diff --git a/src/data/search.rs b/src/data/search.rs
index d6bf8438e..319f8b973 100644
--- a/src/data/search.rs
+++ b/src/data/search.rs
@@ -12,59 +12,22 @@ impl Data {
         self.index_controller.search(index.as_ref().to_string(), search_query).await
     }
 
-    pub async fn retrieve_documents<S>(
+    pub async fn retrieve_documents(
         &self,
-        _index: String,
-        _offset: usize,
-        _limit: usize,
-        _attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<S>>,
-    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Map<String, Value>>>
-    where
-        S: AsRef<str> + Send + Sync + 'static,
-    {
-         todo!()
-        //let index_controller = self.index_controller.clone();
-        //let documents: anyhow::Result<_> = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            //let index = index_controller
-                //.index(index.clone())?
-                //.with_context(|| format!("Index {:?} doesn't exist", index))?;
-
-            //let txn = index.read_txn()?;
-
-            //let fields_ids_map = index.fields_ids_map(&txn)?;
-
-            //let attributes_to_retrieve_ids = match attributes_to_retrieve {
-                //Some(attrs) => attrs
-                    //.iter()
-                    //.filter_map(|f| fields_ids_map.id(f.as_ref()))
-                    //.collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-                //None => fields_ids_map.iter().map(|(id, _)| id).collect(),
-            //};
-
-            //let iter = index.documents.range(&txn, &(..))?.skip(offset).take(limit);
-
-            //let mut documents = Vec::new();
-
-            //for entry in iter {
-                //let (_id, obkv) = entry?;
-                //let object = obkv_to_json(&attributes_to_retrieve_ids, &fields_ids_map, obkv)?;
-                //documents.push(object);
-            //}
-
-            //Ok(documents)
-        //})
-        //.await?;
-        //documents
+        index: String,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Map<String, Value>>> {
+        self.index_controller.documents(index, offset, limit, attributes_to_retrieve).await
     }
 
     pub async fn retrieve_document<S>(
         &self,
         _index: impl AsRef<str> + Sync + Send + 'static,
         _document_id: impl AsRef<str> + Sync + Send + 'static,
-        _attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<S>>,
+        _attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Map<String, Value>>
-    where
-        S: AsRef<str> + Sync + Send + 'static,
     {
         todo!()
         //let index_controller = self.index_controller.clone();
diff --git a/src/index/mod.rs b/src/index/mod.rs
index a68f983e9..8ae2ba6a2 100644
--- a/src/index/mod.rs
+++ b/src/index/mod.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ mod updates;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
+use serde_json::{Value, Map};
+use milli::obkv_to_json;
+
 pub use search::{SearchQuery, SearchResult, DEFAULT_SEARCH_LIMIT};
 pub use updates::{Settings, Facets, UpdateResult};
 
+pub type Document = Map<String, Value>;
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Index(pub Arc<milli::Index>);
 
@@ -45,4 +50,38 @@ impl Index {
             criteria: None,
         })
     }
+
+    pub fn retrieve_documents<S>(
+        &self,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<S>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Map<String, Value>>>
+    where
+        S: AsRef<str> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        let txn = self.read_txn()?;
+
+        let fields_ids_map = self.fields_ids_map(&txn)?;
+
+        let attributes_to_retrieve_ids = match attributes_to_retrieve {
+            Some(attrs) => attrs
+                .iter()
+                .filter_map(|f| fields_ids_map.id(f.as_ref()))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            None => fields_ids_map.iter().map(|(id, _)| id).collect(),
+        };
+
+        let iter = self.documents.range(&txn, &(..))?.skip(offset).take(limit);
+
+        let mut documents = Vec::new();
+
+        for entry in iter {
+            let (_id, obkv) = entry?;
+            let object = obkv_to_json(&attributes_to_retrieve_ids, &fields_ids_map, obkv)?;
+            documents.push(object);
+        }
+
+        Ok(documents)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs b/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
index 655a1e2d5..8e59227ac 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/index_actor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::collections::{HashMap, hash_map::Entry};
-use std::fs::{File, create_dir_all};
-use std::path::{PathBuf, Path};
+use std::collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap};
+use std::fs::{create_dir_all, File};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use async_stream::stream;
@@ -8,25 +8,51 @@ use chrono::Utc;
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use heed::EnvOpenOptions;
 use log::info;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use thiserror::Error;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot, RwLock};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::update_handler::UpdateHandler;
-use crate::index_controller::{IndexMetadata, UpdateMeta, updates::{Processed, Failed, Processing}};
 use crate::index::UpdateResult as UResult;
+use crate::index::{Document, Index, SearchQuery, SearchResult, Settings};
+use crate::index_controller::{
+    updates::{Failed, Processed, Processing},
+    IndexMetadata, UpdateMeta,
+};
 use crate::option::IndexerOpts;
-use crate::index::{Index, SearchQuery, SearchResult, Settings};
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, IndexError>;
 type AsyncMap<K, V> = Arc<RwLock<HashMap<K, V>>>;
 type UpdateResult = std::result::Result<Processed<UpdateMeta, UResult>, Failed<UpdateMeta, String>>;
 
 enum IndexMsg {
-    CreateIndex { uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>, ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>> },
-    Update { meta: Processing<UpdateMeta>, data: std::fs::File, ret: oneshot::Sender<UpdateResult>},
-    Search { uuid: Uuid, query: SearchQuery, ret: oneshot::Sender<anyhow::Result<SearchResult>> },
-    Settings { uuid: Uuid, ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Settings>> },
+    CreateIndex {
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        primary_key: Option<String>,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>>,
+    },
+    Update {
+        meta: Processing<UpdateMeta>,
+        data: std::fs::File,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<UpdateResult>,
+    },
+    Search {
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        query: SearchQuery,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<anyhow::Result<SearchResult>>,
+    },
+    Settings {
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Settings>>,
+    },
+    Documents {
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Map<String, Value>>>>,
+    },
 }
 
 struct IndexActor<S> {
@@ -56,11 +82,20 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
         let update_handler = UpdateHandler::new(&options).unwrap();
         let update_handler = Arc::new(update_handler);
         let inbox = Some(inbox);
-        Self { inbox, store, update_handler }
+        Self {
+            inbox,
+            store,
+            update_handler,
+        }
     }
 
     async fn run(mut self) {
-        let mut inbox = self.inbox.take().expect("Index Actor must have a inbox at this point.");
+        use IndexMsg::*;
+
+        let mut inbox = self
+            .inbox
+            .take()
+            .expect("Index Actor must have a inbox at this point.");
 
         let stream = stream! {
             loop {
@@ -73,31 +108,59 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
 
         let fut = stream.for_each_concurrent(Some(10), |msg| async {
             match msg {
-                IndexMsg::CreateIndex { uuid, primary_key, ret } => self.handle_create_index(uuid, primary_key, ret).await,
-                IndexMsg::Update { ret, meta, data } => self.handle_update(meta, data, ret).await,
-                IndexMsg::Search { ret, query, uuid } => self.handle_search(uuid, query, ret).await,
-                IndexMsg::Settings { ret, uuid } => self.handle_settings(uuid, ret).await,
+                CreateIndex {
+                    uuid,
+                    primary_key,
+                    ret,
+                } => self.handle_create_index(uuid, primary_key, ret).await,
+                Update { ret, meta, data } => self.handle_update(meta, data, ret).await,
+                Search { ret, query, uuid } => self.handle_search(uuid, query, ret).await,
+                Settings { ret, uuid } => self.handle_settings(uuid, ret).await,
+                Documents {
+                    ret,
+                    uuid,
+                    attributes_to_retrieve,
+                    offset,
+                    limit,
+                } => {
+                    self.handle_fetch_documents(uuid, offset, limit, attributes_to_retrieve, ret)
+                        .await
+                }
             }
         });
 
         fut.await;
     }
 
-    async fn handle_search(&self, uuid: Uuid, query: SearchQuery, ret: oneshot::Sender<anyhow::Result<SearchResult>>) {
+    async fn handle_search(
+        &self,
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        query: SearchQuery,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<anyhow::Result<SearchResult>>,
+    ) {
         let index = self.store.get(uuid).await.unwrap().unwrap();
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
             let result = index.perform_search(query);
             ret.send(result)
         });
-
     }
 
-    async fn handle_create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>, ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>>) {
+    async fn handle_create_index(
+        &self,
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        primary_key: Option<String>,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<IndexMetadata>>,
+    ) {
         let result = self.store.create_index(uuid, primary_key).await;
         let _ = ret.send(result);
     }
 
-    async fn handle_update(&self, meta: Processing<UpdateMeta>, data: File, ret: oneshot::Sender<UpdateResult>) {
+    async fn handle_update(
+        &self,
+        meta: Processing<UpdateMeta>,
+        data: File,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<UpdateResult>,
+    ) {
         info!("Processing update {}", meta.id());
         let uuid = meta.index_uuid().clone();
         let index = self.store.get_or_create(uuid).await.unwrap();
@@ -105,13 +168,30 @@ impl<S: IndexStore + Sync + Send> IndexActor<S> {
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
             let result = update_handler.handle_update(meta, data, index);
             let _ = ret.send(result);
-        }).await;
+        })
+        .await;
     }
 
     async fn handle_settings(&self, uuid: Uuid, ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Settings>>) {
         let index = self.store.get(uuid).await.unwrap().unwrap();
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            let result = index.settings()
+            let result = index.settings().map_err(|e| IndexError::Error(e));
+            let _ = ret.send(result);
+        })
+        .await;
+    }
+
+    async fn handle_fetch_documents(
+        &self,
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
+        ret: oneshot::Sender<Result<Vec<Document>>>,
+    ) {
+        let index = self.store.get(uuid).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let result = index.retrieve_documents(offset, limit, attributes_to_retrieve)
                 .map_err(|e| IndexError::Error(e));
             let _ = ret.send(result);
         }).await;
@@ -133,9 +213,17 @@ impl IndexActorHandle {
         Self { sender }
     }
 
-    pub async fn create_index(&self, uuid: Uuid, primary_key: Option<String>) -> Result<IndexMetadata> {
+    pub async fn create_index(
+        &self,
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        primary_key: Option<String>,
+    ) -> Result<IndexMetadata> {
         let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
-        let msg = IndexMsg::CreateIndex { ret, uuid, primary_key };
+        let msg = IndexMsg::CreateIndex {
+            ret,
+            uuid,
+            primary_key,
+        };
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")
     }
@@ -160,6 +248,25 @@ impl IndexActorHandle {
         let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
         Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
     }
+
+    pub async fn documents(
+        &self,
+        uuid: Uuid,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<Document>> {
+        let (ret, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+        let msg = IndexMsg::Documents {
+            uuid,
+            ret,
+            offset,
+            attributes_to_retrieve,
+            limit,
+        };
+        let _ = self.sender.send(msg).await;
+        Ok(receiver.await.expect("IndexActor has been killed")?)
+    }
 }
 
 struct MapIndexStore {
@@ -190,29 +297,31 @@ impl IndexStore for MapIndexStore {
             create_dir_all(&db_path).expect("can't create db");
             let mut options = EnvOpenOptions::new();
             options.map_size(4096 * 100_000);
-            let index = milli::Index::new(options, &db_path)
-                .map_err(|e| IndexError::Error(e))?;
+            let index = milli::Index::new(options, &db_path).map_err(|e| IndexError::Error(e))?;
             let index = Index(Arc::new(index));
             Ok(index)
-        }).await.expect("thread died");
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("thread died");
 
-        self.index_store.write().await.insert(meta.uuid.clone(), index?);
+        self.index_store
+            .write()
+            .await
+            .insert(meta.uuid.clone(), index?);
 
         Ok(meta)
     }
 
     async fn get_or_create(&self, uuid: Uuid) -> Result<Index> {
         match self.index_store.write().await.entry(uuid.clone()) {
-            Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
-                match self.meta_store.write().await.entry(uuid.clone()) {
-                    Entry::Vacant(_) => {
-                        todo!()
-                    }
-                    Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
-                        todo!()
-                    }
+            Entry::Vacant(entry) => match self.meta_store.write().await.entry(uuid.clone()) {
+                Entry::Vacant(_) => {
+                    todo!()
                 }
-            }
+                Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
+                    todo!()
+                }
+            },
             Entry::Occupied(entry) => Ok(entry.get().clone()),
         }
     }
@@ -228,6 +337,10 @@ impl MapIndexStore {
         root.push("indexes/");
         let meta_store = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new()));
         let index_store = Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new()));
-        Self { meta_store, index_store, root }
+        Self {
+            meta_store,
+            index_store,
+            root,
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/index_controller/mod.rs b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
index f1bc922d6..47ce04b96 100644
--- a/src/index_controller/mod.rs
+++ b/src/index_controller/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use actix_web::web::Bytes;
 use actix_web::web::Payload;
 use anyhow::Context;
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-use crate::index::{SearchResult, SearchQuery};
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use milli::update::{IndexDocumentsMethod, UpdateFormat};
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 pub use updates::{Processed, Processing, Failed};
+use crate::index::{SearchResult, SearchQuery, Document};
 use crate::index::{UpdateResult, Settings, Facets};
 
 pub type UpdateStatus = updates::UpdateStatus<UpdateMeta, UpdateResult, String>;
@@ -157,6 +157,21 @@ impl IndexController {
         Ok(settings)
     }
 
+    pub async fn documents(
+        &self,
+        index: String,
+        offset: usize,
+        limit: usize,
+        attributes_to_retrieve: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Document>> {
+        let uuid = self.uuid_resolver
+            .resolve(index.clone())
+            .await?
+            .with_context(|| format!("Index {:?} doesn't exist", index))?;
+        let documents = self.index_handle.documents(uuid, offset, limit, attributes_to_retrieve).await?;
+        Ok(documents)
+    }
+
     fn update_index(&self, name: String, index_settings: IndexSettings) -> anyhow::Result<IndexMetadata> {
         todo!()
     }
diff --git a/src/routes/document.rs b/src/routes/document.rs
index 00d037359..af9efc701 100644
--- a/src/routes/document.rs
+++ b/src/routes/document.rs
@@ -55,17 +55,18 @@ async fn get_document(
     data: web::Data<Data>,
     path: web::Path<DocumentParam>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, ResponseError> {
-    let index = path.index_uid.clone();
-    let id = path.document_id.clone();
-    match data.retrieve_document(index, id, None as Option<Vec<String>>).await {
-        Ok(document) => {
-            let json = serde_json::to_string(&document).unwrap();
-            Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(json))
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().body(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
-        }
-    }
+    todo!()
+    //let index = path.index_uid.clone();
+    //let id = path.document_id.clone();
+    //match data.retrieve_document(index, id, None as Option<Vec<String>>).await {
+        //Ok(document) => {
+            //let json = serde_json::to_string(&document).unwrap();
+            //Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().body(json))
+        //}
+        //Err(e) => {
+            //Ok(HttpResponse::BadRequest().body(serde_json::json!({ "error": e.to_string() })))
+        //}
+    //}
 }
 
 #[delete(