diff --git a/account/api/api.go b/account/api/api.go
index f52f195..f9eb255 100644
--- a/account/api/api.go
+++ b/account/api/api.go
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ func RegisterRoutes(r *gin.Engine) {
 	v1.POST("/login", h.login)
 	v1.GET("/session", h.session)
 	v1.DELETE("/session", h.deleteSession)
+
+	auth := r.Group("/api/auth")
+	auth.POST("/register", h.register)
+	auth.POST("/login", h.login)
+	auth.GET("/session", h.session)
+	auth.DELETE("/session", h.deleteSession)
 }
 
 type registerRequest struct {
diff --git a/account/api/api_test.go b/account/api/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4deaf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/account/api/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+func TestRegisterEndpointAvailableUnderMultiplePrefixes(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	paths := []string{"/v1/register", "/api/auth/register"}
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		router := gin.New()
+		RegisterRoutes(router)
+
+		payload := map[string]string{
+			"name":     "Test User",
+			"email":    "user" + path + "@example.com",
+			"password": "supersecure",
+		}
+
+		body, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to marshal payload: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path, bytes.NewReader(body))
+		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+		rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+		router.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+		if rr.Code != http.StatusCreated {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected status %d, got %d, body: %s", path, http.StatusCreated, rr.Code, rr.Body.String())
+		}
+
+		var response struct {
+			User map[string]any `json:"user"`
+		}
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(rr.Body.Bytes(), &response); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: failed to decode response: %v", path, err)
+		}
+
+		if response.User == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected user object in response", path)
+		}
+
+		if email, ok := response.User["email"].(string); !ok || email != payload["email"] {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected email %q, got %#v", path, payload["email"], response.User["email"])
+		}
+
+		if _, exists := response.User["password"]; exists {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: response should not include password field", path)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/ui/homepage/app/api/auth/register/route.ts b/ui/homepage/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
index 16ce58c..a24e2dd 100644
--- a/ui/homepage/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
+++ b/ui/homepage/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import { getAccountServiceBaseUrl } from '@lib/serviceConfig'
 
 const ACCOUNT_SERVICE_URL = getAccountServiceBaseUrl()
 
+type RegistrationBody = {
+  name: string
+  email: string
+  password: string
+  confirmPassword: string
+}
+
 async function registerWithAccountService(body: Record<string, string>) {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(`${ACCOUNT_SERVICE_URL}/v1/register`, {
@@ -24,11 +31,20 @@ async function registerWithAccountService(body: Record<string, string>) {
 }
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
-  const formData = await request.formData()
-  const name = String(formData.get('name') ?? '').trim()
-  const email = String(formData.get('email') ?? '').trim().toLowerCase()
-  const password = String(formData.get('password') ?? '')
-  const confirmPassword = String(formData.get('confirmPassword') ?? '')
+  let fields: RegistrationBody
+  try {
+    fields = await extractRegistrationFields(request)
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to parse registration payload', error)
+    const redirectURL = new URL('/register', request.url)
+    redirectURL.searchParams.set('error', 'invalid_request_payload')
+    return NextResponse.redirect(redirectURL, { status: 303 })
+  }
+
+  const name = fields.name.trim()
+  const email = fields.email.trim().toLowerCase()
+  const password = fields.password
+  const confirmPassword = fields.confirmPassword
 
   if (!email || !password) {
     const redirectURL = new URL('/register', request.url)
@@ -54,3 +70,56 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   redirectURL.searchParams.set('registered', '1')
   return NextResponse.redirect(redirectURL, { status: 303 })
 }
+
+function ensureString(value: unknown): string {
+  return typeof value === 'string' ? value : ''
+}
+
+async function extractRegistrationFields(request: NextRequest): Promise<RegistrationBody> {
+  const contentType = request.headers.get('content-type')?.toLowerCase() ?? ''
+
+  if (contentType.includes('application/json')) {
+    const body = await request.json().catch((error) => {
+      console.error('Failed to decode JSON body', error)
+      throw error
+    })
+    return {
+      name: ensureString(body?.name ?? ''),
+      email: ensureString(body?.email ?? ''),
+      password: ensureString(body?.password ?? ''),
+      confirmPassword: ensureString(body?.confirmPassword ?? body?.password ?? ''),
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (contentType.includes('application/x-www-form-urlencoded')) {
+    const text = await request.text()
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(text)
+    return {
+      name: ensureString(params.get('name')),
+      email: ensureString(params.get('email')),
+      password: ensureString(params.get('password')),
+      confirmPassword: ensureString(params.get('confirmPassword')),
+    }
+  }
+
+  const formData = await request.formData()
+  const read = (key: string) => ensureString(formData.get(key))
+  return {
+    name: read('name'),
+    email: read('email'),
+    password: read('password'),
+    confirmPassword: read('confirmPassword'),
+  }
+}
+
+export function GET() {
+  return NextResponse.json(
+    { error: 'method_not_allowed' },
+    {
+      status: 405,
+      headers: {
+        Allow: 'POST',
+      },
+    },
+  )
+}