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# Backend search with Xano

Performing a backend search can be very useful when trying to filter items according to one or more properties, specially when there's a big number of items. 

The video below describes how to perform a text search over a Xano table, using a form in our app (text input + submit button). 

This could be expanded to other types of search, or to other backends, applying the same idea. The backend should be responsible of applying the necessary filters to return the corresponding items, depending on the user input. 

### Design

<figure><img src="https://1444025092-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MXpqEanvOhm8vMtIH8i%2Fuploads%2F1qWhCaz45ezbF7vbNft3%2FScreenshot%202024-07-16%20at%2019.05.10.png?alt=media&amp;token=ac2e4eb4-482a-4753-bcac-cce4ab9b09f9" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figma Example</p></figcaption></figure>

### Database in Xano

<figure><img src="https://1444025092-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MXpqEanvOhm8vMtIH8i%2Fuploads%2Fw36QfDVhF5QyqrFLgFFR%2FScreenshot%202024-07-16%20at%2017.48.10.png?alt=media&amp;token=bec40192-df86-4d76-a277-b27ee577bfae" alt=""><figcaption><p>Fitness_recipe List Table</p></figcaption></figure>

### How to set up the Backend Search with Xano

Based on the [Fuzzy Search tutorial in Xano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_XkvyAX2C0).

{% embed url="<https://www.loom.com/share/d59dc00dc8f0407f98332415de102ffd?sid=ce90b1e9-69ca-4a53-98cf-3cb591415604>" %}

For smaller lists and searching in the same screen, consider using the Search & Filter functionality:

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MhxbA\_PKkuV6MhfQWK2" %}
[Search & filter](/bravo-tags/mobile-actions/component-search-and-filter.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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