diff --git a/backend/src/lib/api-docs/constants.ts b/backend/src/lib/api-docs/constants.ts
index bb1b73a77..4a45dfb41 100644
--- a/backend/src/lib/api-docs/constants.ts
+++ b/backend/src/lib/api-docs/constants.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export const SECRETS = {
 
 export const RAW_SECRETS = {
   LIST: {
-    deep: "Whether or not to fetch all secrets from the specified base path, and all of its subdirectories.",
+    recursive: "Whether or not to fetch all secrets from the specified base path, and all of its subdirectories.",
     workspaceId: "The ID of the project to list secrets from.",
     workspaceSlug: "The slug of the project to list secrets from. This parameter is only usable by machine identities.",
     environment: "The slug of the environment to list secrets from.",
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
index 8d69f009c..5344be43d 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v3/secret-router.ts
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         workspaceSlug: z.string().trim().optional().describe(RAW_SECRETS.LIST.workspaceSlug),
         environment: z.string().trim().optional().describe(RAW_SECRETS.LIST.environment),
         secretPath: z.string().trim().default("/").transform(removeTrailingSlash).describe(RAW_SECRETS.LIST.secretPath),
-        deep: z
+        recursive: z
           .enum(["true", "false"])
           .default("false")
           .transform((value) => value === "true")
-          .describe(RAW_SECRETS.LIST.deep),
+          .describe(RAW_SECRETS.LIST.recursive),
         include_imports: z
           .enum(["true", "false"])
           .default("false")
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         projectId: workspaceId,
         path: secretPath,
         includeImports: req.query.include_imports,
-        deep: req.query.deep
+        recursive: req.query.recursive
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         workspaceId: z.string().trim(),
         environment: z.string().trim(),
         secretPath: z.string().trim().default("/").transform(removeTrailingSlash),
-        deep: z
+        recursive: z
           .enum(["true", "false"])
           .default("false")
           .transform((value) => value === "true"),
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ export const registerSecretRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
         projectId: req.query.workspaceId,
         path: req.query.secretPath,
         includeImports: req.query.include_imports,
-        deep: req.query.deep
+        recursive: req.query.recursive
       });
 
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
index fb880e116..5b8c3c934 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-service.ts
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
     actorOrgId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     includeImports,
-    deep
+    recursive
   }: TGetSecretsDTO) => {
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(
       actor,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
 
     let paths: { folderId: string; path: string }[] = [];
 
-    if (deep) {
+    if (recursive) {
       const getPaths = recursivelyGetSecretPaths({
         permissionService,
         folderDAL,
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
     actorAuthMethod,
     environment,
     includeImports,
-    deep
+    recursive
   }: TGetSecretsRawDTO) => {
     const botKey = await projectBotService.getBotKey(projectId);
     if (!botKey) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Project bot not found", name: "bot_not_found_error" });
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ export const secretServiceFactory = ({
       actorAuthMethod,
       path,
       includeImports,
-      deep
+      recursive
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
index 33e46b67f..22347de4e 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret/secret-types.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export type TGetSecretsDTO = {
   path: string;
   environment: string;
   includeImports?: boolean;
-  deep?: boolean;
+  recursive?: boolean;
 } & TProjectPermission;
 
 export type TGetASecretDTO = {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export type TGetSecretsRawDTO = {
   path: string;
   environment: string;
   includeImports?: boolean;
-  deep?: boolean;
+  recursive?: boolean;
 } & TProjectPermission;
 
 export type TGetASecretRawDTO = {