diff --git a/src/app/api/realtime/[websiteId]/route.ts b/src/app/api/realtime/[websiteId]/route.ts
index ad1995fe5..da12e9b15 100644
--- a/src/app/api/realtime/[websiteId]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/realtime/[websiteId]/route.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 import { startOfMinute, subMinutes } from 'date-fns';
+import { z } from 'zod';
 import { REALTIME_RANGE } from '@/lib/constants';
 import { getQueryFilters, parseRequest } from '@/lib/request';
 import { json, unauthorized } from '@/lib/response';
 import { canViewWebsiteSection } from '@/permissions';
+import { filterParams, timezoneParam, unitParam } from '@/lib/schema';
 import { getRealtimeData } from '@/queries/sql';
 
 export async function GET(
   request: Request,
   { params }: { params: Promise<{ websiteId: string }> },
 ) {
-  const { auth, query, error } = await parseRequest(request);
+  const schema = z.object({
+    timezone: timezoneParam.optional(),
+    unit: unitParam.optional(),
+    ...filterParams,
+  });
+
+  const { auth, query, error } = await parseRequest(request, schema);
 
   if (error) {
     return error();