diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 5c7a411..cba998d 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import { database, OmnisearchCache } from './database'
 import * as NotesIndex from './notes-index'
 import { searchEngine } from './search/omnisearch'
 import { cacheManager } from './cache-manager'
+import getServer from './tools/api-server'
 
 export default class OmnisearchPlugin extends Plugin {
   private ribbonButton?: HTMLElement
 
+  public apiHttpServer = getServer()
+
   async onload(): Promise<void> {
     await loadSettings(this)
     this.addSettingTab(new SettingsTab(this))
@@ -112,6 +115,10 @@ export default class OmnisearchPlugin extends Plugin {
 
       this.executeFirstLaunchTasks()
       await this.populateIndex()
+      
+      if (settings.httpApiEnabled) {
+        this.apiHttpServer.listen(settings.httpApiPort)
+      }
     })
   }
 
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ export default class OmnisearchPlugin extends Plugin {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
       await database.clearCache()
     }
+    this.apiHttpServer.close()
   }
 
   addRibbonButton(): void {
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index 938ad67..cda0217 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export interface OmnisearchSettings extends WeightingSettings {
   verboseLogging: boolean
   vimLikeNavigationShortcut: boolean
   fuzziness: '0' | '1' | '2'
+  httpApiEnabled: boolean
+  httpApiPort: string
 }
 
 /**
@@ -284,10 +286,12 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         'Navigate down the results with Ctrl/⌘ + J/N, or navigate up with Ctrl/⌘ + K/P'
       )
       .addToggle(toggle =>
-        toggle.setValue(settings.vimLikeNavigationShortcut).onChange(async v => {
-          settings.vimLikeNavigationShortcut = v
-          await saveSettings(this.plugin)
-        })
+        toggle
+          .setValue(settings.vimLikeNavigationShortcut)
+          .onChange(async v => {
+            settings.vimLikeNavigationShortcut = v
+            await saveSettings(this.plugin)
+          })
       )
 
     // Fuzziness
@@ -454,7 +458,52 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
-    //#endregion Debugginh
+    //#endregion Debugging
+
+    //#region HTTP Server
+
+    const httpServerDesc = new DocumentFragment()
+    httpServerDesc.createSpan({}, span => {
+      span.innerHTML = `Omnisearch can be used through a simple HTTP server (<a href="https://publish.obsidian.md/omnisearch/Public+API+%26+URL+Scheme#HTTP">more information</a>).`
+    })
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('API Access Through HTTP')
+      .setHeading()
+      .setDesc(httpServerDesc)
+
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('Enable the HTTP server')
+      .addToggle(toggle =>
+        toggle.setValue(settings.httpApiEnabled).onChange(async v => {
+          settings.httpApiEnabled = v
+          if (v) {
+            this.plugin.apiHttpServer.listen(settings.httpApiPort)
+          } else {
+            this.plugin.apiHttpServer.close()
+          }
+          await saveSettings(this.plugin)
+        })
+      )
+
+    new Setting(containerEl).setName('HTTP Port').addText(component => {
+      component
+        .setValue(settings.httpApiPort)
+        .setPlaceholder('51361')
+        .onChange(async v => {
+          if (parseInt(v) > 65535) {
+            v = settings.httpApiPort
+            component.setValue(settings.httpApiPort)
+          }
+          settings.httpApiPort = v
+          if (settings.httpApiEnabled) {
+            this.plugin.apiHttpServer.close()
+            this.plugin.apiHttpServer.listen(settings.httpApiPort)
+          }
+          await saveSettings(this.plugin)
+        })
+    })
+
+    //#endregion HTTP Server
 
     //#region Danger Zone
     new Setting(containerEl).setName('Danger Zone').setHeading()
@@ -479,6 +528,7 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
+    // Disable Omnisearch
     const disableDesc = new DocumentFragment()
     disableDesc.createSpan({}, span => {
       span.innerHTML = `Disable Omnisearch on this device only.<br>
@@ -498,6 +548,7 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
+    // Clear cache data
     if (isCacheEnabled()) {
       const resetCacheDesc = new DocumentFragment()
       resetCacheDesc.createSpan({}, span => {
@@ -522,7 +573,7 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
     cb.setLimits(1, 5, 0.1)
       .setValue(settings[key])
       .setDynamicTooltip()
-      .onChange(async (v) => {
+      .onChange(async v => {
         settings[key] = v
         await saveSettings(this.plugin)
       })
@@ -557,6 +608,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnisearchSettings = {
   weightH3: 1.1,
   weightUnmarkedTags: 1.1,
 
+  httpApiEnabled: false,
+  httpApiPort: '51361',
+
   welcomeMessage: '',
   verboseLogging: false,
 } as const
diff --git a/src/tools/api-server.ts b/src/tools/api-server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f65152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/api-server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import * as http from 'http'
+import * as url from 'url'
+import api from './api'
+import { Notice } from 'obsidian'
+
+export function getServer() {
+  const server = http.createServer(async function (req, res) {
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+    res.setHeader(
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Methods',
+      'GET, HEAD, POST, OPTIONS, PUT, PATCH, DELETE'
+    )
+    res.setHeader(
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Headers',
+      'Access-Control-Allow-Headers, Origin, Authorization,Accept,x-client-id, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Access-Control-Request-Method, Access-Control-Request-Headers, hypothesis-client-version'
+    )
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Credentials', 'true')
+
+    try {
+      if (req.url) {
+        // parse URL
+        const parsedUrl = url.parse(req.url, true)
+        console.log(parsedUrl)
+        if (parsedUrl.pathname === '/search') {
+          const q = parsedUrl.query.q as string
+          console.log(q)
+          const results = await api.search(q)
+          res.statusCode = 200
+          res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+          res.end(JSON.stringify(results))
+        }
+        else {
+          res.end()          
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      res.statusCode = 500
+      res.end(e)
+    }
+  })
+
+  return {
+    listen(port: string) {
+      console.log(`Omnisearch - Starting HTTP server on port ${port}`)
+      server.listen({
+        port: parseInt(port),
+        host: 'localhost',
+      })
+      console.log(`Omnisearch - Started HTTP server on port ${port}`)
+      new Notice(`Omnisearch - Started HTTP server on port ${port}`)
+    },
+    close() {
+      server.close()
+      console.log(`Omnisearch - Terminated HTTP server`)
+      new Notice(`Omnisearch - Terminated HTTP server`)
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+export default getServer
+export type StaticServer = ReturnType<typeof getServer>
diff --git a/src/tools/api.ts b/src/tools/api.ts
index eae2d7b..711253c 100644
--- a/src/tools/api.ts
+++ b/src/tools/api.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { refreshIndex } from '../notes-index'
 
 type ResultNoteApi = {
   score: number
+  vault: string
   path: string
   basename: string
   foundWords: string[]
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ function mapResults(results: ResultNote[]): ResultNoteApi[] {
 
     const res: ResultNoteApi = {
       score,
+      vault: app.vault.getName(),
       path,
       basename,
       foundWords,