diff --git a/src/watches/handlers.rs b/src/watches/handlers.rs
index 761b9e8..67e55f5 100644
--- a/src/watches/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/watches/handlers.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use sqlx::{query_as, SqlitePool};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ impl IntoResponse for WatchAddError {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SimpleSearchQuery {
+    search: String,
+}
+
 //-************************************************************************
 // handlers
 //-************************************************************************
@@ -72,6 +78,16 @@ pub async fn get_watches(auth: AuthContext, State(pool): State<SqlitePool>) -> i
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn get_search_watch() {}
+pub async fn get_search_watch(
+    _auth: AuthContext,
+    State(pool): State<SqlitePool>,
+    search: Option<Query<SimpleSearchQuery>>,
+) {
+    let search = match search {
+        Some(Query(SimpleSearchQuery { search })) => search,
+        None => "".to_owned(),
+    };
+    let search = search.trim();
+}
 
 pub async fn post_search_watch() {}