diff --git a/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py b/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
--- a/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/backends/archive.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
+from typing import List
+
 from swh.graphql import server
+from swh.model.swhids import CoreSWHID
 
 
 class Archive:
@@ -77,3 +80,8 @@
     def get_content(self, content_id):
         # FIXME, only for tests
         return self.storage.content_find({"sha1_git": content_id})
+
+    def lookup_swhid(self, swhid) -> List:
+        # query iff a valid swhid
+        swhid = CoreSWHID.from_string(swhid)
+        return self.get_revisions([swhid.object_id])
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolver_factory.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolver_factory.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolver_factory.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolver_factory.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     RevisionNode,
     TargetRevisionNode,
 )
+from .search import SearchResultConnection
 from .snapshot import (
     OriginSnapshotConnection,
     SnapshotNode,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
         "revision-parents": ParentRevisionConnection,
         "revision-log": LogRevisionConnection,
         "directory-entries": DirectoryEntryConnection,
+        "search": SearchResultConnection,
     }
     if resolver_type not in mapping:
         raise AttributeError(f"Invalid connection type: {resolver_type}")
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolvers.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolvers.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolvers.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/resolvers.py
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@
     return resolver(obj, info, **kw)()
 
 
+@query.field("search")
+def search_resolver(
+    obj, info: GraphQLResolveInfo, **kw
+) -> rs.search.SearchResultConnection:
+    resolver = get_connection_resolver("search")
+    return resolver(obj, info, **kw)()
+
+
 # Any other type of resolver
 
 
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2022 The Software Heritage developers
+# See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
+# License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
+# See top-level LICENSE file for more information
+from swh.graphql.backends import archive
+from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
+
+from .base_connection import BaseConnection
+from .base_node import BaseNode
+
+
+class SearchResult(BaseNode):
+    # match: int
+
+    @property
+    def resultType(self):
+        self._node.is_type_of()
+
+    @property
+    def match(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class SearchResultConnection(BaseConnection):
+
+    _node_class = SearchResult
+
+    def _get_paged_result(self):
+        search_term = self.kwargs.get("searchTerm")
+        swhid_results = archive.Archive().lookup_swhid(search_term)
+        # origin_results = origin_search(search_term)
+        # metadata_results = metadata_search(search_term)
+        return PagedResult(results=[*swhid_results], next_page_token=None)
diff --git a/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql b/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
--- a/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
+++ b/swh/graphql/schema/schema.graphql
@@ -805,6 +805,55 @@
   status: String
 }
 
+"""
+Connection to search results
+"""
+type SearchResultConnection {
+  """
+  List of search result edges
+  """
+  edges: [SearchResultEdge]
+
+  """
+  List of search result objects
+  """
+  nodes: [SearchResult]
+
+  """
+  Information for pagination
+  """
+  pageInfo: PageInfo!
+
+  """
+  Total number of origin objects in the connection
+  """
+  totalCount: Int
+}
+
+type SearchResultEdge {
+  """
+  Cursor to request the next page after the item
+  """
+  cursor: String!
+
+  """
+  Search result object
+  """
+  node: SearchResult
+}
+
+union SearchResultTarget = Revision | Release | Branch | Content | Directory | Snapshot | Origin
+
+"""
+A search result object
+"""
+type SearchResult {
+  match: Int
+  result: SearchResultTarget
+  resultType: String
+  metadata: String
+}
+
 """
 The query root of the GraphQL interface.
 """
@@ -903,4 +952,11 @@
     """
     swhid: SWHID!
   ): Content
+
+  """
+  Search the archive
+  """
+  search(
+    searchTerm: String
+  ): SearchResultConnection
 }