diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
index bc103d08b6..826fce6b0c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/ArtistsController.cs
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
-                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
-                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
+                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, '|', true),
+                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),
                 StudioIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(studioIds),
                 Person = person,
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
-                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
-                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
+                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, '|', true),
+                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),
                 StudioIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(studioIds),
                 Person = person,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LiveTvController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LiveTvController.cs
index 22f140ea62..f89c31e8b2 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LiveTvController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/LiveTvController.cs
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 IsKids = isKids,
                 IsSports = isSports,
                 SeriesTimerId = seriesTimerId,
-                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, ',', true),
+                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds)
             };
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 IsKids = body.IsKids,
                 IsSports = body.IsSports,
                 SeriesTimerId = body.SeriesTimerId,
-                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(body.Genres, ',', true),
+                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(body.Genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(body.GenreIds)
             };
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
index c4fe4d068c..94eb3f7faa 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/Controllers/StudiosController.cs
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Api.Controllers
                 NameLessThan = nameLessThan,
                 NameStartsWith = nameStartsWith,
                 NameStartsWithOrGreater = nameStartsWithOrGreater,
-                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, ',', true),
-                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, ',', true),
-                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, ',', true),
+                Tags = RequestHelpers.Split(tags, '|', true),
+                OfficialRatings = RequestHelpers.Split(officialRatings, '|', true),
+                Genres = RequestHelpers.Split(genres, '|', true),
                 GenreIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(genreIds),
                 StudioIds = RequestHelpers.GetGuids(studioIds),
                 Person = person,