diff --git a/src/services/dataset.service.ts b/src/services/dataset.service.ts
index 3ee9cac..f6e73bb 100644
--- a/src/services/dataset.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/dataset.service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,43 @@ import { VUE_API } from "@/constants";
 import { deserialize } from "class-transformer";
 
 class DatasetService {
+    /* Initial test method to fetch and log data from the local OpenSearch endpoint (new backend) */
+    async fetchDataFromOpenSearch(searchTerm: string): Promise<void> {
+        const url = "http://192.168.21.18/tethys-records/_search";
+        const headers = {
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        };
+        const body = {
+            query: {
+                match: {
+                    title: searchTerm,
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch(url, {
+                method: "POST",
+                headers: headers,
+                body: JSON.stringify(body),
+            });
+
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                throw new Error(`Failed to fetch data from ${url}, status: ${response.status}`);
+            }
+
+            const data = await response.json();
+            console.log("Data from OpenSearch:", data);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error("Error fetching data:", error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* https://tethys.at/solr/rdr_data/select?&0=fl%3Did%2Clicence%2Cserver_date_published%2Cabstract_output%2Cidentifier%2Ctitle_output%2Ctitle_additional%2Cauthor%2Csubject%2Cdoctype&q=%2A
+    &q.op=or&defType=edismax&qf=title%5E3%20author%5E2%20subject%5E1&indent=on&wt=json&rows=10&start=0&sort=server_date_published%20desc&facet=on&json.facet.language=%7B%20type%3A%20%22
+    terms%22%2C%20field%3A%20%22language%22%20%7D&json.facet.subject=%7B%20type%3A%20%22terms%22%2C%20field%3A%20%22subject%22%2C%20limit%3A%20-1%20%7D&json.facet.year=%7B%20type%3A%20%22
+    terms%22%2C%20field%3A%20%22year%22%20%7D&json.facet.author=%7B%20type%3A%20%22terms%22%2C%20field%3A%20%22author_facet%22%2C%20limit%3A%20-1%20%7D
+    */
 
     /* https://tethys.at/solr/rdr_data/select?&0=fl%3Did%2Clicence%2Cserver_date_published%2Cabstract_output%2Cidentifier%2Ctitle_output%2Ctitle_additional%2Cauthor%2Csubject%2Cdoctype&q=%2A
     &q.op=or&defType=edismax&qf=title%5E3%20author%5E2%20subject%5E1&indent=on&wt=json&rows=10&start=0&sort=server_date_published%20desc&facet=on&json.facet.language=%7B%20type%3A%20%22
@@ -18,6 +55,8 @@ class DatasetService {
 
     // For the autocomplete search. Method to perform a search based on a term
     public searchTerm(term: string, solrCore: string, solrHost: string): Observable<Dataset[]> {
+        // Calling the test method for
+        this.fetchDataFromOpenSearch(term);
         // solr endpoint
         const host = "https://" + solrHost;
         const path = "/solr/" + solrCore + "/select?";