diff --git a/corrlib/find.py b/corrlib/find.py
index 7591c75..01940e4 100644
--- a/corrlib/find.py
+++ b/corrlib/find.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import pandas as pd
 # this will implement the search functionality
 
 
-def _project_aka_lookup(alias):
+def _project_lookup_by_alias(db, alias):
     # this will lookup the project name based on the alias
-    conn = sqlite3.connect('backlogger.db')
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
     c = conn.cursor()
     c.execute(f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE alias = '{alias}'")
     results = c.fetchall()
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ def _project_aka_lookup(alias):
     return results[0][0]
 
 
+def _project_lookup_by_id(db, uuid):
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db)
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute(f"SELECT * FROM 'projects' WHERE id = '{uuid}'")
+    results = c.fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    return results
+
+
 def _db_lookup(db, ensemble, correlator_name, project=None, code=None, parameters=None, created_before=None, created_after=None, updated_before=None, updated_after=None, revision=None):
     project_str = project
 
@@ -86,3 +95,17 @@ def find_record(path, ensemble, correlator_name, project=None, code=None, parame
     results = filter_results(results, **kwargs)
     print("Found " + str(len(results)) + " results")
     return results.reset_index()
+
+
+def find_project(db, name):
+    return _project_lookup_by_alias(db, name)
+
+
+def list_projects():
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('backlogger.db')
+    c = conn.cursor()
+    c.execute("SELECT id,aliases FROM projects")
+    results = c.fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    return results
+