diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
index 7612c392a2..90a67d7605 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
  */
 
 export * from './service/router';
+export * from './types';
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts b/plugins/search-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
index e1212ee5a7..4efc02de6f 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend/src/service/standaloneServer.ts
@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
 
 import { createServiceBuilder } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { Server } from 'http';
@@ -51,7 +36,7 @@ export async function startStandaloneServer(
 
   const service = createServiceBuilder(module)
     .enableCors({ origin: 'http://localhost:3000' })
-    .addRouter('/search', router);
+    .addRouter('/api/search', router);
 
   return await service.start().catch(err => {
     logger.error(err);
diff --git a/plugins/search/package.json b/plugins/search/package.json
index 8003843d8d..6fa80cda54 100644
--- a/plugins/search/package.json
+++ b/plugins/search/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "@backstage/core": "^0.7.2",
     "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.7.3",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^0.1.2",
+    "@backstage/plugin-search-backend": "^0.1.1",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.4",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
     "@material-ui/icons": "^4.9.1",
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/apis.ts b/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
index 9d88227a44..65490c3c37 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
+++ b/plugins/search/src/apis.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import { Entity, ENTITY_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { DiscoveryApi } from '@backstage/core';
 import { CatalogApi } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
+import { SearchQuery, SearchResultSet } from '@backstage/plugin-search-backend';
+import qs from 'qs';
 
 export type Result = {
   name: string;
@@ -30,9 +33,11 @@ export type SearchResults = Array<Result>;
 
 class SearchApi {
   private catalogApi: CatalogApi;
+  private discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
 
-  constructor(catalogApi: CatalogApi) {
+  constructor(catalogApi: CatalogApi, discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi) {
     this.catalogApi = catalogApi;
+    this.discoveryApi = discoveryApi;
   }
 
   private async entities() {
@@ -56,6 +61,18 @@ class SearchApi {
   public getSearchResult(): Promise<SearchResults> {
     return this.entities();
   }
+
+  // @todo Productionalize as we implement search milestones.
+  public async _alphaPerformSearch(
+    query: SearchQuery,
+  ): Promise<SearchResultSet> {
+    const queryString = qs.stringify(query);
+    const url = `${await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl(
+      'search/query',
+    )}?${queryString}`;
+    const response = await fetch(url);
+    return response.json();
+  }
 }
 
 export default SearchApi;
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
index 7f4d31a6df..141b7684cd 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchResult/SearchResult.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import {
+  discoveryApiRef,
   EmptyState,
   Link,
   Progress,
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ const TableHeader = ({
 
 export const SearchResult = ({ searchQuery }: SearchResultProps) => {
   const catalogApi = useApi(catalogApiRef);
+  const discoveryApi = useApi(discoveryApiRef);
 
   const [showFilters, toggleFilters] = useState(false);
   const [selectedFilters, setSelectedFilters] = useState<FiltersState>({
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ export const SearchResult = ({ searchQuery }: SearchResultProps) => {
 
   const [filteredResults, setFilteredResults] = useState<SearchResults>([]);
 
-  const searchApi = new SearchApi(catalogApi);
+  const searchApi = new SearchApi(catalogApi, discoveryApi);
 
   const { loading, error, value: results } = useAsync(() => {
     return searchApi.getSearchResult();