diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/trail/trail_filter_panel.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/trail/trail_filter_panel.svelte
index 15ae22f0..af7c206d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/trail/trail_filter_panel.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/trail/trail_filter_panel.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-    import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
     import type { Category } from "$lib/models/category";
     import type { TrailFilter } from "$lib/models/trail";
     import { country_codes } from "$lib/util/country_code_util";
     import { formatDistance, formatElevation } from "$lib/util/format_util";
     import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte";
+    import { _ } from "svelte-i18n";
+    import { slide } from "svelte/transition";
     import DoubleSlider from "../base/double_slider.svelte";
     import type { RadioItem } from "../base/radio_group.svelte";
     import RadioGroup from "../base/radio_group.svelte";
     import Search, { type SearchItem } from "../base/search.svelte";
     import Slider from "../base/slider.svelte";
-    import { slide } from "svelte/transition";
-    import { _ } from "svelte-i18n";
 
     export let categories: Category[];
     export let filterExpanded: boolean = true;
@@ -87,8 +86,13 @@
 
             return;
         }
-        const result = await ms.index("cities500").search(q, { limit: 5 });
-        searchDropdownItems = result.hits.map((h) => ({
+        const r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/cities500", {
+            method: "POST",
+            body: JSON.stringify({ q: q, options: { limit: 5 } }),
+        });
+        const result = await r.json();
+
+        searchDropdownItems = result.hits.map((h: Record<string, any>) => ({
             text: h.name,
             description:
                 country_codes[h["country code"] as keyof typeof country_codes],
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/trail_store.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/trail_store.ts
index c491b9bf..12d938b3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/trail_store.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/trail_store.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { util } from "$lib/vendor/svelte-form-lib/util";
 import { get, writable, type Writable } from "svelte/store";
 import { summit_logs_create, summit_logs_delete, summit_logs_update } from "./summit_log_store";
 import { waypoints_create, waypoints_delete, waypoints_update } from "./waypoint_store";
-import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
 import type { LatLng } from "leaflet";
 import { ClientResponseError } from "pocketbase";
 
@@ -45,19 +44,22 @@ export async function trails_search_filter(filter: TrailFilter, f: (url: Request
     if (filter.near.lat && filter.near.lon) {
         filterText += ` AND _geoRadius(${filter.near.lat}, ${filter.near.lon}, ${filter.near.radius})`
     }
-    const indexResponse = await ms
-        .index("trails")
-        .search(filter.q, { filter: filterText });
-    const trailIds = indexResponse.hits.map((h) => h.id);
+    let r = await f("/api/v1/search/trails", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({ q: filter.q, options: { filter: filterText } }),
+    });
+    const result = await r.json();
+
+    const trailIds = result.hits.map((h: Record<string, any>) => h.id);
 
     if (trailIds.length == 0) {
         trails.set([]);
         return [];
     }
 
-    const r = await f('/api/v1/trail?' + new URLSearchParams({
+    r = await f('/api/v1/trail?' + new URLSearchParams({
         expand: "category,waypoints,summit_logs",
-        filter: trailIds.map((id) => `id="${id}"`).join('||'),
+        filter: trailIds.map((id: Record<string, any>) => `id="${id}"`).join('||'),
         sort: `${filter.sortOrder}${filter.sort}`
     }), {
         method: 'GET',
@@ -87,13 +89,20 @@ export async function trails_search_bounding_box(northEast: LatLng, southWest: L
         }
     }
 
-    const indexResponse = await ms.index("trails").search("", {
-        filter: [
-            `_geoBoundingBox([${northEast.lat}, ${northEast.lng}], [${southWest.lat}, ${southWest.lng}])`,
-            filterText
-        ],
+    let r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/trails", {
+        method: "POST",
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+            q: "", options: {
+                filter: [
+                    `_geoBoundingBox([${northEast.lat}, ${northEast.lng}], [${southWest.lat}, ${southWest.lng}])`,
+                    filterText
+                ],
+            }
+        }),
     });
-    const trailIds = indexResponse.hits.map((h) => h.id);
+    const result = await r.json();
+
+    const trailIds = result.hits.map((h: Record<string, any>) => h.id);
 
     if (trailIds.length == 0) {
         const currentTrails: Trail[] = get(trails);
@@ -101,8 +110,8 @@ export async function trails_search_bounding_box(northEast: LatLng, southWest: L
         return compareObjectArrays<Trail>(currentTrails, []);
     }
 
-    const r = await fetch('/api/v1/trail?' + new URLSearchParams({
-        filter: trailIds.map((id) => `id="${id}"`).join("||"),
+    r = await fetch('/api/v1/trail?' + new URLSearchParams({
+        filter: trailIds.map((id: Record<string, any>) => `id="${id}"`).join("||"),
         expand: "category,waypoints,summit_logs",
         sort: `+name`,
     }), {
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 3b563ec6..7b113461 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     import CategoryCard from "$lib/components/category_card.svelte";
     import Scene from "$lib/components/scene.svelte";
     import TrailCard from "$lib/components/trail/trail_card.svelte";
-    import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
     import { categories } from "$lib/stores/category_store";
     import { trails } from "$lib/stores/trail_store";
     import { currentUser } from "$lib/stores/user_store";
@@ -17,33 +16,38 @@
     let searchDropdownItems: SearchItem[] = [];
 
     async function search(q: string) {
-        const response = await ms.multiSearch({
-            queries: [
-                {
-                    indexUid: "trails",
-                    q: q,
-                    limit: 3,
-                },
-                {
-                    indexUid: "cities500",
-                    q: q,
-                    limit: 3,
-                },
-            ],
+        const r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/multi", {
+            method: "POST",
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                queries: [
+                    {
+                        indexUid: "trails",
+                        q: q,
+                        limit: 3,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        indexUid: "cities500",
+                        q: q,
+                        limit: 3,
+                    },
+                ],
+            }),
         });
 
-        const trailItems = response.results[0].hits.map((t) => ({
+        const response = await r.json();
+
+        const trailItems = response.results[0].hits.map((t: Record<string, any>) => ({
             text: t.name,
             description: `Trail | ${t.location}`,
             value: t.id,
             icon: "route",
         }));
-        const cityItems = response.results[1].hits.map((t) => ({
-            text: t.name,
+        const cityItems = response.results[1].hits.map((c: Record<string, any>) => ({
+            text: c.name,
             description: `City | ${
-                country_codes[t["country code"] as keyof typeof country_codes]
+                country_codes[c["country code"] as keyof typeof country_codes]
             }`,
-            value: t,
+            value: c,
             icon: "city",
         }));
 
diff --git a/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/[index]/+server.ts b/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/[index]/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81e248db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/[index]/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
+import { error, json, type RequestEvent } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+
+export async function POST(event: RequestEvent) {
+    const data = await event.request.json()
+
+    try {
+        const r = await ms.index(event.params.index as string).search(data.q, data.options);
+        return json(r);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        throw error(e.status, e)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/multi/+server.ts b/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/multi/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e1121de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/api/v1/search/multi/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
+import { error, json, type RequestEvent } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+
+export async function POST(event: RequestEvent) {
+    const data = await event.request.json()
+
+    try {
+        const r = await ms.multiSearch({
+            queries: data.queries
+        });
+        return json(r);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        throw error(e.status, e)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/routes/map/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
index 337c9670..d444f635 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/map/+page.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     import EmptyStateSearch from "$lib/components/empty_states/empty_state_search.svelte";
     import TrailCard from "$lib/components/trail/trail_card.svelte";
     import TrailFilterPanel from "$lib/components/trail/trail_filter_panel.svelte";
-    import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
     import type { Trail, TrailFilter } from "$lib/models/trail";
     import { categories } from "$lib/stores/category_store";
     import {
@@ -111,28 +110,33 @@
     });
 
     async function search(q: string) {
-        const response = await ms.multiSearch({
-            queries: [
-                {
-                    indexUid: "trails",
-                    q: q,
-                    limit: 3,
-                },
-                {
-                    indexUid: "cities500",
-                    q: q,
-                    limit: 3,
-                },
-            ],
+        const r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/multi", {
+            method: "POST",
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                queries: [
+                    {
+                        indexUid: "trails",
+                        q: q,
+                        limit: 3,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        indexUid: "cities500",
+                        q: q,
+                        limit: 3,
+                    },
+                ],
+            }),
         });
 
-        const trailItems = response.results[0].hits.map((t) => ({
+        const response = await r.json();
+
+        const trailItems = response.results[0].hits.map((t: Record<string, any>) => ({
             text: t.name,
             description: `Trail | ${t.location}`,
             value: t,
             icon: "route",
         }));
-        const cityItems = response.results[1].hits.map((c) => ({
+        const cityItems = response.results[1].hits.map((c: Record<string, any>) => ({
             text: c.name,
             description: `City | ${
                 country_codes[c["country code"] as keyof typeof country_codes]
diff --git a/web/src/routes/profile/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/profile/+page.svelte
index f16d6073..05db2051 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/profile/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/profile/+page.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
         type SelectItem,
     } from "$lib/components/base/select.svelte";
     import ConfirmModal from "$lib/components/confirm_modal.svelte";
-    import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
     import {
         currentUser,
         logout,
@@ -45,8 +44,12 @@
     });
 
     async function searchCities(q: string) {
-        const result = await ms.index("cities500").search(q, { limit: 5 });
-        searchDropdownItems = result.hits.map((h) => ({
+        const r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/cities500", {
+            method: "POST",
+            body: JSON.stringify({ q: q, options: { limit: 5 } }),
+        });
+        const result = await r.json();
+        searchDropdownItems = result.hits.map((h: Record<string, any>) => ({
             text: h.name,
             description:
                 country_codes[h["country code"] as keyof typeof country_codes],
diff --git a/web/src/routes/trail/edit/[id]/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/trail/edit/[id]/+page.svelte
index 867c0f7c..2508d818 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/trail/edit/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/trail/edit/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     import SummitLogModal from "$lib/components/summit_log/summit_log_modal.svelte";
     import WaypointCard from "$lib/components/waypoint/waypoint_card.svelte";
     import WaypointModal from "$lib/components/waypoint/waypoint_modal.svelte";
-    import { ms } from "$lib/meilisearch";
     import { SummitLog } from "$lib/models/summit_log";
     import { Trail, trailSchema } from "$lib/models/trail";
     import { Waypoint } from "$lib/models/waypoint";
@@ -106,7 +105,12 @@
                     );
                     $form.id = createdTrail.id;
                 } else {
-                    await trails_update($trail, submittedTrail, photoFiles, gpxFile);
+                    await trails_update(
+                        $trail,
+                        submittedTrail,
+                        photoFiles,
+                        gpxFile,
+                    );
                 }
 
                 show_toast({
@@ -222,13 +226,20 @@
 
         reader.onload = async function (e) {
             await addGPXLayer(e.target?.result as string);
-            const closestCity = (
-                await ms.index("cities500").search("", {
-                    filter: [`_geoRadius(${$form.lat}, ${$form.lon}, 10000)`],
-                    sort: [`_geoPoint(${$form.lat}, ${$form.lon}):asc`],
-                    limit: 1,
-                })
-            ).hits[0];
+            const r = await fetch("/api/v1/search/cities500", {
+                method: "POST",
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    q: "",
+                    options: {
+                        filter: [
+                            `_geoRadius(${$form.lat}, ${$form.lon}, 10000)`,
+                        ],
+                        sort: [`_geoPoint(${$form.lat}, ${$form.lon}):asc`],
+                        limit: 1,
+                    },
+                }),
+            });
+            const closestCity = (await r.json()).hits[0];
 
             $form.location = closestCity.name;
         };
@@ -318,7 +329,6 @@
         if ($form.thumbnail == index) {
             $form.thumbnail = 0;
             console.log("huere");
-            
         }
 
         if (index >= $form.photos.length) {
@@ -491,7 +501,9 @@
             {#each ($form.photos ?? []).concat(photoPreviews) as photo, i}
                 <div class="shrink-0 grow-0 basis-auto m-2">
                     <PhotoCard
-                        src={i >= $form.photos.length ? photo : getFileURL($form, photo)}
+                        src={i >= $form.photos.length
+                            ? photo
+                            : getFileURL($form, photo)}
                         on:delete={() => handlePhotoDelete(i)}
                         isThumbnail={$form.thumbnail === i}
                         on:thumbnail={() => makePhotoThumbnail(i)}