diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a24aaa9..882c1e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ List all courses
 moodle.courses.index
 ```
 
+Search for a course by name
+```
+moodle.courses.search('My course')
+```
+
 Show a course
 ```
 moodle.courses.show(course_id)
diff --git a/lib/moodle_rb/courses.rb b/lib/moodle_rb/courses.rb
index aca12fb..8f79533 100644
--- a/lib/moodle_rb/courses.rb
+++ b/lib/moodle_rb/courses.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,21 @@ def index
       response.parsed_response
     end
 
+    # Search courses by (name, module, block, tag)
+    def search(criteria_value, criteria_name = 'search')
+      response = self.class.get(
+        '/webservice/rest/server.php',
+        {
+          :query => query_hash('core_course_search_courses', token).merge({
+            :criterianame => criteria_name,
+            :criteriavalue => criteria_value
+          })
+        }.merge(query_options)
+      )
+      check_for_errors(response)
+      response.parsed_response
+    end
+
     # required params:
     # full_name
     # short_name
diff --git a/lib/moodle_rb/version.rb b/lib/moodle_rb/version.rb
index 31a7026..6f3ea83 100644
--- a/lib/moodle_rb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/moodle_rb/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module MoodleRb
-  VERSION = '2.0.0' unless defined?(self::VERSION)
+  VERSION = '2.1.0' unless defined?(self::VERSION)
 
   def self.version
     VERSION
diff --git a/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/.yml b/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..571a9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://localhost:8888/moodle28/webservice/rest/server.php?criterianame=search&criteriavalue=My%20course&moodlewsrestformat=json&wsfunction=core_course_search_courses&wstoken=60fc9c9415259404795094957e4ab32f
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    headers:
+      Accept-Ranges:
+      - bytes
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Age:
+      - '0'
+      Cache-Control:
+      - private, must-revalidate, pre-check=0, post-check=0, max-age=0
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      Date:
+      - Wed, 11 May 2022 03:43:20 GMT
+      Expires:
+      - Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
+      Pragma:
+      - no-cache
+      Server:
+      - Moodle
+      X-Cache:
+      - MISS
+      X-Clacks-Overhead:
+      - GNU Terry Pratchett
+      X-Powered-By:
+      - Moodle Ninjas
+      Content-Length:
+      - '3946'
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"total":1,"courses":[{"id":316,"fullname":"My large course","displayname":"My
+        large course","shortname":"MLC","categoryid":8,"categoryname":"VETtrak testing","sortorder":50002,"summary":"Test
+        course 1<br \/>\nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.
+        Nulla non arcu lacinia neque faucibus fringilla. Vivamus porttitor turpis
+        ac leo. Integer in sapien. Nullam eget nisl. Aliquam erat volutpat. Cras elementum.
+        Mauris suscipit, ligula sit amet pharetra semper, nibh ante cursus purus,
+        vel sagittis velit mauris vel metus. Integer malesuada. Nullam lectus justo,
+        vulputate eget mollis sed, tempor sed magna. Mauris elementum mauris vitae
+        tortor. Aliquam erat volutpat.<br \/>\nTemporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis
+        debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae
+        sint et molestiae non recusandae. Pellentesque ipsum. Cras pede libero, dapibus
+        nec, pretium sit amet, tempor quis. Aliquam ante. Proin in tellus sit amet
+        nibh dignissim sagittis. Vivamus porttitor turpis ac leo. Duis bibendum, lectus
+        ut viverra rhoncus, dolor nunc faucibus libero, eget facilisis enim ipsum
+        id lacus. In sem justo, commodo ut, suscipit at, pharetra vitae, orci. Aliquam
+        erat volutpat. Nulla est.<br \/>\nVivamus luctus egestas leo. Aenean fermentum
+        risus id tortor. Mauris dictum facilisis augue. Aliquam erat volutpat. Aliquam
+        ornare wisi eu metus. Aliquam id dolor. Duis condimentum augue id magna semper
+        rutrum. Donec iaculis gravida nulla. Pellentesque ipsum. Etiam dictum tincidunt
+        diam. Quisque tincidunt scelerisque libero. Etiam egestas wisi a erat.<br
+        \/>\nInteger lacinia. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient
+        montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Mauris tincidunt sem sed arcu. Nullam feugiat,
+        turpis at pulvinar vulputate, erat libero tristique tellus, nec bibendum odio
+        risus sit amet ante. Aliquam id dolor. Maecenas sollicitudin. Et harum quidem
+        rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Mauris suscipit, ligula sit amet
+        pharetra semper, nibh ante cursus purus, vel sagittis velit mauris vel metus.
+        Nullam dapibus fermentum ipsum. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus
+        et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem
+        quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni
+        dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Pellentesque sapien. Duis
+        risus. Mauris elementum mauris vitae tortor. Suspendisse nisl. Integer rutrum,
+        orci vestibulum ullamcorper ultricies, lacus quam ultricies odio, vitae placerat
+        pede sem sit amet enim.<br \/>\nIn laoreet, magna id viverra tincidunt, sem
+        odio bibendum justo, vel imperdiet sapien wisi sed libero. Proin pede metus,
+        vulputate nec, fermentum fringilla, vehicula vitae, justo. Nullam justo enim,
+        consectetuer nec, ullamcorper ac, vestibulum in, elit. Quis autem vel eum
+        iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur,
+        vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur? Maecenas lorem.
+        Etiam posuere lacus quis dolor. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent
+        per conubia nostra, per inceptos hymenaeos. Curabitur ligula sapien, pulvinar
+        a vestibulum quis, facilisis vel sapien. Nam sed tellus id magna elementum
+        tincidunt. Suspendisse nisl. Vivamus luctus egestas leo. Nulla non arcu lacinia
+        neque faucibus fringilla. Etiam dui sem, fermentum vitae, sagittis id, malesuada
+        in, quam. Etiam dictum tincidunt diam. Etiam commodo dui eget wisi. Nemo enim
+        ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia
+        consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Proin
+        pede metus, vulputate nec, fermentum fringilla, vehicula vitae, justo. Duis
+        ante orci, molestie vitae vehicula venenatis, tincidunt ac pede. Pellentesque
+        sapien.","summaryformat":1,"summaryfiles":[],"overviewfiles":[],"showactivitydates":true,"showcompletionconditions":true,"contacts":[],"enrollmentmethods":["manual"]}],"warnings":[]}'
+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Wed, 11 May 2022 03:42:46 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.3
diff --git a/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/when_using_invalid_token/.yml b/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/when_using_invalid_token/.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..876ea9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/cassettes/MoodleRb_Courses/_search/when_using_invalid_token/.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+---
+http_interactions:
+- request:
+    method: get
+    uri: http://localhost:8888/moodle28/webservice/rest/server.php?criterianame=search&criteriavalue=My%20course&moodlewsrestformat=json&wsfunction=core_course_search_courses&wstoken=
+    body:
+      encoding: US-ASCII
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip;q=1.0,deflate;q=0.6,identity;q=0.3
+      Accept:
+      - "*/*"
+      User-Agent:
+      - Ruby
+  response:
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    headers:
+      Accept-Ranges:
+      - bytes
+      Access-Control-Allow-Origin:
+      - "*"
+      Age:
+      - '0'
+      Cache-Control:
+      - private, must-revalidate, pre-check=0, post-check=0, max-age=0
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      Date:
+      - Wed, 11 May 2022 03:43:20 GMT
+      Expires:
+      - Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
+      Pragma:
+      - no-cache
+      Server:
+      - Moodle
+      X-Cache:
+      - MISS
+      X-Clacks-Overhead:
+      - GNU Terry Pratchett
+      X-Powered-By:
+      - Moodle Ninjas
+      Content-Length:
+      - '103'
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+    body:
+      encoding: UTF-8
+      string: '{"exception":"moodle_exception","errorcode":"invalidtoken","message":"Invalid
+        token - token not found"}'
+    http_version: 
+  recorded_at: Wed, 11 May 2022 03:42:46 GMT
+recorded_with: VCR 2.9.3
diff --git a/spec/lib/moodle_rb/courses_spec.rb b/spec/lib/moodle_rb/courses_spec.rb
index de75492..e254205 100644
--- a/spec/lib/moodle_rb/courses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/moodle_rb/courses_spec.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#search', :vcr => {
+    :match_requests_on => [:body, :path], :record => :once
+  } do
+    let(:result) { course_moodle_rb.search('My course') }
+
+    specify do
+      expect(result["total"]).to eq 1
+      expect(result["courses"]).to be_a Array
+    end
+
+    context 'when using invalid token' do
+      let(:token) { '' }
+      specify do
+        expect{ course_moodle_rb.search('My course') }.to raise_error(
+          MoodleRb::MoodleError,
+          'Invalid token - token not found'
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#create', :vcr => {
     :match_requests_on => [:path], :record => :once
   } do