diff --git a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/Searchbar.php b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/Searchbar.php
index d630d3afd..95ae6a6b3 100644
--- a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/Searchbar.php
+++ b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/Searchbar.php
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ class Searchbar extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		parent::__construct([
 			'search' => self::PERM_LOGGED
 		]);
-
-		// Load the library SearchBarLib
-		$this->load->library('SearchBarLib');
 	}
 
 	//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -50,6 +47,29 @@ class Searchbar extends FHCAPI_Controller
 	 */
 	public function search()
 	{
+		$this->load->library('SearchBarLib');
+		$this->load->library('form_validation');
+
+		// Checks if the searchstr and the types parameters are in the POSTed JSON
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules(self::SEARCHSTR_PARAM, null, 'required');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules(self::TYPES_PARAM . '[]', null, 'required');
+
+		if (!$this->form_validation->run())
+			$this->terminateWithError(SearchBarLib::ERROR_WRONG_JSON, self::ERROR_TYPE_GENERAL);
+
+		// Convert to json the result from searchbarlib->search
+		$result = $this->searchbarlib->search($this->input->post(self::SEARCHSTR_PARAM), $this->input->post(self::TYPES_PARAM));
+		if (property_exists($result, 'error'))
+			$this->terminateWithError(getError($result), self::ERROR_TYPE_GENERAL);
+		$this->terminateWithSuccess($result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets a JSON body via HTTP POST and provides the parameters
+	 */
+	public function searchAdvanced()
+	{
+		$this->load->library('SearchLib');
 		$this->load->library('form_validation');
 
 		// Checks if the searchstr and the types parameters are in the POSTed JSON
@@ -59,8 +79,8 @@ class Searchbar extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		if (!$this->form_validation->run())
 			$this->terminateWithValidationErrors($this->form_validation->error_array());
 
-		// Convert to json the result from searchbarlib->search
-		$result = $this->searchbarlib->search($this->input->post(self::SEARCHSTR_PARAM), $this->input->post(self::TYPES_PARAM));
+		// Convert to json the result from searchlib->search
+		$result = $this->searchlib->search($this->input->post(self::SEARCHSTR_PARAM), $this->input->post(self::TYPES_PARAM));
 
 		$data = $this->getDataOrTerminateWithError($result);
 
diff --git a/public/js/api/search.js b/public/js/api/search.js
index c6a5d77a5..76b3fcd9b 100644
--- a/public/js/api/search.js
+++ b/public/js/api/search.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ export default {
 		const url = '/api/frontend/v1/searchbar/search';
 		return this.$fhcApi.post(url, searchsettings, config);
 	},
+	searchAdvanced(searchsettings, config) {
+		const url = '/api/frontend/v1/searchbar/searchAdvanced';
+		return this.$fhcApi.post(url, searchsettings, config);
+	},
 	searchdummy(searchsettings) {
 		const url = 'public/js/apps/api/dummyapi.php/Search';
 		return this.$fhcApi.post(url, searchsettings);