diff --git a/server/Controllers/v1/CharactersController.cs b/server/Controllers/v1/CharactersController.cs
index 2a31a84..9f94a33 100644
--- a/server/Controllers/v1/CharactersController.cs
+++ b/server/Controllers/v1/CharactersController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using MongoDB.Bson;
+using server.Models;
+using server.Persistence.Repositories;
 
 namespace server.Controllers.v1
 {
@@ -8,5 +11,77 @@ namespace server.Controllers.v1
     [Produces("application/json")]
     public class CharactersController : ControllerBase
     {
+        private readonly ICharacterRepository _characterRepository;
+
+        public CharactersController(ICharacterRepository characterRepository)
+        {
+            _characterRepository = characterRepository;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a collection of characters.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="filter">Filter parameters passed from query string.</param>
+        /// <response code="200">Returns the collection of characters requested.</response>
+        /// <response code="400">Not a valid request.</response>
+        /// <response code="500">Failed to get characters.</response>
+        /// <returns>Returns a collection of characters.</returns>
+        [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
+        [HttpGet]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(List<Character>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ValidationProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)]
+        public async Task<ActionResult<List<Character>>> GetCharactersAsync([FromQuery] CharacterFilter? filter)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var character = await _characterRepository.GetCharactersAsync(filter);
+                return Ok(character);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(e);
+                return Problem(detail: "Failed to get characters", statusCode: 500);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a character by its id.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id">The id of the character being requested.</param>
+        /// <response code="200">Returns the character requested.</response>
+        /// <response code="400">Not a valid request.</response>
+        /// <response code="404">Character with the given id not found.</response>
+        /// <response code="500">Failed to get character.</response>
+        /// <returns>Returns a character.</returns>
+        [MapToApiVersion("1.0")]
+        [HttpGet("{id}")]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(Character), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ValidationProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status404NotFound)]
+        [ProducesResponseType(typeof(ProblemDetails), StatusCodes.Status500InternalServerError)]
+        public async Task<ActionResult<Character>> GetCharacterByIdAsync(string id)
+        {
+
+            if (!ObjectId.TryParse(id, out _))
+            {
+                ModelState.AddModelError(nameof(id), $"{id} is not a valid id");
+                return ValidationProblem();
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var quote = await _characterRepository.GetCharacterByIdAsync(id);
+
+                return quote == null ?
+                    Problem(detail: $"Could not find character {id}", statusCode: 404) :
+                    Ok(quote);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine(e);
+                return Problem(detail: "Failed to get character", statusCode: 500);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/Models/CharacterFilter.cs b/server/Models/CharacterFilter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75e83dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/Models/CharacterFilter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace server.Models
+{
+    public class CharacterFilter
+    {
+        // TODO: Build character filter model
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs b/server/Options/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from server/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs
rename to server/Options/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs
index b49cd1c..3d5eaf5 100644
--- a/server/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs
+++ b/server/Options/Filters/ApiVersionOperationFilter.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerGen;
 
-namespace server.Filters
+namespace server.Options.Filters
 {
     public class ApiVersionOperationFilter : IOperationFilter
     {
diff --git a/server/Persistence/Repositories/CharacterRepository.cs b/server/Persistence/Repositories/CharacterRepository.cs
index a06868f..ab14804 100644
--- a/server/Persistence/Repositories/CharacterRepository.cs
+++ b/server/Persistence/Repositories/CharacterRepository.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
-namespace server.Persistence.Repositories
+using server.Models;
+
+namespace server.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     public class CharacterRepository : ICharacterRepository
     {
+        // TODO: Implement getcharactersasync
+        public Task<List<Character>> GetCharactersAsync(CharacterFilter filter)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        // TODO: Implement getcharacterbyidasync
+        public Task<Character> GetCharacterByIdAsync(string id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/Persistence/Repositories/ICharacterRepository.cs b/server/Persistence/Repositories/ICharacterRepository.cs
index 2882fa5..b9b74a5 100644
--- a/server/Persistence/Repositories/ICharacterRepository.cs
+++ b/server/Persistence/Repositories/ICharacterRepository.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using server.Models;
 
 namespace server.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     public interface ICharacterRepository
     {
-
+        Task<List<Character>> GetCharactersAsync(CharacterFilter filter);
+        Task<Character> GetCharacterByIdAsync(string id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/Program.cs b/server/Program.cs
index 7095bca..247734d 100644
--- a/server/Program.cs
+++ b/server/Program.cs
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Versioning;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-using server.Filters;
 using server.Options;
 using server.Persistence;
 using server.Persistence.Repositories;
 using server.Persistence.Seed;
 using System.Reflection;
 using AspNetCoreRateLimit;
+using server.Options.Filters;
 
 if (args.Length == 2 && args[0].ToLower() == "seed")
 {