diff --git a/api/database.py b/api/database.py
index 1cc8ce7..adebd83 100644
--- a/api/database.py
+++ b/api/database.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def to_dict(self):
 async def get_table(
         conn,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "linestrings"]
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "lines"]
 ) -> Table:
     metadata = MetaData(schema="sources")
     table_slug = await source_id_to_slug(engine, table_id)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async def get_table(
 async def get_sources_sub_table_count(
         engine: AsyncEngine,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "linestrings"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "lines"],
         query_params: list = None
 ) -> int:
     async with engine.begin() as conn:
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def get_sources_sub_table_count(
 async def select_sources_sub_table(
         engine: AsyncEngine,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "linestrings"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "lines"],
         page: int = 0,
         page_size: int = 100,
         query_params: list = None,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ async def select_sources_sub_table(
 async def patch_sources_sub_table(
         engine: AsyncEngine,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "linestrings"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "points", "lines"],
         update_values: dict,
         query_params: list = None
 ) -> CursorResult:
diff --git a/api/routes/sources.py b/api/routes/sources.py
index 9f7f719..1534fac 100644
--- a/api/routes/sources.py
+++ b/api/routes/sources.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async def get_sub_sources_geometries(
     engine = get_engine()
     async with engine.begin() as conn:
 
-        for geometry in ["polygons", "linestrings", "points"]:
+        for geometry in ["polygons", "lines", "points"]:
 
             try:
                 table = await get_table(conn, table_id, geometry)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async def get_sub_sources_helper(
         response: Response,
         request: starlette.requests.Request,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "linestrings", "points"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "lines", "points"],
         page: int = 0,
         page_size: int = 100
 ) -> List[Union[PolygonResponseModel, LineStringModel, PointModel]]:
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ async def get_sub_sources(
     return await get_sub_sources_helper(response, request, table_id, "points", page, page_size)
 
 
-@router.get("/{table_id}/linestrings", response_model=List[LineStringModel])
+@router.get("/{table_id}/lines", response_model=List[LineStringModel])
 async def get_sub_sources(
         response: Response,
         request: starlette.requests.Request,
@@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ async def get_sub_sources(
         page: int = 0,
         page_size: int = 100
 ):
-    return await get_sub_sources_helper(response, request, table_id, "linestrings", page, page_size)
+    return await get_sub_sources_helper(response, request, table_id, "lines", page, page_size)
 
 
 @router.patch("/{table_id}/{geometry_type}")
 async def patch_sub_sources(
         request: starlette.requests.Request,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "linestrings", "points"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "lines", "points"],
         updates: Union[PolygonRequestModel, LineStringModel, PointModel],
         user_has_access: bool = Depends(has_access)
 ) -> List[Union[PolygonResponseModel, LineStringModel, PointModel]]:
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ async def patch_sub_sources(
         request: starlette.requests.Request,
         target_column: str,
         table_id: int,
-        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "linestrings", "points"],
+        geometry_type: Literal["polygons", "lines", "points"],
         copy_column: CopyColumnRequest,
         user_has_access: bool = Depends(has_access),
 ):
diff --git a/api/tests/sources.py b/api/tests/sources.py
index 55ef149..87b02e4 100644
--- a/api/tests/sources.py
+++ b/api/tests/sources.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def test_get_sources_points_table(self, api_client: TestClient):
 
         assert len(response_json) > 0
 
-    def test_get_source_linestrings_table(self, api_client: TestClient):
-        response = api_client.get(f"/sources/{TEST_SOURCE_TABLE.source_id}/linestrings")
+    def test_get_source_lines_table(self, api_client: TestClient):
+        response = api_client.get(f"/sources/{TEST_SOURCE_TABLE.source_id}/lines")
         assert response.status_code == 200
         response_json = response.json()