diff --git a/src/@types/commands.ts b/src/@types/commands.ts
index cf2069824..2ab14c7ec 100644
--- a/src/@types/commands.ts
+++ b/src/@types/commands.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@ import type {
   ComputeResourceRequest,
   DBComputeJobMetadata
 } from './C2D/C2D.js'
-import {
-  ArweaveFileObject,
-  FileObjectType,
-  EncryptMethod,
-  FtpFileObject,
-  IpfsFileObject,
-  UrlFileObject,
-  BaseFileObject
-} from './fileObject'
+import { FileObjectType, StorageObject, EncryptMethod } from './fileObject'
 
 export interface Command {
   command: string // command name
@@ -69,7 +61,7 @@ export interface FileInfoCommand extends Command {
   did?: string
   serviceId?: string
   fileIndex?: number
-  file?: UrlFileObject | ArweaveFileObject | IpfsFileObject | FtpFileObject
+  file?: StorageObject
   checksum?: boolean
 }
 // group these 2
@@ -135,7 +127,7 @@ export interface EncryptFileCommand extends Command {
   consumerAddress: string
   signature: string
   encryptionType?: EncryptMethod.AES | EncryptMethod.ECIES
-  files?: BaseFileObject
+  files?: StorageObject
   rawData?: Buffer
   policyServer?: any // object to pass to policy server
 }
diff --git a/src/@types/fileObject.ts b/src/@types/fileObject.ts
index c9526fd74..23803bc1f 100644
--- a/src/@types/fileObject.ts
+++ b/src/@types/fileObject.ts
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@ export interface FileInfoResponse {
   encryptMethod?: EncryptMethod
 }
 
-export interface FileInfoHttpRequest {
-  type?: FileObjectType
-  did?: string
-  hash?: string
-  url?: string
-  transactionId?: string
-  serviceId?: string
-}
+export type FileInfoHttpRequest =
+  | StorageObject
+  | {
+      did?: string
+      serviceId?: string
+      checksum?: boolean
+    }
diff --git a/src/components/core/handler/fileInfoHandler.ts b/src/components/core/handler/fileInfoHandler.ts
index c9579fea5..d11df081b 100644
--- a/src/components/core/handler/fileInfoHandler.ts
+++ b/src/components/core/handler/fileInfoHandler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Readable } from 'stream'
 import { P2PCommandResponse } from '../../../@types/index.js'
-import { StorageObject } from '../../../@types/fileObject.js'
+import { FileObjectType, StorageObject } from '../../../@types/fileObject.js'
 import { OceanNodeConfig } from '../../../@types/OceanNode.js'
 import { FileInfoCommand } from '../../../@types/commands.js'
 import { CORE_LOGGER } from '../../../utils/logging/common.js'
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ export class FileInfoHandler extends CommandHandler {
         return buildInvalidRequestMessage('Invalid Request: no fields are present!')
       }
     }
+
+    const matchesRegex = (value: string, regex: RegExp): boolean => regex.test(value)
+    if (command.did && !matchesRegex(command.did, /^did:op/)) {
+      return buildInvalidRequestMessage('Invalid Request: invalid did!')
+    }
+    if (command.type && !Object.values(FileObjectType).includes(command.type)) {
+      return buildInvalidRequestMessage(
+        'Invalid Request: type must be one of ' + Object.values(FileObjectType).join(', ')
+      )
+    }
+
     return validation
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/httpRoutes/fileInfo.ts b/src/components/httpRoutes/fileInfo.ts
index ee6df98d7..85925b352 100644
--- a/src/components/httpRoutes/fileInfo.ts
+++ b/src/components/httpRoutes/fileInfo.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import express, { Request, Response } from 'express'
 import {
-  ArweaveFileObject,
   FileInfoHttpRequest,
   FileObjectType,
-  FtpFileObject,
-  IpfsFileObject,
-  UrlFileObject
+  StorageObject
 } from '../../@types/fileObject.js'
 import { PROTOCOL_COMMANDS, SERVICES_API_BASE_PATH } from '../../utils/constants.js'
 import { FileInfoHandler } from '../core/handler/fileInfoHandler.js'
@@ -16,24 +13,6 @@ export const fileInfoRoute = express.Router()
 fileInfoRoute.use(express.json()) // Ensure JSON parsing middleware is used
 
 // Validation function
-const validateFileInfoRequest = (req: FileInfoHttpRequest): boolean => {
-  // Helper function to check if a string matches a regular expression
-  const matchesRegex = (value: string, regex: RegExp): boolean => regex.test(value)
-
-  if (!req.type && !req.did) return false // either 'type' or 'did' is required
-  if (req.type && !['ipfs', 'url', 'arweave', 's3', 'ftp'].includes(req.type)) {
-    return false // 'type' must be one of the allowed values
-  }
-  if (req.did && !matchesRegex(req.did, /^did:op/)) return false // 'did' must match the regex
-  if (req.type === 'ipfs' && !req.hash) return false // 'hash' is required if 'type' is 'ipfs'
-  if (req.type === 'url' && !req.url) return false // 'url' is required if 'type' is 'url'
-  if (req.type === 'ftp' && !req.url) return false // 'url' is required if 'type' is 'ftp'
-  if (req.type === 'arweave' && !req.transactionId) return false // 'transactionId' is required if 'type' is 'arweave'
-  if (!req.type && !req.serviceId) return false // 'serviceId' is required if 'type' is not provided
-
-  return true
-}
-
 fileInfoRoute.post(
   `${SERVICES_API_BASE_PATH}/fileInfo`,
   express.urlencoded({ extended: true, type: '*/*' }),
@@ -41,71 +20,41 @@ fileInfoRoute.post(
     const fileInfoReq: FileInfoHttpRequest = req.body as unknown as FileInfoHttpRequest
     HTTP_LOGGER.logMessage(`FileInfo request received: ${JSON.stringify(req.body)}`, true)
 
-    if (!validateFileInfoRequest(fileInfoReq)) {
-      res.status(400).send('Invalid request parameters')
-      return
-    }
-
     try {
+      const hasType =
+        'type' in fileInfoReq &&
+        fileInfoReq.type != null &&
+        String(fileInfoReq.type).trim() !== ''
+      const hasDid =
+        'did' in fileInfoReq &&
+        fileInfoReq.did != null &&
+        String(fileInfoReq.did).trim() !== ''
+      if (!hasType && !hasDid) {
+        res.status(400).send('Invalid request parameters')
+        return
+      }
       // Retrieve the file info
-      let fileObject: UrlFileObject | IpfsFileObject | ArweaveFileObject | FtpFileObject
+      let fileObject: StorageObject
       let fileInfoTask: FileInfoCommand
 
-      if (fileInfoReq.did && fileInfoReq.serviceId) {
+      if (`did` in fileInfoReq && fileInfoReq.did && fileInfoReq.serviceId) {
         fileInfoTask = {
           command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.FILE_INFO,
           did: fileInfoReq.did,
           serviceId: fileInfoReq.serviceId,
           caller: req.caller
         }
-      } else if (fileInfoReq.type === 'url' && fileInfoReq.url) {
-        fileObject = {
-          type: 'url',
-          url: fileInfoReq.url,
-          method: 'GET'
-        } as UrlFileObject
-        fileInfoTask = {
-          command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.FILE_INFO,
-          file: fileObject,
-          type: fileObject.type as FileObjectType,
-          caller: req.caller
-        }
-      } else if (fileInfoReq.type === 'ipfs' && fileInfoReq.hash) {
-        fileObject = {
-          type: 'ipfs',
-          hash: fileInfoReq.hash,
-          method: 'GET'
-        } as IpfsFileObject
-        fileInfoTask = {
-          command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.FILE_INFO,
-          file: fileObject,
-          type: fileObject.type as FileObjectType,
-          caller: req.caller
-        }
-      } else if (fileInfoReq.type === 'arweave' && fileInfoReq.transactionId) {
-        fileObject = {
-          type: 'arweave',
-          transactionId: fileInfoReq.transactionId,
-          method: 'GET'
-        } as ArweaveFileObject
+      } else {
+        fileObject = { ...fileInfoReq } as StorageObject
+
         fileInfoTask = {
           command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.FILE_INFO,
           file: fileObject,
           type: fileObject.type as FileObjectType,
           caller: req.caller
         }
-      } else if (fileInfoReq.type === 'ftp' && fileInfoReq.url) {
-        fileObject = {
-          type: 'ftp',
-          url: fileInfoReq.url
-        } as FtpFileObject
-        fileInfoTask = {
-          command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.FILE_INFO,
-          file: fileObject,
-          type: FileObjectType.FTP,
-          caller: req.caller
-        }
       }
+
       const response = await new FileInfoHandler(req.oceanNode).handle(fileInfoTask)
       if (response.stream) {
         res.status(response.status.httpStatus)
diff --git a/src/components/httpRoutes/provider.ts b/src/components/httpRoutes/provider.ts
index f44a05744..faef472d1 100644
--- a/src/components/httpRoutes/provider.ts
+++ b/src/components/httpRoutes/provider.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { DecryptDdoHandler } from '../core/handler/ddoHandler.js'
 import { DownloadHandler } from '../core/handler/downloadHandler.js'
 import { DownloadCommand } from '../../@types/commands.js'
 import { FeesHandler } from '../core/handler/feesHandler.js'
-import { BaseFileObject, EncryptMethod } from '../../@types/fileObject.js'
+import { StorageObject, EncryptMethod } from '../../@types/fileObject.js'
 import { P2PCommandResponse } from '../../@types/OceanNode.js'
 import { getEncryptMethodFromString } from '../../utils/crypt.js'
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ providerRoutes.post(`${SERVICES_API_BASE_PATH}/encryptFile`, async (req, res) =>
     if (req.is('application/json')) {
       // body as fileObject
       result = await new EncryptFileHandler(req.oceanNode).handle({
-        files: req.body as BaseFileObject,
+        files: req.body as StorageObject,
         encryptionType: encryptMethod,
         command: PROTOCOL_COMMANDS.ENCRYPT_FILE,
         caller: req.caller,