diff --git a/Datatable/Ajax.php b/Datatable/Ajax.php
index cc9939db..de1bdd1d 100644
--- a/Datatable/Ajax.php
+++ b/Datatable/Ajax.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Ajax
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $type;
+    protected $method;
 
     /**
      * Data to be sent.
@@ -90,17 +90,17 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
             'url' => null,
-            'type' => 'GET',
+            'method' => 'GET',
             'data' => null,
             'pipeline' => 0,
         ));
 
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('url', array('null', 'string'));
-        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('type', 'string');
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('method', 'string');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('data', array('null', 'array'));
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('pipeline', 'int');
 
-        $resolver->setAllowedValues('type', array('GET', 'POST'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedValues('method', array('GET', 'POST'));
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -134,29 +134,49 @@ public function setUrl($url)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get type.
+     * Get method.
      *
      * @return string
      */
+    public function getMethod()
+    {
+        return $this->method;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return string
+     * @deprecated Use getMethod() instead
+     */
     public function getType()
     {
-        return $this->type;
+        return $this->getMethod();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set type.
+     * Set method.
      *
-     * @param string $type
+     * @param string $method
      *
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function setType($type)
+    public function setMethod($method)
     {
-        $this->type = $type;
+        $this->method = $method;
 
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $method
+     *
+     * @return \Sg\DatatablesBundle\Datatable\Ajax
+     * @deprecated Use setMethod() instead
+     */
+    public function setType($method)
+    {
+        return $this->setMethod($method);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get data.
      *
diff --git a/Resources/public/js/pipeline.js b/Resources/public/js/pipeline.js
index 83085bf1..5a7a2c66 100644
--- a/Resources/public/js/pipeline.js
+++ b/Resources/public/js/pipeline.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ $.fn.dataTable.pipeline = function ( opts ) {
         url: '',      // script url
         data: null,   // function or object with parameters to send to the server
                       // matching how `ajax.data` works in DataTables
-        method: 'GET' // Ajax HTTP method
+        method: opts.method // Ajax HTTP method
     }, opts );
 
     // Private variables for storing the cache
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $.fn.dataTable.pipeline = function ( opts ) {
             }
 
             settings.jqXHR = $.ajax( {
-                "type":     conf.method,
+                "method":   conf.method,
                 "url":      conf.url,
                 "data":     request,
                 "dataType": "json",
diff --git a/Resources/views/datatable/ajax.html.twig b/Resources/views/datatable/ajax.html.twig
index fd6b6504..97a4a10f 100644
--- a/Resources/views/datatable/ajax.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/datatable/ajax.html.twig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     {% if sg_datatables_view.ajax.url is not same as(null) %}
         "url": "{{ sg_datatables_view.ajax.url|raw }}",
     {% endif %}
-    "type": "{{ sg_datatables_view.ajax.type }}",
+    "method": "{{ sg_datatables_view.ajax.method }}",
     {% if sg_datatables_view.ajax.data is not same as(null) %}
         "data": {{ sg_datatables_view.ajax.data|raw }},
     {% endif %}
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@
         {{ ajax_vars }}
     },
 {% endif %}
-
-
-
diff --git a/Resources/views/datatable/multiselect_actions.html.twig b/Resources/views/datatable/multiselect_actions.html.twig
index dab2ef53..82d68fc8 100644
--- a/Resources/views/datatable/multiselect_actions.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/datatable/multiselect_actions.html.twig
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ $(".sg-datatables-{{ datatable_name }}-multiselect-action").on("click", function
         if (url != null) {
             $.ajax({
                 url: url,
-                type: "POST",
+                method: "POST",
                 cache: false,
                 data: {
                     'data': items,
diff --git a/Response/DatatableResponse.php b/Response/DatatableResponse.php
index 4bbb8b91..2588662d 100644
--- a/Response/DatatableResponse.php
+++ b/Response/DatatableResponse.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ private function createDatatableQueryBuilder()
     private function getRequestParams()
     {
         $parameterBag = null;
-        $type = $this->datatable->getAjax()->getType();
+        $type = $this->datatable->getAjax()->getMethod();
 
         if ('GET' === strtoupper($type)) {
             $parameterBag = $this->request->query;
diff --git a/Tests/Datatables/PostDatatable.php b/Tests/Datatables/PostDatatable.php
index 68247977..753dbedb 100644
--- a/Tests/Datatables/PostDatatable.php
+++ b/Tests/Datatables/PostDatatable.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function buildDatatable(array $options = array())
     {
         $this->ajax->set(array(
             'url' => '',
-            'type' => 'GET',
+            'method' => 'GET',
         ));
 
         $this->options->set(array(