diff --git a/packages/api/src/EmbeddedChatApi.ts b/packages/api/src/EmbeddedChatApi.ts
index 72e25a046..7c8d07bc6 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/EmbeddedChatApi.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/EmbeddedChatApi.ts
@@ -1120,8 +1120,12 @@ export default class EmbeddedChatApi {
   async getSearchMessages(text: string) {
     try {
       const { userId, authToken } = (await this.auth.getCurrentUser()) || {};
+      const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
+        roomId: this.rid,
+        searchText: text,
+      });
       const response = await fetch(
-        `${this.host}/api/v1/chat.search?roomId=${this.rid}&searchText=${text}`,
+        `${this.host}/api/v1/chat.search?${queryParams.toString()}`,
         {
           headers: {
             "Content-Type": "application/json",