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+// Integration test: search endpoint returns 200 with empty items array
+// when no creators match the query.
+//
+// A search query that matches no creators should return 200 with an empty
+// items array rather than a 404 or error response. The response shape must
+// be identical to a non-empty result (same envelope, same pagination meta).
+//
+// Issue: #765
+
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../app';
+import { prisma } from '../../utils/prisma.utils';
+
+const USER_IDS = [
+   'search-empty-user-alpha',
+   'search-empty-user-beta',
+];
+const HANDLES = [
+   'search-empty-alpha',
+   'search-empty-beta',
+];
+const DISPLAY_NAMES = ['AlphaSearcher', 'BetaSearcher'];
+
+describe('#765 search endpoint — empty results for non-matching query', () => {
+   beforeAll(async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < USER_IDS.length; i++) {
+         await prisma.user.upsert({
+            where: { id: USER_IDS[i] },
+            create: {
+               id: USER_IDS[i],
+               email: `search-empty-${i}@example.test`,
+               passwordHash: 'dummy-hash',
+               firstName: 'Search',
+               lastName: `Empty ${i}`,
+            },
+            update: {},
+         });
+
+         await prisma.creatorProfile.upsert({
+            where: { userId: USER_IDS[i] },
+            create: {
+               userId: USER_IDS[i],
+               handle: HANDLES[i],
+               displayName: DISPLAY_NAMES[i],
+            },
+            update: { displayName: DISPLAY_NAMES[i] },
+         });
+      }
+   });
+
+   afterAll(async () => {
+      await prisma.creatorProfile.deleteMany({
+         where: { handle: { in: HANDLES } },
+      });
+      await prisma.user.deleteMany({
+         where: { id: { in: USER_IDS } },
+      });
+      await prisma.$disconnect();
+   });
+
+   it('returns 200 with an empty items array when the search matches no creators', async () => {
+      const res = await supertest(app).get(
+         '/api/v1/creators?search=zzz-nonexistent-query-999'
+      );
+
+      expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(Array.isArray(res.body.data.items)).toBe(true);
+      expect(res.body.data.items).toHaveLength(0);
+   });
+
+   it('returns hasMore=false and total=0 for a non-matching search', async () => {
+      const res = await supertest(app).get(
+         '/api/v1/creators?search=zzz-nonexistent-query-999'
+      );
+
+      expect(res.body.data.meta).toHaveProperty('hasMore', false);
+      expect(res.body.data.meta).toHaveProperty('total', 0);
+   });
+
+   it('response shape matches a normal (non-empty) result envelope', async () => {
+      const emptyRes = await supertest(app).get(
+         '/api/v1/creators?search=zzz-nonexistent-query-999'
+      );
+      const nonEmptyRes = await supertest(app).get(
+         '/api/v1/creators?search=AlphaSearcher'
+      );
+
+      // Both responses share the same top-level envelope shape
+      expect(emptyRes.body).toHaveProperty('success');
+      expect(emptyRes.body).toHaveProperty('data');
+      expect(emptyRes.body.data).toHaveProperty('items');
+      expect(emptyRes.body.data).toHaveProperty('meta');
+
+      expect(nonEmptyRes.body).toHaveProperty('success');
+      expect(nonEmptyRes.body).toHaveProperty('data');
+      expect(nonEmptyRes.body.data).toHaveProperty('items');
+      expect(nonEmptyRes.body.data).toHaveProperty('meta');
+
+      // Both have the same meta shape
+      const emptyMeta = emptyRes.body.data.meta;
+      const nonEmptyMeta = nonEmptyRes.body.data.meta;
+
+      expect(emptyMeta).toHaveProperty('limit');
+      expect(emptyMeta).toHaveProperty('offset');
+      expect(emptyMeta).toHaveProperty('total');
+      expect(emptyMeta).toHaveProperty('hasMore');
+
+      expect(nonEmptyMeta).toHaveProperty('limit');
+      expect(nonEmptyMeta).toHaveProperty('offset');
+      expect(nonEmptyMeta).toHaveProperty('total');
+      expect(nonEmptyMeta).toHaveProperty('hasMore');
+
+      // Meta keys are identical between empty and non-empty results
+      expect(Object.keys(emptyMeta).sort()).toEqual(
+         Object.keys(nonEmptyMeta).sort()
+      );
+   });
+
+   it('returns HTTP 200, not 404, for a search with no matches', async () => {
+      const res = await supertest(app).get(
+         '/api/v1/creators?search=zzz-nonexistent-query-999'
+      );
+
+      expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.status).not.toBe(404);
+   });
+});