diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cba1763160..b4f353d93b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ The types of changes are:
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/compare/2.25.0...main)
 
+### Added
+- New purposes endpoint and indices to improve system lookups [#4452](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/4452)
+
 ### Fixed
 - Fix type errors when TCF vendors have no dataDeclaration [#4465](https://github.com/ethyca/fides/pull/4465)
 
diff --git a/src/fides/api/alembic/migrations/versions/7f7c2b098f5d_add_name_index_to_ctl_systems.py b/src/fides/api/alembic/migrations/versions/7f7c2b098f5d_add_name_index_to_ctl_systems.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8765e7971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fides/api/alembic/migrations/versions/7f7c2b098f5d_add_name_index_to_ctl_systems.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""add indexes to ctl_systems and privacydeclaration
+
+Revision ID: 7f7c2b098f5d
+Revises: 1af6950f4625
+Create Date: 2023-11-21 18:52:34.508076
+
+"""
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "7f7c2b098f5d"
+down_revision = "1af6950f4625"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.execute("CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;")
+    op.create_index(
+        "ix_ctl_systems_name",
+        "ctl_systems",
+        [sa.text("name gin_trgm_ops")],
+        postgresql_using="gin",
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_index("ix_ctl_systems_name", table_name="ctl_systems")
+    op.execute("DROP EXTENSION IF EXISTS pg_trgm;")
diff --git a/src/fides/api/api/v1/api.py b/src/fides/api/api/v1/api.py
index 0af432cfba..98c52d7dd5 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/api/v1/api.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/api/v1/api.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     privacy_notice_endpoints,
     privacy_preference_endpoints,
     privacy_request_endpoints,
+    purpose_endpoints,
     registration_endpoints,
     saas_config_endpoints,
     served_notice_endpoints,
@@ -51,3 +52,4 @@
 api_router.include_router(manual_webhook_endpoints.router)
 api_router.include_router(registration_endpoints.router)
 api_router.include_router(served_notice_endpoints.router)
+api_router.include_router(purpose_endpoints.router)
diff --git a/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/purpose_endpoints.py b/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/purpose_endpoints.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28e6cf5c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fides/api/api/v1/endpoints/purpose_endpoints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from fastapi import Depends, Security
+from fideslang.gvl import MAPPED_PURPOSES, MAPPED_SPECIAL_PURPOSES
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from starlette.status import HTTP_200_OK
+
+from fides.api.api import deps
+from fides.api.oauth.utils import verify_oauth_client
+from fides.api.schemas.tcf import PurposesResponse
+from fides.api.util.api_router import APIRouter
+from fides.common.api.v1 import urn_registry as urls
+
+router = APIRouter(tags=["Purposes"], prefix=urls.V1_URL_PREFIX)
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/purposes",
+    dependencies=[Security(verify_oauth_client)],
+    status_code=HTTP_200_OK,
+    response_model=PurposesResponse,
+)
+def get_purposes(
+    db: Session = Depends(deps.get_db),
+) -> PurposesResponse:
+    """
+    Return a map of purpose and special purpose IDs to mapped purposes which include data uses.
+    """
+
+    purposes = {}
+    special_purposes = {}
+    for purpose in MAPPED_PURPOSES.values():
+        purposes[purpose.id] = purpose
+    for special_purpose in MAPPED_SPECIAL_PURPOSES.values():
+        special_purposes[special_purpose.id] = special_purpose
+    return PurposesResponse(purposes=purposes, special_purposes=special_purposes)
diff --git a/src/fides/api/schemas/tcf.py b/src/fides/api/schemas/tcf.py
index 0bab0db680..d699a71331 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/schemas/tcf.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/schemas/tcf.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     MAPPED_SPECIAL_PURPOSES,
 )
 from fideslang.gvl.models import Feature, MappedPurpose
-from pydantic import AnyUrl, root_validator, validator
+from pydantic import AnyUrl, BaseModel, root_validator, validator
 
 from fides.api.models.privacy_notice import UserConsentPreference
 from fides.api.schemas.base_class import FidesSchema
@@ -230,3 +230,8 @@ def validate_special_feature_id(cls, value: int) -> int:
                 f"Cannot save preferences against invalid special feature id: '{value}'"
             )
         return value
+
+
+class PurposesResponse(BaseModel):
+    purposes: Dict[str, MappedPurpose]
+    special_purposes: Dict[str, MappedPurpose]
diff --git a/src/fides/common/api/v1/urn_registry.py b/src/fides/common/api/v1/urn_registry.py
index d34202dcf3..aa2ff55280 100644
--- a/src/fides/common/api/v1/urn_registry.py
+++ b/src/fides/common/api/v1/urn_registry.py
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@
     "/privacy-request/transfer/{privacy_request_id}/{rule_key}"
 )
 
+# Purpose URLs
+PURPOSES = "/purposes"
+
 
 # Identity Verification URLs
 ID_VERIFICATION_CONFIG = "/id-verification/config"
diff --git a/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_purpose_endpoints.py b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_purpose_endpoints.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f7c4be4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_purpose_endpoints.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import pytest
+from starlette.status import HTTP_200_OK, HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+
+from fides.common.api.v1.urn_registry import PURPOSES, V1_URL_PREFIX
+
+
+class TestGetPurposes:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+    def url(self) -> str:
+        return V1_URL_PREFIX + PURPOSES
+
+    def test_get_purposes_unauthenticated(self, url, api_client):
+        response = api_client.get(url)
+        assert response.status_code == HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED
+
+    def test_get_purposes(self, url, api_client, generate_auth_header):
+        auth_header = generate_auth_header([])
+        response = api_client.get(url, headers=auth_header)
+        assert response.status_code == HTTP_200_OK
+
+        data = response.json()
+        assert "purposes" in data
+        assert "special_purposes" in data
+        assert len(data["purposes"]) == 11
+        assert len(data["special_purposes"]) == 2