diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
index 856e64e..f72cbb5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MediaController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use App\Models\Media;
 use App\Models\Category;
 use App\Models\Tag;
-
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 
@@ -75,45 +75,177 @@ public function store(Request $request)
 public function index(Request $request)
 {
     $query = Media::with(['image', 'category', 'myNote', 'tags'])
-        ->where(function($q) {
+        ->where(function ($q) {
             $q->where('visibility', 'public')
               ->orWhere('user_id', auth()->id());
         });
-    if ($request->filled('category')) {
-        $query->where('category_id', $request->category);
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 1️⃣ Multi Category
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    if ($request->filled('categories')) {
+        $categories = explode(',', $request->categories);
+        $query->whereIn('category_id', $categories);
     }
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 2️⃣ Multi Duration Ranges
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | duration stored in minutes (integer)
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    if ($request->filled('durations')) {
+
+        $ranges = explode(',', $request->durations);
+
+        $query->where(function ($q) use ($ranges) {
+
+            foreach ($ranges as $range) {
+
+                if ($range === '1-2') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [1, 2]);
+                }
+
+                if ($range === '2-5') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [3, 5]);
+                }
+
+                if ($range === '5-10') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [6, 10]);
+                }
+                if ($range === '10-30') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [10, 30]);
+                }
+                if ($range === '30-60') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [30, 60]);
+                }
+                 if ($range === '60-120') {
+                    $q->orWhereBetween('duration', [60, 120]);
+                }
+
+                if ($range === 'other') {
+                    $q->orWhere('duration', '>', 120);
+                }
+            }
+
+        });
+    }
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 3️⃣ Tags
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
     if ($request->filled('tags')) {
         $tags = explode(',', $request->tags);
 
-        $query->whereHas('tags', function($q) use ($tags) {
+        $query->whereHas('tags', function ($q) use ($tags) {
             $q->whereIn('name', $tags);
         });
     }
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 4️⃣ Search
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
     if ($request->filled('search')) {
+
         $search = $request->search;
 
-        $query->where(function($q) use ($search) {
+        $query->where(function ($q) use ($search) {
 
-            // title & caption
             $q->where('title', 'LIKE', "%$search%")
-                ->orWhere('caption', 'LIKE', "%$search%")
+              ->orWhere('caption', 'LIKE', "%$search%")
+              ->orWhereHas('category', function ($c) use ($search) {
+                  $c->where('name', 'LIKE', "%$search%");
+              })
+              ->orWhereHas('tags', function ($t) use ($search) {
+                  $t->where('name', 'LIKE', "%$search%");
+              });
 
-                // category (join)
-                ->orWhereHas('category', function($c) use ($search) {
-                    $c->where('name', 'LIKE', "%$search%");
-                })
-
-                // tags
-                ->orWhereHas('tags', function($t) use ($search) {
-                    $t->where('name', 'LIKE', "%$search%");
-                });
         });
     }
+
     return response()->json(
         $query->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get()
     );
 }
 
+public function filters(Request $request)
+{
+    $baseQuery = Media::query()
+        ->where(function ($q) {
+            $q->where('visibility', 'public')
+              ->orWhere('user_id', auth()->id());
+        });
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 1️⃣ Categories with media count
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    $categories = Category::select(
+            'categories.id',
+            'categories.name',
+            DB::raw('COUNT(media.id) as media_count')
+        )
+        ->leftJoin('media', function ($join) {
+            $join->on('categories.id', '=', 'media.category_id')
+                ->where(function ($q) {
+                    $q->where('media.visibility', 'public')
+                      ->orWhere('media.user_id', auth()->id());
+                });
+        })
+        ->groupBy('categories.id', 'categories.name')
+        ->orderByDesc('media_count')
+        ->get();
+
+
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | 2️⃣ Duration ranges
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | duration is stored in seconds
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    */
+
+    $durations = Media::select(
+            DB::raw("
+                CASE
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 1 AND 2 THEN '1-2'
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 3 AND 5 THEN '2-5'
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 5 AND 10 THEN '5-10'
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 10 AND 20 THEN '10-20'
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 20 AND 30 THEN '20-30'
+                    WHEN duration BETWEEN 60 AND 120 THEN '60-120'
+                    ELSE 'other'
+                END as duration_range
+            "),
+            DB::raw('COUNT(*) as total')
+        )
+        ->whereNotNull('duration')
+        ->where(function ($q) {
+            $q->where('visibility', 'public')
+              ->orWhere('user_id', auth()->id());
+        })
+        ->groupBy('duration_range')
+        ->get();
+
+    return response()->json([
+        'categories' => $categories,
+        'durations'  => $durations,
+    ]);
+}
+
     public function show($id)
     {
      $media = Media::with(['image', 'category', 'myNote', 'tags'])
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 14ebe8e..0b25779 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 
 
     ///media
+    Route::get('/media/filters', [MediaController::class, 'filters']);    
     Route::post('/media', [MediaController::class, 'store']);
     Route::get('/media', [MediaController::class, 'index']);
     Route::post('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'update']);
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
     Route::delete('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'destroy']);
     Route::get('/media/{id}', [MediaController::class, 'show']);
     Route::post('/media/{id}/save', [MediaController::class, 'toggleSaveMedia']);
- 
+
 
     Route::post('/media/{id}/note', [MediaController::class, 'storeNote']);
   });
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