diff --git a/backend/app/api/search/nearby/route.ts b/backend/app/api/search/nearby/route.ts
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@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import esClient from "lib/elasticsearch";
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function POST(request: Request) {
+    const { lat, lon, distance = '20km' } = await request.json();
+
+    if (!lat || !lon) {
+        return NextResponse.json(
+            { error: 'Latitude and longitude are required' },
+            { status: 400 }
+        );
+    }
+
+    const result = await esClient.search({
+        index: 'pets',
+        query: {
+            bool: {
+                filter: [
+                    {
+                        geo_distance: {
+                            distance,
+                            location: { lat, lon }
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        },
+        sort: [
+            {
+                _geo_distance: {
+                    location: { lat, lon },
+                    order: 'asc'
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json(result.hits.hits);
+}
+
diff --git a/backend/app/api/search/route.ts b/backend/app/api/search/route.ts
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+++ b/backend/app/api/search/route.ts
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+import esClient from 'lib/elasticsearch';
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+
+export async function GET(request: Request) {
+    const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url);
+    const query = searchParams.get('q');
+    const breed = searchParams.get('breed');
+
+    const result = await esClient.search({
+        index: 'pets',
+        query: {
+            bool: {
+                must: [
+                    {
+                        multi_match: {
+                            query: query ?? '',
+                            fields: ['name^3', 'description', 'breed^2'],
+                            fuzziness: 'AUTO'
+                        }
+                    }
+                ],
+                filter: breed
+                    ? [{ term: { 'breed.keyword': breed } }]
+                    : []
+            }
+        },
+        aggs: {
+            breed_facets: {
+                terms: { field: 'breed.keyword' }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    return NextResponse.json(result.hits.hits);
+}
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diff --git a/backend/lib/elasticsearch.ts b/backend/lib/elasticsearch.ts
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+++ b/backend/lib/elasticsearch.ts
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+import { Client } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
+
+const esClient = new Client({
+    node: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_URL,
+    auth: { apiKey: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY! }
+});
+
+export default esClient;
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 65783780..1001289b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@
     "coverageDirectory": "../coverage",
     "testEnvironment": "node"
   }
-}
+}
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