diff --git a/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/db/dao/api/ProjectApiDao.java b/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/db/dao/api/ProjectApiDao.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a92e41556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/db/dao/api/ProjectApiDao.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.api;
+
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.config.RegisterBeanMapper;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.customizer.AllowUnusedBindings;
+import org.jdbi.v3.sqlobject.statement.SqlQuery;
+import org.jdbi.v3.stringtemplate4.UseStringTemplateEngine;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import me.minidigger.hangar.model.Category;
+import me.minidigger.hangar.model.generated.Project;
+import me.minidigger.hangar.model.generated.Tag;
+
+@Repository
+@RegisterBeanMapper(Project.class)
+public interface ProjectApiDao {
+
+    @UseStringTemplateEngine
+    @SqlQuery("SELECT p.created_at," +
+              "       p.plugin_id," +
+              "       p.name," +
+              "       p.owner_name," +
+              "       p.slug," +
+              "       p.promoted_versions," +
+              "       p.views," +
+              "       p.downloads," +
+              "       p.recent_views," +
+              "       p.recent_downloads," +
+              "       p.stars," +
+              "       p.watchers," +
+              "       p.category," +
+              "       p.description," +
+              "       COALESCE(p.last_updated, p.created_at) AS last_updated," +
+              "       p.visibility, " +//"<user_actions_taken>" +
+              "       ps.homepage," +
+              "       ps.issues," +
+              "       ps.source," +
+              "       ps.support," +
+              "       ps.license_name," +
+              "       ps.license_url," +
+              "       ps.forum_sync" +
+              "  FROM home_projects p" +
+              "         JOIN projects ps ON p.id = ps.id") // TODO add all the missing filters
+    @AllowUnusedBindings // todo remove
+    List<Project> listProjects(String pluginId, List<Category> categories, List<Tag> tags, String query, String owner, boolean seeHidden, Long requesterId, String ordering, long limit, long offset);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/service/project/ProjectService.java b/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/service/project/ProjectService.java
index 91e34bd39..c2cd3bd72 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/service/project/ProjectService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/minidigger/hangar/service/project/ProjectService.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.HangarDao;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.ProjectDao;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.UserDao;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.VisibilityDao;
+import me.minidigger.hangar.db.dao.api.ProjectApiDao;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.model.ProjectVersionsTable;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.model.ProjectVisibilityChangesTable;
 import me.minidigger.hangar.db.model.ProjectsTable;
@@ -49,15 +50,17 @@ public class ProjectService {
     private final HangarDao<ProjectDao> projectDao;
     private final HangarDao<UserDao> userDao;
     private final HangarDao<VisibilityDao> visibilityDao;
+    private final HangarDao<ProjectApiDao> projectApiDao;
     private final UserService userService;
     private final FlagService flagService;
 
     @Autowired
-    public ProjectService(HangarConfig hangarConfig, HangarDao<ProjectDao> projectDao, HangarDao<UserDao> userDao, HangarDao<VisibilityDao> visibilityDao, UserService userService, FlagService flagService) {
+    public ProjectService(HangarConfig hangarConfig, HangarDao<ProjectDao> projectDao, HangarDao<UserDao> userDao, HangarDao<VisibilityDao> visibilityDao, HangarDao<ProjectApiDao> projectApiDao, UserService userService, FlagService flagService) {
         this.hangarConfig = hangarConfig;
         this.projectDao = projectDao;
         this.userDao = userDao;
         this.visibilityDao = visibilityDao;
+        this.projectApiDao = projectApiDao;
         this.userService = userService;
         this.flagService = flagService;
     }
@@ -192,8 +195,16 @@ public class ProjectService {
         return projectDao.get().getUnhealthyProjects(hangarConfig.projects.getStaleAge().toMillis());
     }
 
-    public List<Project> getProjects(String pluginId, List<Category> categories, List<Tag> parsedTags, String query, String owner, boolean seeHidden, Long requesterId, ProjectSortingStrategy sort, boolean relevance, long limit, long offset) {
-        return List.of(getProjectApi("test")); // TODO getProjects query
+    public List<Project> getProjects(String pluginId, List<Category> categories, List<Tag> tags, String query, String owner, boolean seeHidden, Long requesterId, ProjectSortingStrategy sort, boolean relevance, long limit, long offset) {
+        String ordering;
+        if (relevance && query != null && !query.isEmpty()) {
+            // TODO implement ordering by relevance, see APIVV2Queries#199
+            ordering = sort.getSql();
+        } else {
+            ordering = sort.getSql();
+        }
+
+        return projectApiDao.get().listProjects(pluginId, categories, tags, query, owner, seeHidden, requesterId, ordering, limit, offset);
     }
 
     public long countProjects(String pluginId, List<Category> categories, List<Tag> parsedTags, String query, String owner, boolean seeHidden, Long requesterId) {