diff --git a/dagger/node.nim b/dagger/node.nim
index de2a5ef0..8ba37409 100644
--- a/dagger/node.nim
+++ b/dagger/node.nim
@@ -207,14 +207,12 @@ proc store*(
 
   return manifest.cid.success
 
-proc requestStorage*(
-  self: DaggerNodeRef,
-  cid: Cid,
-  ppb: uint,
-  duration: Duration,
-  nodes: uint,
-  tolerance: uint,
-  autoRenew: bool = false): Future[?!Cid] {.async.} =
+proc requestStorage*(self: DaggerNodeRef,
+                     cid: Cid,
+                     duration: UInt256,
+                     nodes: uint,
+                     tolerance: uint,
+                     maxPrice: UInt256): Future[?!Cid] {.async.} =
   ## Initiate a request for storage sequence, this might
   ## be a multistep procedure.
   ##
@@ -224,7 +222,7 @@ proc requestStorage*(
   ## - Run the PoR setup on the erasure dataset
   ## - Call into the marketplace and purchasing contracts
   ##
-  trace "Received a request for storage!", cid, ppb, duration, nodes, tolerance, autoRenew
+  trace "Received a request for storage!", cid, duration, nodes, tolerance, maxPrice
 
   without blk =? (await self.blockStore.getBlock(cid)), error:
     trace "Unable to retrieve manifest block", cid
diff --git a/dagger/rest/api.nim b/dagger/rest/api.nim
index 301e6f6c..ac9b96c5 100644
--- a/dagger/rest/api.nim
+++ b/dagger/rest/api.nim
@@ -175,90 +175,35 @@ proc initRestApi*(node: DaggerNodeRef, conf: DaggerConf): RestRouter =
         if not stream.isNil:
           await stream.close()
 
-  router.api(
+  router.rawApi(
     MethodPost,
-    "/api/dagger/v1/storage/request/{cid}") do (
-      cid: Cid,
-      ppb: Option[uint],
-      duration: Option[Duration],
-      nodes: Option[uint],
-      loss: Option[uint],
-      renew: Option[bool]) -> RestApiResponse:
+    "/api/dagger/v1/storage/request/{cid}") do (cid: Cid) -> RestApiResponse:
       ## Create a request for storage
       ##
-      ## Cid            - the cid of the previously uploaded dataset
-      ## ppb            - the price per byte the client is willing to pay
+      ## cid            - the cid of a previously uploaded dataset
       ## duration       - the duration of the contract
-      ## nodeCount      - the total amount of the nodes storing the dataset, including `lossTolerance`
-      ## lossTolerance  - the number of nodes losses the user is willing to tolerate
-      ## autoRenew      - should the contract be autorenewed -
-      ##                  will fail unless the user has enough funds lockedup
-      ##
+      ## maxPrice       - the maximum price the client is willing to pay
 
-      var
-        cid =
-          if cid.isErr:
-            return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, $cid.error())
-          else:
-            cid.get()
+      # TODO: store on multiple nodes
+      let nodes: uint = 1
+      let tolerance: uint = 0
 
-        ppb =
-          if ppb.isNone:
-            return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, "Missing ppb")
-          else:
-            if ppb.get().isErr:
-              return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, $ppb.get().error)
-            else:
-              ppb.get().get()
+      without cid =? cid.tryGet.catch, error:
+        return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, error.msg)
 
-        duration =
-          if duration.isNone:
-            return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, "Missing duration")
-          else:
-            if duration.get().isErr:
-              return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, $duration.get().error)
-            else:
-              duration.get().get()
+      let body = await request.getBody()
 
-        nodes =
-          if nodes.isNone:
-            return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, "Missing node count")
-          else:
-            if nodes.get().isErr:
-              return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, $nodes.get().error)
-            else:
-              nodes.get().get()
+      without params =? StorageRequestParams.fromJson(body), error:
+        return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, error.msg)
 
-        loss =
-          if loss.isNone:
-            return RestApiResponse.error(Http400, "Missing loss tolerance")
-          else:
-            if loss.get().isErr:
-              return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, $loss.get().error)
-            else:
-              loss.get().get()
+      without storageCid =? await node.requestStorage(cid,
+                                                      params.duration,
+                                                      nodes,
+                                                      tolerance,
+                                                      params.maxPrice), error:
+        return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, error.msg)
 
-        renew = if renew.isNone:
-            false
-          else:
-            if renew.get().isErr:
-              return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, $renew.get().error)
-            else:
-              renew.get().get()
-
-      try:
-        without storageCid =? (await node.requestStorage(
-            cid,
-            ppb,
-            duration,
-            nodes,
-            loss,
-            renew)), error:
-          return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, error.msg)
-
-        return RestApiResponse.response($storageCid)
-      except CatchableError as exc:
-        return RestApiResponse.error(Http500, exc.msg)
+      return RestApiResponse.response($storageCid)
 
   router.rawApi(
     MethodPost,
diff --git a/dagger/rest/json.nim b/dagger/rest/json.nim
index c4453bd9..fad69326 100644
--- a/dagger/rest/json.nim
+++ b/dagger/rest/json.nim
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import pkg/questionable/results
 import ../sales
 
+type
+  StorageRequestParams* = object
+    duration*: UInt256
+    maxPrice*: UInt256
+
 proc fromJson*(_: type Availability, bytes: seq[byte]): ?!Availability =
   let json = ?catch parseJson(string.fromBytes(bytes))
   let size = ?catch UInt256.fromHex(json["size"].getStr)
   let duration = ?catch UInt256.fromHex(json["duration"].getStr)
   let minPrice = ?catch UInt256.fromHex(json["minPrice"].getStr)
   success Availability.init(size, duration, minPrice)
+
+proc fromJson*(_: type StorageRequestParams,
+               bytes: seq[byte]): ?! StorageRequestParams =
+  let json = ?catch parseJson(string.fromBytes(bytes))
+  let duration = ?catch UInt256.fromHex(json["duration"].getStr)
+  let maxPrice = ?catch UInt256.fromHex(json["maxPrice"].getStr)
+  success StorageRequestParams(duration: duration, maxPrice: maxPrice)
diff --git a/tests/testIntegration.nim b/tests/testIntegration.nim
index 063a4a8e..aca6f204 100644
--- a/tests/testIntegration.nim
+++ b/tests/testIntegration.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import std/httpclient
 import std/json
 import pkg/asynctest
 import pkg/chronos
+import pkg/stew/byteutils
 
 suite "Integration tests":
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ suite "Integration tests":
     let info2 = client.get(baseurl2 & "/info").body
     check info1 != info2
 
+  test "node accepts file uploads":
+    let url = baseurl1 & "/upload"
+    let response = client.post(url, "some file contents")
+    check response.status == "200 OK"
+
   test "node handles new storage availability":
     let url = baseurl1 & "/sales/availability"
     let json = %*{"size": "0x1", "duration": "0x2", "minPrice": "0x3"}
@@ -55,3 +61,10 @@ suite "Integration tests":
     let response = client.get(url)
     check response.status == "200 OK"
     check parseJson(response.body) == %*[availability]
+
+  test "node handles storage request":
+    let cid = client.post(baseurl1 & "/upload", "some file contents").body
+    let url = baseurl1 & "/storage/request/" & cid
+    let json = %*{"duration": "0x1", "maxPrice": "0x2"}
+    let response = client.post(url, $json)
+    check response.status == "200 OK"