diff --git a/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php b/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
index 001ff23219c..07a6e6b9521 100644
--- a/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
+++ b/local/mylearningservice/externallib.php
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ public static function get_recent_courses_parameters() {
             // Allow omission by setting VALUE_DEFAULT and defaulting to 0 (meaning no limit)
             'months' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'Number of past months to include', VALUE_DEFAULT, 0),
             // Optional status filter
-            'statusfilter' => new external_value(PARAM_ALPHA, 'Course status filter: completed, inprogress, or empty for all', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''),
+            'statusfilter' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Course status filter: completed, inprogress, or empty for all', VALUE_DEFAULT, ''),
             // Optional search term
-            'search' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Search keyword for course fullname/shortname', VALUE_DEFAULT, '')
+            'search' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Search keyword for course fullname/shortname', VALUE_DEFAULT, '')
         )
     );
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public static function get_user_certificates_parameters() {
     return new external_function_parameters(
         [
             'userid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'User ID'),
-            'searchterm' => new external_value(PARAM_RAW, 'Search keyword for filtering certificates', VALUE_OPTIONAL)
+            'searchterm' => new external_value(PARAM_TEXT, 'Search keyword for filtering certificates', VALUE_DEFAULT, '')
         ]
     );
 }
diff --git a/local/mylearningservice/version.php b/local/mylearningservice/version.php
index c4a8430ce9a..a275d9c99b7 100644
--- a/local/mylearningservice/version.php
+++ b/local/mylearningservice/version.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 $plugin->component = 'local_mylearningservice';
-$plugin->version = 2025073103;
+$plugin->version = 2025073104;
 $plugin->requires = 2024100290;
 $plugin->maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->release = '1.0';