diff --git a/packages/core/src/helpers/functions.ts b/packages/core/src/helpers/functions.ts
index f0bc4a2..bd15e13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/helpers/functions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/helpers/functions.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { IHeadNodeResponse } from '../interfaces/headNode'
 import { IFunctionEnvVarRecord, IFunctionRequestData } from '../models'
 import { generateCRC32Checksum } from '../utils/checksum'
 import { decryptValue } from '../utils/encryption'
-import { normalize } from '../utils/strings'
+import { convertRequestBodyToString, normalize } from '../utils/strings'
 
 /**
  * A utility function to parse env vars key-value array from a function's env var records
@@ -39,6 +39,31 @@ export function parseFunctionEnvVars(
 export function parseFunctionRequestVars(requestData: IFunctionRequestData): INameValueArray {
 	const requestVars = [] as INameValueArray
 
+	// Look for stdin over request vars
+	let stdin = requestData.path || '/'
+	if (requestData.method === 'GET') {
+		// Look in query
+		if (requestData.query?.stdin) {
+			stdin = requestData.query.stdin
+		}
+	} else if (requestData.body) {
+		// Look in body
+		if (typeof requestData.body === 'object' && 'stdin' in requestData.body) {
+			stdin = String(requestData.body.stdin)
+		} else if (typeof requestData.body === 'string') {
+			stdin = requestData.body
+		} else if (requestData.query?.stdin) {
+			stdin = requestData.query.stdin
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (stdin) {
+		requestVars.push({
+			name: 'BLS_REQUEST_STDIN',
+			value: stdin
+		})
+	}
+
 	requestVars.push({
 		name: 'BLS_REQUEST_METHOD',
 		value: requestData.method || 'GET'
@@ -73,10 +98,7 @@ export function parseFunctionRequestVars(requestData: IFunctionRequestData): INa
 	if (requestData.body) {
 		requestVars.push({
 			name: 'BLS_REQUEST_BODY',
-			value:
-				typeof requestData.body !== 'string'
-					? JSON.stringify(requestData.body)
-					: (requestData.body as string)
+			value: convertRequestBodyToString(requestData.body)
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/services/headNode.ts b/packages/core/src/services/headNode.ts
index 1655427..1eeac3b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/services/headNode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/services/headNode.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ function parsePayload(
 	manifest: IFunctionManifestRecord,
 	envVars: INameValueArray
 ): IHeadNodePayload {
-	const pathObj = envVars.find((e) => e.name === 'BLS_REQUEST_PATH')
+	const stdin = envVars.find((e) => e.name === 'BLS_REQUEST_STDIN')
 	return {
 		function_id: functionId,
 		method: manifest.entry,
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function parsePayload(
 		config: {
 			permissions: [...manifest.permissions],
 			env_vars: [...envVars],
-			stdin: pathObj ? pathObj.value : '/',
+			stdin: stdin ? stdin.value : '',
 			number_of_nodes: 1
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/strings.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/strings.ts
index 4a23114..821055c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/strings.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/strings.ts
@@ -14,3 +14,17 @@ export const normalize = (v: string) => {
 
 	return formatted
 }
+
+export function convertRequestBodyToString(input: unknown): string {
+	if (typeof input === 'string') {
+		return input // Already a string, no conversion needed
+	} else if (typeof input === 'number' || typeof input === 'boolean') {
+		return String(input) // Convert numbers and booleans to string
+	} else if (input instanceof Date) {
+		return input.toISOString() // Convert Date objects to ISO string
+	} else if (input instanceof Object) {
+		return JSON.stringify(input) // Convert objects to JSON string
+	} else {
+		return String(input) // Fallback for other types
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/functions.test.ts b/packages/core/test/functions.test.ts
index 05521d3..250d5a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/functions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/functions.test.ts
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ describe('Functions Request Parser', () => {
 		}
 
 		const result = parseFunctionRequestVars(requestData)
-		expect(result.length).toBe(6)
+		expect(result.length).toBe(7)
 		expect(result).toStrictEqual([
+			{ name: 'BLS_REQUEST_STDIN', value: '/test' },
 			{ name: 'BLS_REQUEST_METHOD', value: 'GET' },
 			{ name: 'BLS_REQUEST_PATH', value: '/test' },
 			{ name: 'BLS_REQUEST_PARAMS', value: 'param1=value1&param2=value2' },
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/invoke.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/invoke.ts
index c4e51ba..e952e6b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/invoke.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/invoke.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ async function invokeHostnameAPI(request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) {
 		host: request.hostname,
 		path: decodeURIComponent(request.url.split('?')[0]),
 		method: request.method,
-		params: request.params as IFunctionRequestData['params'],
 		query: request.query as IFunctionRequestData['query'],
 		headers: request.headers as IFunctionRequestData['headers'],
 		body: request.body as unknown