diff --git a/src/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php b/src/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c11b1c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Enums\ResponseStatus;
+use App\Http\Requests\SearchUsersRequest;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Traits\CommonTrait;
+use Inertia\Inertia;
+
+class UserController extends Controller
+{
+  use CommonTrait;
+  
+  /**
+   * Display a listing of the resource.
+   */
+  public function index()
+  {
+    // render page
+  }
+
+   /**
+   * Show the form for creating a new resource.
+   */
+  public function create()
+  {
+    // render page
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Store a newly created resource in storage.
+   */
+  public function store(Request $request)
+  {
+    // 
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Display the specified resource.
+   */
+  public function show(User $user)
+  {
+    // render page
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Update the specified resource in storage.
+   */
+  public function update()
+  {
+    // 
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Remove the specified resource from storage.
+   */
+  public function destroy()
+  {
+    // 
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Search users
+   */
+  public function search(SearchUsersRequest $request) {
+    $validated = $request->validated();
+    $search = $validated['search'];
+    
+    $users = User::where('last_name', 'like', "%{$search}%")
+      ->orWhere('first_name', 'like', "%{$search}%")
+      ->orWhere('email', 'like', "%{$search}%")
+      ->orWhere('id', 'like', "%{$search}%")
+      ->orWhereHas('libraryPasses', function($query) use ($search) {
+        $query->where('barcode', 'like', "%{$search}%");
+      })
+      ->get(); 
+
+    return $this->CommonResponse(
+      ResponseStatus::success,
+      'Search results',
+      $users
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/Http/Requests/SearchUsersRequest.php b/src/app/Http/Requests/SearchUsersRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e684f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/Http/Requests/SearchUsersRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Requests;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
+
+class SearchUsersRequest extends FormRequest
+{
+    /**
+     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        $user = auth()->user();
+        return $user->can('search', User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
+     *
+     * @return array<string, \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\ValidationRule|array<mixed>|string>
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'search' => 'required|string|max:255'
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/Models/User.php b/src/app/Models/User.php
index 569f29f..abbb268 100644
--- a/src/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/src/app/Models/User.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-// use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\MustVerifyEmail;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasOne;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Laravel\Sanctum\HasApiTokens;
@@ -13,4 +13,9 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
 {
     use HasApiTokens, HasFactory, Notifiable, HasRoles;
     protected $guarded = [];
+
+    public function libraryPasses(): HasOne
+    {
+        return $this->hasOne(LibraryPass::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/api.php b/src/routes/api.php
index 21be859..d6d7d4d 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.php
+++ b/src/routes/api.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\ItemController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 
@@ -16,3 +17,4 @@
 */
 
 Route::post('/item/search', [ItemController::class, 'search']);
+Route::post('/users/search', [UserController::class, 'search']);
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