diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemRefreshController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemRefreshController.cs
index 49865eb5e..9340737b5 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemRefreshController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemRefreshController.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
     /// Item Refresh Controller.
     /// </summary>
     [Route("Items")]
-    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.DefaultAuthorization)]
+    [Authorize(Policy = Policies.RequiresElevation)]
     public class ItemRefreshController : BaseJellyfinApiController
     {
         private readonly ILibraryManager _libraryManager;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         [Description("Refreshes metadata for an item.")]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
-        public ActionResult Post(
+        public ActionResult RefreshItem(
             [FromRoute, Required] Guid itemId,
             [FromQuery] MetadataRefreshMode metadataRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.None,
             [FromQuery] MetadataRefreshMode imageRefreshMode = MetadataRefreshMode.None,