diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller.rb
index d24e0d66b..95fe3179c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,17 @@ class SearchController < SnapshotsController
         # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
         # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
         # rubocop:disable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+        # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
+        api :GET, '/api/cases/:case_id/snapshots/:snapshot_id/search?q=:q',
+            'Mimic a Solr query by looking up query/doc data from a specific snapshot, using the q parameter as the query'
+        param :case_id, :number,
+              desc: 'The ID of the requested case.', required: true
+        param :snapshot_id, :number,
+              desc: 'The ID of the snapshot for the case.', required: true
+        param :q, String,
+              desc: 'The query that you are looking up', required: true
         def index
-          @q = params[:q]
+          @q = search_params[:q]
           query = if '*:*' == @q
                     @snapshot.snapshot_queries.first.query
 
@@ -57,9 +66,17 @@ def index
         # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize
         # rubocop:enable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
         # rubocop:enable Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+        # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength
 
         private
 
+        def search_params
+          # Check if the 'q' parameter exists
+          raise ActionController::ParameterMissing, "Missing 'q' parameter" unless params.key?(:q)
+
+          params
+        end
+
         def set_snapshot
           @snapshot = @case.snapshots
             .where(id: params[:snapshot_id])
diff --git a/test/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller_test.rb
index 86f53ed9e..3f2f44e6a 100644
--- a/test/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/api/v1/snapshots/search_controller_test.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ class SearchControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
             assert_equal data['responseHeader']['params'], solr_params.stringify_keys.transform_values(&:to_s)
           end
         end
+
+        describe 'handles edge cases' do
+          let(:acase)     { cases(:snapshot_case) }
+          let(:snapshot)  { snapshots(:a_snapshot) }
+
+          test 'replies with message when no parameters' do
+            assert_raises(ActionController::ParameterMissing) do
+              get :index, params: { case_id: acase.id, snapshot_id: snapshot.id }
+            end
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end