diff --git a/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Criteria.scala b/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Criteria.scala
index 3a9988f47..f6b9ecbd2 100644
--- a/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Criteria.scala
+++ b/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Criteria.scala
@@ -10,14 +10,20 @@ object Criteria {
   implicit val schema: Schema[Criteria] = DeriveSchema.gen[Criteria]
 }
 
-final case class IntCriteria(field: IntFilter, operator: FilterOperator, value: Int) extends Criteria
+final case class CompoundCriteria(operator: CompoundOperator, filters: List[Criteria]) extends Criteria
 
 final case class DateCriteria(field: DateFilter, operator: FilterOperator, value: LocalDateTime) extends Criteria
 
-final case class CompoundCriteria(
-  operator: CompoundOperator,
-  filters: List[Criteria]
-) extends Criteria
+final case class IntCriteria(field: IntFilter, operator: FilterOperator, value: Int) extends Criteria
+
+final case class StringCriteria(field: StringFilter, operator: StringFilterOperator, value: String) extends Criteria
+
+sealed trait CompoundOperator
+
+object CompoundOperator {
+  case object And extends CompoundOperator
+  case object Or  extends CompoundOperator
+}
 
 sealed trait FilterOperator
 
@@ -27,11 +33,18 @@ object FilterOperator {
   case object EqualTo     extends FilterOperator
 }
 
-sealed trait CompoundOperator
+sealed trait StringFilterOperator
 
-object CompoundOperator {
-  case object And extends CompoundOperator
-  case object Or  extends CompoundOperator
+object StringFilterOperator {
+  case object Contains   extends StringFilterOperator
+  case object StartsWith extends StringFilterOperator
+  case object Pattern    extends StringFilterOperator
+}
+
+sealed trait DateFilter
+
+case object LastCommitAt extends DateFilter {
+  override def toString: String = "lastCommitAt"
 }
 
 sealed trait IntFilter
@@ -46,8 +59,26 @@ object IntFilter {
   }
 }
 
-sealed trait DateFilter
+sealed trait StringFilter
 
-case object LastCommitAt extends DateFilter {
-  override def toString: String = "lastCommitAt"
+object StringFilter {
+  case object Id extends StringFilter {
+    override def toString: String = "id"
+  }
+
+  case object Organization extends StringFilter {
+    override def toString: String = "organization"
+  }
+
+  case object Name extends StringFilter {
+    override def toString: String = "name"
+  }
+
+  case object Url extends StringFilter {
+    override def toString: String = "url"
+  }
+
+  case object Description extends StringFilter {
+    override def toString: String = "description"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Repositories.scala b/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Repositories.scala
index 5d128cdfa..45b66ee4d 100644
--- a/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Repositories.scala
+++ b/modules/example/src/main/scala/example/api/Repositories.scala
@@ -99,28 +99,28 @@ object Repositories {
 
   private def createElasticQuery(query: Criteria): ElasticQuery[_] =
     query match {
-      case IntCriteria(field, operator, value) =>
+      case CompoundCriteria(operator, filters) =>
         operator match {
-          case GreaterThan =>
-            ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).gt(value)
-          case LessThan =>
-            ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).lt(value)
-          case EqualTo =>
-            ElasticQuery.matches(field.toString, value)
+          case And => boolQuery().must(filters.map(createElasticQuery): _*)
+          case Or  => boolQuery().should(filters.map(createElasticQuery): _*)
         }
       case DateCriteria(field, operator, value) =>
         operator match {
-          case GreaterThan =>
-            ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).gt(value.toString)
-          case LessThan =>
-            ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).lt(value.toString)
-          case EqualTo =>
-            ElasticQuery.matches(field.toString, value.toString)
+          case GreaterThan => ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).gt(value.toString)
+          case LessThan    => ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).lt(value.toString)
+          case EqualTo     => ElasticQuery.matches(field.toString, value.toString)
         }
-      case CompoundCriteria(operator, filters) =>
+      case IntCriteria(field, operator, value) =>
         operator match {
-          case And => boolQuery().must(filters.map(createElasticQuery): _*)
-          case Or  => boolQuery().should(filters.map(createElasticQuery): _*)
+          case GreaterThan => ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).gt(value)
+          case LessThan    => ElasticQuery.range(field.toString).lt(value)
+          case EqualTo     => ElasticQuery.matches(field.toString, value)
+        }
+      case StringCriteria(field, operator, value) =>
+        operator match {
+          case StringFilterOperator.Contains   => ElasticQuery.contains(field.toString, value)
+          case StringFilterOperator.StartsWith => ElasticQuery.startsWith(field.toString, value)
+          case StringFilterOperator.Pattern    => ElasticQuery.wildcard(field.toString, value)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/example/zio-elasticsearch-example.postman_collection.json b/modules/example/zio-elasticsearch-example.postman_collection.json
index e7c6ced89..cd854f9ba 100644
--- a/modules/example/zio-elasticsearch-example.postman_collection.json
+++ b/modules/example/zio-elasticsearch-example.postman_collection.json
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 {
 	"info": {
-		"_postman_id": "7bf079a3-55fa-4833-9627-648026c5fda4",
+		"_postman_id": "056ad5a1-fa75-4ff1-a176-3c6f9dec5b7f",
 		"name": "zio-elasticsearch-example",
-		"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json",
-		"_exporter_id": "1136886"
+		"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
 	},
 	"item": [
 		{
@@ -408,6 +407,31 @@
 				}
 			},
 			"response": []
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Search for documents in which name starts with term1 and contains term2",
+			"request": {
+				"method": "POST",
+				"header": [],
+				"body": {
+					"mode": "raw",
+					"raw": "{\n    \"CompoundCriteria\": {\n        \"operator\": {\"And\": {}},\n        \"filters\": [\n            {\n                \"StringCriteria\": {\n                    \"field\": {\"Name\": {}},\n                    \"operator\": {\"StartsWith\": {}},\n                    \"value\": \"scrul\"\n                }\n            },\n            {\n                \"StringCriteria\": {\n                    \"field\": {\"Name\": {}},\n                    \"operator\": {\"Contains\": {}},\n                    \"value\": \"detector\"\n                }\n            }\n        ]\n    }\n}"
+				},
+				"url": {
+					"raw": "http://localhost:{{HTTP_PORT}}/api/repositories/search",
+					"protocol": "http",
+					"host": [
+						"localhost"
+					],
+					"port": "{{HTTP_PORT}}",
+					"path": [
+						"api",
+						"repositories",
+						"search"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"response": []
 		}
 	],
 	"event": [