diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
index eb4ee6d34..2f3f4a83b 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ use meilisearch_lib::index::{
 };
 use meilisearch_lib::MeiliSearch;
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde_cs::vec::CS;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::analytics::{Analytics, SearchAggregator};
 use crate::extractors::authentication::{policies::*, GuardedData};
 use crate::extractors::sequential_extractor::SeqHandler;
+use crate::routes::{fold_star_or, StarOr};
 
 pub fn configure(cfg: &mut web::ServiceConfig) {
     cfg.service(
@@ -28,16 +30,16 @@ pub struct SearchQueryGet {
     q: Option<String>,
     offset: Option<usize>,
     limit: Option<usize>,
-    attributes_to_retrieve: Option<String>,
-    attributes_to_crop: Option<String>,
+    attributes_to_retrieve: Option<CS<StarOr<String>>>,
+    attributes_to_crop: Option<CS<StarOr<String>>>,
     #[serde(default = "DEFAULT_CROP_LENGTH")]
     crop_length: usize,
-    attributes_to_highlight: Option<String>,
+    attributes_to_highlight: Option<CS<StarOr<String>>>,
     filter: Option<String>,
     sort: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default = "Default::default")]
     show_matches_position: bool,
-    facets: Option<String>,
+    facets: Option<CS<StarOr<String>>>,
     #[serde(default = "DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_PRE_TAG")]
     highlight_pre_tag: String,
     #[serde(default = "DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_POST_TAG")]
@@ -50,19 +52,20 @@ impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
     fn from(other: SearchQueryGet) -> Self {
         let attributes_to_retrieve = other
             .attributes_to_retrieve
-            .map(|attrs| attrs.split(',').map(String::from).collect());
+            .map(CS::into_inner)
+            .and_then(fold_star_or);
 
         let attributes_to_crop = other
             .attributes_to_crop
-            .map(|attrs| attrs.split(',').map(String::from).collect());
+            .map(CS::into_inner)
+            .and_then(fold_star_or);
 
         let attributes_to_highlight = other
             .attributes_to_highlight
-            .map(|attrs| attrs.split(',').map(String::from).collect());
+            .map(CS::into_inner)
+            .and_then(fold_star_or);
 
-        let facets = other
-            .facets
-            .map(|attrs| attrs.split(',').map(String::from).collect());
+        let facets = other.facets.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
 
         let filter = match other.filter {
             Some(f) => match serde_json::from_str(&f) {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
index 1b37396e9..a438d12d7 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ impl<T: FromStr> FromStr for StarOr<T> {
 
 /// Extracts the raw values from the `StarOr` types and
 /// return None if a `StarOr::Star` is encountered.
-pub fn fold_star_or<T>(content: impl IntoIterator<Item = StarOr<T>>) -> Option<Vec<T>> {
+pub fn fold_star_or<T, O>(content: impl IntoIterator<Item = StarOr<T>>) -> Option<O>
+where
+    O: FromIterator<T>,
+{
     content
         .into_iter()
         .map(|value| match value {
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/tasks.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/tasks.rs
index 0ab4678b7..b13c04dc7 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/tasks.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/tasks.rs
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ async fn get_tasks(
 
     // We first transform a potential indexUid=* into a "not specified indexUid filter"
     // for every one of the filters: type, status, and indexUid.
-    let type_ = type_.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
-    let status = status.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
-    let index_uid = index_uid.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
+    let type_: Option<Vec<_>> = type_.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
+    let status: Option<Vec<_>> = status.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
+    let index_uid: Option<Vec<_>> = index_uid.map(CS::into_inner).and_then(fold_star_or);
 
     // Then we filter on potential indexes and make sure that the search filter
     // restrictions are also applied.