diff --git a/classes/api.php b/classes/api.php
index 96d3947ec..cd140172c 100644
--- a/classes/api.php
+++ b/classes/api.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 class API extends Handler {
 
-	const API_LEVEL  = 1;
+	const API_LEVEL  = 2;
 
 	const STATUS_OK  = 0;
 	const STATUS_ERR = 1;
@@ -170,9 +170,15 @@ class API extends Handler {
 			$include_attachments = (bool)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["include_attachments"]);
 			$since_id = (int)db_escape_string($_REQUEST["since_id"]);
 
+			/* do not rely on params below */
+
+			$search = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search"]);
+			$search_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search_mode"]);
+			$match_on = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["match_on"]);
+
 			$headlines = api_get_headlines($this->link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, false,
-				$include_attachments, $since_id);
+				$include_attachments, $since_id, $search, $search_mode, $match_on);
 
 			print $this->wrap(self::STATUS_OK, $headlines);
 		} else {
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index e35d7c1c6..f0b90b6f6 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -4388,13 +4388,8 @@
 
 	function api_get_headlines($link, $feed_id, $limit, $offset,
 				$filter, $is_cat, $show_excerpt, $show_content, $view_mode, $order,
-				$include_attachments, $since_id) {
-
-			/* do not rely on params below */
-
-			$search = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search"]);
-			$search_mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search_mode"]);
-			$match_on = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["match_on"]);
+				$include_attachments, $since_id,
+				$search = "", $search_mode = "", $match_on = "") {
 
 			$qfh_ret = queryFeedHeadlines($link, $feed_id, $limit,
 				$view_mode, $is_cat, $search, $search_mode, $match_on,