diff --git a/src/routes/api/activitytypes/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/activitytypes/+server.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd401c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/api/activitytypes/+server.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { addActivityType } from "$lib";
+import { db } from "$lib/db/db.server";
+import { adventureTable } from "$lib/db/schema";
+import type { Adventure } from "$lib/utils/types";
+import { json, type RequestEvent, type RequestHandler } from "@sveltejs/kit";
+import { and, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+
+/**
+ * Handles the GET request for retrieving activity types based on the provided type parameter.
+ * @param {Request} request - The request object containing the URL and locals.
+ * @returns {Promise<Response>} - A promise that resolves to the JSON response containing the activity types.
+ */
+export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ url, locals }) => {
+  const type = url.searchParams.get("type");
+  const user = locals.user;
+
+  if (!user) {
+    return json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 401 });
+  }
+
+  if (!type) {
+    return json({ error: "Missing adventure ID" }, { status: 400 });
+  }
+
+  let types = await db
+    .select({ activityTypes: adventureTable.activityTypes })
+    .from(adventureTable)
+    .where(
+      and(eq(adventureTable.userId, user.id), eq(adventureTable.type, type))
+    )
+    .execute();
+
+  types.forEach((type) => {
+    console.log(type.activityTypes);
+  });
+  if (types.length === 0) {
+    return json({ error: "Types not found" }, { status: 404 });
+  }
+
+  // console.log(types);
+
+  let array: any[] = [];
+
+  types.forEach((type) => {
+    const parsedActivityTypes = JSON.parse(type.activityTypes as string);
+    if (parsedActivityTypes && parsedActivityTypes.length > 0) {
+      array.push(...parsedActivityTypes); // Spread the parsed array into the main array
+    }
+  });
+
+  return json({ types: array }, { status: 200 });
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/planner/+page.svelte b/src/routes/planner/+page.svelte
index 8f86987..28c4dd2 100644
--- a/src/routes/planner/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/planner/+page.svelte
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@
       <h1 class="text-center">My Adventure Ideas</h1>
     </article>
   </div>
+  <div class="flex justify-center items-center w-full mt-4 mb-4">
+    Filter by: Activity Type &nbsp;
+    <select class="select select-bordered w-full max-w-xs">
+      <option>Han Solo</option>
+      <option>Greedo</option>
+    </select>
+  </div>
 {/if}
 
 {#if isLoadingIdeas && isLoadingTrips}