diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 0888ef2ae4..49a5626f6f 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest routes --runInBand",
     "test:integration": "jest workflow --runInBand",
-    "test:watch": "jest -w",
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
     "initialise": "node ../cli/bin/budi init -b local -q",
     "budi": "node ../cli/bin/budi",
     "dev:builder": "nodemon ../cli/bin/budi run",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
index 5fab413f04..cf8eb27606 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/record.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ exports.fetchView = async function(ctx) {
   ctx.body = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
 }
 
-exports.fetchModel = async function(ctx) {
+exports.fetchModelRecords = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.instanceId)
   const response = await db.query(`database/all_${ctx.params.modelId}`, {
     include_docs: true,
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ exports.fetchModel = async function(ctx) {
   ctx.body = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
 }
 
+exports.search = async function(ctx) {
+  const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.instanceId)
+  const response = await db.allDocs({
+    include_docs: true,
+    ...ctx.request.body,
+  })
+  ctx.body = response.rows.map(row => row.doc)
+}
+
 exports.find = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(ctx.params.instanceId)
   const record = await db.get(ctx.params.recordId)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
index 990714fdc7..e6143d6725 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
   instanceRoutes,
   clientRoutes,
   applicationRoutes,
+  recordRoutes,
   modelRoutes,
   viewRoutes,
   staticRoutes,
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ router.use(viewRoutes.allowedMethods())
 router.use(modelRoutes.routes())
 router.use(modelRoutes.allowedMethods())
 
+router.use(recordRoutes.routes())
+router.use(recordRoutes.allowedMethods())
+
 router.use(userRoutes.routes())
 router.use(userRoutes.allowedMethods())
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/index.js
index c515d5f437..b50fee788a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const instanceRoutes = require("./instance")
 const clientRoutes = require("./client")
 const applicationRoutes = require("./application")
 const modelRoutes = require("./model")
+const recordRoutes = require("./record")
 const viewRoutes = require("./view")
 const staticRoutes = require("./static")
 const componentRoutes = require("./component")
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = {
   instanceRoutes,
   clientRoutes,
   applicationRoutes,
+  recordRoutes,
   modelRoutes,
   viewRoutes,
   staticRoutes,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
index 388f4618bd..f1ec46dbe5 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/model.js
@@ -1,46 +1,10 @@
 const Router = require("@koa/router")
 const modelController = require("../controllers/model")
-const recordController = require("../controllers/record")
 const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
-const {
-  READ_MODEL,
-  WRITE_MODEL,
-  BUILDER,
-} = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+const { BUILDER } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
 
 const router = Router()
 
-// records
-
-router
-  .get(
-    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records",
-    authorized(READ_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
-    recordController.fetchModel
-  )
-  .get(
-    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/:recordId",
-    authorized(READ_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
-    recordController.find
-  )
-  .post(
-    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records",
-    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
-    recordController.save
-  )
-  .post(
-    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/validate",
-    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
-    recordController.validate
-  )
-  .delete(
-    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/:recordId/:revId",
-    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
-    recordController.destroy
-  )
-
-// models
-
 router
   .get("/api/:instanceId/models", authorized(BUILDER), modelController.fetch)
   .get("/api/:instanceId/models/:id", authorized(BUILDER), modelController.find)
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/record.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/record.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d555d3d8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/record.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const Router = require("@koa/router")
+const recordController = require("../controllers/record")
+const authorized = require("../../middleware/authorized")
+const { READ_MODEL, WRITE_MODEL } = require("../../utilities/accessLevels")
+
+const router = Router()
+
+router
+  .get(
+    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records",
+    authorized(READ_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
+    recordController.fetchModelRecords
+  )
+  .get(
+    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/:recordId",
+    authorized(READ_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
+    recordController.find
+  )
+  .post("/api/:instanceId/records/search", recordController.search)
+  .post(
+    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records",
+    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
+    recordController.save
+  )
+  .post(
+    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/validate",
+    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
+    recordController.validate
+  )
+  .delete(
+    "/api/:instanceId/:modelId/records/:recordId/:revId",
+    authorized(WRITE_MODEL, ctx => ctx.params.modelId),
+    recordController.destroy
+  )
+
+module.exports = router
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/model.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/model.spec.js
index 65a44b677a..df3b7d8b52 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/model.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/model.spec.js
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ describe("/models", () => {
           instanceId: instance._id,
         })
       })
-
     });
 
   describe("destroy", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/record.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/record.spec.js
index 2c8c542715..22ac67ecdc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/record.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/record.spec.js
@@ -110,6 +110,30 @@ describe("/records", () => {
       expect(res.body.find(r => r.name === record.name)).toBeDefined()
     })
 
+    it("lists records when queried by their ID", async () => {
+      const newRecord = {
+        modelId: model._id,
+        name: "Second Contact",
+        status: "new"
+      }
+      const record = await createRecord()
+      const secondRecord = await createRecord(newRecord)
+
+      const recordIds = [record.body._id, secondRecord.body._id]
+
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/${instance._id}/records/search`)
+        .set(defaultHeaders)
+        .send({
+          keys: recordIds
+        })
+        .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
+        .expect(200)
+
+      expect(res.body.length).toBe(2)
+      expect(res.body.map(response => response._id)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(recordIds))
+    })
+
     it("load should return 404 when record does not exist", async () => {
       await createRecord()
       await request