diff --git a/oml/item/api.py b/oml/item/api.py
index 6655771..4bf1fb6 100644
--- a/oml/item/api.py
+++ b/oml/item/api.py
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ actions.register(autocomplete)
 def findMetadata(data):
     '''
         takes {
-            query: string,
+            key: string,
+            value: string
         }
         returns {
             items: [{
@@ -226,9 +227,34 @@ def findMetadata(data):
         }
         key is one of the supported identifiers: isbn10, isbn13...
     '''
-    response = {}
+    response = {
+        'items': []
+    }
     logger.debug('findMetadata %s', data)
-    response['items'] = meta.find(data['query'])
+    if data['key'] == 'isbn':
+        r = meta.lookup(data['key'], data['value'])
+        if r:
+            response['items'].append(r)
+    elif data['key'] == 'title':
+        r = meta.find(data['value'])
+        for isbn in meta.find(data['value']):
+            r = meta.lookup('isbn', isbn)
+            if r:
+                response['items'].append(r)
+    elif data['key'] == 'id':
+        import user.models
+        items = {}
+        for m in user.models.Metadata.query.filter_by(item_id=data['value']):
+            if m.data_hash not in items:
+                items[m.data_hash] = m.data
+                items[m.data_hash]['users'] = [m.user_id]
+                j = items[m.data_hash]
+                for key in [k['id'] for k in settings.config['itemKeys'] if isinstance(k['type'], list)]:
+                    if key in j and not isinstance(j[key], list):
+                        j[key] = [j[key]]
+            else:
+                items[m.data_hash]['users'].append(m.user_id)
+            response['items'] = list(items.values())
     return response
 actions.register(findMetadata)
 
diff --git a/oml/meta/duckduckgo.py b/oml/meta/duckduckgo.py
index eb2d510..105426b 100644
--- a/oml/meta/duckduckgo.py
+++ b/oml/meta/duckduckgo.py
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ def find(query):
     for isbn in isbns:
         if isbn not in done:
             isbn = stdnum.isbn.to_isbn13(isbn)
-            r = {
-                'isbn': [isbn],
-                'primaryid': ['isbn', isbn]
-            }
-            results.append(r)
+            results.append(isbn)
             done.add(isbn)
             if len(isbn) == 13 and isbn.startswith('978'):
                 done.add(stdnum.isbn.to_isbn10(isbn))