diff --git a/internal/worker/api/openapi.yml b/internal/worker/api/openapi.yml
index e1b132c1f..e51d38f67 100644
--- a/internal/worker/api/openapi.yml
+++ b/internal/worker/api/openapi.yml
@@ -49,19 +49,20 @@ paths:
                 type: object
                 additionalProperties: false
                 properties:
-                  manifest: {}
-                  targets:
-                    type: array
-                    items: {}
+                  id:
+                    type: string
+                    format: uuid
                   location:
                     type: string
                   artifact_location:
                     type: string
-                  id:
+                  type:
                     type: string
-                    format: uuid
+                    enum:
+                      - osbuild
+                  args: {}
                 required:
-                  - manifest
+                  - type
                   - location
                   - id
         4XX:
diff --git a/internal/worker/client.go b/internal/worker/client.go
index 8b6db3aed..bf33e6c9e 100644
--- a/internal/worker/client.go
+++ b/internal/worker/client.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@ type Job interface {
 type job struct {
 	requester        *http.Client
 	id               uuid.UUID
-	manifest         distro.Manifest
-	targets          []*target.Target
 	location         string
 	artifactLocation string
+	jobType          string
+	args             json.RawMessage
 }
 
 func NewClient(baseURL string, conf *tls.Config) (*Client, error) {
@@ -115,8 +116,8 @@ func (c *Client) RequestJob() (Job, error) {
 	return &job{
 		requester:        c.requester,
 		id:               jr.Id,
-		manifest:         jr.Manifest,
-		targets:          jr.Targets,
+		jobType:          jr.Type,
+		args:             jr.Args,
 		location:         location.String(),
 		artifactLocation: artifactLocation.String(),
 	}, nil
@@ -127,7 +128,17 @@ func (j *job) Id() uuid.UUID {
 }
 
 func (j *job) OSBuildArgs() (distro.Manifest, []*target.Target, error) {
-	return j.manifest, j.targets, nil
+	if j.jobType != "osbuild" {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("not an osbuild job")
+	}
+
+	var args OSBuildJob
+	err := json.Unmarshal(j.args, &args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing osbuild job arguments: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return args.Manifest, args.Targets, nil
 }
 
 func (j *job) Update(status common.ImageBuildState, result *osbuild.Result) error {
diff --git a/internal/worker/json.go b/internal/worker/json.go
index 60f95fc5c..977adc6a4 100644
--- a/internal/worker/json.go
+++ b/internal/worker/json.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package worker
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/common"
 	"github.com/osbuild/osbuild-composer/internal/distro"
@@ -30,11 +32,11 @@ type statusResponse struct {
 }
 
 type requestJobResponse struct {
-	Id               uuid.UUID        `json:"id"`
-	Manifest         distro.Manifest  `json:"manifest"`
-	Targets          []*target.Target `json:"targets,omitempty"`
-	Location         string           `json:"location"`
-	ArtifactLocation string           `json:"artifact_location"`
+	Id               uuid.UUID       `json:"id"`
+	Location         string          `json:"location"`
+	ArtifactLocation string          `json:"artifact_location"`
+	Type             string          `json:"type"`
+	Args             json.RawMessage `json:"args,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type getJobResponse struct {
diff --git a/internal/worker/server.go b/internal/worker/server.go
index 98b5012d0..9b33ed7c4 100644
--- a/internal/worker/server.go
+++ b/internal/worker/server.go
@@ -263,12 +263,17 @@ func (h *apiHandlers) RequestJob(ctx echo.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	serializedArgs, err := json.Marshal(jobArgs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, requestJobResponse{
 		Id:               jobId,
-		Manifest:         jobArgs.Manifest,
-		Targets:          jobArgs.Targets,
 		Location:         fmt.Sprintf("/jobs/%v", token),
 		ArtifactLocation: fmt.Sprintf("/jobs/%v/artifacts/", token),
+		Type:             "osbuild",
+		Args:             serializedArgs,
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/worker/server_test.go b/internal/worker/server_test.go
index ee3200613..bbe31833a 100644
--- a/internal/worker/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/worker/server_test.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	test.TestRoute(t, server, false, "POST", "/jobs", `{}`, http.StatusCreated,
-		`{"manifest":{"sources":{},"pipeline":{}}}`, "id", "location", "artifact_location")
+		`{"type":"osbuild","args":{"manifest":{"pipeline":{},"sources":{}}}}`, "id", "location", "artifact_location")
 }
 
 func TestCancel(t *testing.T) {