diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f865df73a9..ce053133dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [0.6.5](https://github.com/Ash258/Scoop-Core/milestone/5)
 
+- **scoop-search**: Add `-a`, `--api` paramters
 - **Tests**: Fix detection of 1 new line at the end and allow CRLF/LF for powershell executables
 - **MacOS**: Properly detect arm architecture
 - Support installation of archives under *nix
diff --git a/lib/Search.ps1 b/lib/Search.ps1
index 82dc312ac8..1802cdef3b 100644
--- a/lib/Search.ps1
+++ b/lib/Search.ps1
@@ -226,4 +226,53 @@ function Search-LocalBucket {
     end { return $result }
 }
 
+function Search-RemoteAPI {
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param([String] $Query = '%')
+
+    process {
+        if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($Query)) { $Query = '%' }
+
+        $api = get_config 'shovelSearchAPI' 'https://api.shovel.ash258.com/api/v1'
+        $res = @{}
+        $buckets = @()
+        try {
+            # TODO: Pagination just for the convenience
+            $buckets = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$api/bucket?size=10000&page=0"
+        } catch {
+            throw "Cannot get buckets information from API: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+        }
+
+        $final = @()
+        $page = $total = 0
+
+        do {
+            try {
+                $res = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$api/manifest/search?query=$Query&size=1000&page=$page"
+            } catch {
+                throw "Cannot get manifests from API: $($_.Exception.Message)"
+            }
+            ++$page
+            $total = $res.total
+            $final += $res.content
+        } while ($total -ne $final.Count)
+
+        # TODO: test if bucket is added
+        # TODO: test if bucket is known
+        # TODO: Remove deprecated
+        # TODO: Process results
+        # $apps += @{
+        #     'name'              = $resolved.ApplicationName
+        #     'version'           = $manifest.version
+        #     'description'       = $manifest.description
+        #     'bin'               = @(arch_specific 'bin' $manifest $architecture)
+        #     'matchingBinaries'  = @()
+        #     'shortcuts'         = @(arch_specific 'shortcuts' $manifest $architecture)
+        #     'matchingShortcuts' = @()
+        # }
+
+        return $final
+    }
+}
+
 $__importedSearch__ = $true
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-config.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
index d621fe355c..13ecb853f0 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-config.ps1
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
 # dbgBypassArmCheck: $true|$false
 #   Do not fail to install arm64 version on x86 platform.
 #
+# shovelSearchAPI:
+#   Provide alternative search API for Shovel. Mainly for debugging.
+#   Has to be full API URL. Including protocol, API version.
+#
 # ARIA2 configuration
 # -------------------
 #
diff --git a/libexec/scoop-search.ps1 b/libexec/scoop-search.ps1
index b2c22113d4..def2b0411e 100644
--- a/libexec/scoop-search.ps1
+++ b/libexec/scoop-search.ps1
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #   -r, --remote    Force remote search in known buckets using Github API.
 #                   Remote search does not utilize advanced search methods (descriptions, binary, shortcuts, ... matching).
 #                   It only uses manifest name to search.
+#   -a, --api       Use shovel.ash258.com API backend for search.
+#                   Regular expression is not supported.
+#                   Currently in experimental phase with limited feature-set. Search is done on manifest names only.
 
 'core', 'getopt', 'help', 'Helpers', 'buckets', 'Search' | ForEach-Object {
     . (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "..\lib\${_}.ps1")
@@ -15,11 +18,32 @@
 
 $ExitCode = 0
 $LocalResults = @()
-$Options, $Query, $_err = Resolve-GetOpt $args 'r' 'remote'
+$Options, $Query, $_err = Resolve-GetOpt $args 'ra' 'remote', 'api'
 
 if ($_err) { Stop-ScoopExecution -Message "scoop search: $_err" -ExitCode 2 }
 
+$Query = $Query[0]
 $Remote = $Options.r -or $Options.remote
+$Api = $Options.a -or $Options.api
+
+if ($Api) {
+    try {
+        $results = Search-RemoteAPI -Query $Query
+    } catch {
+        Stop-ScoopExecution -Message "scoop search: $_" -ExitCode 3
+    }
+
+    # TODO: Bucket url
+    # TODO: Prompt for bucket addition
+    if ($results.Count -eq 0) {
+        Write-Host "No results found for query '$Query'"
+    }
+
+    $results | ForEach-Object {
+        Write-Host "$($_.name)@$($_.version) - $($_.url)" -f Magenta
+    }
+}
+exit 0
 
 if ($Query) {
     try {
@@ -67,7 +91,7 @@ foreach ($bucket in (Get-LocalBucket)) {
 }
 
 if (!$LocalResults) { Write-UserMessage -Message 'No matches in local buckets found' }
-if (!$LocalResults -or $Remote) {
+if (!$Api -and (!$LocalResults -or $Remote)) {
     if (!(Test-GithubApiRateLimitBreached)) {
         Write-UserMessage -Message 'Searching in remote buckets ...'
         $remoteResults = Search-AllRemote -Query $Query
@@ -86,4 +110,13 @@ if (!$LocalResults -or $Remote) {
     }
 }
 
+if ($Api) {
+    $results = Search-RemoteAPI -Query $Query
+
+    exit 258
+    $results | ForEach-Object {
+        Write-Host "$($_.name)@$($_.version) - $($_.url)" -f red
+    }
+}
+
 exit $ExitCode
diff --git a/supporting/completion/Scoop-Completion.psm1 b/supporting/completion/Scoop-Completion.psm1
index 9c8058a722..f12d5eb1e8 100644
--- a/supporting/completion/Scoop-Completion.psm1
+++ b/supporting/completion/Scoop-Completion.psm1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $script:SCOOP_SHORT_PARAMETERS = @{
     'info'       = 'a'
     'install'    = 'g i k s a'
     'list'       = 'i u r'
-    'search'     = 'r'
+    'search'     = 'a r'
     'unhold'     = 'g'
     'uninstall'  = 'g p'
     'update'     = 'f g i k s q'
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ $script:SCOOP_LONG_PARAMETERS = @{
     'info'       = 'arch'
     'install'    = 'global independent no-cache skip arch'
     'list'       = 'installed updated reverse'
-    'search'     = 'remote'
+    'search'     = 'api remote'
     'unhold'     = 'global'
     'uninstall'  = 'global purge'
     'update'     = 'force global independent no-cache skip quiet'
diff --git a/supporting/completion/scoop.lua b/supporting/completion/scoop.lua
index f138deb94f..23aec2e9bd 100644
--- a/supporting/completion/scoop.lua
+++ b/supporting/completion/scoop.lua
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ local configOptions = parser({
     'virustotal_api_key',
     'proxy',
     'githubToken'
+    'shovelSearchAPI'
 })
 
 -- region Functions
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ local scoopParser = parser({
     ):loop(1),
     'search' .. parser({
         '-h', '--help',
+        '-a', '--api'
         '-r', '--remote'
     }),
     'status' .. parser({'-h', '--help'}),