diff --git a/dsp-meta/src/api/handler/project_metadata_handler.rs b/dsp-meta/src/api/handler/project_metadata_handler.rs
index f91f6eee..7f0b5ade 100644
--- a/dsp-meta/src/api/handler/project_metadata_handler.rs
+++ b/dsp-meta/src/api/handler/project_metadata_handler.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::api::model::project_metadata_dto::{ProjectMetadataDto, ProjectMetadat
 use crate::api::model::project_metadata_graph_dto::ProjectMetadataGraphDto;
 use crate::app_state::AppState;
 use crate::domain::service::project_metadata_api_contract::ProjectMetadataApiContract;
-use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::Pagination;
+use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Filter, Pagination};
 use crate::error::DspMetaError;
 
 /// GET /project_metadata/:shortcode
@@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ pub async fn get_project_metadata_by_shortcode_as_rdf(
 pub async fn get_all_project_metadata(
     State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
     pagination: Option<Query<Pagination>>,
+    filter: Option<Query<Filter>>,
 ) -> Result<Response, DspMetaError> {
     trace!("entered get_all_project_metadata()");
     let Query(pagination) = pagination.unwrap_or_default();
-    let page = state.project_metadata_service.find(&pagination)?;
+    let Query(filter) = filter.unwrap_or_default();
+    let page = state.project_metadata_service.find(&filter, &pagination)?;
     let mut response = Json(
         page.data
             .into_iter()
diff --git a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_api_contract.rs b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_api_contract.rs
index 566db533..d304252f 100644
--- a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_api_contract.rs
+++ b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_api_contract.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 use dsp_domain::metadata::value::Shortcode;
 
 use crate::api::convert::serde::draft_model::DraftMetadata;
-use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Page, Pagination};
+use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Filter, Page, Pagination};
 use crate::error::DspMetaError;
 
 pub trait ProjectMetadataApiContract {
     fn find_by_id(&self, id: Shortcode) -> Result<Option<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError>;
-    fn find(&self, pagination: &Pagination) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError>;
+    fn find(
+        &self,
+        filter: &Filter,
+        pagination: &Pagination,
+    ) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError>;
 }
diff --git a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_service.rs b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_service.rs
index fb878f35..08fb0e4a 100644
--- a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_service.rs
+++ b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/project_metadata_service.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use tracing::{instrument, trace};
 
 use crate::api::convert::serde::draft_model::DraftMetadata;
 use crate::domain::service::project_metadata_api_contract::ProjectMetadataApiContract;
-use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Page, Pagination, RepositoryContract};
+use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Filter, Page, Pagination, RepositoryContract};
 use crate::error::DspMetaError;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ where
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
-    fn find(&self, pagination: &Pagination) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError> {
-        self.repo.find(pagination)
+    fn find(
+        &self,
+        filter: &Filter,
+        pagination: &Pagination,
+    ) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError> {
+        self.repo.find(filter, pagination)
     }
 }
diff --git a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/repository_contract.rs b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/repository_contract.rs
index 1b85ea80..4dd15460 100644
--- a/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/repository_contract.rs
+++ b/dsp-meta/src/domain/service/repository_contract.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@ impl Default for Pagination {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Default, Debug)]
+pub struct Filter {
+    #[serde(rename = "q")]
+    pub query: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(rename = "filter")]
+    pub filter: Option<String>,
+}
+
 pub struct Page<T> {
     pub data: Vec<T>,
     pub total: usize,
 }
-
 /// The contract for the project metadata repository.
 /// It defines the methods that the repository must implement.
 /// The trait is generically typed for the entity type `Entity`, the id type `Id`, and
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@ pub trait RepositoryContract<Entity, Id, Error> {
     fn find_by_id(&self, id: &Id) -> Result<Option<Entity>, Error>;
 
     /// Returns all entities.
-    fn find(&self, pagination: &Pagination) -> Result<Page<Entity>, Error>;
+    fn find(&self, filter: &Filter, pagination: &Pagination) -> Result<Page<Entity>, Error>;
 
     /// Returns the number of entities.
     fn count(&self) -> Result<usize, Error>;
diff --git a/dsp-meta/src/repo/service/project_metadata_repository.rs b/dsp-meta/src/repo/service/project_metadata_repository.rs
index 38016489..3820cb16 100644
--- a/dsp-meta/src/repo/service/project_metadata_repository.rs
+++ b/dsp-meta/src/repo/service/project_metadata_repository.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use dsp_domain::metadata::value::Shortcode;
 use tracing::{instrument, trace};
 
-use crate::api::convert::serde::draft_model::DraftMetadata;
-use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Page, Pagination, RepositoryContract};
+use crate::api::convert::serde::draft_model::{DraftMetadata, DraftProjectStatus};
+use crate::domain::service::repository_contract::{Filter, Page, Pagination, RepositoryContract};
 use crate::error::DspMetaError;
 use crate::infrastructure::load_json_file_paths;
 
@@ -58,19 +58,46 @@ impl RepositoryContract<DraftMetadata, Shortcode, DspMetaError> for ProjectMetad
     }
 
     #[instrument(skip(self))]
-    fn find(&self, pagination: &Pagination) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError> {
-        trace!("repository: find_all");
+    fn find(
+        &self,
+        filter: &Filter,
+        pagination: &Pagination,
+    ) -> Result<Page<DraftMetadata>, DspMetaError> {
         let db = self.db.read().unwrap();
+        let query_status: Option<Vec<DraftProjectStatus>> = match filter.filter.as_deref() {
+            Some("o") => Some(vec![DraftProjectStatus::Ongoing]),
+            Some("f") => Some(vec![DraftProjectStatus::Finished]),
+            Some("of") => Some(vec![
+                DraftProjectStatus::Ongoing,
+                DraftProjectStatus::Finished,
+            ]),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
         let values = db
             .values()
+            .filter(|metadata| {
+                if let Some(query_status) = &query_status {
+                    let actual_status = &metadata.project.status.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+                    !query_status.contains(actual_status)
+                } else {
+                    true
+                }
+            })
+            .filter(|metadata| {
+                if let Some(query) = &filter.query {
+                    serde_json::to_string(metadata).unwrap().contains(query)
+                } else {
+                    true
+                }
+            }).cloned().collect::<Vec<DraftMetadata>>();
+        let total = values.len();
+        let data = values
+            .into_iter()
             .skip((pagination.page - 1) * pagination.limit)
-            .take(pagination.limit);
-        let result = values.cloned().collect();
-        let total = self.count()?;
-        Ok(Page {
-            data: result,
-            total,
-        })
+            .take(pagination.limit)
+            .collect::<Vec<DraftMetadata>>();
+        Ok(Page { data, total })
     }
 
     fn count(&self) -> Result<usize, DspMetaError> {