diff --git a/README b/README
index d092a68..71b342a 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ API
 
 Items amount can be added to basket through API by posting to
 */api/lingo/add-basket-item* endpoint a json payload containing *amount* and/or
-*"extra": {"amount": ...}* attribute.
+*"extra": {"amount": ...}* attribute or passing *amount* in the query string
 
 For example:
 
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ For example:
      "amount": "42.42",
      "extra": {"amount": "10.42", ...},
      ...
-    }
+     }
+
+or
+    /api/lingo/add-basket-item?amount=10
 
 The "amount" attribute should be float or decimal or a list of
 floats/decimals. For example:
diff --git a/lingo/views.py b/lingo/views.py
index 44b3ac8..32f8a60 100644
--- a/lingo/views.py
+++ b/lingo/views.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class AddBasketItemApiView(View):
         extra = request_body.get('extra', {})
 
         item = BasketItem(amount=0)
+        item.amount = sum([Decimal(x) for x in request.GET.getlist('amount')])
 
         if request_body.get('amount'):
             item.amount += self.get_amount(request_body['amount'])