diff --git a/packages/api/src/authoring-api.js b/packages/api/src/authoring-api.js
index 4dfb9522..d524097f 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/authoring-api.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/authoring-api.js
@@ -12,31 +12,27 @@ export class AuthoringAPI extends BaseAPI {
 
   list_question_presets() {
     return this.get_presets({
-      type: "question",
-      action: "list",
+      action: "list_question_presets",
     });
   }
 
   list_template_presets() {
     return this.get_presets({
-      type: "template",
-      action: "list",
+      action: "list_template_presets",
     });
   }
 
   get_question_preset(name) {
     return this.get_presets({
-      type: "question",
-      action: "get",
-      name: name,
+      action: "get_question_preset",
+      preset_name: name,
     });
   }
 
   get_template_preset(name) {
     return this.get_presets({
-      type: "template",
-      action: "get",
-      name: name,
+      action: "get_template_preset",
+      preset_name: name,
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/authoring-menubar/src/task-menubar.js b/packages/authoring-menubar/src/task-menubar.js
index 970f16a4..808c1f0b 100644
--- a/packages/authoring-menubar/src/task-menubar.js
+++ b/packages/authoring-menubar/src/task-menubar.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export class TaskMenubar extends Menubar {
   }
 
   insert_question_preset(name) {
-    this.api.get_question_preset(name).then((cells) => {
+    this.api.get_question_preset(name).then((res) => {
+      const cells = res.data;
       insert_question_preset_dialog(name, (task_name, points) => {
         set_task_ids(cells, task_name, points);
         insert_cells(cells);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export class TaskMenubar extends Menubar {
 
   activate() {
     this.api.list_question_presets().then((presets) => {
-      this.presets = presets;
+      this.presets = presets.data;
       this.add_save_button();
       this.add_divider();
       this.add_question_menu();
diff --git a/packages/authoring-menubar/src/template-menubar.js b/packages/authoring-menubar/src/template-menubar.js
index f9cee70e..d29c032e 100644
--- a/packages/authoring-menubar/src/template-menubar.js
+++ b/packages/authoring-menubar/src/template-menubar.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export class TemplateMenubar extends Menubar {
   }
 
   insert_template_preset(name) {
-    this.api.get_template_preset(name).then((cells) => {
+    this.api.get_template_preset(name).then((res) => {
+      const cells = res.data;
       set_template_ids(cells, utils.randomString(8));
       insert_cells(cells);
     });
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export class TemplateMenubar extends Menubar {
 
   activate() {
     this.api.list_template_presets().then((presets) => {
-      this.presets = presets;
+      this.presets = presets.data;
       this.add_save_button();
       this.add_divider();
       this.add_template_menu();