diff --git a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
index 546b73123..83fccbc1a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
+++ b/lib/utils/neynar-client.js
@@ -1,148 +1,190 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import { getMessageForException } from './errors.js';
 import type {
   FarcasterChannel,
   FarcasterUser,
 } from '../types/farcaster-types.js';
 
 type FetchFollowersResponse = {
   +result: {
     +users: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterUser>,
     +next: {
       +cursor: ?string,
     },
   },
 };
 
 type FetchFollowedFarcasterChannelsResponse = {
   +channels: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterChannel>,
   +next: {
     +cursor: ?string,
   },
 };
 
+type FetchFarcasterChannelByNameResponse = {
+  +channels: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterChannel>,
+};
+
 const neynarBaseURL = 'https://api.neynar.com/';
 const neynarURLs = {
   '1': `${neynarBaseURL}v1/farcaster/`,
   '2': `${neynarBaseURL}v2/farcaster/`,
 };
 function getNeynarURL(
   apiVersion: string,
   apiCall: string,
   params: { [string]: string },
 ): string {
   const neynarURL = neynarURLs[apiVersion];
   invariant(
     neynarURL,
     `could not find Neynar URL for apiVersion ${apiVersion}`,
   );
   return `${neynarURL}${apiCall}?${new URLSearchParams(params).toString()}`;
 }
 
 const fetchFollowerLimit = 150;
 const fetchFollowedChannelsLimit = 100;
 
 class NeynarClient {
   apiKey: string;
 
   constructor(apiKey: string) {
     this.apiKey = apiKey;
   }
 
   // We're using the term "friend" for a bidirectional follow
   async fetchFriendFIDs(fid: string): Promise<string[]> {
     const fids = [];
     let paginationCursor = null;
 
     do {
       const params: { [string]: string } = {
         fid,
         viewerFid: fid,
         limit: fetchFollowerLimit.toString(),
         ...(paginationCursor ? { cursor: paginationCursor } : null),
       };
 
       const url = getNeynarURL('1', 'followers', params);
 
       try {
         const response = await fetch(url, {
           method: 'GET',
           headers: {
             Accept: 'application/json',
             api_key: this.apiKey,
           },
         });
 
         const json: FetchFollowersResponse = await response.json();
         const { users } = json.result;
 
         for (const user of users) {
           if (user.viewerContext.following) {
             fids.push(user.fid.toString());
           }
         }
 
         paginationCursor = json.result.next.cursor;
       } catch (error) {
         console.log(
           'Failed to fetch friend FIDs:',
           getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
         );
         throw error;
       }
     } while (paginationCursor);
 
     return fids;
   }
 
   async fetchFollowedFarcasterChannels(
     fid: string,
   ): Promise<FarcasterChannel[]> {
     const farcasterChannels = [];
     let paginationCursor = null;
 
     do {
       const params: { [string]: string } = {
         fid,
         limit: fetchFollowedChannelsLimit.toString(),
         ...(paginationCursor ? { cursor: paginationCursor } : null),
       };
 
       const url = getNeynarURL('2', 'user/channels', params);
 
       try {
         const response = await fetch(url, {
           method: 'GET',
           headers: {
             Accept: 'application/json',
             api_key: this.apiKey,
           },
         });
 
         const json: FetchFollowedFarcasterChannelsResponse =
           await response.json();
 
         const { channels, next } = json;
 
         channels.forEach(channel => {
           farcasterChannels.push(channel);
         });
 
         paginationCursor = next.cursor;
       } catch (error) {
         console.log(
           'Failed to fetch followed Farcaster channels:',
           getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
         );
         throw error;
       }
     } while (paginationCursor);
 
     return farcasterChannels;
   }
+
+  async fetchFarcasterChannelByName(
+    channelName: string,
+  ): Promise<?FarcasterChannel> {
+    const params: { [string]: string } = {
+      q: channelName,
+    };
+
+    const url = getNeynarURL('2', 'channel/search', params);
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(url, {
+        method: 'GET',
+        headers: {
+          Accept: 'application/json',
+          api_key: this.apiKey,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const json: FetchFarcasterChannelByNameResponse = await response.json();
+
+      const { channels } = json;
+
+      for (const channel of channels) {
+        if (channel.name.toLowerCase() === channelName.toLowerCase()) {
+          return channel;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return null;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(
+        'Failed to search Farcaster channel by name:',
+        getMessageForException(error) ?? 'unknown',
+      );
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 export { NeynarClient };