diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/_params.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/_params.py
index e61f7fe8034..dea6c744b19 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/_params.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/_params.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def load_arguments(self, _):
         c.argument('api_version', arg_group='API', help='Describes the Version of the Api. If you add a version to a non-versioned API, an Original version will be automatically created and will respond on the default URL')
         c.argument('api_version_set_id', arg_group='API', help='Describes the Version Set to be used with the API')
         c.argument('service_url', arg_group='API', help='Absolute URL of the backend service implementing this API. Cannot be more than 2000 characters long.')
-        c.argument('protocols', arg_group='API', arg_type=get_enum_type(API_PROTOCOLS), nargs='+', help='Describes on which protocols the operations in this API can be invoked.')
+        c.argument('protocols', arg_group='API', arg_type=get_enum_type(API_PROTOCOLS), nargs='+', help='Describes on which protocols(one or more) the operations in this API can be invoked.')
         c.argument('api_type', arg_group='API', arg_type=get_enum_type(API_TYPES), help='The type of the API.')
         c.argument('subscription_required', arg_group='API', arg_type=get_three_state_flag(), help='If true, the API requires a subscription key on requests.')
         c.argument('display_name', arg_group='API', help='Display name of this API.')
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/custom.py
index 14171a6cb46..7dc0f84ee4e 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/custom.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def update_apim_api(instance, description=None, subscription_key_header_name=Non
         instance.service_url = service_url
 
     if protocols is not None:
-        instance.protocols = protocols.split(',')
+        instance.protocols = protocols
 
     if path is not None:
         instance.path = path
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/tests/latest/test_apim_scenario.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/tests/latest/test_apim_scenario.py
index 283b897cf6d..904ef8feb60 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/tests/latest/test_apim_scenario.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/apim/tests/latest/test_apim_scenario.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_apim_core_service(self, resource_group, resource_group_location, storag
             'sku_name': 'Developer',
             'skucapacity': 1,
             'enable_cert': True,
-            'tags': ["foo=boo"],
+            'tag': "foo=boo"
         })
 
         self.cmd('apim check-name -n {service_name} -o json',
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def test_apim_core_service(self, resource_group, resource_group_location, storag
             'display_name': 'Contoso API',
             'path': 'test',
             'path2': 'test2',
-            'protocols': 'https',
+            'protocol': 'https',
             'service_url': 'https://contoso.com',
             'subscription_key_header_name': 'header',
             'subscription_key_query_param_name': 'query',
@@ -150,10 +150,11 @@ def test_apim_core_service(self, resource_group, resource_group_location, storag
         ])
 
         # create api
-        self.cmd('apim api create -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --display-name "{display_name}" --path "{path}" --api-id "{api_id}" --protocols "{protocols}" --service-url "{service_url}" --subscription-key-header-name "{subscription_key_header_name}" --subscription-key-query-param-name "{subscription_key_query_param_name}"', checks=[
+        self.cmd('apim api create -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --display-name "{display_name}" --path "{path}" --api-id "{api_id}" --protocols "{protocol}" --service-url "{service_url}" --subscription-key-header-name "{subscription_key_header_name}" --subscription-key-query-param-name "{subscription_key_query_param_name}"', checks=[
             self.check('displayName', '{display_name}'),
             self.check('path', '{path}'),
-            self.check('serviceUrl', '{service_url}')
+            self.check('serviceUrl', '{service_url}'),
+            self.check('protocols[0]', '{protocol}')
         ])
 
         # wait
@@ -172,8 +173,9 @@ def test_apim_core_service(self, resource_group, resource_group_location, storag
         ])
 
         # update api
-        self.cmd('apim api update -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --api-id "{api_id}" --description "{description}"', checks=[
-            self.check('description', '{description}')
+        self.cmd('apim api update -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --api-id "{api_id}" --description "{description}" --protocols {protocol}', checks=[
+            self.check('description', '{description}'),
+            self.check('protocols[0]', '{protocol}')
         ])
 
         # list apis
@@ -339,12 +341,12 @@ def test_apim_core_service(self, resource_group, resource_group_location, storag
             'value': 'testvalue123',
             'nv_id': self.create_random_name('az-nv', 12),
             'secret': True,
-            'tags': "foo=baz",
+            'tag': "foo=baz",
             'updatedtestvalue': 'updatedtestvalue123'
         })
 
         # create named value
-        self.cmd('apim nv create -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --display-name "{display_name}" --value "{value}" --named-value-id "{nv_id}" --secret "{secret}" --tags "{tags}"', checks=[
+        self.cmd('apim nv create -g "{rg}" --service-name "{service_name}" --display-name "{display_name}" --value "{value}" --named-value-id "{nv_id}" --secret "{secret}" --tags "{tag}"', checks=[
             self.check('displayName', '{display_name}'),
             self.check('secret', '{secret}')
         ])