diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 860ab8bd18f..d6e4e28d880 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ Discourse::Application.routes.draw do
 
     resources :associated_groups, only: %i[index], constraints: AdminConstraint.new
 
-    get "slugs/generate", to: "slugs#generate"
+    post "slugs", to: "slugs#generate"
 
     # aliases so old API code works
     delete "admin/groups/:id/members" => "groups#remove_member", :constraints => AdminConstraint.new
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/create-channel.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/create-channel.js
index 062a3c76648..898dc21d2db 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/create-channel.js
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/create-channel.js
@@ -159,11 +159,9 @@ export default class CreateChannelController extends Controller.extend(
   // intentionally not showing AJAX error for this, we will autogenerate
   // the slug server-side if they leave it blank
   _generateSlug(name) {
-    ajax("/slugs/generate.json", { type: "GET", data: { name } }).then(
-      (response) => {
-        this.set("autoGeneratedSlug", response.slug);
-      }
-    );
+    ajax("/slugs.json", { type: "POST", data: { name } }).then((response) => {
+      this.set("autoGeneratedSlug", response.slug);
+    });
   }
 
   _debouncedGenerateSlug(name) {
diff --git a/spec/requests/slugs_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/slugs_controller_spec.rb
index ec56d73a479..8eea9fa72fa 100644
--- a/spec/requests/slugs_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/slugs_controller_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RSpec.describe SlugsController do
 
     context "when user not logged in" do
       it "returns a 403 error" do
-        get "/slugs/generate.json?name=#{name}"
+        post "/slugs.json", params: { name: name }
         expect(response.status).to eq(403)
       end
     end
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RSpec.describe SlugsController do
       before { sign_in(current_user) }
 
       it "generates a slug from the name" do
-        get "/slugs/generate.json", params: { name: name }
+        post "/slugs.json", params: { name: name }
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
         expect(response.parsed_body["slug"]).to eq(Slug.for(name, ""))
       end
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ RSpec.describe SlugsController do
         RateLimiter.enable
 
         stub_const(SlugsController, "MAX_SLUG_GENERATIONS_PER_MINUTE", 1) do
-          get "/slugs/generate.json?name=#{name}"
-          get "/slugs/generate.json?name=#{name}"
+          post "/slugs.json?name=#{name}"
+          post "/slugs.json?name=#{name}"
         end
 
         expect(response.status).to eq(429)
       end
 
       it "requires name" do
-        get "/slugs/generate.json"
+        post "/slugs.json"
         expect(response.status).to eq(400)
       end
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ RSpec.describe SlugsController do
         before { current_user.change_trust_level!(1) }
 
         it "returns a 403 error" do
-          get "/slugs/generate.json?name=#{name}"
+          post "/slugs.json?name=#{name}"
           expect(response.status).to eq(403)
         end
       end
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RSpec.describe SlugsController do
         fab!(:current_user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
 
         it "generates a slug from the name" do
-          get "/slugs/generate.json", params: { name: name }
+          post "/slugs.json", params: { name: name }
           expect(response.status).to eq(200)
           expect(response.parsed_body["slug"]).to eq(Slug.for(name, ""))
         end