diff --git a/livexface/__init__.py b/livexface/__init__.py
index a183e25..3fa335e 100644
--- a/livexface/__init__.py
+++ b/livexface/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     VerifyResult,
     FaceMatch,
     IdentifyResult,
+    CrossCollectionSearchMatch,
+    CrossCollectionSearchResult,
+    SkippedCollection,
     LivenessResult,
     LivenessChallenge,
     ActiveLivenessResult,
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@
     "VerifyResult",
     "FaceMatch",
     "IdentifyResult",
+    "CrossCollectionSearchMatch",
+    "CrossCollectionSearchResult",
+    "SkippedCollection",
     "LivenessResult",
     "LivenessChallenge",
     "ActiveLivenessResult",
diff --git a/livexface/client.py b/livexface/client.py
index 6c42d11..b062ba4 100644
--- a/livexface/client.py
+++ b/livexface/client.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     Face,
     VerifyResult,
     IdentifyResult,
+    CrossCollectionSearchResult,
     LivenessResult,
     ActiveLivenessResult,
     LivenessSession,
@@ -337,6 +338,24 @@ def identify(
         )
         return IdentifyResult.from_dict(resp)
 
+    def search(
+        self,
+        image: ImageInput,
+        collection_ids: Sequence[str] | None = None,
+        top_k: int = 5,
+        threshold: float | None = None,
+    ) -> CrossCollectionSearchResult:
+        """Search for matching faces across multiple or all collections."""
+        fname, fbytes, ftype = _to_bytes_tuple(image)
+        files = {"image": (fname, fbytes, ftype)}
+        data: dict[str, str] = {"top_k": str(top_k)}
+        if collection_ids:
+            data["collection_ids"] = ",".join(collection_ids)
+        if threshold is not None:
+            data["threshold"] = str(threshold)
+        resp = self._c._request("POST", "/search", files=files, data=data)
+        return CrossCollectionSearchResult.from_dict(resp)
+
     def liveness(self, collection_id: str, image: ImageInput) -> LivenessResult:
         """Passive liveness detection — check whether the face in the image is live."""
         fname, fbytes, ftype = _to_bytes_tuple(image)
diff --git a/livexface/types.py b/livexface/types.py
index c1d7c5b..5bd381a 100644
--- a/livexface/types.py
+++ b/livexface/types.py
@@ -84,6 +84,55 @@ def from_dict(cls, d: dict[str, Any]) -> "IdentifyResult":
         )
 
 
+@dataclass
+class CrossCollectionSearchMatch(FaceMatch):
+    collection_id: str = ""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict[str, Any]) -> "CrossCollectionSearchMatch":
+        return cls(
+            face_id=d.get("faceId", ""),
+            external_id=d.get("externalId", ""),
+            confidence=float(d.get("confidence", 0.0)),
+            metadata=d.get("metadata"),
+            collection_id=d.get("collectionId", ""),
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SkippedCollection:
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    reason: str
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict[str, Any]) -> "SkippedCollection":
+        return cls(
+            id=d.get("id", ""),
+            name=d.get("name", ""),
+            reason=d.get("reason", ""),
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass
+class CrossCollectionSearchResult:
+    matches: list[CrossCollectionSearchMatch]
+    query_time_ms: int
+    collections_searched: int
+    skipped_collections: list[SkippedCollection]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, d: dict[str, Any]) -> "CrossCollectionSearchResult":
+        return cls(
+            matches=[CrossCollectionSearchMatch.from_dict(m) for m in d.get("matches", [])],
+            query_time_ms=d.get("queryTimeMs", 0),
+            collections_searched=d.get("collectionsSearched", 0),
+            skipped_collections=[
+                SkippedCollection.from_dict(c) for c in d.get("skippedCollections", [])
+            ],
+        )
+
+
 @dataclass
 class LivenessResult:
     """Result of a passive liveness check.
diff --git a/tests/test_contract.py b/tests/test_contract.py
index 7269764..575bd49 100644
--- a/tests/test_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_contract.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "faces.delete": (("c1", "f1"), {}, NO_CONTENT),
     "faces.verify": (("c1", IMG, "f1"), {"threshold": 0.5}, DATA),
     "faces.identify": (("c1", IMG), {"top_k": 3, "threshold": 0.5}, DATA),
+    "faces.search": ((IMG,), {"collection_ids": ["c1", "c2"], "top_k": 3, "threshold": 0.5}, DATA),
     "faces.liveness": (("c1", IMG), {}, DATA),
     "faces.active_liveness": (("c1", [IMG] * 5), {}, DATA),
     "faces.create_liveness_session": (
diff --git a/tests/test_errors.py b/tests/test_errors.py
index caf30a5..a43dc79 100644
--- a/tests/test_errors.py
+++ b/tests/test_errors.py
@@ -29,3 +29,21 @@ def test_api_error_exposes_details(mocker: Any) -> None:
     assert exc.value.code == "MULTIPLE_FACES"
     assert exc.value.details == {"faceCount": 2, "faces": []}
     assert exc.value.request_id == "r-1"
+
+
+def test_search_parses_skips_and_typed_profile_mismatch(mocker: Any) -> None:
+    client = LiveXFace(api_key="lxf_test", base_url="http://api.test/api/v1")
+    ok = MagicMock(status_code=200, ok=True)
+    ok.json.return_value = {"success": True, "data": {"matches": [], "queryTimeMs": 7, "collectionsSearched": 1, "skippedCollections": [{"id": "c2", "name": "Legacy", "reason": "embedding_profile_mismatch"}]}}
+    request = mocker.patch.object(client._session, "request", return_value=ok)
+    result = client.faces.search(b"img", collection_ids=["c1", "c2"])
+    assert result.skipped_collections[0].reason == "embedding_profile_mismatch"
+    assert request.call_args.kwargs["data"]["collection_ids"] == "c1,c2"
+
+    conflict = MagicMock(status_code=409, ok=False)
+    conflict.json.return_value = {"success": False, "error": {"code": "EMBEDDING_PROFILE_MISMATCH", "message": "no compatible collections"}}
+    request.return_value = conflict
+    with pytest.raises(LiveXFaceApiError) as exc:
+        client.faces.search(b"img")
+    assert exc.value.status_code == 409
+    assert exc.value.code == "EMBEDDING_PROFILE_MISMATCH"