diff --git a/Routing/EndpointLoader.php b/Routing/EndpointLoader.php
index 0b2b690..13007b8 100644
--- a/Routing/EndpointLoader.php
+++ b/Routing/EndpointLoader.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function load($resource, $type = null)
 
             //TODO: go through $requestClass and set requirements \d+ etc based on type
             $route = new Route(
-                $endpoint->getPath(),
+                $this->stripQueryString($endpoint->getPath()),
                 ['_controller' => $controller]
             );
             $route->setMethods([$endpoint->getMethod()]);
@@ -77,4 +77,14 @@ public function supports($resource, $type = null)
     {
         return 'endpoint_handler' === $type;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Endpoint paths may contain a query string template (e.g. "/v1/cars?ids={ids}") used by API clients
+     * to build request URIs. Routes are matched against the path info only, so the query string must not
+     * be part of the route path.
+     */
+    private function stripQueryString(string $path): string
+    {
+        return explode('?', $path, 2)[0];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Routing/EndpointLoaderTest.php b/Tests/Routing/EndpointLoaderTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5084ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Routing/EndpointLoaderTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the auto1-oss/service-api-handler-bundle.
+ *
+ * (c) AUTO1 Group SE https://www.auto1-group.com
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Auto1\ServiceAPIHandlerBundle\Routing;
+
+use Auto1\ServiceAPIComponentsBundle\Service\Endpoint\Endpoint;
+use Auto1\ServiceAPIComponentsBundle\Service\Endpoint\EndpointRegistryInterface;
+use Auto1\ServiceAPIHandlerBundle\Routing\EndpointLoader;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Prophecy\Argument;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+class EndpointLoaderTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private const CONTROLLER = 'App\Controller\SomeController::someAction';
+
+    public function testLoadStripsQueryStringFromRoutePath(): void
+    {
+        $routes = $this->loadRoutes('/v1/items?excludeIds={excludeIds}', 'GET');
+
+        $route = $routes->get(RequestStub::class);
+        $this->assertNotNull($route);
+        $this->assertSame('/v1/items', $route->getPath());
+        $this->assertSame(['GET'], $route->getMethods());
+    }
+
+    public function testLoadKeepsPathPlaceholders(): void
+    {
+        $routes = $this->loadRoutes('/v1/cars/{id}', 'POST');
+
+        $route = $routes->get(RequestStub::class);
+        $this->assertNotNull($route);
+        $this->assertSame('/v1/cars/{id}', $route->getPath());
+        $this->assertSame(['POST'], $route->getMethods());
+    }
+
+    private function loadRoutes(string $path, string $method): RouteCollection
+    {
+        $endpoint = (new Endpoint())
+            ->setPath($path)
+            ->setMethod($method);
+
+        $endpointRegistryProphecy = $this->prophesize(EndpointRegistryInterface::class);
+        $endpointRegistryProphecy->getEndpoint(Argument::type(RequestStub::class))
+            ->willReturn($endpoint);
+
+        $endpointLoader = new EndpointLoader(
+            $endpointRegistryProphecy->reveal(),
+            [self::CONTROLLER => RequestStub::class]
+        );
+
+        $routes = $endpointLoader->load('.', 'endpoint_handler');
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(RouteCollection::class, $routes);
+
+        return $routes;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Routing/RequestStub.php b/Tests/Routing/RequestStub.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf1326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Routing/RequestStub.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the auto1-oss/service-api-handler-bundle.
+ *
+ * (c) AUTO1 Group SE https://www.auto1-group.com
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Auto1\ServiceAPIHandlerBundle\Routing;
+
+use Auto1\ServiceAPIRequest\ServiceRequestInterface;
+
+class RequestStub implements ServiceRequestInterface
+{
+}