diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0600db4..4df10ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,19 +9,20 @@
     "lint": "next lint"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
+    "next": "15.4.6",
     "react": "19.1.0",
-    "react-dom": "19.1.0",
-    "next": "15.4.6"
+    "react-dom": "19.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^5",
+    "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3",
+    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
     "@types/node": "^20",
     "@types/react": "^19",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19",
-    "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4",
-    "tailwindcss": "^4",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-config-next": "15.4.6",
-    "@eslint/eslintrc": "^3"
+    "tailwindcss": "^4",
+    "typescript": "^5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 897ec77..f9046fd 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      fuse.js:
+        specifier: ^7.1.0
+        version: 7.1.0
       next:
         specifier: 15.4.6
         version: 15.4.6(react-dom@19.1.0(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0)
@@ -1026,6 +1029,10 @@ packages:
   functions-have-names@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xckBUXyTIqT97tq2x2AMb+g163b5JFysYk0x4qxNFwbfQkmNZoiRHb6sPzI9/QV33WeuvVYBUIiD4NzNIyqaRQ==}
 
+  fuse.js@7.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-trLf4SzuuUxfusZADLINj+dE8clK1frKdmqiJNb1Es75fmI5oY6X2mxLVUciLLjxqw/xr72Dhy+lER6dGd02FQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+
   get-intrinsic@1.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9fSjSaos/fRIVIp+xSJlE6lfwhES7LNtKaCBIamHsjr2na1BiABJPo0mOjjz8GJDURarmCPGqaiVg5mfjb98CQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
@@ -2890,6 +2897,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   functions-have-names@1.2.3: {}
 
+  fuse.js@7.1.0: {}
+
   get-intrinsic@1.3.0:
     dependencies:
       call-bind-apply-helpers: 1.0.2
diff --git a/src/app/iptv/channel/route.ts b/src/app/iptv/channel/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f325f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/iptv/channel/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { NextRequest } from "next/server"
+import Fuse from "fuse.js"
+
+type ChannelInfo = {
+  id: string,
+  name: string,
+  alt_names: string[],
+  network: string | null,
+  owners: string[],
+  country: string,
+  subdivision: string | null,
+  city: string | null,
+  categories: string[],
+  is_nsfw: boolean,
+  launched: string | null,
+  closed: string | null,
+  replaced_by: string | null,
+  website: string | null
+}
+
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+
+  const searchParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams
+  const name = searchParams.get('name')
+
+  if (!name) {
+    return new Response("Must be supplied with a name to search", { status: 400 })
+  }
+
+  const channelResp = await fetch("https://iptv-org.github.io/api/channels.json")
+
+  const channelData: ChannelInfo[] = await channelResp.json()
+  
+  const limitedChannelData = channelData.filter(c => ["US", "CA", "UK"].includes(c.country))
+
+  // const expandedChannelData = channelData.map(c => ({
+  //   ...c,
+  //   all_names: [c.name, ...c.alt_names]
+  // }))
+
+  // const filteredChannelData = expandedChannelData.filter(c => c.all_names.includes(name))
+
+  const fuse = new Fuse(limitedChannelData, {
+    keys: [
+      "name",
+      "alt_names",
+      "id"
+    ],
+    includeScore: true,
+    distance: 20
+  })
+
+  const found = fuse.search(name, { limit: 10 })
+
+  return new Response(JSON.stringify(found), {
+    headers: {
+      "Content-Type": "application/json"
+    }
+  })
+}
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