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"allow","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0]},{"domain":"@@||antigravity.ftl^","type":"allow","address":"https://pi-hole.net/allow.txt","comment":"Fake allow-list","enabled":true,"id":2,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"allow","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0]}],"total":3,"parameters":{"N":20,"partial":false,"searchterm":"antigravity.ftl","debug":false}},"took":'*'}' ]]
+  [[ ${lines[0]} == '{"search":{"domains":[],"gravity":[{"domain":"antigravity.ftl","type":"block","address":"https://pi-hole.net/block.txt","comment":"Fake block-list","enabled":true,"id":1,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"block","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0,2]},{"domain":"antigravity.ftl","type":"allow","address":"https://pi-hole.net/allow.txt","comment":"Fake allow-list","enabled":true,"id":2,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"allow","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0]},{"domain":"@@||antigravity.ftl^","type":"allow","address":"https://pi-hole.net/allow.txt","comment":"Fake allow-list","enabled":true,"id":2,"date_added":'*',"date_modified":'*',"type":"allow","date_updated":'*',"number":2000,"invalid_domains":2,"abp_entries":0,"status":1,"groups":[0]}],"total":3,"parameters":{"N":20,"partial":false,"domain":"antigravity.ftl","debug":false}},"took":'*'}' ]]
 }
 
 @test "API authorization (without password): No login required" {