diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index a0dafd4db6..382990b576 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -941,18 +941,21 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
      * @since [v6.0]
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
-    public function checkinByTag(Request $request)
+    public function checkinByTag(Request $request, $tag = null)
     {
         $this->authorize('checkin', Asset::class);
-        $asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', $request->input('asset_tag'))->first();
+        if(null == $tag && null !== ($request->input('asset_tag'))) {
+            $tag = $request->input('asset_tag');
+        }
+        $asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', $tag)->first();
 
         if ($asset) {
             return $this->checkin($request, $asset->id);
         }
 
         return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', [
-            'asset'=> e($request->input('asset_tag'))
-        ], 'Asset with tag '.e($request->input('asset_tag')).' not found'));
+            'asset'=> e($tag)
+        ], 'Asset with tag '.e($tag).' not found'));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 2429ffa853..5c139837ec 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -482,6 +482,20 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:api']], functi
             ]
         )->name('api.assets.checkout.bytag');
 
+        Route::post('bytag/{any}/checkin',
+            [
+                Api\AssetsController::class,
+                'checkinbytag'
+            ]
+        )->name('api.asset.checkinbytagPath');
+
+        Route::post('checkinbytag',
+            [
+                Api\AssetsController::class,
+                'checkinbytag'
+            ]
+        )->name('api.asset.checkinbytag');
+
         Route::get('byserial/{any}',
             [
                 Api\AssetsController::class, 
@@ -511,13 +525,6 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:api']], functi
         ]
         )->name('api.asset.checkin');
 
-        Route::post('checkinbytag',
-            [
-                Api\AssetsController::class,
-                'checkinbytag'
-            ]
-        )->name('api.asset.checkinbytag');
-
         Route::post('{id}/checkout',
         [
             Api\AssetsController::class,