diff --git a/wled00/fcn_declare.h b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
index 1855a8b63..272228bfe 100644
--- a/wled00/fcn_declare.h
+++ b/wled00/fcn_declare.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ void handleRemote(uint8_t *data, size_t len);
 //set.cpp
 bool isAsterisksOnly(const char* str, byte maxLen);
 void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage);
-bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply=true);
+bool handleHttpApi(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply=true);
 
 //udp.cpp
 void notify(byte callMode, bool followUp=false);
diff --git a/wled00/ir.cpp b/wled00/ir.cpp
index e4541cd90..e7f19228d 100644
--- a/wled00/ir.cpp
+++ b/wled00/ir.cpp
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void decodeIRJson(uint32_t code)
         cmdStr += tmp;
       }
       fdo.clear();                                                 // clear JSON buffer (it is no longer needed)
-      handleSet(nullptr, cmdStr, false);                           // no stateUpdated() call here
+      handleHttpApi(nullptr, cmdStr, false);                           // no stateUpdated() call here
     }
   } else {
     // command is JSON object (TODO: currently will not handle irApplyToAllSelected correctly)
diff --git a/wled00/json.cpp b/wled00/json.cpp
index 288059653..d2f436a21 100644
--- a/wled00/json.cpp
+++ b/wled00/json.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
   if (httpwin) {
     String apireq = "win"; apireq += '&'; // reduce flash string usage
     apireq += httpwin;
-    handleSet(nullptr, apireq, false);    // may set stateChanged
+    handleHttpApi(nullptr, apireq, false);    // may set stateChanged
   }
 
   // Applying preset from JSON API has 2 cases: a) "pd" AKA "preset direct" and b) "ps" AKA "preset select"
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ bool deserializeState(JsonObject root, byte callMode, byte presetId)
   if (!root[F("pd")].isNull() && stateChanged) {
     // a) already applied preset content (requires "seg" or "win" but will ignore the rest)
     currentPreset = root[F("pd")] | currentPreset;
-    if (root["win"].isNull()) presetCycCurr = currentPreset; // otherwise presetCycCurr was set in handleSet() [set.cpp]
+    if (root["win"].isNull()) presetCycCurr = currentPreset; // otherwise presetCycCurr was set in handleHttpApi() [set.cpp]
     presetToRestore = currentPreset; // stateUpdated() will clear the preset, so we need to restore it after
     DEBUG_PRINTF_P(PSTR("Preset direct: %d\n"), currentPreset);
   } else if (!root["ps"].isNull()) {
diff --git a/wled00/mqtt.cpp b/wled00/mqtt.cpp
index a476db87a..7a46c950a 100644
--- a/wled00/mqtt.cpp
+++ b/wled00/mqtt.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void onMqttMessage(char* topic, char* payload, AsyncMqttClientMessageProp
       } else { //HTTP API
         String apireq = "win"; apireq += '&'; // reduce flash string usage
         apireq += payloadStr;
-        handleSet(nullptr, apireq);
+        handleHttpApi(nullptr, apireq);
       }
       releaseJSONBufferLock();
     }
diff --git a/wled00/presets.cpp b/wled00/presets.cpp
index 04474113d..95f1b311f 100644
--- a/wled00/presets.cpp
+++ b/wled00/presets.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void handlePresets()
     String apireq = "win"; // reduce flash string usage
     apireq += F("&IN&"); // internal call
     apireq += httpwin;
-    handleSet(nullptr, apireq, false); // may call applyPreset() via PL=
+    handleHttpApi(nullptr, apireq, false); // may call applyPreset() via PL=
     setValuesFromFirstSelectedSeg(); // fills legacy values
     changePreset = true;
   } else {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void handlePresets()
   updateInterfaces(tmpMode);
 }
 
-//called from handleSet(PS=) [network callback (sObj is empty), IR (irrational), deserializeState, UDP] and deserializeState() [network callback (filedoc!=nullptr)]
+//called from handleHttpApi(PS=) [network callback (sObj is empty), IR (irrational), deserializeState, UDP] and deserializeState() [network callback (filedoc!=nullptr)]
 void savePreset(byte index, const char* pname, JsonObject sObj)
 {
   if (!saveName) saveName = new char[33];
diff --git a/wled00/remote.cpp b/wled00/remote.cpp
index 9bc5430c0..d1fe5d799 100644
--- a/wled00/remote.cpp
+++ b/wled00/remote.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static bool remoteJson(int button)
         cmdStr += tmp;
       }
       fdo.clear();                                                 // clear JSON buffer (it is no longer needed)
-      handleSet(nullptr, cmdStr, false);                           // no stateUpdated() call here
+      handleHttpApi(nullptr, cmdStr, false);                           // no stateUpdated() call here
       stateUpdated(CALL_MODE_BUTTON);
       parsed = true;
     }
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 712e5f254..aaf3fac2e 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
 
 
 //HTTP API request parser
-bool handleSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply)
+bool handleHttpApi(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, const String& req, bool apply)
 {
   if (!(req.indexOf("win") >= 0)) return false;
 
diff --git a/wled00/udp.cpp b/wled00/udp.cpp
index 60774d701..82bfb4607 100644
--- a/wled00/udp.cpp
+++ b/wled00/udp.cpp
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ void handleNotifications()
     if (udpIn[0] >= 'A' && udpIn[0] <= 'Z') { //HTTP API
       String apireq = "win"; apireq += '&'; // reduce flash string usage
       apireq += (char*)udpIn;
-      handleSet(nullptr, apireq);
+      handleHttpApi(nullptr, apireq);
     } else if (udpIn[0] == '{') { //JSON API
       DeserializationError error = deserializeJson(*pDoc, udpIn);
       JsonObject root = pDoc->as<JsonObject>();
diff --git a/wled00/wled_server.cpp b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
index e8cbb41ae..4cbad416a 100644
--- a/wled00/wled_server.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled_server.cpp
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void initServer()
       return;
     }
 
-    if(handleSet(request, request->url())) return;
+    if(handleHttpApi(request, request->url())) return;
     #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_ALEXA
     if(espalexa.handleAlexaApiCall(request)) return;
     #endif