diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787b44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/controllers/repos-controller.go b/backend/controllers/repos-controller.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 04073bf..0000000
--- a/backend/controllers/repos-controller.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-package controllers
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"log"
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/g00gol/frieren/backend/db"
-	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
-)
-
-func GetRepos(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	reposColl := db.GetRepos()
-	var data bson.M
-	reposColl.FindOne(context.TODO(), bson.D{}).Decode(&data)
-
-	// Return data as JSON
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Println(err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/backend/controllers/repos_controller.go b/backend/controllers/repos_controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc7ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/controllers/repos_controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package controllers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/g00gol/frieren/backend/db"
+	"github.com/g00gol/frieren/backend/types"
+	"github.com/g00gol/frieren/backend/utils"
+)
+
+func GetRepos(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	// Get the filters from the request
+	filter := utils.ConstructFilters(r, types.Repo{})
+
+	// Get data from database
+	data, err := db.GetReposByFilters(filter)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Return data as JSON
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func CreateRepo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	var repo types.Repo
+
+	// Decode the request body into repo
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+
+	// Insert repo into database
+}
diff --git a/backend/db/repos_db.go b/backend/db/repos_db.go
index 5c67e73..54f75b3 100644
--- a/backend/db/repos_db.go
+++ b/backend/db/repos_db.go
@@ -1,10 +1,34 @@
 package db
 
 import (
-	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo"
+	"context"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/g00gol/frieren/backend/types"
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
 )
 
-func GetRepos() *mongo.Collection {
+func GetReposByFilters(filter any) ([]types.Repo, error) {
+	log.Println("Getting repos by filters", filter)
 	collection := GetCollection("repos")
-	return collection
+
+	// Specify options to use for string comparison
+	opts := options.Find().SetCollation(&options.Collation{
+		Locale:   "en",
+		Strength: 1,
+	})
+	cursor, err := collection.Find(context.TODO(), filter, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error finding repos:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer cursor.Close(context.TODO())
+
+	var data []types.Repo
+	if err := cursor.All(context.Background(), &data); err != nil {
+		log.Println("Error decoding cursor results:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return data, err
 }
diff --git a/backend/types/repo.go b/backend/types/repo.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2a702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/types/repo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package types
+
+import "time"
+
+type Repo struct {
+	Hash                   string    `bson:"hash"`
+	Name                   string    `bson:"name"`
+	Description            string    `bson:"description"`
+	RepoOrigin             string    `bson:"repo_origin"`
+	FernBranch             string    `bson:"fern_branch"`
+	Languages              []string  `bson:"languages"`
+	Technologies           []string  `bson:"technologies"`
+	RecommendedIssueLabels []string  `bson:"recommended_issue_labels"`
+	RecommendedIssuesCount int       `bson:"recommended_issues_count"`
+	Difficulty             int       `bson:"difficulty"`
+	LastUpdated            time.Time `bson:"last_updated"` // MongoDB Datetime
+	DateCreated            time.Time `bson:"date_created"` // MongoDB Datetime
+	Stars                  int       `bson:"stars"`
+}
diff --git a/backend/utils/construct_filters.go b/backend/utils/construct_filters.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1d081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/utils/construct_filters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
+)
+
+func ConstructFilters(r *http.Request, model interface{}) bson.D {
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(model)
+	typ := val.Type()
+
+	filter := bson.D{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+		param := strings.ToLower(field.Name)
+
+		if values, ok := r.URL.Query()[param]; ok && len(values) > 0 {
+			if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+				// Split the comma-delimited string into a slice of strings
+				elements := strings.Split(values[0], ",")
+				filter = append(filter, bson.E{Key: param, Value: bson.D{{Key: "$in", Value: elements}}})
+			} else {
+				filter = append(filter, bson.E{Key: param, Value: values[0]})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return filter
+}