diff --git a/.changeset/quick-seals-cheer.md b/.changeset/quick-seals-cheer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7619192497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-seals-cheer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@directus/specs': patch
+---
+
+Corrected the type of the filter query parameter in OpenAPI specs
diff --git a/packages/specs/src/parameters/filter.yaml b/packages/specs/src/parameters/filter.yaml
index 394de3f099..ab45b9c1d5 100644
--- a/packages/specs/src/parameters/filter.yaml
+++ b/packages/specs/src/parameters/filter.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ description: Select items in collection by given conditions.
 in: query
 name: filter
 required: false
-schema:
-  type: array
-  items:
-    type: string
-    pattern: '^(\[[^\[\]]*?\]){1}(\[(_eq|_neq|_lt|_lte|_gt|_gte|_in|_nin|_null|_nnull|_contains|_ncontains|_between|_nbetween|_empty|_nempty)\])?=.*?$'
+content:
+  application/json:
+    schema:
+      type: object
+      example: { <field>: { <operator>: <value> } }