diff --git a/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs b/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
index cb6f78c94..8ce7102cb 100644
--- a/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
+++ b/meilisearch-types/src/error.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ InvalidIndexLimit                     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexOffset                    , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexPrimaryKey                , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidIndexUid                       , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
-InvalidRestrictSearchableAttributes   , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
+InvalidAttributesToSearchOn   , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchAttributesToCrop         , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchAttributesToHighlight    , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
 InvalidSearchAttributesToRetrieve     , InvalidRequest       , BAD_REQUEST ;
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs b/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
index db0aedda5..06daa1e5a 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/routes/indexes/search.rs
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ pub struct SearchQueryGet {
     crop_marker: String,
     #[deserr(default, error = DeserrQueryParamError<InvalidSearchMatchingStrategy>)]
     matching_strategy: MatchingStrategy,
-    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrQueryParamError<InvalidRestrictSearchableAttributes>)]
-    pub restrict_searchable_attributes: Option<CS<String>>,
+    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrQueryParamError<InvalidAttributesToSearchOn>)]
+    pub attributes_to_search_on: Option<CS<String>>,
 }
 
 impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
@@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ impl From<SearchQueryGet> for SearchQuery {
             highlight_post_tag: other.highlight_post_tag,
             crop_marker: other.crop_marker,
             matching_strategy: other.matching_strategy,
-            restrict_searchable_attributes: other
-                .restrict_searchable_attributes
-                .map(|o| o.into_iter().collect()),
+            attributes_to_search_on: other.attributes_to_search_on.map(|o| o.into_iter().collect()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/meilisearch/src/search.rs b/meilisearch/src/search.rs
index 3a91ea655..ce96ec748 100644
--- a/meilisearch/src/search.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/src/search.rs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ pub struct SearchQuery {
     pub crop_marker: String,
     #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidSearchMatchingStrategy>, default)]
     pub matching_strategy: MatchingStrategy,
-    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidRestrictSearchableAttributes>, default)]
-    pub restrict_searchable_attributes: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidAttributesToSearchOn>, default)]
+    pub attributes_to_search_on: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl SearchQuery {
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ pub struct SearchQueryWithIndex {
     pub crop_marker: String,
     #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidSearchMatchingStrategy>, default)]
     pub matching_strategy: MatchingStrategy,
-    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidRestrictSearchableAttributes>, default)]
-    pub restrict_searchable_attributes: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[deserr(default, error = DeserrJsonError<InvalidAttributesToSearchOn>, default)]
+    pub attributes_to_search_on: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 impl SearchQueryWithIndex {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl SearchQueryWithIndex {
             highlight_post_tag,
             crop_marker,
             matching_strategy,
-            restrict_searchable_attributes,
+            attributes_to_search_on,
         } = self;
         (
             index_uid,
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl SearchQueryWithIndex {
                 highlight_post_tag,
                 crop_marker,
                 matching_strategy,
-                restrict_searchable_attributes,
+                attributes_to_search_on,
                 // do not use ..Default::default() here,
                 // rather add any missing field from `SearchQuery` to `SearchQueryWithIndex`
             },
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ pub fn perform_search(
         search.query(query);
     }
 
-    if let Some(ref searchable) = query.restrict_searchable_attributes {
+    if let Some(ref searchable) = query.attributes_to_search_on {
         search.searchable_attributes(searchable);
     }
 
diff --git a/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs b/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
index 7c3b1a546..79f7f9733 100644
--- a/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
+++ b/meilisearch/tests/search/restrict_searchable.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async fn simple_search_on_title() {
     // simple search should return 2 documents (ids: 2 and 3).
     index
         .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"]}),
+            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"]}),
             |response, code| {
                 assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
                 assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 2);
@@ -55,13 +55,10 @@ async fn simple_prefix_search_on_title() {
 
     // simple search should return 2 documents (ids: 2 and 3).
     index
-        .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Mar", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"]}),
-            |response, code| {
-                assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
-                assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 2);
-            },
-        )
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Mar", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"]}), |response, code| {
+            assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
+            assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 2);
+        })
         .await;
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ async fn simple_search_on_title_matching_strategy_all() {
     let index = index_with_documents(&server, &SIMPLE_SEARCH_DOCUMENTS).await;
     // simple search matching strategy all should only return 1 document (ids: 2).
     index
-        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"], "matchingStrategy": "all"}), |response, code| {
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"], "matchingStrategy": "all"}), |response, code| {
             assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
             assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 1);
         })
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ async fn simple_search_on_unknown_field() {
     // simple search on unknown field shouldn't return any document.
     index
         .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["unknown"]}),
+            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["unknown"]}),
             |response, code| {
                 assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
                 assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
@@ -100,13 +97,10 @@ async fn simple_search_on_no_field() {
     let index = index_with_documents(&server, &SIMPLE_SEARCH_DOCUMENTS).await;
     // simple search on no field shouldn't return any document.
     index
-        .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": []}),
-            |response, code| {
-                assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
-                assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
-            },
-        )
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": []}), |response, code| {
+            assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
+            assert_eq!(response["hits"].as_array().unwrap().len(), 0);
+        })
         .await;
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ async fn word_ranking_rule_order() {
     // Document 3 should appear before document 2.
     index
         .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}),
+            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}),
             |response, code| {
                 assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
                 assert_eq!(
@@ -143,7 +137,7 @@ async fn word_ranking_rule_order_exact_words() {
     // simple search should return 2 documents (ids: 2 and 3).
     index
         .search(
-            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}),
+            json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}),
             |response, code| {
                 assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
                 assert_eq!(
@@ -179,7 +173,7 @@ async fn typo_ranking_rule_order() {
 
     // Document 2 should appear before document 1.
     index
-        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}), |response, code| {
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["title"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}), |response, code| {
             assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
             assert_eq!(
                 response["hits"],
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ async fn attributes_ranking_rule_order() {
 
     // Document 2 should appear before document 1.
     index
-        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["desc", "footer"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}), |response, code| {
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToSearchOn": ["desc", "footer"], "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"]}), |response, code| {
             assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
             assert_eq!(
                 response["hits"],
@@ -249,7 +243,7 @@ async fn exactness_ranking_rule_order() {
 
     // Document 2 should appear before document 1.
     index
-        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"], "restrictSearchableAttributes": ["desc"]}), |response, code| {
+        .search(json!({"q": "Captain Marvel", "attributesToRetrieve": ["id"], "attributesToSearchOn": ["desc"]}), |response, code| {
             assert_eq!(code, 200, "{}", response);
             assert_eq!(
                 response["hits"],