# AshJsonApi: Filter by similiarity

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/ashjsonapi-filter-by-similiarity/60504>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** json-api, ash, ash-json-api\
**Created:** [December 21, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/ashjsonapi-filter-by-similiarity/60504 "2023-12-21T19:11:50Z")\
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Ah, right, so loading and filtering are unrelated.

```elixir
read :search_by_name do
  argument :name, :string, allow_nil?: true

  filter expr(name_matches(name: arg(:name)))
end

```

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