diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
index 7910091..aa7e3cf 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/helpers.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ require_relative '../../find_by_contents'
       def post_article(asset, params)
         return forbidden! unless current_person.can_post_content?(asset)
 
-        klass_type= params[:content_type].nil? ? TinyMceArticle.name : params[:content_type]
+        klass_type = params[:content_type] || params[:article].delete(:type) || TinyMceArticle.name
         return forbidden! unless ARTICLE_TYPES.include?(klass_type)
 
         article = klass_type.constantize.new(params[:article])
diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
index 309059d..cce7dd6 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/articles.rb
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ module Noosfero
             parent_article = environment.articles.find(params[:id])
             return forbidden! unless parent_article.allow_create?(current_person)
 
-            klass_type= params[:content_type].nil? ? 'TinyMceArticle' : params[:content_type]
+            klass_type = params[:content_type] || params[:article].delete(:type) || 'TinyMceArticle'
             #FIXME see how to check the article types
             #return forbidden! unless ARTICLE_TYPES.include?(klass_type)
 
diff --git a/test/api/articles_test.rb b/test/api/articles_test.rb
index e4cd5ba..be0f754 100644
--- a/test/api/articles_test.rb
+++ b/test/api/articles_test.rb
@@ -408,6 +408,18 @@ class ArticlesTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_kind_of TextArticle, Article.last
     end
 
+    should "#{kind} create article with type passed as parameter" do
+      profile = fast_create(kind.camelcase.constantize, :environment_id => environment.id)
+      Person.any_instance.stubs(:can_post_content?).with(profile).returns(true)
+
+      Article.delete_all
+      params[:article] = {:name => "Title", :type => 'TextArticle'}
+      post "/api/v1/#{kind.pluralize}/#{profile.id}/articles?#{params.to_query}"
+      json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+
+      assert_kind_of TextArticle, Article.last
+    end
+
     should "#{kind}: create article of TinyMceArticle type if no content type is passed as parameter" do
       profile = fast_create(kind.camelcase.constantize, :environment_id => environment.id)
       Person.any_instance.stubs(:can_post_content?).with(profile).returns(true)
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