From c360a50cc8cee78f1f3b797e1074358ef84279c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon <simobilleter@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 22:43:50 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix channel search 404 error response

---
 backend/channel/views.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/backend/channel/views.py b/backend/channel/views.py
index 204aaf73..eb8a694d 100644
--- a/backend/channel/views.py
+++ b/backend/channel/views.py
@@ -278,6 +278,12 @@ class ChannelApiSearchView(ApiBaseView):
             return Response(error.data, status=400)
 
         self.get_document(parsed["url"])
+        if not self.response:
+            error = ErrorResponseSerializer(
+                {"error": f"channel not found: {query}"}
+            )
+            return Response(error.data, status=404)
+
         serializer = ChannelSerializer(self.response)
 
         return Response(serializer.data, status=self.status_code)