diff --git a/web/src/page/search.rs b/web/src/page/search.rs
index e32444e..accad30 100644
--- a/web/src/page/search.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/search.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use apb::{Base, Collection};
 use leptos::*;
 use leptos_router::*;
 use crate::prelude::*;
@@ -24,6 +25,14 @@ pub fn SearchPage() -> impl IntoView {
 		}
 	);
 
+	let text_search = create_local_resource(
+		move || use_query_map().get().get("q").cloned().unwrap_or_default(),
+		move |q| {
+			let search = format!("{URL_BASE}/search?q={q}");
+			async move { Http::fetch::<serde_json::Value>(&search, auth).await.ok() }
+		}
+	);
+
 	view! {
 		<blockquote class="mt-3 mb-3">
 			<details open>
@@ -54,5 +63,24 @@ pub fn SearchPage() -> impl IntoView {
 				</div>
 			</details>
 		</blockquote>
+
+		{move || match text_search.get() {
+			None => Some(view! { <p class="center"><small>searching...</small></p> }.into_view()),
+			Some(None) => None,
+			Some(Some(items)) => Some(view! {
+				// TODO this is jank af! i should do the same thing i do for timelines, aka first process
+				//      all items and store in cache and then pass a vec of strings here!!!
+				<For
+					each=move || items.ordered_items()
+					key=|item| item.id().unwrap_or_default().to_string()
+					children=move |item| {
+						view! {
+							<Item item=item.into() />
+							<hr />
+						}.into_view()
+					}
+				/ >
+			}.into_view())
+		}}
 	}
 }