diff --git a/cmd/actions.go b/cmd/actions.go
index 275fd7904eae..f582c16c81c4 100644
--- a/cmd/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/actions.go
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ func runGenerateActionsRunnerToken(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if extra.HasError() {
 		return handleCliResponseExtra(extra)
 	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Printf("%s\n", respText)
+	_, _ = fmt.Printf("%s\n", respText.Text)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/keys.go b/cmd/keys.go
index 9d5278f1099e..ceeec4848615 100644
--- a/cmd/keys.go
+++ b/cmd/keys.go
@@ -78,6 +78,6 @@ func runKeys(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if extra.Error != nil {
 		return extra.Error
 	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, strings.TrimSpace(authorizedString))
+	_, _ = fmt.Fprintln(c.App.Writer, strings.TrimSpace(authorizedString.Text))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/mailer.go b/cmd/mailer.go
index 646330e85aae..0c5f2c8c8d47 100644
--- a/cmd/mailer.go
+++ b/cmd/mailer.go
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ func runSendMail(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if extra.HasError() {
 		return handleCliResponseExtra(extra)
 	}
-	_, _ = fmt.Printf("Sent %s email(s) to all users\n", respText)
+	_, _ = fmt.Printf("Sent %s email(s) to all users\n", respText.Text)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/private/actions.go b/modules/private/actions.go
index a22833632e0c..311a28365004 100644
--- a/modules/private/actions.go
+++ b/modules/private/actions.go
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ type GenerateTokenRequest struct {
 }
 
 // GenerateActionsRunnerToken calls the internal GenerateActionsRunnerToken function
-func GenerateActionsRunnerToken(ctx context.Context, scope string) (string, ResponseExtra) {
+func GenerateActionsRunnerToken(ctx context.Context, scope string) (*ResponseText, ResponseExtra) {
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + "api/internal/actions/generate_actions_runner_token"
 
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST", GenerateTokenRequest{
 		Scope: scope,
 	})
 
-	resp, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
-	if extra.HasError() {
-		return "", extra
-	}
-	return resp.Text, extra
+	return requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 }
diff --git a/modules/private/hook.go b/modules/private/hook.go
index 23e03896e4d8..cab8c812248f 100644
--- a/modules/private/hook.go
+++ b/modules/private/hook.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func HookPreReceive(ctx context.Context, ownerName, repoName string, opts HookOp
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + fmt.Sprintf("api/internal/hook/pre-receive/%s/%s", url.PathEscape(ownerName), url.PathEscape(repoName))
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST", opts)
 	req.SetReadWriteTimeout(time.Duration(60+len(opts.OldCommitIDs)) * time.Second)
-	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
+	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 	return extra
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func SetDefaultBranch(ctx context.Context, ownerName, repoName, branch string) R
 		url.PathEscape(branch),
 	)
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST")
-	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
+	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 	return extra
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ func SetDefaultBranch(ctx context.Context, ownerName, repoName, branch string) R
 func SSHLog(ctx context.Context, isErr bool, msg string) error {
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + "api/internal/ssh/log"
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST", &SSHLogOption{IsError: isErr, Message: msg})
-	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
+	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 	return extra.Error
 }
diff --git a/modules/private/key.go b/modules/private/key.go
index 08762bd4013d..dcd17148564c 100644
--- a/modules/private/key.go
+++ b/modules/private/key.go
@@ -15,20 +15,16 @@ func UpdatePublicKeyInRepo(ctx context.Context, keyID, repoID int64) error {
 	// Ask for running deliver hook and test pull request tasks.
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + fmt.Sprintf("api/internal/ssh/%d/update/%d", keyID, repoID)
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST")
-	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
+	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 	return extra.Error
 }
 
 // AuthorizedPublicKeyByContent searches content as prefix (leak e-mail part)
 // and returns public key found.
-func AuthorizedPublicKeyByContent(ctx context.Context, content string) (string, ResponseExtra) {
+func AuthorizedPublicKeyByContent(ctx context.Context, content string) (*ResponseText, ResponseExtra) {
 	// Ask for running deliver hook and test pull request tasks.
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + "api/internal/ssh/authorized_keys"
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST")
 	req.Param("content", content)
-	resp, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
-	if extra.HasError() {
-		return "", extra
-	}
-	return resp.Text, extra
+	return requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 }
diff --git a/modules/private/mail.go b/modules/private/mail.go
index ac55d6fe4d73..08de5b7e2872 100644
--- a/modules/private/mail.go
+++ b/modules/private/mail.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Email struct {
 // It accepts a list of usernames.
 // If DB contains these users it will send the email to them.
 // If to list == nil, it's supposed to send emails to every user present in DB
-func SendEmail(ctx context.Context, subject, message string, to []string) (string, ResponseExtra) {
+func SendEmail(ctx context.Context, subject, message string, to []string) (*ResponseText, ResponseExtra) {
 	reqURL := setting.LocalURL + "api/internal/mail/send"
 
 	req := newInternalRequest(ctx, reqURL, "POST", Email{
@@ -29,9 +29,5 @@ func SendEmail(ctx context.Context, subject, message string, to []string) (strin
 		To:      to,
 	})
 
-	resp, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
-	if extra.HasError() {
-		return "", extra
-	}
-	return resp.Text, extra
+	return requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 }
diff --git a/modules/private/request.go b/modules/private/request.go
index 2bc43b972d4f..58cd2612393f 100644
--- a/modules/private/request.go
+++ b/modules/private/request.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
 )
 
-// responseText is used to get the response as text, instead of parsing it as JSON.
-type responseText struct {
+// ResponseText is used to get the response as text, instead of parsing it as JSON.
+type ResponseText struct {
 	Text string
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (re responseError) Error() string {
 // Caller should check the ResponseExtra.HasError() first to see whether the request fails.
 //
 // * If the "res" is a struct pointer, the response will be parsed as JSON
-// * If the "res" is responseText pointer, the response will be stored as text in it
+// * If the "res" is ResponseText pointer, the response will be stored as text in it
 // * If the "res" is responseCallback pointer, the callback function should set the ResponseExtra fields accordingly
 func requestJSONResp[T any](req *httplib.Request, res *T) (ret *T, extra ResponseExtra) {
 	resp, err := req.Response()
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func requestJSONResp[T any](req *httplib.Request, res *T) (ret *T, extra Respons
 
 	// now, the StatusCode must be 2xx
 	var v any = res
-	if respText, ok := v.(*responseText); ok {
+	if respText, ok := v.(*ResponseText); ok {
 		// get the whole response as a text string
 		bs, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func requestJSONResp[T any](req *httplib.Request, res *T) (ret *T, extra Respons
 // requestJSONClientMsg sends a request to the gitea server, server only responds text message status=200 with "success" body
 // If the request succeeds (200), the argument clientSuccessMsg will be used as ResponseExtra.UserMsg.
 func requestJSONClientMsg(req *httplib.Request, clientSuccessMsg string) ResponseExtra {
-	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &responseText{})
+	_, extra := requestJSONResp(req, &ResponseText{})
 	if extra.HasError() {
 		return extra
 	}