diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/meilisearch.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/meilisearch.rs
index 3ef83ba1e..6e27b03f2 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/meilisearch.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/helpers/meilisearch.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl<'a> SearchBuilder<'a> {
             exhaustive_nb_hits: search_result.exhaustive_nb_hit,
             processing_time_ms: time_ms,
             query: self.query.to_string(),
-            facets: search_result.facets,
+            facets_distribution: search_result.facets,
         };
 
         Ok(results)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ pub struct SearchResult {
     pub processing_time_ms: usize,
     pub query: String,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub facets: Option<HashMap<String, HashMap<String, usize>>>,
+    pub facets_distribution: Option<HashMap<String, HashMap<String, usize>>>,
 }
 
 /// returns the start index and the length on the crop.
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
index 7739ea1d8..2bc7b45d0 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/src/routes/search.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct SearchQuery {
     filters: Option<String>,
     matches: Option<bool>,
     facet_filters: Option<String>,
-    facets: Option<String>,
+    facets_distribution: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[get("/indexes/{index_uid}/search", wrap = "Authentication::Public")]
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async fn search_with_url_query(
         }
     }
 
-    if let Some(facets) = &params.facets {
+    if let Some(facets) = &params.facets_distribution {
         match index.main.attributes_for_faceting(&reader)? {
             Some(ref attrs) => {
                 let field_ids = prepare_facet_list(&facets, &schema, attrs)?;
diff --git a/meilisearch-http/tests/search.rs b/meilisearch-http/tests/search.rs
index c4c3b0a30..37f363062 100644
--- a/meilisearch-http/tests/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-http/tests/search.rs
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ async fn test_facet_count() {
     let mut server = common::Server::test_server().await;
 
     // test no facets set, search on color
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22color%22%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22color%22%5D";
     let (_response, status_code) = server.search(query).await;
     assert_eq!(status_code, 400);
 
@@ -1308,38 +1308,38 @@ async fn test_facet_count() {
     server.update_all_settings(body).await;
     // same as before, but now facets are set:
     let (response, _status_code) = server.search(query).await;
-    assert_eq!(response.get("facets").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(response.get("facetsDistribution").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 1);
     // searching on color and tags
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22color%22,%20%22tags%22%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22color%22,%20%22tags%22%5D";
     let (response, _status_code) = server.search(query).await;
-    let facets = response.get("facets").unwrap().as_object().unwrap();
+    let facets = response.get("facetsDistribution").unwrap().as_object().unwrap();
     eprintln!("response: {:#?}", response);
     assert_eq!(facets.values().count(), 2);
     assert_ne!(!facets.get("color").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 0);
     assert_ne!(!facets.get("tags").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 0);
     // wildcard
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22*%22%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22*%22%5D";
     let (response, _status_code) = server.search(query).await;
-    assert_eq!(response.get("facets").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(response.get("facetsDistribution").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 2);
     // wildcard with other attributes:
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22color%22,%20%22*%22%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22color%22,%20%22*%22%5D";
     let (response, _status_code) = server.search(query).await;
-    assert_eq!(response.get("facets").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(response.get("facetsDistribution").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 2);
     // empty facet list
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%5D";
     let (response, _status_code) = server.search(query).await;
-    assert_eq!(response.get("facets").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 0);
+    assert_eq!(response.get("facetsDistribution").unwrap().as_object().unwrap().values().count(), 0);
 
     // attr not set as facet passed:
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22gender%22%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22gender%22%5D";
     let (_response, status_code) = server.search(query).await;
     assert_eq!(status_code, 400);
     // string instead of array:
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%22gender%22";
+    let query = "q=a&faceDistribution=%22gender%22";
     let (_response, status_code) = server.search(query).await;
     assert_eq!(status_code, 400);
     // invalid value in array:
-    let query = "q=a&facets=%5B%22color%22,%20true%5D";
+    let query = "q=a&facetsDistribution=%5B%22color%22,%20true%5D";
     let (_response, status_code) = server.search(query).await;
     assert_eq!(status_code, 400);
 }