diff --git a/integrations/api_issue_test.go b/integrations/api_issue_test.go
index 3957c10233..5ed5a0ad99 100644
--- a/integrations/api_issue_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_issue_test.go
@@ -168,12 +168,11 @@ func TestAPIEditIssue(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
-	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+	token := getUserToken(t, "user2")
 
 	link, _ := url.Parse("/api/v1/repos/issues/search")
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()+"?token="+token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	var apiIssues []*api.Issue
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10)
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	query := url.Values{"token": {token}}
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10)
 
@@ -189,9 +188,10 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	before := time.Unix(999307200, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
 	query.Add("since", since)
 	query.Add("before", before)
+	query.Add("token", token)
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 8)
 	query.Del("since")
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Add("state", "closed")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
 	query.Set("state", "all")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "15", resp.Header().Get("X-Total-Count"))
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10) // there are more but 10 is page item limit
@@ -215,49 +215,49 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Add("limit", "20")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 15)
 
-	query = url.Values{"assigned": {"true"}, "state": {"all"}}
+	query = url.Values{"assigned": {"true"}, "state": {"all"}, "token": {token}}
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 1)
 
-	query = url.Values{"milestones": {"milestone1"}, "state": {"all"}}
+	query = url.Values{"milestones": {"milestone1"}, "state": {"all"}, "token": {token}}
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 1)
 
-	query = url.Values{"milestones": {"milestone1,milestone3"}, "state": {"all"}}
+	query = url.Values{"milestones": {"milestone1,milestone3"}, "state": {"all"}, "token": {token}}
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
-	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user2"}} // user
+	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user2"}, "token": {token}} // user
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 6)
 
-	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user3"}} // organization
+	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user3"}, "token": {token}} // organization
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 3)
 
-	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user3"}, "team": {"team1"}} // organization + team
+	query = url.Values{"owner": {"user3"}, "team": {"team1"}, "token": {token}} // organization + team
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 }
@@ -265,12 +265,11 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-	session := loginUser(t, "user1")
-	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+	token := getUserToken(t, "user1")
 
 	link, _ := url.Parse("/api/v1/repos/issues/search")
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()+"?token="+token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	var apiIssues []*api.Issue
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 
@@ -280,14 +279,14 @@ func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Add("token", token)
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10)
 
 	query.Add("labels", "label1")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "label1,label2")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "orglabel4")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 1)
 
@@ -312,7 +311,7 @@ func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Add("state", "all")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "label1,orglabel4")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 }
diff --git a/integrations/api_org_test.go b/integrations/api_org_test.go
index e33c010e88..a3c1827e70 100644
--- a/integrations/api_org_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_org_test.go
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestAPIOrgCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	onGiteaRun(t, func(*testing.T, *url.URL) {
-		session := loginUser(t, "user1")
+		token := getUserToken(t, "user1")
 
-		token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
 		org := api.CreateOrgOption{
 			UserName:    "user1_org",
 			FullName:    "User1's organization",
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func TestAPIOrgCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			Visibility:  "limited",
 		}
 		req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/api/v1/orgs?token="+token, &org)
-		resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+		resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
 
 		var apiOrg api.Organization
 		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiOrg)
@@ -50,13 +49,13 @@ func TestAPIOrgCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			FullName:  org.FullName,
 		})
 
-		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s", org.UserName)
-		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s?token=%s", org.UserName, token)
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiOrg)
 		assert.EqualValues(t, org.UserName, apiOrg.UserName)
 
-		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/repos", org.UserName)
-		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/repos?token=%s", org.UserName, token)
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 
 		var repos []*api.Repository
 		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &repos)
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ func TestAPIOrgCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.False(t, repo.Private)
 		}
 
-		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/members", org.UserName)
-		resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+		req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/members?token=%s", org.UserName, token)
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 
 		// user1 on this org is public
 		var users []*api.User
diff --git a/integrations/api_releases_test.go b/integrations/api_releases_test.go
index 80f53717b6..ebb76cc163 100644
--- a/integrations/api_releases_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_releases_test.go
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ func TestAPIListReleases(t *testing.T) {
 
 	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1}).(*repo_model.Repository)
 	user2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2}).(*user_model.User)
-	session := loginUser(t, user2.LowerName)
-	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+	token := getUserToken(t, user2.LowerName)
 
 	link, _ := url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/releases", user2.Name, repo.Name))
 	link.RawQuery = url.Values{"token": {token}}.Encode()
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
 	var apiReleases []*api.Release
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiReleases)
 	if assert.Len(t, apiReleases, 3) {
@@ -53,13 +52,11 @@ func TestAPIListReleases(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test filter
 	testFilterByLen := func(auth bool, query url.Values, expectedLength int, msgAndArgs ...string) {
-		link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 		if auth {
 			query.Set("token", token)
-			resp = session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
-		} else {
-			resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
 		}
+		link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+		resp = MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()), http.StatusOK)
 		DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiReleases)
 		assert.Len(t, apiReleases, expectedLength, msgAndArgs)
 	}
diff --git a/integrations/api_repo_topic_test.go b/integrations/api_repo_topic_test.go
index b7f9a5a5a6..04295724a7 100644
--- a/integrations/api_repo_topic_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_repo_topic_test.go
@@ -59,36 +59,34 @@ func TestAPIRepoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	repo3 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 3}).(*repo_model.Repository)
 
 	// Get user2's token
-	session := loginUser(t, user2.Name)
-	token2 := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+	token2 := getUserToken(t, user2.Name)
 
 	// Test read topics using login
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics", user2.Name, repo2.Name)
-	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", url+"?token="+token2)
+	res := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	var topics *api.TopicName
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"topicname1", "topicname2"}, topics.TopicNames)
 
 	// Log out user2
-	session = emptyTestSession(t)
 	url = fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, token2)
 
 	// Test delete a topic
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "DELETE", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, "Topicname1", token2)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	// Test add an existing topic
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "PUT", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, "Golang", token2)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	// Test add a topic
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "PUT", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, "topicName3", token2)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
 
 	// Test read topics using token
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	res = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"topicname2", "golang", "topicname3"}, topics.TopicNames)
 
@@ -97,9 +95,9 @@ func TestAPIRepoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "PUT", url, &api.RepoTopicOptions{
 		Topics: newTopics,
 	})
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	res = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"windows", "mac"}, topics.TopicNames)
 
@@ -108,9 +106,9 @@ func TestAPIRepoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "PUT", url, &api.RepoTopicOptions{
 		Topics: newTopics,
 	})
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	res = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"windows", "mac"}, topics.TopicNames)
 
@@ -119,9 +117,9 @@ func TestAPIRepoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "PUT", url, &api.RepoTopicOptions{
 		Topics: newTopics,
 	})
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	res = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.Len(t, topics.TopicNames, 25)
 
@@ -130,29 +128,27 @@ func TestAPIRepoTopic(t *testing.T) {
 	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "PUT", url, &api.RepoTopicOptions{
 		Topics: newTopics,
 	})
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
 
 	// Test add a topic when there is already maximum
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "PUT", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, "t26", token2)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
 
 	// Test delete a topic that repo doesn't have
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "DELETE", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user2.Name, repo2.Name, "Topicname1", token2)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
 
 	// Get user4's token
-	session = loginUser(t, user4.Name)
-	token4 := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
-	session = emptyTestSession(t)
+	token4 := getUserToken(t, user4.Name)
 
 	// Test read topics with write access
 	url = fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics?token=%s", user3.Name, repo3.Name, token4)
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", url)
-	res = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	res = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, res, &topics)
 	assert.Empty(t, topics.TopicNames)
 
 	// Test add a topic to repo with write access (requires repo admin access)
 	req = NewRequestf(t, "PUT", "/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/topics/%s?token=%s", user3.Name, repo3.Name, "topicName", token4)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
 }
diff --git a/integrations/api_team_test.go b/integrations/api_team_test.go
index 7f6d1b81d4..daf1efa2be 100644
--- a/integrations/api_team_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_team_test.go
@@ -224,11 +224,9 @@ func TestAPITeamSearch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var results TeamSearchResults
 
-	session := loginUser(t, user.Name)
-	csrf := GetCSRF(t, session, "/"+org.Name)
-	req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/teams/search?q=%s", org.Name, "_team")
-	req.Header.Add("X-Csrf-Token", csrf)
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	token := getUserToken(t, user.Name)
+	req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/teams/search?q=%s&token=%s", org.Name, "_team", token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &results)
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, results.Data)
 	assert.Len(t, results.Data, 1)
@@ -236,9 +234,8 @@ func TestAPITeamSearch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// no access if not organization member
 	user5 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 5}).(*user_model.User)
-	session = loginUser(t, user5.Name)
-	csrf = GetCSRF(t, session, "/"+org.Name)
-	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/teams/search?q=%s", org.Name, "team")
-	req.Header.Add("X-Csrf-Token", csrf)
-	session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
+	token5 := getUserToken(t, user5.Name)
+
+	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/orgs/%s/teams/search?q=%s&token=%s", org.Name, "team", token5)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
 }
diff --git a/integrations/api_user_heatmap_test.go b/integrations/api_user_heatmap_test.go
index 69f4ff2249..62e70d4c3d 100644
--- a/integrations/api_user_heatmap_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_user_heatmap_test.go
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ func TestUserHeatmap(t *testing.T) {
 	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
 	adminUsername := "user1"
 	normalUsername := "user2"
-	session := loginUser(t, adminUsername)
+	token := getUserToken(t, adminUsername)
 
 	fakeNow := time.Date(2011, 10, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local)
 	timeutil.Set(fakeNow)
 	defer timeutil.Unset()
 
-	urlStr := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/users/%s/heatmap", normalUsername)
+	urlStr := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/users/%s/heatmap?token=%s", normalUsername, token)
 	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", urlStr)
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	var heatmap []*models.UserHeatmapData
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &heatmap)
 	var dummyheatmap []*models.UserHeatmapData
diff --git a/integrations/integration_test.go b/integrations/integration_test.go
index 9e0445cae7..e7ceb33e96 100644
--- a/integrations/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrations/integration_test.go
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ func emptyTestSession(t testing.TB) *TestSession {
 	return &TestSession{jar: jar}
 }
 
+func getUserToken(t testing.TB, userName string) string {
+	return getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, loginUser(t, userName))
+}
+
 func loginUser(t testing.TB, userName string) *TestSession {
 	t.Helper()
 	if session, ok := loginSessionCache[userName]; ok {
diff --git a/integrations/issue_test.go b/integrations/issue_test.go
index 8a58f59baa..c6b801c9a6 100644
--- a/integrations/issue_test.go
+++ b/integrations/issue_test.go
@@ -448,27 +448,29 @@ func TestSearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
 
-	session := loginUser(t, "user1")
+	token := getUserToken(t, "user1")
 
-	link, _ := url.Parse("/api/v1/repos/issues/search")
+	link, _ := url.Parse("/api/v1/repos/issues/search?token=" + token)
 	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	var apiIssues []*api.Issue
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10)
 
-	query := url.Values{}
+	query := url.Values{
+		"token": []string{token},
+	}
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10)
 
 	query.Add("labels", "label1")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ func TestSearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "label1,label2")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ func TestSearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "orglabel4")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 1)
 
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ func TestSearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Add("state", "all")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 
@@ -501,7 +503,7 @@ func TestSearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	query.Set("labels", "label1,orglabel4")
 	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
-	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
 }
diff --git a/modules/context/api.go b/modules/context/api.go
index da08f990bb..e5c2eeda0a 100644
--- a/modules/context/api.go
+++ b/modules/context/api.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package context
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"html"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -20,8 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 	auth_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/auth"
-
-	"gitea.com/go-chi/session"
 )
 
 // APIContext is a specific context for API service
@@ -191,17 +188,6 @@ func (ctx *APIContext) SetLinkHeader(total, pageSize int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// RequireCSRF requires a validated a CSRF token
-func (ctx *APIContext) RequireCSRF() {
-	headerToken := ctx.Req.Header.Get(ctx.csrf.GetHeaderName())
-	formValueToken := ctx.Req.FormValue(ctx.csrf.GetFormName())
-	if len(headerToken) > 0 || len(formValueToken) > 0 {
-		Validate(ctx.Context, ctx.csrf)
-	} else {
-		ctx.Context.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "Missing CSRF token.")
-	}
-}
-
 // CheckForOTP validates OTP
 func (ctx *APIContext) CheckForOTP() {
 	if skip, ok := ctx.Data["SkipLocalTwoFA"]; ok && skip.(bool) {
@@ -253,17 +239,14 @@ func APIAuth(authMethod auth_service.Method) func(*APIContext) {
 
 // APIContexter returns apicontext as middleware
 func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
-	csrfOpts := getCsrfOpts()
-
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			locale := middleware.Locale(w, req)
 			ctx := APIContext{
 				Context: &Context{
-					Resp:    NewResponse(w),
-					Data:    map[string]interface{}{},
-					Locale:  locale,
-					Session: session.GetSession(req),
+					Resp:   NewResponse(w),
+					Data:   map[string]interface{}{},
+					Locale: locale,
 					Repo: &Repository{
 						PullRequest: &PullRequest{},
 					},
@@ -273,7 +256,6 @@ func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			ctx.Req = WithAPIContext(WithContext(req, ctx.Context), &ctx)
-			ctx.csrf = Csrfer(csrfOpts, ctx.Context)
 
 			// If request sends files, parse them here otherwise the Query() can't be parsed and the CsrfToken will be invalid.
 			if ctx.Req.Method == "POST" && strings.Contains(ctx.Req.Header.Get("Content-Type"), "multipart/form-data") {
@@ -285,7 +267,6 @@ func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 			ctx.Resp.Header().Set(`X-Frame-Options`, setting.CORSConfig.XFrameOptions)
 
-			ctx.Data["CsrfToken"] = html.EscapeString(ctx.csrf.GetToken())
 			ctx.Data["Context"] = &ctx
 
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 2c29263890..a430eb453a 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ func reqToken() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 			return
 		}
 		if ctx.IsSigned {
-			ctx.RequireCSRF()
 			return
 		}
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnauthorized, "reqToken", "token is required")
@@ -584,8 +583,7 @@ func bind(obj interface{}) http.HandlerFunc {
 func buildAuthGroup() *auth.Group {
 	group := auth.NewGroup(
 		&auth.OAuth2{},
-		&auth.Basic{},      // FIXME: this should be removed once we don't allow basic auth in API
-		auth.SharedSession, // FIXME: this should be removed once all UI don't reference API/v1, see https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/16052
+		&auth.Basic{}, // FIXME: this should be removed once we don't allow basic auth in API
 	)
 	if setting.Service.EnableReverseProxyAuth {
 		group.Add(&auth.ReverseProxy{})
@@ -596,11 +594,9 @@ func buildAuthGroup() *auth.Group {
 }
 
 // Routes registers all v1 APIs routes to web application.
-func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
+func Routes() *web.Route {
 	m := web.NewRoute()
 
-	m.Use(sessioner)
-
 	m.Use(securityHeaders())
 	if setting.CORSConfig.Enabled {
 		m.Use(cors.Handler(cors.Options{
@@ -609,7 +605,7 @@ func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
 			// setting.CORSConfig.AllowSubdomain // FIXME: the cors middleware needs allowSubdomain option
 			AllowedMethods:   setting.CORSConfig.Methods,
 			AllowCredentials: setting.CORSConfig.AllowCredentials,
-			AllowedHeaders:   []string{"Authorization", "X-CSRFToken", "X-Gitea-OTP"},
+			AllowedHeaders:   []string{"Authorization", "X-Gitea-OTP"},
 			MaxAge:           int(setting.CORSConfig.MaxAge.Seconds()),
 		}))
 	}
diff --git a/routers/init.go b/routers/init.go
index 62a9e4002b..88c393736e 100644
--- a/routers/init.go
+++ b/routers/init.go
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/archiver"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/task"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/webhook"
-
-	"gitea.com/go-chi/session"
 )
 
 func mustInit(fn func() error) {
@@ -174,20 +172,8 @@ func NormalRoutes() *web.Route {
 		r.Use(middle)
 	}
 
-	sessioner := session.Sessioner(session.Options{
-		Provider:       setting.SessionConfig.Provider,
-		ProviderConfig: setting.SessionConfig.ProviderConfig,
-		CookieName:     setting.SessionConfig.CookieName,
-		CookiePath:     setting.SessionConfig.CookiePath,
-		Gclifetime:     setting.SessionConfig.Gclifetime,
-		Maxlifetime:    setting.SessionConfig.Maxlifetime,
-		Secure:         setting.SessionConfig.Secure,
-		SameSite:       setting.SessionConfig.SameSite,
-		Domain:         setting.SessionConfig.Domain,
-	})
-
-	r.Mount("/", web_routers.Routes(sessioner))
-	r.Mount("/api/v1", apiv1.Routes(sessioner))
+	r.Mount("/", web_routers.Routes())
+	r.Mount("/api/v1", apiv1.Routes())
 	r.Mount("/api/internal", private.Routes())
 	if setting.Packages.Enabled {
 		r.Mount("/api/packages", packages_router.Routes())
diff --git a/routers/web/misc/markdown.go b/routers/web/misc/markdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b37aaf10ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/misc/markdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2022 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package misc
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/markup/markdown"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+	"mvdan.cc/xurls/v2"
+)
+
+// Markdown render markdown document to HTML
+func Markdown(ctx *context.Context) {
+	// swagger:operation POST /markdown miscellaneous renderMarkdown
+	// ---
+	// summary: Render a markdown document as HTML
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: body
+	//   in: body
+	//   schema:
+	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/MarkdownOption"
+	// consumes:
+	// - application/json
+	// produces:
+	//     - text/html
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/MarkdownRender"
+	//   "422":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
+
+	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.MarkdownOption)
+
+	if ctx.HasAPIError() {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "", ctx.GetErrMsg())
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(form.Text) == 0 {
+		_, _ = ctx.Write([]byte(""))
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch form.Mode {
+	case "comment":
+		fallthrough
+	case "gfm":
+		urlPrefix := form.Context
+		meta := map[string]string{}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(setting.AppSubURL+"/", urlPrefix) {
+			// check if urlPrefix is already set to a URL
+			linkRegex, _ := xurls.StrictMatchingScheme("https?://")
+			m := linkRegex.FindStringIndex(urlPrefix)
+			if m == nil {
+				urlPrefix = util.URLJoin(setting.AppURL, form.Context)
+			}
+		}
+		if ctx.Repo != nil && ctx.Repo.Repository != nil {
+			// "gfm" = Github Flavored Markdown - set this to render as a document
+			if form.Mode == "gfm" {
+				meta = ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeDocumentMetas()
+			} else {
+				meta = ctx.Repo.Repository.ComposeMetas()
+			}
+		}
+		if form.Mode == "gfm" {
+			meta["mode"] = "document"
+		}
+
+		if err := markdown.Render(&markup.RenderContext{
+			Ctx:       ctx,
+			URLPrefix: urlPrefix,
+			Metas:     meta,
+			IsWiki:    form.Wiki,
+		}, strings.NewReader(form.Text), ctx.Resp); err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+	default:
+		if err := markdown.RenderRaw(&markup.RenderContext{
+			Ctx:       ctx,
+			URLPrefix: form.Context,
+		}, strings.NewReader(form.Text), ctx.Resp); err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/misc/swagger.go b/routers/web/misc/swagger.go
similarity index 100%
rename from routers/api/v1/misc/swagger.go
rename to routers/web/misc/swagger.go
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 9a2e96aeec..190ab099e0 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/routing"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/misc"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/admin"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/auth"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/dev"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/events"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/explore"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/feed"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/misc"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/org"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/user"
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	_ "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/session" // to registers all internal adapters
 
 	"gitea.com/go-chi/captcha"
+	"gitea.com/go-chi/session"
 	"github.com/NYTimes/gziphandler"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
 	"github.com/go-chi/cors"
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ func buildAuthGroup() *auth_service.Group {
 	group := auth_service.NewGroup(
 		&auth_service.OAuth2{}, // FIXME: this should be removed and only applied in download and oauth realted routers
 		&auth_service.Basic{},  // FIXME: this should be removed and only applied in download and git/lfs routers
-		auth_service.SharedSession,
+		&auth_service.Session{},
 	)
 	if setting.Service.EnableReverseProxyAuth {
 		group.Add(&auth_service.ReverseProxy{})
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func buildAuthGroup() *auth_service.Group {
 }
 
 // Routes returns all web routes
-func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
+func Routes() *web.Route {
 	routes := web.NewRoute()
 
 	routes.Use(web.WrapWithPrefix(public.AssetsURLPathPrefix, public.AssetsHandlerFunc(&public.Options{
@@ -105,6 +106,17 @@ func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
 		CorsHandler: CorsHandler(),
 	}), "AssetsHandler"))
 
+	sessioner := session.Sessioner(session.Options{
+		Provider:       setting.SessionConfig.Provider,
+		ProviderConfig: setting.SessionConfig.ProviderConfig,
+		CookieName:     setting.SessionConfig.CookieName,
+		CookiePath:     setting.SessionConfig.CookiePath,
+		Gclifetime:     setting.SessionConfig.Gclifetime,
+		Maxlifetime:    setting.SessionConfig.Maxlifetime,
+		Secure:         setting.SessionConfig.Secure,
+		SameSite:       setting.SessionConfig.SameSite,
+		Domain:         setting.SessionConfig.Domain,
+	})
 	routes.Use(sessioner)
 
 	routes.Use(Recovery())
@@ -878,6 +890,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 		m.Group("/comments/{id}", func() {
 			m.Get("/attachments", repo.GetCommentAttachments)
 		})
+		m.Post("/markdown", bindIgnErr(structs.MarkdownOption{}), misc.Markdown)
 		m.Group("/labels", func() {
 			m.Post("/new", bindIgnErr(forms.CreateLabelForm{}), repo.NewLabel)
 			m.Post("/edit", bindIgnErr(forms.CreateLabelForm{}), repo.UpdateLabel)
diff --git a/services/auth/auth.go b/services/auth/auth.go
index 15df47da33..3a5bb9d27e 100644
--- a/services/auth/auth.go
+++ b/services/auth/auth.go
@@ -20,16 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
 )
 
-// The purpose of the following three function variables is to let the linter know that
-// those functions are not dead code and are actually being used
-var (
-	_ = handleSignIn
-
-	// SharedSession the session auth should only be used by web, but now both web and API/v1
-	// will use it. We can remove this after Web removed dependent API/v1
-	SharedSession = &Session{}
-)
-
 // Init should be called exactly once when the application starts to allow plugins
 // to allocate necessary resources
 func Init() {
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
index f115a5f499..b7135de59f 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/box.tmpl
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 				<div class="ui comment form">
 					<div class="ui top attached tabular menu">
 						<a class="active write item">{{$.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-						<a class="preview item" data-url="{{$.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+						<a class="preview item" data-url="{{$.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 					</div>
 					<div class="ui bottom attached active write tab segment">
 						<textarea class="review-textarea" tabindex="1" name="content"></textarea>
diff --git a/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl b/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
index cb7234b3b0..7f7fb7e329 100644
--- a/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/diff/comment_form.tmpl
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		<input type="hidden" name="diff_base_cid">
 		<div class="ui top tabular menu" data-write="write" data-preview="preview">
 			<a class="active item" data-tab="write">{{$.root.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-			<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.root.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.root.RepoLink}}">{{$.root.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+			<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.root.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.root.RepoLink}}">{{$.root.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 		</div>
 		<div class="field">
 			<div class="ui active tab" data-tab="write">
diff --git a/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl b/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
index 5e3351c865..8135348b9b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/editor/edit.tmpl
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 				<div class="ui top attached tabular menu" data-write="write" data-preview="preview" data-diff="diff">
 					<a class="active item" data-tab="write">{{svg "octicon-code"}} {{if .IsNewFile}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.editor.new_file"}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.editor.edit_file"}}{{end}}</a>
 					{{if not .IsNewFile}}
-					<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}/src/{{.BranchNameSubURL}}" data-preview-file-modes="{{.PreviewableFileModes}}" data-markdown-mode="gfm">{{svg "octicon-eye"}} {{.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+					<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}/src/{{.BranchNameSubURL}}" data-preview-file-modes="{{.PreviewableFileModes}}" data-markdown-mode="gfm">{{svg "octicon-eye"}} {{.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 					<a class="item" data-tab="diff" data-url="{{.RepoLink}}/_preview/{{.BranchName | PathEscapeSegments}}/{{.TreePath | PathEscapeSegments}}" data-context="{{.BranchLink}}">{{svg "octicon-diff"}} {{.i18n.Tr "repo.editor.preview_changes"}}</a>
 					{{end}}
 				</div>
 				<div class="ui bottom attached active tab segment" data-tab="write">
 					<textarea id="edit_area" name="content" class="hide" data-id="repo-{{.Repository.Name}}-{{.TreePath}}"
-						data-url="{{.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown"
+						data-url="{{.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown"
 						data-context="{{.RepoLink}}"
 						data-markdown-file-exts="{{.MarkdownFileExts}}"
 						data-line-wrap-extensions="{{.LineWrapExtensions}}">
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
index 22e1d5af84..7317130678 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/comment_tab.tmpl
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <div class="ui top tabular menu" data-write="write" data-preview="preview">
 	<a class="active item" data-tab="write">{{.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-	<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}">{{.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+	<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}">{{.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 </div>
 <div class="field">
 	<div class="ui bottom active tab" data-tab="write">
-		<textarea id="content" class="edit_area js-quick-submit" name="content" tabindex="4" data-id="issue-{{.RepoName}}" data-url="{{.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.Repo.RepoLink}}">
+		<textarea id="content" class="edit_area js-quick-submit" name="content" tabindex="4" data-id="issue-{{.RepoName}}" data-url="{{.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.Repo.RepoLink}}">
 			{{- if .BodyQuery}}{{.BodyQuery}}{{else if .IssueTemplate}}{{.IssueTemplate}}{{else if .PullRequestTemplate}}{{.PullRequestTemplate}}{{else}}{{.content}}{{end -}}
 		</textarea>
 	</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
index 820055c136..46a2a3969b 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content.tmpl
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 	<div class="ui comment form">
 		<div class="ui top tabular menu">
 			<a class="active write item">{{$.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-			<a class="preview item" data-url="{{$.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+			<a class="preview item" data-url="{{$.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 		</div>
 		<div class="field">
 			<div class="ui bottom active tab write">
diff --git a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
index 9193389e64..5275bf021d 100644
--- a/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/release/new.tmpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 					<label>{{.i18n.Tr "repo.release.content"}}</label>
 					<div class="ui top tabular menu" data-write="write" data-preview="preview">
 						<a class="active write item" data-tab="write">{{$.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-						<a class="preview item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+						<a class="preview item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 					</div>
 					<div class="ui bottom active tab" data-tab="write">
 						<textarea name="content">{{.content}}</textarea>
diff --git a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
index 5b8cdc8164..1f9c3788a2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/wiki/new.tmpl
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="ui top attached tabular menu previewtabs" data-write="write" data-preview="preview">
 				<a class="active item" data-tab="write">{{.i18n.Tr "write"}}</a>
-				<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
+				<a class="item" data-tab="preview" data-url="{{$.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{$.RepoLink}}">{{$.i18n.Tr "preview"}}</a>
 			</div>
 			<div class="field content" data-loading="{{.i18n.Tr "loading"}}">
 				<div class="ui bottom active tab" data-tab="write">
-					<textarea class="js-quick-submit" id="edit_area" name="content" data-id="wiki-{{.title}}" data-url="{{.Repository.APIURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}">{{if .PageIsWikiEdit}}{{.content}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.wiki.welcome"}}{{end}}</textarea>
+					<textarea class="js-quick-submit" id="edit_area" name="content" data-id="wiki-{{.title}}" data-url="{{.Repository.HTMLURL}}/markdown" data-context="{{.RepoLink}}">{{if .PageIsWikiEdit}}{{.content}}{{else}}{{.i18n.Tr "repo.wiki.welcome"}}{{end}}</textarea>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 			<div class="field">