diff --git a/src/app/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/search/search.component.ts
index c9a28ec..08ea847 100644
--- a/src/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,25 @@ import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Http } from '@angular/http';
 
 import { Subject } from 'rxjs/Subject';
+import { SearchService } from './search.service';
 
 // Observable class extensions
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/switchMap';
-import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/debounceTime';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/distinctUntilChanged';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-search',
     templateUrl: './search.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['./search.component.css']
+    styleUrls: ['./search.component.css'],
+    providers: [SearchService]
 })
 export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
     results;
     searchTerms = new Subject<string>();
 
     constructor(
+        private heroSearchService: SearchService,
         private http: Http
     ) { }
 
@@ -26,18 +28,11 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
         this.searchTerms.next(name);
     }
 
-    createAPIObservable(name){
-        return this.http.get('http://swapi.co/api/people/?search=' + name)
-        .map((response)=>{
-            return response.json().results;
-        });
-    }
-
     ngOnInit() {
         this.results = this.searchTerms
             .debounceTime(300)
             .distinctUntilChanged()
-            .switchMap(name => this.createAPIObservable(name));
+            .switchMap(name => this.heroSearchService.createAPIObservable(name));
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/search/search.service.ts b/src/app/search/search.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f986c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/search/search.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Http } from '@angular/http';
+import 'rxjs/add/operator/map';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class SearchService {
+
+    constructor(private http: Http) {}
+
+    createAPIObservable(name){
+        return this.http
+            .get('http://swapi.co/api/people/?search=' + name)
+            .map(response=> response.json().results );
+    }
+}