diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c754f19..2d6d7aa8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,12 +26,36 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>
+			<artifactId>springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui</artifactId>
+			<version>2.3.0</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+			<artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
+			<artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
+			<version>1.18.28</version>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/config/AppConfig.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/config/AppConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29541476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/config/AppConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.config;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.service.CharacterService;
+import org.springframework.boot.CommandLineRunner;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+@Configuration
+public class AppConfig {
+
+    @Bean
+    public RestTemplate restTemplate() {
+        return new RestTemplate();
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public Random random() {
+        return new Random();
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public CommandLineRunner commandLineRunner(CharacterService characterService) {
+        return args -> {
+            characterService.fetchCharacters();
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/controller/CharacterController.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/controller/CharacterController.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e74b230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/controller/CharacterController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.controller;
+
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag;
+import java.util.List;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto.CharacterResponseDto;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.service.CharacterService;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+
+@RestController
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@RequestMapping(value = "/api/characters")
+@Tag(name = "Character API", description = "Operations related to characters from Rick and Morty")
+public class CharacterController {
+    private final CharacterService characterService;
+
+    @GetMapping("/random")
+    @Operation(summary = "Get a random character",
+            description = "Returns a random character from the database.")
+    public CharacterResponseDto getRandomCharacter() {
+        return characterService.getRandomCharacter();
+    }
+
+    @GetMapping
+    @Operation(summary = "Search characters by name",
+            description = "Returns a list of characters whose name contains the specified word.")
+    public List<CharacterResponseDto> searchCharactersByName(@RequestParam String word) {
+        return characterService.searchCharactersByName(word);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterListDto.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterListDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13d317b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterListDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import java.util.List;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.model.CharacterApiResponse;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+public class CharacterListDto {
+    @JsonProperty("results")
+    private List<CharacterApiResponse> results;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterResponseDto.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterResponseDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29aab06c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/dto/CharacterResponseDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto;
+
+public record CharacterResponseDto(
+        Long id,
+        int externalId,
+        String name,
+        String status,
+        String gender
+) {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/Character.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/Character.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..698c6d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/Character.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.model;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.GenerationType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+@Entity
+@Table(name = "characters")
+public class Character {
+    @Id
+    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
+    private Long id;
+    private int externalId;
+    @NotNull
+    private String name;
+    private String status;
+    private String gender;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/CharacterApiResponse.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/CharacterApiResponse.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8c0740b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/model/CharacterApiResponse.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.model;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+public class CharacterApiResponse {
+    @JsonProperty("id")
+    private int id;
+    @JsonProperty("name")
+    private String name;
+    @JsonProperty("status")
+    private String status;
+    @JsonProperty("gender")
+    private String gender;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/repository/CharacterRepository.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/repository/CharacterRepository.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd513c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/repository/CharacterRepository.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.repository;
+
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.model.Character;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+@Repository
+public interface CharacterRepository extends JpaRepository<Character, Long> {
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/CharacterService.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/CharacterService.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c26b9ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/CharacterService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.service;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto.CharacterResponseDto;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+@Service
+public interface CharacterService {
+    void fetchCharacters();
+
+    CharacterResponseDto getRandomCharacter();
+
+    List<CharacterResponseDto> searchCharactersByName(String word);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/impl/CharacterServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/impl/CharacterServiceImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fb28d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/mate/academy/rickandmorty/service/impl/CharacterServiceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package mate.academy.rickandmorty.service.impl;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto.CharacterListDto;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.dto.CharacterResponseDto;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.model.Character;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.repository.CharacterRepository;
+import mate.academy.rickandmorty.service.CharacterService;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+@Service
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+public class CharacterServiceImpl implements CharacterService {
+    private final RestTemplate restTemplate;
+    private final CharacterRepository characterRepository;
+    private final Random random;
+
+    @Override
+    public void fetchCharacters() {
+        String url = "https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character";
+        int page = 1;
+
+        while (true) {
+            String pageUrl = url + "?page=" + page;
+            CharacterListDto response;
+
+            try {
+                response = restTemplate.getForObject(pageUrl, CharacterListDto.class);
+            } catch (HttpClientErrorException e) {
+                if (e.getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
+
+            if (response == null || response.getResults() == null
+                    || response.getResults().isEmpty()) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            List<Character> characters = response.getResults()
+                    .stream()
+                    .map(result -> {
+                        Character character = new Character();
+                        character.setExternalId(result.getId());
+
+                        if (result.getName() != null) {
+                            character.setName(result.getName());
+                        } else {
+                            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Field name is missing");
+                        }
+
+                        character.setGender(result.getGender());
+                        character.setStatus(result.getStatus());
+                        return character;
+                    }).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+            characterRepository.saveAll(characters);
+
+            page++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CharacterResponseDto getRandomCharacter() {
+        int randomId = random.nextInt(1, (int) characterRepository.count());
+        Character character = characterRepository
+                .findById(Long.valueOf(randomId))
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("Character not found"));
+        return toDto(character);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public List<CharacterResponseDto> searchCharactersByName(String word) {
+        return characterRepository.findAll().stream()
+                .filter(ch -> ch.getName().toLowerCase().contains(word.toLowerCase()))
+                .map(this::toDto)
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    }
+
+    public CharacterResponseDto toDto(Character character) {
+        return new CharacterResponseDto(
+                character.getId(),
+                character.getExternalId(),
+                character.getName(),
+                character.getStatus(),
+                character.getGender()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 8b137891..986c9ed9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:mem:testdb
+spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
+spring.datasource.username=sa
+spring.datasource.password=password
+spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/application.properties b/src/test/resources/application.properties
index bc2fdde8..6239a984 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ spring.datasource.driverClassName=org.h2.Driver
 spring.datasource.username=sa
 spring.datasource.password=password
 spring.jpa.database-platform=org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+spring.h2.console.enabled=true