diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index d6200a8..7fa50d4 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ app.engine("ejs", engine);
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 app.set("views", path.resolve(__dirname, "client/views"));
 app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+app.use(express.json());
 
 app.use("/static", express.static(path.resolve(__dirname, "client/public")));
 
diff --git a/src/client/public/css/main.css b/src/client/public/css/main.css
index fb965e5..ee0b25a 100644
--- a/src/client/public/css/main.css
+++ b/src/client/public/css/main.css
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
 }
 
 .cj-table-footer {
-    @apply px-6 py-4 gap-3 flex justify-between items-center border-t
-    border-gray-200 dark:border-neutral-700;
+    @apply px-6 py-4 gap-3 flex justify-between items-center;
 }
 
 .cj-table-paging-btn {
diff --git a/src/client/typescript/guild/feeds.ts b/src/client/typescript/guild/feeds.ts
index 1f23b1b..623e106 100644
--- a/src/client/typescript/guild/feeds.ts
+++ b/src/client/typescript/guild/feeds.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const emptyTableHtml: string = `
             No results found
         </h2>
         <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-neutral-400">
-            Create a feed and it will appear here.
+            Refine your search or create a new feed.
+            Alternatively, use a template to deploy a ready-made feed.
         </p>
 
         <div class="mt-5 flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-2">
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@ const columnDefs: ConfigColumnDefs[] = [
     {
         target: 5,
         data: "message_style",
-        orderable: true,
-        searchable: true,
+        orderable: false,  // both should be true, but message_style doesnt exist yet
+        searchable: false,
         render(data: string) { return `
             <td class="size-px whitespace-nowrap align-top">
                 <div class="px-6 py-4">
@@ -154,10 +155,13 @@ const columnDefs: ConfigColumnDefs[] = [
 
 const ajaxSettings: AjaxSettings = {
     url: `/guild/${1204426362794811453}/feeds/api/datatable`,
+    type: "POST",
+    contentType: "application/json",
     dataSrc: "data",
     data: (data: unknown) => {
         if (data === undefined) return;
-        // TODO
+        // TODO,
+        return JSON.stringify(data);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/guild/feeds.ejs b/src/client/views/guild/feeds.ejs
index 3146909..ca95d5c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/guild/feeds.ejs
+++ b/src/client/views/guild/feeds.ejs
@@ -9,8 +9,28 @@
                 <div class="bg-white border border-gray-200 rounded-lg shadow-xs dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:border-neutral-700">
 
                     <!-- Header -->
-                    <div>
-                        placeholder header content
+                    <div class="px-6 py-4 gap-3 flex flex-nowrap justify-between items-center">
+
+                        <div class="hidden sm:block sm:col-span-1">
+                            <label for="search" class="sr-only">Search</label>
+                            <div class="relative">
+                                <input type="text" id="search" class="form-input px-3 ps-11 block w-full border-gray-200 rounded-lg text-sm focus:border-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-500 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none dark:bg-neutral-900 dark:border-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-400 dark:placeholder-neutral-500 dark:focus:ring-neutral-600" placeholder="Search" data-hs-datatable-search="">
+                                <div class="absolute inset-y-0 start-0 flex items-center pointer-events-none ps-4">
+                                    <svg class="shrink-0 size-4 text-gray-400 dark:text-neutral-500" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8"/><path d="m21 21-4.3-4.3"/></svg>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <div class="sm:col-span-2">
+                            <button type="button" class="py-2 px-3 inline-flex items-center gap-x-2 text-sm font-medium rounded-lg border border-transparent bg-blue-600 text-white hover:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-hidden focus:bg-blue-700 disabled:opacity-50 disabled:pointer-events-none">
+                                <svg class="shrink-0 size-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M5 12h14"/><path d="M12 5v14"/></svg>
+                                <span>
+                                    Create
+                                    <span class="hidden sm:inline">a feed</span>
+                                </span>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+
                     </div>
 
                     <!-- Table -->
@@ -125,7 +145,7 @@
                                 <svg class="shrink-0 size-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m15 18-6-6 6-6"/></svg>
                                 Prev
                             </button>
-                            <div class="flex items-center space-x-1 " data-hs-datatable-paging-pages=""></div>
+                            <div class="flex items-center space-x-1" data-hs-datatable-paging-pages=""></div>
                             <button type="button" class="cj-table-paging-btn" data-hs-datatable-paging-next="">
                                 Next
                                 <svg class="shrink-0 size-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="m9 18 6-6-6-6"/></svg>
diff --git a/src/server/controllers/guild/api/feed.controller.ts b/src/server/controllers/guild/api/feed.controller.ts
index d55c51d..6b424a0 100644
--- a/src/server/controllers/guild/api/feed.controller.ts
+++ b/src/server/controllers/guild/api/feed.controller.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Request, Response } from "express";
 import prisma, { Prisma } from "@server/prisma";
+import { AjaxData, AjaxResponse } from "datatables.net-dt";
 
 export const get = async (request: Request, response: Response) => {
     if (!request.query.id) {
@@ -76,61 +77,41 @@ export const del = async (request: Request, response: Response) => {
     response.status(204).json(null);
 };
 
-interface DataTableResponse {
-    data: any;
-    recordsFiltered: number;
-    recordsTotal: number;
-}
 
-interface DatatableQuery {
-    length: string;
-    start: string;
-    order: { column: string; dir: string }[];
-    columns: { [key: string]: { data: string; searchable: string }};
-    search: { value: string };
+interface DatatableQuery extends AjaxData {
     filters: { [key: string]: any };
 }
 
 export const datatable = async (request: Request, response: Response) => {
-    const query = request.query as unknown as DatatableQuery;
+    const query = request.body as unknown as DatatableQuery;
 
-    const size: number = Number(query.length) || 10;
-    const start: number = Number(query.start);
-    const order: string = (query.order && query.columns[query.order[0].column].data) || "id";
-    const direction: string = (query.order && query.order[0].dir) || "asc";
-    const search: string = query.search?.value || "";
+    const orderBy: Prisma.FeedOrderByWithRelationInput = query.order?.length
+        ? { [query.columns[query.order[0].column].data]: query.order[0].dir }
+        : { id: "asc" };
 
-    let dbQuery: any = {};
-
-    // TODO: filter request
-
-    if (search) {
-        Object.values(query.columns)
-            .filter(column => column.searchable === "true")
-            .forEach((col: any) => {
-                dbQuery["where"][col.data] = {
-                    contains: search,
-                    mode: "insensitive"
-                }
-            }
-        );
-    }
-
-    const orderBy: any = {};
-    orderBy[order] = direction;
+    const where: Prisma.FeedWhereInput = query.search?.value
+        ? {
+            OR: Object.values(query.columns)
+                .filter(col => col.searchable)
+                .map(col => ({
+                    [col.data]: { contains: query.search.value }
+                })) as Prisma.FeedWhereInput[]
+        }
+        : {};
 
     const data = await prisma.feed.findMany({
-        ...dbQuery,
-        skip: start,
-        take: size,
+        skip: query.start,
+        take: query.length,
         orderBy: orderBy,
-        include: { channels: true }
+        where: where,
+        include: { channels: true },
     });
 
-    response.json(<DataTableResponse>{
+    response.json(<AjaxResponse>{
         data: data,
-        recordsFiltered: await prisma.feed.count({...dbQuery}),
-        recordsTotal: await prisma.feed.count()
+        recordsFiltered: await prisma.feed.count({ where: where }),
+        recordsTotal: await prisma.feed.count(),
+        draw: query.draw
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/src/server/routers/guild.router.ts b/src/server/routers/guild.router.ts
index 9b6cd97..b6511e5 100644
--- a/src/server/routers/guild.router.ts
+++ b/src/server/routers/guild.router.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ router.get("/:guildId/content", contentController.get);
 
 // API routes
 
-router.get("/:guildId/feeds/api/datatable", feedApiController.datatable);
+router.post("/:guildId/feeds/api/datatable", feedApiController.datatable);
 router.get("/:guildId/feeds/api", feedApiController.get);
 router.post("/:guildId/feeds/api", feedApiController.post);
 router.patch("/:guildId/feeds/api", feedApiController.patch);