diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
index fee59862..66a9c58f 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/tasks.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from home.src.index.reindex import Reindex, ReindexManual, ReindexPopulate
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig, ReleaseVersion, ScheduleBuilder
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
 from home.src.ta.task_manager import TaskManager
+from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
 
 CONFIG = AppConfig().config
 REDIS_HOST = os.environ.get("REDIS_HOST")
@@ -196,7 +197,12 @@ def download_pending(self, auto_only=False):
 def extrac_dl(self, youtube_ids, auto_start=False):
     """parse list passed and add to pending"""
     TaskManager().init(self)
-    pending_handler = PendingList(youtube_ids=youtube_ids, task=self)
+    if isinstance(youtube_ids, str):
+        to_add = Parser(youtube_ids).parse()
+    else:
+        to_add = youtube_ids
+
+    pending_handler = PendingList(youtube_ids=to_add, task=self)
     pending_handler.parse_url_list()
     pending_handler.add_to_pending(auto_start=auto_start)
 
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/downloads.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/downloads.html
index 35ed3d91..a1d9be29 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/downloads.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/downloads.html
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
             <img id="animate-icon" onclick="showForm()" src="{% static 'img/icon-add.svg' %}" alt="add-icon">
             <p>Add to download queue</p>
             <div class="show-form">
-                <form id='hidden-form' action="/downloads/" method="post">
+                <form id='hidden-form'>
                     {% csrf_token %}
                     {{ add_form }}
-                    <button type="submit">Add to download queue</button>
+                    <button onclick="addToQueue()">Add to download queue</button>
                 </form>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 9f891c48..142c6bc8 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ from home.src.index.video_constants import VideoTypeEnum
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig, ReleaseVersion, ScheduleBuilder
 from home.src.ta.helper import time_parser
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist
-from home.src.ta.urlparser import Parser
-from home.tasks import extrac_dl, index_channel_playlists, subscribe_to
+from home.tasks import index_channel_playlists, subscribe_to
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 
 
@@ -368,7 +367,7 @@ class AboutView(MinView):
 
 class DownloadView(ArchivistResultsView):
     """resolves to /download/
-    takes POST for downloading youtube links
+    handle the download queue
     """
 
     view_origin = "downloads"
@@ -452,34 +451,6 @@ class DownloadView(ArchivistResultsView):
 
         return buckets_sorted
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def post(request):
-        """handle post requests"""
-        to_queue = AddToQueueForm(data=request.POST)
-        if to_queue.is_valid():
-            url_str = request.POST.get("vid_url")
-            print(url_str)
-            try:
-                youtube_ids = Parser(url_str).parse()
-            except ValueError:
-                # failed to process
-                key = "message:add"
-                print(f"failed to parse: {url_str}")
-                mess_dict = {
-                    "status": key,
-                    "level": "error",
-                    "title": "Failed to extract links.",
-                    "message": "Not a video, channel or playlist ID or URL",
-                }
-                RedisArchivist().set_message(key, mess_dict, expire=True)
-                return redirect("downloads")
-
-            print(youtube_ids)
-            extrac_dl.delay(youtube_ids)
-
-        sleep(2)
-        return redirect("downloads", permanent=True)
-
 
 class ChannelIdBaseView(ArchivistResultsView):
     """base class for all channel-id views"""
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index 5df3f08b..59161447 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ function dlPending() {
   }, 500);
 }
 
+function addToQueue() {
+  let textArea = document.getElementById('id_vid_url');
+  if (textArea.value === '') {
+    return
+  }
+  let toPost = {data: [{youtube_id: textArea.value, status: 'pending'}]};
+  let apiEndpoint = '/api/download/';
+  apiRequest(apiEndpoint, 'POST', toPost);
+  textArea.value = "";
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    checkMessages();
+  }, 500);
+}
+
 function toIgnore(button) {
   let youtube_id = button.getAttribute('data-id');
   let apiEndpoint = '/api/download/' + youtube_id + '/';