diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/FeedInfoRequest.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/FeedInfoRequest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ea511d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/model/request/FeedInfoRequest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.commafeed.frontend.model.request;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
+import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiClass;
+import com.wordnik.swagger.annotations.ApiProperty;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+@XmlRootElement
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+@ApiClass("Feed information request")
+public class FeedInfoRequest implements Serializable {
+	
+	@ApiProperty(value = "feed url", required = true)
+	private String url;
+
+	public String getUrl() {
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	public void setUrl(String url) {
+		this.url = url;
+	}
+	
+	
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
index 2dfb0e61..2acb8f81 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Entries;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Entry;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.FeedInfo;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.Subscription;
+import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.FeedInfoRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.FeedModificationRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.IDRequest;
 import com.commafeed.frontend.model.request.MarkRequest;
@@ -239,16 +240,17 @@ public class FeedREST extends AbstractResourceREST {
 		return info;
 	}
 
-	@GET
+	@POST
 	@Path("/fetch")
 	@ApiOperation(value = "Fetch a feed", notes = "Fetch a feed by its url", responseClass = "com.commafeed.frontend.model.FeedInfo")
 	public Response fetchFeed(
-			@ApiParam(value = "the feed's url", required = true) @QueryParam("url") String url) {
-		Preconditions.checkNotNull(url);
+			@ApiParam(value = "feed url", required = true) FeedInfoRequest req) {
+		Preconditions.checkNotNull(req);
+		Preconditions.checkNotNull(req.getUrl());
 
 		FeedInfo info = null;
 		try {
-			info = fetchFeedInternal(url);
+			info = fetchFeedInternal(req.getUrl());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			return Response.status(Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
 					.entity(e.getMessage()).build();
@@ -307,7 +309,8 @@ public class FeedREST extends AbstractResourceREST {
 		if (sub == null) {
 			return Response.status(Status.NOT_FOUND).build();
 		}
-		Long unreadCount = feedSubscriptionService.getUnreadCount(getUser()).get(id);
+		Long unreadCount = feedSubscriptionService.getUnreadCount(getUser())
+				.get(id);
 		if (unreadCount == null) {
 			unreadCount = new Long(0);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/services.js b/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
index 121e4d33..c5d42982 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/services.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function($resource, $http) {
 			}
 		},
 		fetch : {
-			method : 'GET',
+			method : 'POST',
 			params : {
 				_method : 'fetch'
 			}