diff --git a/__tests__/unit/lib/filters.test.js b/__tests__/unit/lib/filters.test.js
index cc9374e..cae4dce 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/lib/filters.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/unit/lib/filters.test.js
@@ -94,6 +94,65 @@ describe("filterOnly", () => {
     const expectedQuery = [{ free: true }]
     expect(filters.filterOnly(only)).toEqual(expectedQuery)
   })
+
+  it('should return a query object with local_offer: true if only includes "local-offer"', () => {
+    const localOffer = ["local-offer"]
+    const expectedQuery = [{ local_offer: { $exists: true, $ne: null } }]
+    expect(filters.filterOnly(localOffer)).toEqual(expectedQuery)
+  })
+
+  it('should return a query object with needs_referral: true if only includes "needs-referral"', () => {
+    const needsReferral = ["needs-referral"]
+    const expectedQuery = [{ needs_referral: true }]
+    expect(filters.filterOnly(needsReferral)).toEqual(expectedQuery)
+  })
+})
+
+describe("filterMeta", () => {
+  it("should return an empty array if meta is not provided", () => {
+    expect(filters.filterMeta()).toEqual([])
+  })
+  it("should return a query object with key and value if meta includes information", () => {
+    expect(
+      filters.filterMeta([
+        { key: "service-meta-key", value: "service-meta-value" },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        meta: {
+          $elemMatch: {
+            key: "service-meta-key",
+            value: "service-meta-value",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ])
+  })
+  it("should return a query object with each key and value if meta includes information", () => {
+    expect(
+      filters.filterMeta([
+        { key: "service-meta-key", value: "service-meta-value" },
+        { key: "service-meta-key-2", value: "service-meta-value-2" },
+      ])
+    ).toEqual([
+      {
+        meta: {
+          $elemMatch: {
+            key: "service-meta-key",
+            value: "service-meta-value",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        meta: {
+          $elemMatch: {
+            key: "service-meta-key-2",
+            value: "service-meta-value-2",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ])
+  })
 })
 
 describe("filterTaxonomies", () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/unit/v1/services/routes/get-services.test.js b/__tests__/unit/v1/services/routes/get-services.test.js
index 6f33cfc..d71ef70 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/v1/services/routes/get-services.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/unit/v1/services/routes/get-services.test.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe("get-services", () => {
         endDate: undefined,
         accessibilities: [],
         only: [],
+        meta: [],
         minAge: undefined,
         maxAge: undefined,
         interpreted_location: undefined,
@@ -424,6 +425,44 @@ describe("get-services", () => {
       })
     })
 
+    describe("meta", () => {
+      it("should return undefined if only are not provided", async () => {
+        const { meta } = await parseRequestParameters({})
+        expect(meta).toEqual([])
+      })
+      it("should cope with multiple dividers", async () => {
+        const { meta } = await parseRequestParameters({
+          meta: "service-meta-key:service-meta:-value",
+        })
+        expect(new Set(meta)).toEqual(
+          new Set([{ key: "service-meta-key", value: "service-meta:-value" }])
+        )
+      })
+      it("should return a unique array if one target is passed through", async () => {
+        const { meta } = await parseRequestParameters({
+          meta: "service-meta-key:service-meta-value",
+        })
+        expect(new Set(meta)).toEqual(
+          new Set([{ key: "service-meta-key", value: "service-meta-value" }])
+        )
+      })
+      it("should return a unique array one target is passed through", async () => {
+        const { meta } = await parseRequestParameters({
+          meta: [
+            "service-meta-key:service-meta-value",
+            "service-meta-key-2:service-meta-value-2",
+          ],
+        })
+        console.log(meta)
+        expect(new Set(meta)).toEqual(
+          new Set([
+            { key: "service-meta-key", value: "service-meta-value" },
+            { key: "service-meta-key-2", value: "service-meta-value-2" },
+          ])
+        )
+      })
+    })
+
     describe("minAge", () => {
       it("should return undefined if minAge is not provided", async () => {
         const { minAge } = await parseRequestParameters({})
diff --git a/src/controllers/v1/services/routes/get-services.js b/src/controllers/v1/services/routes/get-services.js
index 7e52be7..9dd327f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/v1/services/routes/get-services.js
+++ b/src/controllers/v1/services/routes/get-services.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ module.exports = {
     // days = days=Monday&days=Tuesday -  deprecated
     let daysDeprecated = queryParams?.days ? [].concat(queryParams.days) : []
     let only = queryParams?.only ? [].concat(queryParams.only) : []
+    let meta = queryParams?.meta ? [].concat(queryParams.meta) : []
+
     const minAge = parseInt(queryParams.min_age) || undefined
     const maxAge = parseInt(queryParams.max_age) || undefined
 
@@ -72,6 +74,14 @@ module.exports = {
     ]
     daysDeprecated = [...new Set(daysDeprecated.flatMap(str => str.split(",")))]
     only = [...new Set(only.flatMap(str => str.split(",")))]
+    meta = [...new Set(meta.flatMap(str => str.split(",")))]
+
+    // split meta into key values
+    meta = meta.map(str => {
+      const [key, ...valueParts] = str.split(":")
+      const value = valueParts.join(":") // Join the rest of the parts to handle cases where the value contains colons
+      return { key, value }
+    })
 
     // we dont de-dupe these as they are used in pairs
     startTime = [...startTime.flatMap(str => str.split(","))]
@@ -123,6 +133,7 @@ module.exports = {
       endDate,
       accessibilities,
       only,
+      meta,
       minAge,
       maxAge,
       interpreted_location,
diff --git a/src/lib/filters.js b/src/lib/filters.js
index d538a44..5862bb4 100644
--- a/src/lib/filters.js
+++ b/src/lib/filters.js
@@ -56,16 +56,42 @@ const filters = {
 
   // filters by only
   // only=free
+  // only=needs-referral
+  // only=local-offer
   filterOnly: only => {
     let query = []
     if (only) {
       if (only.includes("free")) query.push({ free: true })
+      if (only.includes("needs-referral")) query.push({ needs_referral: true })
+      if (only.includes("local-offer"))
+        query.push({ local_offer: { $exists: true, $ne: null } })
       // if(only.includes("open-weekends")) query["regular_schedules.weekday"] = { $in: [ "Saturday", "Sunday"] }
       // if(only.includes("open-after-six")) query["regular_schedules.closes_at"] = { $gte: "18:00"}
     }
     return query
   },
 
+  // filters by meta
+  // meta-service-meta-key=service-meta-value
+  filterMeta: meta => {
+    let query = []
+    if (meta) {
+      meta.forEach(m => {
+        if (m.key && m.value) {
+          query.push({
+            meta: {
+              $elemMatch: {
+                key: m.key,
+                value: m.value,
+              },
+            },
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    }
+    return query
+  },
+
   /**
    * Specify the taxonomies to search for services
    * We are using $in to match any of the taxonomies
diff --git a/src/lib/queries.js b/src/lib/queries.js
index 1b6cc34..63ef299 100644
--- a/src/lib/queries.js
+++ b/src/lib/queries.js
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ module.exports = {
     const only = filters.filterOnly(parameters.only)
     query.$and.push(...only)
 
+    // apply meta filters
+    const meta = filters.filterMeta(parameters.meta)
+    query.$and.push(...meta)
+
     // apply visibility filtering
     const visibleNow = filters.visibleNow()
     query.$and.push(...visibleNow)
diff --git a/src/routes/parameters.yml b/src/routes/parameters.yml
index 9f1dd65..6f8c662 100644
--- a/src/routes/parameters.yml
+++ b/src/routes/parameters.yml
@@ -133,12 +133,22 @@ parameters:
   only:
     name: only
     in: query
-    description: Find services that are only x. Currently only free is supported. eg/ "free"
+    description: Find services that are only x. Currently only free, needs-referral and local-offer are supported. eg/ "free"
     required: false
     schema:
       type: enum
       enum:
         - "free"
+        - "needs-referral"
+        - "local-offer"
+
+  meta:
+    name: meta
+    in: query
+    description: Filter by meta data. eg/ "meta=foo:bar"
+    required: false
+    schema:
+      type: string
 
   min_age:
     name: min_age
diff --git a/src/routes/routes.js b/src/routes/routes.js
index 4873ddb..87ebe8c 100644
--- a/src/routes/routes.js
+++ b/src/routes/routes.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports.setup = app => {
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/accessibilities'
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/days'
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/only'
+   *       - $ref: '#/parameters/meta'
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/min_age'
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/max_age'
    *       - $ref: '#/parameters/start_time'