diff --git a/public/openapi/write.yaml b/public/openapi/write.yaml
index c59b9bce29..29f31a9f62 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ paths:
     $ref: 'write/topics/tid/read.yaml'
   /topics/{tid}/bump:
     $ref: 'write/topics/tid/bump.yaml'
+  /topics/{tid}/move:
+    $ref: 'write/topics/tid/move.yaml'
   /tags/{tag}/follow:
     $ref: 'write/tags/tag/follow.yaml'
   /posts/{pid}:
diff --git a/public/openapi/write/topics/tid/move.yaml b/public/openapi/write/topics/tid/move.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c8dedc11a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/openapi/write/topics/tid/move.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+put:
+  tags:
+    - topics
+  summary: move topic to another category
+  description: |
+    This operation moved a topic from one category to another.
+
+    **Note**: This is a privileged call and can only be executed by administrators, global moderators, or the moderator for the category of the passed-in topic.
+  parameters:
+    - in: path
+      name: tid
+      schema:
+        type: string
+      required: true
+      description: a valid topic id
+      example: 1
+  responses:
+    '200':
+      description: Topic successfully moved
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              status:
+                $ref: ../../../components/schemas/Status.yaml#/Status
+              response:
+                type: object
+                properties: {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/api/topics.js b/src/api/topics.js
index 7a6cabf966..2cef69215d 100644
--- a/src/api/topics.js
+++ b/src/api/topics.js
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ const validator = require('validator');
 
 const user = require('../user');
 const topics = require('../topics');
+const categories = require('../categories');
 const posts = require('../posts');
 const meta = require('../meta');
 const privileges = require('../privileges');
+const events = require('../events');
+const batch = require('../batch');
 
 const apiHelpers = require('./helpers');
 
@@ -298,3 +301,48 @@ topicsAPI.bump = async (caller, { tid }) => {
 	await topics.markAsUnreadForAll(tid);
 	topics.pushUnreadCount(caller.uid);
 };
+
+topicsAPI.move = async (caller, { tid, cid }) => {
+	const canMove = await privileges.categories.isAdminOrMod(cid, caller.uid);
+	if (!canMove) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
+	}
+
+	const tids = Array.isArray(tid) ? tid : [tid];
+	const uids = await user.getUidsFromSet('users:online', 0, -1);
+	const cids = [parseInt(cid, 10)];
+
+	await batch.processArray(tids, async (tids) => {
+		await Promise.all(tids.map(async (tid) => {
+			const canMove = await privileges.topics.isAdminOrMod(tid, caller.uid);
+			if (!canMove) {
+				throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
+			}
+			const topicData = await topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['tid', 'cid', 'slug', 'deleted']);
+			if (!cids.includes(topicData.cid)) {
+				cids.push(topicData.cid);
+			}
+			await topics.tools.move(tid, {
+				cid,
+				uid: caller.uid,
+			});
+
+			const notifyUids = await privileges.categories.filterUids('topics:read', topicData.cid, uids);
+			socketHelpers.emitToUids('event:topic_moved', topicData, notifyUids);
+			if (!topicData.deleted) {
+				socketHelpers.sendNotificationToTopicOwner(tid, caller.uid, 'move', 'notifications:moved-your-topic');
+			}
+
+			await events.log({
+				type: `topic-move`,
+				uid: caller.uid,
+				ip: caller.ip,
+				tid: tid,
+				fromCid: topicData.cid,
+				toCid: cid,
+			});
+		}));
+	}, { batch: 10 });
+
+	await categories.onTopicsMoved(cids);
+};
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/topics.js b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
index b9691a8da5..cafcec2f7f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/topics.js
@@ -207,3 +207,10 @@ Topics.bump = async (req, res) => {
 
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
 };
+
+Topics.move = async (req, res) => {
+	const { cid } = req.body;
+	await api.topics.move(req, { cid, ...req.params });
+
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/write/topics.js b/src/routes/write/topics.js
index 1a537fd56d..df10f66633 100644
--- a/src/routes/write/topics.js
+++ b/src/routes/write/topics.js
@@ -49,5 +49,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:tid/read', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.topic], controllers.write.topics.markUnread);
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'put', '/:tid/bump', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.topic], controllers.write.topics.bump);
 
+	setupApiRoute(router, 'put', '/:tid/move', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.topic], controllers.write.topics.move);
+
 	return router;
 };
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics/move.js b/src/socket.io/topics/move.js
index 6c03412cc2..819ce895bf 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics/move.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics/move.js
@@ -8,48 +8,21 @@ const privileges = require('../../privileges');
 const socketHelpers = require('../helpers');
 const events = require('../../events');
 
+const api = require('../../api');
+const sockets = require('..');
+
 module.exports = function (SocketTopics) {
 	SocketTopics.move = async function (socket, data) {
+		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'GET /api/v3/topics/:tid/move');
+
 		if (!data || !Array.isArray(data.tids) || !data.cid) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 		}
 
-		const canMove = await privileges.categories.isAdminOrMod(data.cid, socket.uid);
-		if (!canMove) {
-			throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
-		}
-
-		const uids = await user.getUidsFromSet('users:online', 0, -1);
-		const cids = [parseInt(data.cid, 10)];
-		await async.eachLimit(data.tids, 10, async (tid) => {
-			const canMove = await privileges.topics.isAdminOrMod(tid, socket.uid);
-			if (!canMove) {
-				throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
-			}
-			const topicData = await topics.getTopicFields(tid, ['tid', 'cid', 'slug', 'deleted']);
-			if (!cids.includes(topicData.cid)) {
-				cids.push(topicData.cid);
-			}
-			data.uid = socket.uid;
-			await topics.tools.move(tid, data);
-
-			const notifyUids = await privileges.categories.filterUids('topics:read', topicData.cid, uids);
-			socketHelpers.emitToUids('event:topic_moved', topicData, notifyUids);
-			if (!topicData.deleted) {
-				socketHelpers.sendNotificationToTopicOwner(tid, socket.uid, 'move', 'notifications:moved-your-topic');
-			}
-
-			await events.log({
-				type: `topic-move`,
-				uid: socket.uid,
-				ip: socket.ip,
-				tid: tid,
-				fromCid: topicData.cid,
-				toCid: data.cid,
-			});
+		await api.topics.move(socket, {
+			tid: data.tids,
+			cid: data.cid,
 		});
-
-		await categories.onTopicsMoved(cids);
 	};