diff --git a/app/api/applications/search/route.ts b/app/api/applications/search/route.ts
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+import { NextResponse, NextRequest } from "next/server";
+import { prisma } from "@/lib/prisma";
+import Fuse from "fuse.js";
+
+interface SearchRequest {
+    searchterm: string;
+}
+
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+    try {
+        const body: SearchRequest = await request.json();
+        const { searchterm } = body;  
+        
+        const applications = await prisma.application.findMany({});
+
+        const fuseOptions = {
+            keys: ['name', 'description'],
+            threshold: 0.3,
+            includeScore: true,
+        };
+
+        const fuse = new Fuse(applications, fuseOptions);
+        
+        const searchResults = fuse.search(searchterm);
+
+        const results = searchResults.map(({ item }) => item);
+
+        return NextResponse.json({ results });
+    } catch (error: any) {
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: error.message }, { status: 500 });
+    }
+}
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