diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index 10f2b4fb9..be16ed3bc 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ return ['routes' => [
 ['name' => 'item_api#read', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/{itemId}/read', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ['name' => 'item_api#unread', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/{itemId}/unread', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ['name' => 'item_api#read_all', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/read', 'verb' => 'POST'],
-['name' => 'item_api#read_multiple', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/read/multiple', 'verb' => 'POST'],
-['name' => 'item_api#unread_multiple', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/unread/multiple', 'verb' => 'POST'],
+['name' => 'item_api#read_multiple_by_ids', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/read/multiple', 'verb' => 'POST'],
+['name' => 'item_api#unread_multiple_by_ids', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/unread/multiple', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ['name' => 'item_api#star_by_item_id', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/{itemId}/star', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ['name' => 'item_api#unstar_by_item_id', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/{itemId}/unstar', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 ['name' => 'item_api#star_multiple_by_item_ids', 'url' => '/api/v1-3/items/star/multiple', 'verb' => 'POST'],
diff --git a/docs/api/api-v1-3.md b/docs/api/api-v1-3.md
index 16317c1f2..4ecd22b95 100644
--- a/docs/api/api-v1-3.md
+++ b/docs/api/api-v1-3.md
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ This is used to stay up to date.
 * **Parameters**:
 ```jsonc
 {
-  "items": [2, 3] // ids of the items
+  "itemIds": [2, 3] // ids of the items
 }
 ```
 * **Returns**: nothing
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ This is used to stay up to date.
 * **Parameters**:
 ```jsonc
 {
-  "items": [2, 3] // ids of the items
+  "itemIds": [2, 3] // ids of the items
 }
 ```
 * **Returns**: nothing
diff --git a/lib/Controller/ItemApiController.php b/lib/Controller/ItemApiController.php
index 60d5a469a..bdc6e5140 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ItemApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ItemApiController.php
@@ -323,14 +323,14 @@ class ItemApiController extends ApiController
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param array $items
+     * @param array $itemIds
      * @param bool  $isRead
      *
      * @throws ServiceConflictException
      */
-    private function setMultipleRead(array $items, bool $isRead): void
+    private function setMultipleRead(array $itemIds, bool $isRead): void
     {
-        foreach ($items as $id) {
+        foreach ($itemIds as $id) {
             try {
                 $this->itemService->read($this->getUserId(), $id, $isRead);
             } catch (ServiceNotFoundException $ex) {
@@ -359,6 +359,23 @@ class ItemApiController extends ApiController
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * @NoAdminRequired
+     * @NoCSRFRequired
+     * @CORS
+     *
+     * @param int[] $itemIds item ids
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws ServiceConflictException
+     */
+    public function readMultipleByIds(array $itemIds): void
+    {
+        $this->setMultipleRead($itemIds, true);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * @NoAdminRequired
      *
@@ -378,6 +395,23 @@ class ItemApiController extends ApiController
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * @NoAdminRequired
+     * @NoCSRFRequired
+     * @CORS
+     *
+     * @param int[] $itemIds item ids
+     *
+     * @return void
+     *
+     * @throws ServiceConflictException
+     */
+    public function unreadMultipleByIds(array $itemIds): void
+    {
+        $this->setMultipleRead($itemIds, false);
+    }
+
+
     /**
      * @param array $items
      * @param bool  $isStarred
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Controller/ItemApiControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Controller/ItemApiControllerTest.php
index 400c4fc32..5359e8972 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Controller/ItemApiControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Controller/ItemApiControllerTest.php
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class ItemApiControllerTest extends TestCase
                 [$this->user->getUID(), 2, true],
                 [$this->user->getUID(), 4, true]
             );
-        $this->class->readMultiple([2, 4]);
+        $this->class->readMultipleByIds([2, 4]);
     }
 
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class ItemApiControllerTest extends TestCase
                 [$this->user->getUID(), 4, true]
             )
             ->willReturnOnConsecutiveCalls($this->throwException(new ServiceNotFoundException('')), new Item());
-        $this->class->readMultiple([2, 4]);
+        $this->class->readMultipleByIds([2, 4]);
     }
 
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ class ItemApiControllerTest extends TestCase
                 [$this->user->getUID(), 2, false],
                 [$this->user->getUID(), 4, false]
             );
-        $this->class->unreadMultiple([2, 4]);
+        $this->class->unreadMultipleByIds([2, 4]);
     }