diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Search/TransferController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Search/TransferController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..921c49bdf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/Search/TransferController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * TransferController.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Search;
+
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Controllers\Controller;
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Search\TransferRequest;
+use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Helpers\Collector\GroupCollectorInterface;
+use FireflyIII\Support\Search\TransferSearch;
+use FireflyIII\Transformers\TransactionGroupTransformer;
+use FireflyIII\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Response;
+use League\Fractal\Pagination\IlluminatePaginatorAdapter;
+use League\Fractal\Resource\Collection as FractalCollection;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransferController
+ */
+class TransferController extends Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * @param Request $request
+     *
+     * @return JsonResponse|Response
+     * @throws FireflyException
+     */
+    public function search(TransferRequest $request)
+    {
+        // configure transfer search to search for a > b
+        $search = app(TransferSearch::class);
+        $search->setSource($request->get('source'));
+        $search->setDestination($request->get('destination'));
+        $search->setAmount($request->get('amount'));
+        $search->setDescription($request->get('description'));
+        $search->setDate($request->get('date'));
+
+        $left = $search->search();
+
+        // configure transfer search to search for b > a
+        $search->setSource($request->get('destination'));
+        $search->setDestination($request->get('source'));
+        $search->setAmount($request->get('amount'));
+        $search->setDescription($request->get('description'));
+        $search->setDate($request->get('date'));
+
+        $right = $search->search();
+
+        // add parameters to URL:
+        $this->parameters->set('source', $request->get('source'));
+        $this->parameters->set('destination', $request->get('destination'));
+        $this->parameters->set('amount', $request->get('amount'));
+        $this->parameters->set('description', $request->get('description'));
+        $this->parameters->set('date', $request->get('date'));
+
+        // get all journal ID's.
+        $total = $left->merge($right)->unique('id')->pluck('id')->toArray();
+        if (0 === count($total)) {
+            // forces search to be empty.
+            $total = [-1];
+        }
+
+        // collector to return results.
+        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->getForUser(auth()->user(), 'listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $manager  = $this->getManager();
+        /** @var User $admin */
+        $admin = auth()->user();
+
+        // use new group collector:
+        /** @var GroupCollectorInterface $collector */
+        $collector = app(GroupCollectorInterface::class);
+        $collector
+            ->setUser($admin)
+            // all info needed for the API:
+            ->withAPIInformation()
+            // set page size:
+            ->setLimit($pageSize)
+            // set page to retrieve
+            ->setPage(1)
+            ->setJournalIds($total);
+
+        $paginator = $collector->getPaginatedGroups();
+        $paginator->setPath(route('api.v1.search.transfers') . $this->buildParams());
+        $transactions = $paginator->getCollection();
+
+        /** @var TransactionGroupTransformer $transformer */
+        $transformer = app(TransactionGroupTransformer::class);
+        $transformer->setParameters($this->parameters);
+
+        $resource = new FractalCollection($transactions, $transformer, 'transactions');
+        $resource->setPaginator(new IlluminatePaginatorAdapter($paginator));
+
+        return response()->json($manager->createData($resource)->toArray())->header('Content-Type', 'application/vnd.api+json');
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/Search/TransferRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Search/TransferRequest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d970bfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/Search/TransferRequest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * TransferRequest.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Search;
+
+
+use FireflyIII\Api\V1\Requests\Request;
+use FireflyIII\Rules\IsTransferAccount;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransferRequest
+ */
+class TransferRequest extends Request
+{
+    /**
+     * Authorize logged in users.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function authorize(): bool
+    {
+        // Only allow authenticated users
+        return auth()->check();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function rules(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'source'      => ['required', new IsTransferAccount],
+            'destination' => ['required', new IsTransferAccount],
+            'amount'      => 'required|numeric|more:0',
+            'description' => 'required|min:1',
+            'date'        => 'required|date',
+        ];
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Rules/IsTransferAccount.php b/app/Rules/IsTransferAccount.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68cb9d3667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Rules/IsTransferAccount.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * IsTransferAccount.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Rules;
+
+
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
+use FireflyIII\Validation\AccountValidator;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
+use Log;
+
+/**
+ * Class IsTransferAccount
+ */
+class IsTransferAccount implements Rule
+{
+    /**
+     * Get the validation error message.
+     *
+     * @return string|array
+     */
+    public function message(): string
+    {
+        return (string)trans('validation.not_transfer_account');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the validation rule passes.
+     *
+     * @param string $attribute
+     * @param mixed  $value
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function passes($attribute, $value): bool
+    {
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now in %s(%s)', __METHOD__, $value));
+        /** @var AccountValidator $validator */
+        $validator = app(AccountValidator::class);
+        $validator->setTransactionType(TransactionType::TRANSFER);
+        $validator->setUser(auth()->user());
+
+        $validAccount = $validator->validateSource(null, (string)$value);
+        if (true === $validAccount) {
+            Log::debug('Found account based on name. Return true.');
+
+            // found by name, use repos to return.
+            return true;
+        }
+        $validAccount = $validator->validateSource((int)$value, null);
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Search by id (%d), result is %s.', (int)$value, var_export($validAccount, true)));
+
+        return !(false === $validAccount);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/GenericSearchInterface.php b/app/Support/Search/GenericSearchInterface.php
index 47dacfbbdd..c14e59d57e 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/GenericSearchInterface.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/GenericSearchInterface.php
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@
 namespace FireflyIII\Support\Search;
 
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Interface GenericSearchInterface
+ */
 interface GenericSearchInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @return Collection
+     */
+    public function search(): Collection;
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/TransferSearch.php b/app/Support/Search/TransferSearch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd9912b830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Support/Search/TransferSearch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * TransferSearch.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Support\Search;
+
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Account;
+use FireflyIII\Models\AccountType;
+use FireflyIII\Repositories\Account\AccountRepositoryInterface;
+use FireflyIII\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\JoinClause;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Log;
+
+/**
+ * Class TransferSearch
+ */
+class TransferSearch implements GenericSearchInterface
+{
+    /** @var AccountRepositoryInterface */
+    private $accountRepository;
+    /** @var string */
+    private $amount;
+    /** @var Carbon */
+    private $date;
+    /** @var string */
+    private $description;
+    /** @var Account */
+    private $destination;
+    /** @var Account */
+    private $source;
+    /** @var array */
+    private $types;
+
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        $this->accountRepository = app(AccountRepositoryInterface::class);
+        $this->types             = [AccountType::ASSET, AccountType::LOAN, AccountType::DEBT, AccountType::MORTGAGE];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Collection
+     */
+    public function search(): Collection
+    {
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        $query = $user->transactionJournals()
+                      ->leftJoin(
+                          'transactions as source', static function (JoinClause $join) {
+                          $join->on('transaction_journals.id', '=', 'source.transaction_journal_id');
+                          $join->where('source.amount', '<', '0');
+                      }
+                      )
+                      ->leftJoin(
+                          'transactions as destination', static function (JoinClause $join) {
+                          $join->on('transaction_journals.id', '=', 'destination.transaction_journal_id');
+                          $join->where('destination.amount', '>', '0');
+                      }
+                      )
+                      ->where('source.account_id', $this->source->id)
+                      ->where('destination.account_id', $this->destination->id)
+                      ->where('transaction_journals.description', $this->description)
+                      ->where('destination.amount', $this->amount)
+                      ->where('transaction_journals.date', $this->date->format('Y-m-d 00:00:00'))
+        ;
+
+        return $query->get(['transaction_journals.id', 'transaction_journals.transaction_group_id']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $amount
+     */
+    public function setAmount(string $amount): void
+    {
+        $this->amount = $amount;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $date
+     */
+    public function setDate(string $date): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $carbon = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d', $date);
+        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            Log::error($e->getMessage());
+            $carbon = Carbon::now();
+        }
+        $this->date = $carbon;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $description
+     */
+    public function setDescription(string $description): void
+    {
+        $this->description = $description;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $destination
+     */
+    public function setDestination(string $destination): void
+    {
+        if (is_numeric($destination)) {
+            $this->destination = $this->accountRepository->findNull((int)$destination);
+        }
+        if (null === $this->destination) {
+            $this->destination = $this->accountRepository->findByName($destination, $this->types);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $source
+     */
+    public function setSource(string $source): void
+    {
+        if (is_numeric($source)) {
+            $this->source = $this->accountRepository->findNull((int)$source);
+        }
+        if (null === $this->source) {
+            $this->source = $this->accountRepository->findByName($source, $this->types);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/validation.php b/resources/lang/en_US/validation.php
index 3337ef46f6..338e005c2d 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/validation.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/validation.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ return [
     'at_least_one_repetition'        => 'Need at least one repetition.',
     'require_repeat_until'           => 'Require either a number of repetitions, or an end date (repeat_until). Not both.',
     'require_currency_info'          => 'The content of this field is invalid without currency information.',
+    'not_transfer_account'           => 'This account is not an account that can be used for transfers.',
     'require_currency_amount'        => 'The content of this field is invalid without foreign amount information.',
     'equal_description'              => 'Transaction description should not equal global description.',
     'file_invalid_mime'              => 'File ":name" is of type ":mime" which is not accepted as a new upload.',
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 6629f37eab..0bfe33e91c 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ Route::group(
         // Attachment API routes:
         Route::get('transactions', ['uses' => 'TransactionController@search', 'as' => 'transactions']);
         Route::get('accounts', ['uses' => 'AccountController@search', 'as' => 'accounts']);
+        Route::get('transfers', ['uses' => 'TransferController@search', 'as' => 'transfers']);
     }
 );