diff --git a/api/admin/controller/quicksight.py b/api/admin/controller/quicksight.py
index 4cd1b2505e..4ebb9d5f9a 100644
--- a/api/admin/controller/quicksight.py
+++ b/api/admin/controller/quicksight.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def generate_quicksight_url(self, dashboard_id) -> Dict:
         )
 
         try:
+            delimiter = "|"
             client = boto3.client("quicksight", region_name=region)
             response = client.generate_embed_url_for_anonymous_user(
                 AwsAccountId=aws_account_id,
@@ -81,7 +82,12 @@ def generate_quicksight_url(self, dashboard_id) -> Dict:
                 ExperienceConfiguration={
                     "Dashboard": {"InitialDashboardId": dashboard_id}
                 },
-                SessionTags=[dict(Key="library_name", Value=l.name) for l in libraries],
+                SessionTags=[
+                    dict(
+                        Key="library_name",
+                        Value=delimiter.join([l.name for l in libraries]),
+                    )
+                ],
             )
         except Exception as ex:
             log.error(f"Error while fetching the Quisksight Embed url: {ex}")
diff --git a/api/admin/model/quicksight.py b/api/admin/model/quicksight.py
index eecacabee6..de6533e317 100644
--- a/api/admin/model/quicksight.py
+++ b/api/admin/model/quicksight.py
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
-from pydantic import Field
+from typing import List
 
-from core.util.flask_util import CustomBaseModel, StrCommaList
+from pydantic import Field, validator
+
+from core.util.flask_util import CustomBaseModel, str_comma_list_validator
 
 
 class QuicksightGenerateUrlRequest(CustomBaseModel):
-    library_ids: StrCommaList[int] = Field(
+    library_ids: List[int] = Field(
         description="The list of libraries to include in the dataset, an empty list is equivalent to all the libraries the user is allowed to access."
     )
 
+    @validator("library_ids", pre=True)
+    def parse_library_ids(cls, value):
+        return str_comma_list_validator(value)
+
 
 class QuicksightGenerateUrlResponse(CustomBaseModel):
     embed_url: str = Field(description="The dashboard embed url.")
diff --git a/api/admin/routes.py b/api/admin/routes.py
index 14d4bc890e..21c1ae05c8 100644
--- a/api/admin/routes.py
+++ b/api/admin/routes.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 from api.admin.config import Configuration as AdminClientConfig
 from api.admin.dashboard_stats import generate_statistics
 from api.admin.model.dashboard_statistics import StatisticsResponse
-from api.admin.model.quicksight import QuicksightGenerateUrlResponse
+from api.admin.model.quicksight import (
+    QuicksightGenerateUrlRequest,
+    QuicksightGenerateUrlResponse,
+)
 from api.app import api_spec, app
 from api.routes import allows_library, has_library, library_route
 from core.app_server import ensure_pydantic_after_problem_detail, returns_problem_detail
@@ -347,7 +350,9 @@ def stats():
 
 @app.route("/admin/quicksight_embed/<dashboard_id>")
 @api_spec.validate(
-    resp=SpecResponse(HTTP_200=QuicksightGenerateUrlResponse), tags=["admin.quicksight"]
+    resp=SpecResponse(HTTP_200=QuicksightGenerateUrlResponse),
+    tags=["admin.quicksight"],
+    query=QuicksightGenerateUrlRequest,
 )
 @returns_json_or_response_or_problem_detail
 @requires_admin
diff --git a/core/util/flask_util.py b/core/util/flask_util.py
index a7634b7ede..1198ea51da 100644
--- a/core/util/flask_util.py
+++ b/core/util/flask_util.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Utilities for Flask applications."""
 import datetime
 import time
-from typing import Any, Dict, Generic, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Dict
 from wsgiref.handlers import format_date_time
 
 from flask import Response as FlaskResponse
@@ -208,26 +208,12 @@ def api_dict(
         return self.dict(*args, by_alias=by_alias, **kwargs)
 
 
-T = TypeVar("T")
+def str_comma_list_validator(value):
+    """Validate a comma separated string and parse it into a list, generally used for query parameters"""
+    if isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+        # A single number shows up as an int
+        value = str(value)
+    elif not isinstance(value, str):
+        raise TypeError("string required")
 
-
-class StrCommaList(list, Generic[T]):
-    """A list of comma separated values, generally received as query parameters in a URL.
-    We expect pydantic to do the type coercion with respect to the Generic Type.
-    The final value is expected to be a List of the right Type.
-
-    Usage: StrCommaList[Type], just like a List[Type] defintion.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls):
-        """Pydantic specific API"""
-        yield cls.validate
-
-    @classmethod
-    def validate(cls, comma_separated_str):
-        """Validate the data type and split the string by commas"""
-        if not isinstance(comma_separated_str, str):
-            raise TypeError("String required")
-        # Pydantic wil typecast the values based on the Generic type to the List[...]
-        return [value for value in comma_separated_str.split(",")]
+    return value.split(",")
diff --git a/tests/api/admin/controller/test_quicksight.py b/tests/api/admin/controller/test_quicksight.py
index 29e567ad6c..2078d11a90 100644
--- a/tests/api/admin/controller/test_quicksight.py
+++ b/tests/api/admin/controller/test_quicksight.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ def test_generate_quicksight_url(
                         "Dashboard": {"InitialDashboardId": "uuid1"}
                     },
                     SessionTags=[
-                        dict(Key="library_name", Value=name)
-                        for name in [default.name, library1.name]
+                        dict(Key="library_name", Value="|".join([default.name, library1.name]))  # type: ignore[list-item]
                     ],
                 )
 
@@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ def test_generate_quicksight_url(
                         "Dashboard": {"InitialDashboardId": "uuid2"}
                     },
                     SessionTags=[
-                        dict(Key="library_name", Value=name)
-                        for name in [library1.name]  # Only the Admin authorized library
+                        dict(Key="library_name", Value="|".join([library1.name]))  # type: ignore[list-item]
                     ],
                 )