diff --git a/api/v1/parameters.json b/api/v1/parameters.json
index 9778ac7088..b20e19f666 100644
--- a/api/v1/parameters.json
+++ b/api/v1/parameters.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "borrowernumberPathParam": {
     "$ref": "parameters/patron.json#/borrowernumberPathParam"
   },
+  "borrowernumberQueryParam": {
+    "$ref": "parameters/patron.json#/borrowernumberQueryParam"
+  },
   "holdIdPathParam": {
     "$ref": "parameters/hold.json#/holdIdPathParam"
   }
diff --git a/api/v1/parameters/patron.json b/api/v1/parameters/patron.json
index 285ee047a7..2b204c17ca 100644
--- a/api/v1/parameters/patron.json
+++ b/api/v1/parameters/patron.json
@@ -5,5 +5,12 @@
     "description": "Internal patron identifier",
     "required": true,
     "type": "integer"
+  },
+  "borrowernumberQueryParam": {
+    "name": "borrowernumber",
+    "in": "query",
+    "description": "Internal borrower identifier",
+    "required": true,
+    "type": "integer"
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/v1/paths/holds.json b/api/v1/paths/holds.json
index a56e5830e2..cd9713bc3f 100644
--- a/api/v1/paths/holds.json
+++ b/api/v1/paths/holds.json
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
           "type": "integer"
         },
         {
-          "name": "borrowernumber",
-          "in": "query",
-          "description": "Internal borrower identifier",
-          "type": "integer"
+          "$ref": "../parameters.json#/borrowernumberQueryParam"
         },
         {
           "name": "reservedate",