diff --git a/api/src/search/controller.ts b/api/src/search/controller.ts
index 0bbb74e0..1af74d21 100644
--- a/api/src/search/controller.ts
+++ b/api/src/search/controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Controller, Get } from "routing-controllers";
+import { Controller, Get, QueryParams } from "routing-controllers";
 
-import { GetSearchResponse } from "./types";
+import { SearchQuery, SearchResponse } from "./types";
 import { SearchService } from "./service";
 import { Service } from "typedi";
 
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export class SearchController {
   constructor(private readonly searchService: SearchService) {}
 
   @Get("/")
-  public async search(): Promise<GetSearchResponse> {
-    const searchResults = await this.searchService.search("test");
+  public async search(@QueryParams() req: SearchQuery): Promise<SearchResponse> {
+    const searchResults = await this.searchService.search(req.query, req.limit);
     return {
       searchResults,
     };
diff --git a/api/src/search/service.ts b/api/src/search/service.ts
index 9bb147e6..b72b9acb 100644
--- a/api/src/search/service.ts
+++ b/api/src/search/service.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,21 @@ export class SearchService {
     });
   }
 
-  public search = async (query: string): Promise<SearchResults> => {
-    this.logger.info({ message: `Searching for ${query}` });
-    return {
-      results: [],
-    };
+  public search = async (q: string, limit?: number): Promise<SearchResults> => {
+    this.logger.info({ message: `Searching for "${q}" in all indexes` });
+    const searchResults = await this.meilisearch.multiSearch({
+      queries: [
+        { indexUid: "project", q, limit, attributesToRetrieve: ["id", "name"] },
+        {
+          indexUid: "contribution",
+          q,
+          limit,
+          attributesToRetrieve: ["id", "title", "type", "activityCount"],
+        },
+        { indexUid: "contributor", q, limit, attributesToRetrieve: ["id", "name", "avatarUrl"] },
+      ],
+    });
+    return searchResults as SearchResults;
   };
 
   public upsert = async <T extends BaseEntity>(index: SearchType, data: T): Promise<void> => {
diff --git a/api/src/search/types.ts b/api/src/search/types.ts
index 46f846fd..e2b752e1 100644
--- a/api/src/search/types.ts
+++ b/api/src/search/types.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,18 @@ import { ContributorEntity } from "@dzcode.io/models/dist/contributor";
 import { GeneralResponse } from "src/app/types";
 import { MultiSearchResponse } from "meilisearch";
 import { ProjectEntity } from "@dzcode.io/models/dist/project";
+import { IsNotEmpty, IsPositive, IsString } from "class-validator";
 
-export interface GetSearchResponse extends GeneralResponse {
+export class SearchQuery {
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  query!: string;
+
+  @IsPositive()
+  limit: number = 5;
+}
+
+export interface SearchResponse extends GeneralResponse {
   searchResults: SearchResults;
 }