diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/AudioController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/AudioController.cs
index 616fe5b91..8b1813b20 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/AudioController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/AudioController.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
index e375645cf..f6c23c5aa 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/DynamicHlsController.cs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions,
             [FromQuery] bool enableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming = true)
         {
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions,
                 EnableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming = enableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming
             };
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions,
             [FromQuery] bool enableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming = true)
         {
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions,
                 EnableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming = enableAdaptiveBitrateStreaming
             };
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions
             };
 
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions
             };
 
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var streamingRequest = new VideoRequestDto
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions
             };
 
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var streamingRequest = new StreamingRequestDto
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions
             };
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
index 25abe73ed..d0ed45acb 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/HlsSegmentController.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         [HttpDelete("Videos/ActiveEncodings")]
         [Authorize(Policy = Policies.DefaultAuthorization)]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
-        public ActionResult StopEncodingProcess([FromQuery] string deviceId, [FromQuery] string playSessionId)
+        public ActionResult StopEncodingProcess(
+            [FromQuery, Required] string deviceId,
+            [FromQuery, Required] string playSessionId)
         {
             _transcodingJobHelper.KillTranscodingJobs(deviceId, playSessionId, path => true);
             return NoContent();
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ImageController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ImageController.cs
index a50d6e46b..cfc038f23 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ImageController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ImageController.cs
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromRoute, Required] Guid itemId,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
             [FromRoute, Required] int imageIndex,
-            [FromQuery] int newIndex)
+            [FromQuery, Required] int newIndex)
         {
             var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(itemId);
             if (item == null)
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetArtistImage(
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetGenreImage(
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
             [FromRoute, Required] int imageIndex,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetMusicGenreImage(
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
             [FromRoute, Required] int imageIndex,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         public async Task<ActionResult> GetPersonImage(
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromRoute, Required] string name,
             [FromRoute, Required] ImageType imageType,
             [FromRoute, Required] int imageIndex,
-            [FromQuery] string tag,
+            [FromQuery] string? tag,
             [FromQuery] ImageFormat? format,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemUpdateController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemUpdateController.cs
index 9e1a39853..a9f4a5a58 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemUpdateController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ItemUpdateController.cs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         [HttpPost("Items/{itemId}/ContentType")]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
-        public ActionResult UpdateItemContentType([FromRoute, Required] Guid itemId, [FromQuery] string contentType)
+        public ActionResult UpdateItemContentType([FromRoute, Required] Guid itemId, [FromQuery] string? contentType)
         {
             var item = _libraryManager.GetItemById(itemId);
             if (item == null)
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
index db4aa9668..3443ebd72 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LibraryController.cs
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
         public ActionResult<LibraryOptionsResultDto> GetLibraryOptionsInfo(
             [FromQuery] string? libraryContentType,
-            [FromQuery] bool isNewLibrary)
+            [FromQuery] bool isNewLibrary = false)
         {
             var result = new LibraryOptionsResultDto();
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaystateController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaystateController.cs
index ec7b84ff6..f256c8c25 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaystateController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/PlaystateController.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
         /// <returns>A <see cref="NoContentResult"/>.</returns>
         [HttpPost("Sessions/Playing/Ping")]
         [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status204NoContent)]
-        public ActionResult PingPlaybackSession([FromQuery] string playSessionId)
+        public ActionResult PingPlaybackSession([FromQuery, Required] string playSessionId)
         {
             _transcodingJobHelper.PingTranscodingJob(playSessionId, null);
             return NoContent();
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? mediaSourceId,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] PlayMethod playMethod,
+            [FromQuery] PlayMethod? playMethod,
             [FromQuery] string? liveStreamId,
-            [FromQuery] string playSessionId,
+            [FromQuery] string? playSessionId,
             [FromQuery] bool canSeek = false)
         {
             var playbackStartInfo = new PlaybackStartInfo
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 MediaSourceId = mediaSourceId,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                PlayMethod = playMethod,
+                PlayMethod = playMethod ?? PlayMethod.Transcode,
                 PlaySessionId = playSessionId,
                 LiveStreamId = liveStreamId
             };
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? volumeLevel,
-            [FromQuery] PlayMethod playMethod,
+            [FromQuery] PlayMethod? playMethod,
             [FromQuery] string? liveStreamId,
-            [FromQuery] string playSessionId,
-            [FromQuery] RepeatMode repeatMode,
+            [FromQuery] string? playSessionId,
+            [FromQuery] RepeatMode? repeatMode,
             [FromQuery] bool isPaused = false,
             [FromQuery] bool isMuted = false)
         {
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
                 VolumeLevel = volumeLevel,
-                PlayMethod = playMethod,
+                PlayMethod = playMethod ?? PlayMethod.Transcode,
                 PlaySessionId = playSessionId,
                 LiveStreamId = liveStreamId,
-                RepeatMode = repeatMode
+                RepeatMode = repeatMode ?? RepeatMode.RepeatNone
             };
 
             playbackProgressInfo.PlayMethod = ValidatePlayMethod(playbackProgressInfo.PlayMethod, playbackProgressInfo.PlaySessionId);
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             return _userDataRepository.GetUserDataDto(item, user);
         }
 
-        private PlayMethod ValidatePlayMethod(PlayMethod method, string playSessionId)
+        private PlayMethod ValidatePlayMethod(PlayMethod method, string? playSessionId)
         {
             if (method == PlayMethod.Transcode)
             {
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UniversalAudioController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UniversalAudioController.cs
index 5aa033ccf..0c2e6f19f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UniversalAudioController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/UniversalAudioController.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? maxAudioSampleRate,
             [FromQuery] int? maxAudioBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? enableRemoteMedia,
-            [FromQuery] bool breakOnNonKeyFrames,
+            [FromQuery] bool breakOnNonKeyFrames = false,
             [FromQuery] bool enableRedirection = true)
         {
             var deviceProfile = GetDeviceProfile(container, transcodingContainer, audioCodec, transcodingProtocol, breakOnNonKeyFrames, transcodingAudioChannels, maxAudioSampleRate, maxAudioBitDepth, maxAudioChannels);
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
index ba51aa43e..620eef568 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideoHlsController.cs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions,
             [FromQuery] int? maxWidth,
             [FromQuery] int? maxHeight,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions,
                 MaxHeight = maxHeight,
                 MaxWidth = maxWidth,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
index 44dc63952..8c7aa7325 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/VideosController.cs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             var isHeadRequest = Request.Method == System.Net.WebRequestMethods.Http.Head;
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 Height = height,
                 VideoBitRate = videoBitRate,
                 SubtitleStreamIndex = subtitleStreamIndex,
-                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod,
+                SubtitleMethod = subtitleMethod ?? SubtitleDeliveryMethod.Encode,
                 MaxRefFrames = maxRefFrames,
                 MaxVideoBitDepth = maxVideoBitDepth,
                 RequireAvc = requireAvc ?? true,
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 TranscodeReasons = transcodeReasons,
                 AudioStreamIndex = audioStreamIndex,
                 VideoStreamIndex = videoStreamIndex,
-                Context = context,
+                Context = context ?? EncodingContext.Streaming,
                 StreamOptions = streamOptions
             };
 
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] int? height,
             [FromQuery] int? videoBitRate,
             [FromQuery] int? subtitleStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod subtitleMethod,
+            [FromQuery] SubtitleDeliveryMethod? subtitleMethod,
             [FromQuery] int? maxRefFrames,
             [FromQuery] int? maxVideoBitDepth,
             [FromQuery] bool? requireAvc,
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
             [FromQuery] string? transcodeReasons,
             [FromQuery] int? audioStreamIndex,
             [FromQuery] int? videoStreamIndex,
-            [FromQuery] EncodingContext context,
+            [FromQuery] EncodingContext? context,
             [FromQuery] Dictionary<string, string> streamOptions)
         {
             return GetVideoStream(