diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4544b03a..3c8f1bd47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Not released
 
+- react-api: stats request uses POST for big queries/queryParameters [#656](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react/pull/656)
 - Improve upgrade guide documentation [#651](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react/pull/651)
 - Fix storybook publication with Node 18 [#654](https://github.com/CartoDB/carto-react/pull/654)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-api/__tests__/api/stats.test.js b/packages/react-api/__tests__/api/stats.test.js
index 474382c9c..a3e0a21ee 100644
--- a/packages/react-api/__tests__/api/stats.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-api/__tests__/api/stats.test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,82 @@ describe('stats', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    test('big query source - should return stats using POST', async () => {
+      const hugeQuery = Array.from(Array(5000)).join(',');
+      const QUERY_TEST = {
+        input: {
+          source: { ...QUERY_SOURCE, data: hugeQuery },
+          column: 'injuries'
+        },
+        url: `https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/stats/carto-ps-bq-developers/injuries`,
+        output: TABLE_AND_QUERY_STATS
+      };
+
+      const fetchMock = (global.fetch = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => QUERY_TEST.output
+        };
+      }));
+
+      const abortController = new AbortController();
+
+      const res = await getStats({ ...QUERY_TEST.input, opts: { abortController } });
+
+      expect(res).toEqual(QUERY_TEST.output);
+
+      expect(fetchMock).toBeCalledWith(QUERY_TEST.url, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${QUERY_TEST.input.source.credentials.accessToken}`,
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        },
+        signal: abortController.signal,
+        body: JSON.stringify({ q: hugeQuery })
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('query source - big queryParameters, should return stats using POST', async () => {
+      const huugeQueryParameters = Array.from(Array(5000)).reduce((r, _, i) => {
+        r[`param${i}`] = i;
+        return r;
+      }, {});
+      const QUERY_TEST = {
+        input: {
+          source: { ...QUERY_SOURCE, queryParameters: huugeQueryParameters },
+          column: 'injuries'
+        },
+        url: `https://gcp-us-east1.api.carto.com/v3/stats/carto-ps-bq-developers/injuries`,
+        output: TABLE_AND_QUERY_STATS
+      };
+
+      const fetchMock = (global.fetch = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+        return {
+          ok: true,
+          json: async () => QUERY_TEST.output
+        };
+      }));
+
+      const abortController = new AbortController();
+
+      const res = await getStats({ ...QUERY_TEST.input, opts: { abortController } });
+
+      expect(res).toEqual(QUERY_TEST.output);
+
+      expect(fetchMock).toBeCalledWith(QUERY_TEST.url, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `Bearer ${QUERY_TEST.input.source.credentials.accessToken}`,
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        },
+        signal: abortController.signal,
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          q: QUERY_SOURCE.data,
+          queryParameters: huugeQueryParameters
+        })
+      });
+    });
+
     test('tileset source - should return stats', async () => {
       const TILESET_TEST = {
         input: {
diff --git a/packages/react-api/src/api/stats.js b/packages/react-api/src/api/stats.js
index 00456c0de..a4d12187f 100644
--- a/packages/react-api/src/api/stats.js
+++ b/packages/react-api/src/api/stats.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { checkCredentials, makeCall } from './common';
 import { MAP_TYPES, API_VERSIONS } from '@deck.gl/carto';
 import { getTileJson } from './tilejson';
-import { InvalidColumnError, _assert as assert } from '@carto/react-core/';
+import {
+  InvalidColumnError,
+  REQUEST_GET_MAX_URL_LENGTH,
+  _assert as assert
+} from '@carto/react-core/';
 
 /**
  * Execute a stats service request.
@@ -34,35 +38,41 @@ export async function getStats(props) {
     }
 
     return columnStats;
-  } else {
-    const url = buildUrl(source, column);
-
-    return makeCall({
-      url,
-      credentials: source.credentials,
-      opts,
-      queryParameters: source.queryParameters
-    });
   }
-}
 
-// Aux
-function buildUrl(source, column) {
   const isQuery = source.type === MAP_TYPES.QUERY;
-
-  const url = new URL(
+  const baseUrl = new URL(
     `${source.credentials.apiBaseUrl}/v3/stats/${source.connection}/${
       isQuery ? column : `${source.data}/${column}`
     }`
   );
 
+  const queryParams = {};
   if (isQuery) {
-    url.searchParams.set('q', source.data);
-
+    queryParams.q = source.data;
     if (source.queryParameters) {
-      url.searchParams.set('queryParameters', JSON.stringify(source.queryParameters));
+      queryParams.queryParameters = JSON.stringify(source.queryParameters);
     }
   }
 
-  return url;
+  const queryParamsFormatted = new URLSearchParams(queryParams).toString();
+  const getUrl = `${baseUrl}${queryParamsFormatted ? '?' + queryParamsFormatted : ''}`;
+  if (getUrl.length <= REQUEST_GET_MAX_URL_LENGTH) {
+    return makeCall({
+      url: getUrl,
+      credentials: source.credentials,
+      opts
+    });
+  } else {
+    queryParams.queryParameters = source.queryParameters;
+    return makeCall({
+      url: baseUrl,
+      credentials: source.credentials,
+      opts: {
+        ...opts,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify(queryParams)
+      }
+    });
+  }
 }