diff --git a/src/app/api/search/route.ts b/src/app/api/search/route.ts
index 84c9643c4..92d8ef011 100644
--- a/src/app/api/search/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/search/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import db from '@/db';
 import { CourseContent } from '@prisma/client';
 import Fuse from 'fuse.js';
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { getServerSession } from 'next-auth';
+import { authOptions } from '@/lib/auth';
 
 export type TSearchedVideos = {
   id: number;
@@ -16,6 +18,11 @@ const fuzzySearch = (videos: TSearchedVideos[], searchQuery: string) => {
   const searchedVideos = new Fuse(videos, {
     minMatchCharLength: 3,
     keys: ['title'],
+    includeScore: true,
+    threshold: 0.2,
+    distance: 100,
+    ignoreLocation: true,
+    useExtendedSearch: true
   }).search(searchQuery);
 
   return searchedVideos.map((video) => video.item);
@@ -25,6 +32,13 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url);
   const searchQuery = searchParams.get('q');
 
+  const session = await getServerSession(authOptions);
+  if (!session || !session.user) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  const userId = session.user.id;
+
   if (searchQuery && searchQuery.length > 2) {
     const value: TSearchedVideos[] = await cache.get(
       'getAllVideosForSearch',
@@ -39,6 +53,17 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
       where: {
         type: 'video',
         hidden: false,
+        courses: {
+          some: {
+            course: {
+              purchasedBy: {
+                some: {
+                  userId
+                }
+              }
+            }
+           }
+        }
       },
       select: {
         id: true,