diff --git a/backend/internal/api/middleware/filters.go b/backend/internal/api/middleware/filters.go
index 885defe..21c9518 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/middleware/filters.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/middleware/filters.go
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	c "npm/internal/api/context"
 	h "npm/internal/api/http"
+	"npm/internal/entity"
 	"npm/internal/model"
 	"npm/internal/util"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/qri-io/jsonschema"
 )
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ import (
 // passed in to this endpoint. This will ensure that the filters are not injecting SQL.
 // After we have determined what the Filters are to be, they are saved on the Context
 // to be used later in other endpoints.
-func Filters(schemaData string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+func Filters(obj interface{}) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	schemaData := entity.GetFilterSchema(obj, true)
+
 	reservedFilterKeys := []string{
 		"limit",
 		"offset",
@@ -93,9 +96,10 @@ func Filters(schemaData string) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 					return
 				}
 
+				// todo: populate filters object with the gorm database name
+
 				ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, c.FiltersCtxKey, filters)
 				next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
-
 			} else {
 				next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			}
@@ -108,8 +112,7 @@ func GetFiltersFromContext(r *http.Request) []model.Filter {
 	filters, ok := r.Context().Value(c.FiltersCtxKey).([]model.Filter)
 	if !ok {
 		// the assertion failed
-		var emptyFilters []model.Filter
-		return emptyFilters
+		return nil
 	}
 	return filters
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/api/router.go b/backend/internal/api/router.go
index 87700dd..2ef13e1 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/router.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/router.go
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"npm/internal/api/middleware"
 	"npm/internal/api/schema"
 	"npm/internal/config"
+	"npm/internal/entity/accesslist"
+	"npm/internal/entity/certificate"
+	"npm/internal/entity/certificateauthority"
+	"npm/internal/entity/dnsprovider"
+	"npm/internal/entity/host"
+	"npm/internal/entity/nginxtemplate"
+	"npm/internal/entity/stream"
+	"npm/internal/entity/upstream"
 	"npm/internal/entity/user"
 	"npm/internal/logger"
 	"npm/internal/serverevents"
@@ -93,9 +101,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 
 				r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityUsersManage)).Route("/", func(r chi.Router) {
 					// List
-					// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityUsersManage), middleware.Filters(user.GetFilterSchema())).
-					r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityUsersManage)).
-						Get("/", handler.GetUsers())
+					r.With(
+						middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityUsersManage),
+						middleware.Filters(user.Model{}),
+					).Get("/", handler.GetUsers())
 
 					// Specific Item
 					r.Get("/{userID:[0-9]+}", handler.GetUser())
@@ -136,9 +145,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Access Lists
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/access-lists", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Filters(accesslist.GetFilterSchema()), middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityAccessListsView)).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityAccessListsView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetAccessLists())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityAccessListsView),
+				middleware.Filters(accesslist.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetAccessLists())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityAccessListsManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateAccessList())).
@@ -159,9 +169,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// DNS Providers
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/dns-providers", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityDNSProvidersView), middleware.Filters(dnsprovider.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityDNSProvidersView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetDNSProviders())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityDNSProvidersView),
+				middleware.Filters(dnsprovider.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetDNSProviders())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityDNSProvidersManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateDNSProvider())).
@@ -188,9 +199,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Certificate Authorities
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/certificate-authorities", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificateAuthoritiesView), middleware.Filters(certificateauthority.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificateAuthoritiesView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetCertificateAuthorities())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificateAuthoritiesView),
+				middleware.Filters(certificateauthority.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetCertificateAuthorities())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificateAuthoritiesManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateCertificateAuthority())).
@@ -217,9 +229,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Certificates
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/certificates", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificatesView), middleware.Filters(certificate.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificatesView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetCertificates())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificatesView),
+				middleware.Filters(certificate.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetCertificates())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityCertificatesManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateCertificate())).
@@ -243,9 +256,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Hosts
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/hosts", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView), middleware.Filters(host.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetHosts())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView),
+				middleware.Filters(host.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetHosts())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateHost())).
@@ -268,9 +282,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Nginx Templates
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/nginx-templates", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityNginxTemplatesView), middleware.Filters(nginxtemplate.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityNginxTemplatesView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetNginxTemplates())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityNginxTemplatesView),
+				middleware.Filters(nginxtemplate.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetNginxTemplates())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityNginxTemplatesManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateNginxTemplate())).
@@ -291,9 +306,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Streams
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/streams", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityStreamsView), middleware.Filters(stream.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityStreamsView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetStreams())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityStreamsView),
+				middleware.Filters(stream.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetStreams())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityStreamsManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateStream())).
@@ -314,9 +330,10 @@ func applyRoutes(r chi.Router) chi.Router {
 		// Upstreams
 		r.With(middleware.EnforceSetup(true)).Route("/upstreams", func(r chi.Router) {
 			// List
-			// r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView), middleware.Filters(upstream.GetFilterSchema())).
-			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView)).
-				Get("/", handler.GetUpstreams())
+			r.With(
+				middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsView),
+				middleware.Filters(upstream.Model{}),
+			).Get("/", handler.GetUpstreams())
 
 			// Create
 			r.With(middleware.Enforce(user.CapabilityHostsManage), middleware.EnforceRequestSchema(schema.CreateUpstream())).
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/accesslist/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/accesslist/methods.go
index b75dc19..f86d9bb 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/accesslist/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/accesslist/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/certificate/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/certificate/methods.go
index 10bf53a..676135f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/certificate/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/certificate/methods.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter, expand []string) (ent
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/certificateauthority/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/certificateauthority/methods.go
index 69e19b5..47b40f1 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/certificateauthority/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/certificateauthority/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/dnsprovider/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/dnsprovider/methods.go
index fdd3dc5..95f037e 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/dnsprovider/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/dnsprovider/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/filters.go b/backend/internal/entity/filters.go
index e3a8c01..317d275 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/filters.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/filters.go
@@ -1,99 +1,28 @@
 package entity
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-
-	"npm/internal/model"
 )
 
-// FilterMapFunction is a filter map function
-type FilterMapFunction func(value []string) []string
-
-// GenerateSQLFromFilters will return a Query and params for use as WHERE clause in SQL queries
-// This will use a AND where clause approach.
-func GenerateSQLFromFilters(filters []model.Filter, fieldMap map[string]string, fieldMapFunctions map[string]FilterMapFunction) (string, []interface{}) {
-	clauses := make([]string, 0)
-	params := make([]interface{}, 0)
-
-	for _, filter := range filters {
-		// Lookup this filter field from the functions map
-		if _, ok := fieldMapFunctions[filter.Field]; ok {
-			filter.Value = fieldMapFunctions[filter.Field](filter.Value)
-		}
-
-		// Lookup this filter field from the name map
-		if _, ok := fieldMap[filter.Field]; ok {
-			filter.Field = fieldMap[filter.Field]
-		}
-
-		// Special case for LIKE queries, the column needs to be uppercase for comparison
-		fieldName := fmt.Sprintf("`%s`", filter.Field)
-		if strings.ToLower(filter.Modifier) == "contains" || strings.ToLower(filter.Modifier) == "starts" || strings.ToLower(filter.Modifier) == "ends" {
-			fieldName = fmt.Sprintf("UPPER(`%s`)", filter.Field)
-		}
-
-		clauses = append(clauses, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", fieldName, getSQLAssignmentFromModifier(filter, &params)))
-	}
-
-	return strings.Join(clauses, " AND "), params
+type filterMapValue struct {
+	Type  string
+	Field string
 }
 
-func getSQLAssignmentFromModifier(filter model.Filter, params *[]interface{}) string {
-	var clause string
-
-	// Quick hacks
-	if filter.Modifier == "in" && len(filter.Value) == 1 {
-		filter.Modifier = "equals"
-	} else if filter.Modifier == "notin" && len(filter.Value) == 1 {
-		filter.Modifier = "not"
-	}
-
-	switch strings.ToLower(filter.Modifier) {
-	default:
-		clause = "= ?"
-	case "not":
-		clause = "!= ?"
-	case "min":
-		clause = ">= ?"
-	case "max":
-		clause = "<= ?"
-	case "greater":
-		clause = "> ?"
-	case "lesser":
-		clause = "< ?"
-
-	// LIKE modifiers:
-	case "contains":
-		*params = append(*params, strings.ToUpper(filter.Value[0]))
-		return "LIKE '%' || ? || '%'"
-	case "starts":
-		*params = append(*params, strings.ToUpper(filter.Value[0]))
-		return "LIKE ? || '%'"
-	case "ends":
-		*params = append(*params, strings.ToUpper(filter.Value[0]))
-		return "LIKE '%' || ?"
-
-	// Array parameter modifiers:
-	case "in":
-		s, p := buildInArray(filter.Value)
-		*params = append(*params, p...)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("IN (%s)", s)
-	case "notin":
-		s, p := buildInArray(filter.Value)
-		*params = append(*params, p...)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("NOT IN (%s)", s)
-	}
-
-	*params = append(*params, filter.Value[0])
-	return clause
-}
-
-/*
 // GetFilterMap returns the filter map
-func GetFilterMap(m interface{}) map[string]string {
-	var filterMap = make(map[string]string)
+func GetFilterMap(m interface{}, includeBaseEntity bool) map[string]filterMapValue {
+	filterMap := getFilterMapForInterface(m)
+	if includeBaseEntity {
+		return mergeFilterMaps(getFilterMapForInterface(ModelBase{}), filterMap)
+	}
+
+	return filterMap
+}
+
+func getFilterMapForInterface(m interface{}) map[string]filterMapValue {
+	var filterMap = make(map[string]filterMapValue)
 
 	// TypeOf returns the reflection Type that represents the dynamic type of variable.
 	// If variable is a nil interface value, TypeOf returns nil.
@@ -106,49 +35,37 @@ func GetFilterMap(m interface{}) map[string]string {
 
 		// Get the field tag value
 		filterTag := field.Tag.Get("filter")
-		dbTag := field.Tag.Get("db")
+		dbTag := field.Tag.Get("gorm")
 		if filterTag != "" && dbTag != "" && dbTag != "-" && filterTag != "-" {
+			// db can have many parts, we need to pull out the "column:value" part
+			dbField := field.Name
+			r := regexp.MustCompile(`(?:^|;)column:([^;|$]+)(?:$|;)`)
+			if matches := r.FindStringSubmatch(dbTag); len(matches) > 1 {
+				dbField = matches[1]
+			}
 			// Filter tag can be a 2 part thing: name,type
 			// ie: account_id,integer
 			// So we need to split and use the first part
 			parts := strings.Split(filterTag, ",")
-			filterMap[parts[0]] = dbTag
-			filterMap[filterTag] = dbTag
+			if len(parts) > 1 {
+				filterMap[parts[0]] = filterMapValue{
+					Type:  parts[1],
+					Field: dbField,
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	return filterMap
 }
-*/
 
-// GetDBColumns returns the db columns
-func GetDBColumns(m interface{}) []string {
-	var columns []string
-	t := reflect.TypeOf(m)
-
-	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
-		field := t.Field(i)
-		dbTag := field.Tag.Get("db")
-		if dbTag != "" && dbTag != "-" {
-			columns = append(columns, dbTag)
-		}
+func mergeFilterMaps(m1 map[string]filterMapValue, m2 map[string]filterMapValue) map[string]filterMapValue {
+	merged := make(map[string]filterMapValue, 0)
+	for k, v := range m1 {
+		merged[k] = v
 	}
-
-	return columns
-}
-
-func buildInArray(items []string) (string, []interface{}) {
-	// Query string placeholder
-	strs := make([]string, len(items))
-	for i := 0; i < len(items); i++ {
-		strs[i] = "?"
-	}
-
-	// Params as interface
-	params := make([]interface{}, len(items))
-	for i, v := range items {
-		params[i] = v
-	}
-
-	return strings.Join(strs, ", "), params
+	for key, value := range m2 {
+		merged[key] = value
+	}
+	return merged
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/filters_schema.go b/backend/internal/entity/filters_schema.go
index facc8c8..059df6f 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/filters_schema.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/filters_schema.go
@@ -2,52 +2,80 @@ package entity
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"npm/internal/logger"
+	"npm/internal/util"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rotisserie/eris"
 )
 
 // GetFilterSchema creates a jsonschema for validating filters, based on the model
 // object given and by reading the struct "filter" tags.
-func GetFilterSchema(m interface{}) string {
+func GetFilterSchema(m interface{}, includeBaseEntity bool) string {
 	var schemas []string
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(m)
 
+	if t.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		logger.Error("GetFilterSchemaError", eris.Errorf("%v type can't have attributes inspected", t.Kind()))
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// The base entity model
+	if includeBaseEntity {
+		b := reflect.TypeOf(ModelBase{})
+		for i := 0; i < b.NumField(); i++ {
+			bField := b.Field(i)
+			bFilterTag := bField.Tag.Get("filter")
+			if bFilterTag != "" && bFilterTag != "-" {
+				schemas = append(schemas, getFilterTagSchema(bFilterTag))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The actual interface
 	for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
 		field := t.Field(i)
 		filterTag := field.Tag.Get("filter")
 
 		if filterTag != "" && filterTag != "-" {
-			// split out tag value "field,filtreType"
-			// with a default filter type of string
-			items := strings.Split(filterTag, ",")
-			if len(items) == 1 {
-				items = append(items, "string")
-			}
-
-			switch items[1] {
-			case "int":
-				fallthrough
-			case "integer":
-				schemas = append(schemas, intFieldSchema(items[0]))
-			case "bool":
-				fallthrough
-			case "boolean":
-				schemas = append(schemas, boolFieldSchema(items[0]))
-			case "date":
-				schemas = append(schemas, dateFieldSchema(items[0]))
-			case "regex":
-				if len(items) < 3 {
-					items = append(items, ".*")
-				}
-				schemas = append(schemas, regexFieldSchema(items[0], items[2]))
-
-			default:
-				schemas = append(schemas, stringFieldSchema(items[0]))
-			}
+			schemas = append(schemas, getFilterTagSchema(filterTag))
 		}
 	}
 
-	return newFilterSchema(schemas)
+	return util.PrettyPrintJSON(newFilterSchema(schemas))
+}
+
+func getFilterTagSchema(filterTag string) string {
+	// split out tag value "field,filtreType"
+	// with a default filter type of string
+	items := strings.Split(filterTag, ",")
+	if len(items) == 1 {
+		items = append(items, "string")
+	}
+
+	switch items[1] {
+	case "number":
+		fallthrough
+	case "int":
+		fallthrough
+	case "integer":
+		return intFieldSchema(items[0])
+	case "bool":
+		fallthrough
+	case "boolean":
+		return boolFieldSchema(items[0])
+	case "date":
+		return dateFieldSchema(items[0])
+	case "regex":
+		if len(items) < 3 {
+			items = append(items, ".*")
+		}
+		return regexFieldSchema(items[0], items[2])
+
+	default:
+		return stringFieldSchema(items[0])
+	}
 }
 
 // newFilterSchema is the main method to specify a new Filter Schema for use in Middleware
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/host/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/host/methods.go
index 59219be..6769ed8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/host/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/host/methods.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter, expand []string) (ent
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/lists.go b/backend/internal/entity/lists.go
index 24cf5ea..f3fbb7c 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/lists.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/lists.go
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ func ListQueryBuilder(
 	pageInfo *model.PageInfo,
 	defaultSort model.Sort,
 	filters []model.Filter,
+	filterMap map[string]filterMapValue,
 ) *gorm.DB {
 	scopes := make([]func(*gorm.DB) *gorm.DB, 0)
 	scopes = append(scopes, ScopeOrderBy(pageInfo, defaultSort))
 	scopes = append(scopes, ScopeOffsetLimit(pageInfo))
-	// scopes = append(scopes, ScopeFilters(GetFilterMap(m)))
+	scopes = append(scopes, ScopeFilters(filters, filterMap))
 	return database.GetDB().Scopes(scopes...)
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/model_base.go b/backend/internal/entity/model_base.go
index f3de818..0050ab7 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/model_base.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/model_base.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 // ModelBase include common fields for db control
 type ModelBase struct {
-	ID        uint                  `json:"id" gorm:"column:id;primaryKey"`
-	CreatedAt int64                 `json:"created_at" gorm:"<-:create;autoCreateTime:milli;column:created_at"`
-	UpdatedAt int64                 `json:"updated_at" gorm:"<-;autoUpdateTime:milli;column:updated_at"`
+	ID        uint                  `json:"id" gorm:"column:id;primaryKey" filter:"id,integer"`
+	CreatedAt int64                 `json:"created_at" gorm:"<-:create;autoCreateTime:milli;column:created_at" filter:"created_at,date"`
+	UpdatedAt int64                 `json:"updated_at" gorm:"<-;autoUpdateTime:milli;column:updated_at" filter:"updated_at,date"`
 	DeletedAt soft_delete.DeletedAt `json:"-" gorm:"column:is_deleted;softDelete:flag"`
 }
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/nginxtemplate/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/nginxtemplate/methods.go
index c851bf5..931f346 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/nginxtemplate/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/nginxtemplate/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/scopes.go b/backend/internal/entity/scopes.go
index 4f5e00a..b4d6811 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/scopes.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/scopes.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package entity
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"npm/internal/model"
@@ -34,17 +35,57 @@ func ScopeOrderBy(pageInfo *model.PageInfo, defaultSort model.Sort) func(db *gor
 	}
 }
 
-func ScopeFilters(filters map[string]string) func(db *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
+func ScopeFilters(filters []model.Filter, filterMap map[string]filterMapValue) func(db *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
 	return func(db *gorm.DB) *gorm.DB {
-		// todo
-		/*
-			if filters != nil {
-				filterMap := GetFilterMap(m)
-				filterQuery, filterParams := GenerateSQLFromFilters(filters, filterMap, filterMapFunctions)
-				whereStrings = []string{filterQuery}
-				params = append(params, filterParams...)
+		for _, f := range filters {
+			// Lookup this filter field from the name map
+			if _, ok := filterMap[f.Field]; ok {
+				f.Field = filterMap[f.Field].Field
 			}
-		*/
+
+			// For boolean fields, the value needs tweaking
+			if filterMap[f.Field].Type == "boolean" {
+				f.Value = parseBoolValue(f.Value[0])
+			}
+
+			// Quick adjustments for commonalities
+			if f.Modifier == "in" && len(f.Value) == 1 {
+				f.Modifier = "equals"
+			} else if f.Modifier == "notin" && len(f.Value) == 1 {
+				f.Modifier = "not"
+			}
+
+			switch strings.ToLower(f.Modifier) {
+			case "not":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s != ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			case "min":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s >= ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			case "max":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s <= ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			case "greater":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s > ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			case "lesser":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s < ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+
+			// LIKE modifiers:
+			case "contains":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s LIKE ?", f.Field), `%`+f.Value[0]+`%`)
+			case "starts":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s LIKE ?", f.Field), f.Value[0]+`%`)
+			case "ends":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s LIKE ?", f.Field), `%`+f.Value[0])
+
+			// Array parameter modifiers:
+			case "in":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s IN ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			case "notin":
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s NOT IN ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+
+			// Default: equals
+			default:
+				db.Where(fmt.Sprintf("%s = ?", f.Field), f.Value)
+			}
+		}
 		return db
 	}
 }
@@ -60,3 +101,22 @@ func sortToOrderString(sorts []model.Sort) string {
 	}
 	return strings.Join(strs, ", ")
 }
+
+func parseBoolValue(v string) []string {
+	bVal := "0"
+	switch strings.ToLower(v) {
+	case "yes":
+		fallthrough
+	case "true":
+		fallthrough
+	case "on":
+		fallthrough
+	case "t":
+		fallthrough
+	case "1":
+		fallthrough
+	case "y":
+		bVal = "1"
+	}
+	return []string{bVal}
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
index 2c541d4..082c726 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/setting/methods.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/stream/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/stream/methods.go
index b153bd1..c9cb259 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/stream/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/stream/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/upstream/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/upstream/methods.go
index 13870fc..d1a5f64 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/upstream/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/upstream/methods.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter, expand []string) (ent
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/upstreamserver/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/upstreamserver/methods.go
index 776ab5c..1ffe309 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/upstreamserver/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/upstreamserver/methods.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter) (entity.ListResponse,
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/user/methods.go b/backend/internal/entity/user/methods.go
index 37b3b2d..03b097b 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/user/methods.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/user/methods.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func List(pageInfo model.PageInfo, filters []model.Filter, expand []string) (ent
 		Direction: "ASC",
 	}
 
-	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters)
+	dbo := entity.ListQueryBuilder(&pageInfo, defaultSort, filters, entity.GetFilterMap(Model{}, true))
 
 	// Get count of items in this search
 	var totalRows int64
diff --git a/backend/internal/entity/user/model.go b/backend/internal/entity/user/model.go
index 418cffa..39c956e 100644
--- a/backend/internal/entity/user/model.go
+++ b/backend/internal/entity/user/model.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Model struct {
 	Nickname   string `json:"nickname" gorm:"column:nickname" filter:"nickname,string"`
 	Email      string `json:"email" gorm:"column:email" filter:"email,email"`
 	IsDisabled bool   `json:"is_disabled" gorm:"column:is_disabled" filter:"is_disabled,boolean"`
-	IsSystem   bool   `json:"is_system,omitempty" gorm:"column:is_system"`
+	IsSystem   bool   `json:"is_system,omitempty" gorm:"column:is_system" filter:"is_system,boolean"`
 	// Other
 	GravatarURL string `json:"gravatar_url" gorm:"-"`
 	// Expansions
diff --git a/backend/internal/util/strings.go b/backend/internal/util/strings.go
index 085602b..1e4f0a5 100644
--- a/backend/internal/util/strings.go
+++ b/backend/internal/util/strings.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"npm/internal/logger"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
@@ -22,3 +25,16 @@ func CleanupWhitespace(s string) string {
 
 	return result
 }
+
+// PrettyPrintJSON takes a string and as long as it's JSON,
+// it will return a pretty printed and formatted version
+func PrettyPrintJSON(s string) string {
+	byt := []byte(s)
+	var prettyJSON bytes.Buffer
+	if err := json.Indent(&prettyJSON, byt, "", "  "); err != nil {
+		logger.Debug("Can't pretty print non-json string: %s", s)
+		return s
+	}
+
+	return prettyJSON.String()
+}