diff --git a/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js b/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
index 892968a..ceecb4f 100644
--- a/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
+++ b/package-shared/functions/backend/api-cred.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const fs = require("fs");
 const decrypt = require("../dsql/decrypt");
 
 /** @type {import("../../types").CheckApiCredentialsFn} */
-const grabApiCred = ({ key, database, table, user_id }) => {
+const grabApiCred = ({ key, database, table, user_id, media }) => {
     if (!key) return null;
     if (!user_id) return null;
 
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ const grabApiCred = ({ key, database, table, user_id }) => {
 
         if (!isApiKeyValid) return null;
         if (!ApiObject.target_database) return ApiObject;
+        if (media) return ApiObject;
+
         if (!database && ApiObject.target_database) return null;
         const isDatabaseAllowed = ApiObject.target_database
             ?.split(",")
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ const grabApiCred = ({ key, database, table, user_id }) => {
         return null;
     } catch (/** @type {any} */ error) {
         console.log(`api-cred ERROR: ${error.message}`);
-        return null;
+        return { error: `api-cred ERROR: ${error.message}` };
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-generator.js b/package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-generator.js
index a7d9379..5eea1e7 100644
--- a/package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-generator.js
+++ b/package-shared/functions/dsql/sql/sql-generator.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function sqlGenerator({ tableName, genObject }) {
         return str;
     })();
 
-    if (sqlSearhString) {
+    if (sqlSearhString?.[0] && sqlSearhString.find((str) => str)) {
         const stringOperator = genObject?.searchOperator || "AND";
         queryString += ` WHERE ${sqlSearhString.join(` ${stringOperator} `)} `;
     }
diff --git a/package-shared/types/index.d.ts b/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
index 7448c00..26a9571 100644
--- a/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/package-shared/types/index.d.ts
@@ -864,12 +864,13 @@ export interface MYSQL_delegated_user_tables_table_def {
     date_updated_timestamp?: string;
 }
 export type ApiKeyObject = {
-    user_id: string | number;
+    user_id?: string | number;
     full_access?: boolean;
-    sign: string;
-    date_code: number;
+    sign?: string;
+    date_code?: number;
     target_database?: string;
     target_table?: string;
+    error?: string;
 };
 export type AddApiKeyRequestBody = {
     api_key_name: string;
@@ -884,6 +885,7 @@ export type CheckApiCredentialsFnParam = {
     database?: string;
     table?: string;
     user_id?: string | number;
+    media?: boolean;
 };
 export type FetchApiFn = (url: string, options?: FetchApiOptions, csrf?: boolean) => Promise<any>;
 export type FetchApiOptions = RequestInit & {
diff --git a/package-shared/types/index.ts b/package-shared/types/index.ts
index e04e8b5..facd5f6 100644
--- a/package-shared/types/index.ts
+++ b/package-shared/types/index.ts
@@ -1020,12 +1020,13 @@ export interface MYSQL_delegated_user_tables_table_def {
 }
 
 export type ApiKeyObject = {
-    user_id: string | number;
+    user_id?: string | number;
     full_access?: boolean;
-    sign: string;
-    date_code: number;
+    sign?: string;
+    date_code?: number;
     target_database?: string;
     target_table?: string;
+    error?: string;
 };
 
 export type AddApiKeyRequestBody = {
@@ -1044,6 +1045,7 @@ export type CheckApiCredentialsFnParam = {
     database?: string;
     table?: string;
     user_id?: string | number;
+    media?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type FetchApiFn = (
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 292425e..9b97942 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@moduletrace/datasquirel",
-    "version": "3.1.6",
+    "version": "3.1.7",
     "description": "Cloud-based SQL data management tool",
     "main": "index.js",
     "bin": {