attributesToRetrieve parameter ignored when passed as escaped JSON string

[pierrerognion]

Hi Algolia team,

I'm experiencing an issue where the attributesToRetrieve parameter is being ignored in search requests.

Current Behavior:
When I send a search request with:

javascript
{
  query: "project manager",
  attributesToRetrieve: "[\"id\", \"title\", \"skills\"]"
}

The API returns all document attributes instead of just the specified ones.

Expected Behavior:
Only the specified attributes (id, title, skills) should be returned.

Questions:
Should attributesToRetrieve accept string format with escaped JSON?
Is there a recommended way to handle this when the parameter comes as a string?

Is this the recommended approach, or is there a better solution?
Thanks for your help!