diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.controller.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.controller.ts
index 728e29e..85569e5 100644
--- a/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.controller.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,43 @@
-import { Controller } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, DefaultValuePipe, Delete, Get, Param, ParseIntPipe, Post, Query } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { GroupsService } from './groups.service';
+import { ISearchQuery } from 'apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.types';
 
 @Controller('groups')
 export class GroupsController {
   constructor(private readonly groupsService: GroupsService) {}
+
+  //GET all groups with limit and offset + optional search
+  @Get()
+  async findMany(
+    @Query("limit", new DefaultValuePipe(20), ParseIntPipe) limit: number,
+    @Query("offset", new DefaultValuePipe(0), ParseIntPipe) offset: number,
+    @Query("search", new DefaultValuePipe("")) search: string
+  ) {
+    const query = {limit, offset, search}
+
+  }
+
+  //POST a new group
+  @Post("new")
+  async newGroup() {
+
+  }
+
+  //DELETE a group
+  @Delete(":groupId")
+  async deleteGroup(@Param('groupId') groupId: string) {
+
+  }
+
+  //GET files associated to group with limit and offset
+  @Get(":groupId")
+  async getForGroup(
+    @Query("limit", new DefaultValuePipe(20), ParseIntPipe) limit: number,
+    @Query("offset", new DefaultValuePipe(0), ParseIntPipe) offset: number,
+    @Query("search", new DefaultValuePipe("")) search: string,
+    @Param('groupId') groupId: string
+    ) {
+    const query = {limit, offset, search}
+
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.dto.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.types.ts b/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fcc2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/backend/src/app/groups/groups.types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export interface ISearchQuery {
+  limit: number;
+  offset: number;
+  search?: string;
+}
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