diff --git a/server/src/main/java/server/api/RecipeController.java b/server/src/main/java/server/api/RecipeController.java
index e2143e7..7021bdd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/server/api/RecipeController.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/server/api/RecipeController.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
+import server.database.RecipeRepository;
 import server.service.RecipeService;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/api")
 public class RecipeController {
+
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RecipeController.class.getName());
-    private final SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate;
-    private final RecipeService recipeService;
+    private SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate;
+    private RecipeService recipeService;
+    private RecipeRepository recipeRepository;
 
     public RecipeController(RecipeService recipeService, SimpMessagingTemplate messagingTemplate) {
         this.recipeService = recipeService;
@@ -128,4 +131,42 @@ public class RecipeController {
         messagingTemplate.convertAndSend(Topics.RECIPES, new DeleteRecipeMessage(id)); // Send to WS.
         return ResponseEntity.ok(true);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Performs a search based on a case-insensitive partial match on
+     * Recipe name and limits the result to a set amount of results.
+     * @param search - name of the recipe to be searched for.
+     * @param limit - limit of the results queried for.
+     * @param lang - stores the info of the language of the user to provide server support/
+     * @return - returns a ResponseEntity with a List of Recipes and an HTTP 200 ok status.
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Recipe>> getRecipes(
+            @RequestParam Optional<String> search,
+            @RequestParam Optional<Integer> limit,
+            @RequestParam Optional<String> lang){
+
+        List<Recipe> recipes = recipeRepository.findAll();
+
+        List<Recipe> finalRecipes = recipes;
+        recipes = search
+                .filter(s -> !s.trim().isEmpty())           // filters recipes if the string is not empty by doing a lowercase search
+                .map(s -> {
+                    String lowercaseSearch = s.toLowerCase();
+                    return finalRecipes.stream()
+                            .filter(recipe ->
+                                    recipe.getName().toLowerCase().contains(lowercaseSearch)
+                            )
+                            .toList();
+                })
+                .orElse(recipes);
+        recipes = limit                                             // filters based on limit if provided
+                .filter(l -> l < finalRecipes.size())
+                .map(l -> finalRecipes.stream().limit(l).toList())
+                .orElse(recipes);
+        return ResponseEntity.ok(recipes);
+
+    }
+
+
+
 }