diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ee2d0102..4d67597c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 config/travis.yml
+config/database.yml
 .yardoc
 log/
 vendor
 config/skylight.yml
 .coverage
 *.env
-tmp
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..356a74fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+require 'travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer'
+
+module Travis::API::V3
+  class Renderer::Request < Renderer::ModelRenderer
+    representation(:minimal,  :id)
+    representation(:standard, :id, :repository, :commit, :owner, :created_at, :result, :message, :event_type)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/find.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/find.rb
index 80383bbe..653f12a1 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/find.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/find.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 module Travis::API::V3
   class Services::Requests::Find < Service
+    def run!
+      query.find(find(:repository))
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/builds/find_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/builds/find_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0816a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/v3/services/builds/find_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Builds::Find do
+  let(:repo) { Repository.by_slug('svenfuchs/minimal').first }
+  let(:build) { repo.builds.last }
+  let(:parsed_body) { JSON.load(body) }
+
+  describe "fetching builds on a public repository by slug" do
+    before     { get("/v3/repo/svenfuchs%2Fminimal/builds")     }
+    example    { expect(last_response).to be_ok }
+  end
+
+  describe "fetching builds on a non-existing repository by slug" do
+    before     { get("/v3/repo/svenfuchs%2Fminimal1/builds")     }
+    example { expect(last_response).to be_not_found }
+    example { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
+      "@type"         => "error",
+      "error_type"    => "not_found",
+      "error_message" => "repository not found (or insufficient access)",
+      "resource_type" => "repository"
+    }}
+  end
+
+  describe "builds on public repository" do
+    before     { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1") }
+    example    { expect(last_response).to be_ok }
+    example    { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
+      "@type"              => "builds",
+      "@href"              => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1",
+      "@pagination"        => {
+        "limit"            => 1,
+        "offset"           => 0,
+        "count"            => 3,
+        "is_first"         => true,
+        "is_last"          => false,
+        "next"             => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1&offset=1",
+          "offset"         => 1,
+          "limit"          =>1},
+        "prev"             =>nil,
+        "first"            => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1",
+          "offset"         => 0,
+          "limit"          => 1 },
+        "last"             => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1&offset=2",
+          "offset"         => 2,
+          "limit"          => 1 }},
+      "builds"             => [{
+        "@type"            => "build",
+        "@href"            => "/v3/build/#{build.id}",
+        "id"               => build.id,
+        "number"           => "3",
+        "state"            => "configured",
+        "duration"         => nil,
+        "event_type"       => "push",
+        "previous_state"   => "passed",
+        "started_at"       => "2010-11-12T13:00:00Z",
+        "finished_at"      => nil,
+        "repository"       => {
+          "@type"          => "repository",
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+          "id"             => repo.id,
+          "slug"=>"svenfuchs/minimal" },
+        "branch"           => {
+          "@type"          => "branch",
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/branch/master",
+          "name"           => "master",
+          "last_build"     => {
+            "@href"=>"/v3/build/#{build.id}" }},
+        "commit"           => {
+          "@type"          => "commit",
+          "id"             => 5,
+          "sha"            => "add057e66c3e1d59ef1f",
+          "ref"            => "refs/heads/master",
+          "message"        => "unignore Gemfile.lock",
+          "compare_url"    => "https://github.com/svenfuchs/minimal/compare/master...develop",
+          "committed_at"   => "2010-11-12T12:55:00Z"}}],
+   }}
+  end
+
+  describe "builds private repository, private API, authenticated as user with access" do
+    let(:token)   { Travis::Api::App::AccessToken.create(user: repo.owner, app_id: 1) }
+    let(:headers) {{ 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => "token #{token}"                        }}
+    before        { Permission.create(repository: repo, user: repo.owner, pull: true) }
+    before        { repo.update_attribute(:private, true)                             }
+    before        { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1", {}, headers)                           }
+    after         { repo.update_attribute(:private, false)                            }
+    example       { expect(last_response).to be_ok                                    }
+    example       { expect(parsed_body).to be == {
+      "@type"              => "builds",
+      "@href"              => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1",
+      "@pagination"        => {
+        "limit"            => 1,
+        "offset"           => 0,
+        "count"            => 3,
+        "is_first"         => true,
+        "is_last"          => false,
+        "next"             => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1&offset=1",
+          "offset"         => 1,
+          "limit"          => 1 },
+        "prev"             => nil,
+        "first"            => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1",
+          "offset"         => 0,
+          "limit"          => 1 },
+        "last"             => {
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?limit=1&offset=2",
+          "offset"         => 2,
+          "limit"          => 1 }},
+      "builds"             => [{
+        "@type"            => "build",
+        "@href"            => "/v3/build/#{build.id}",
+        "id"               => build.id,
+        "number"           => "3",
+        "state"            => "configured",
+        "duration"         => nil,
+        "event_type"       => "push",
+        "previous_state"   => "passed",
+        "started_at"       => "2010-11-12T13:00:00Z",
+        "finished_at"      =>nil,
+        "repository"       => {
+          "@type"          => "repository",
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}",
+          "id"             => repo.id,
+          "slug"           => "svenfuchs/minimal"},
+        "branch"           => {
+          "@type"          => "branch",
+          "@href"          => "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/branch/master",
+          "name"           => "master",
+          "last_build"     => {
+            "@href"        => "/v3/build/#{build.id}"}},
+        "commit"           => {
+          "@type"          => "commit",
+          "id"             => 5,
+          "sha"            => "add057e66c3e1d59ef1f",
+          "ref"            => "refs/heads/master",
+          "message"        => "unignore Gemfile.lock",
+          "compare_url"    => "https://github.com/svenfuchs/minimal/compare/master...develop",
+          "committed_at"   => "2010-11-12T12:55:00Z"}}]
+    }}
+  end
+
+  describe "including branch.name params on existing branch" do
+    before  { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?branch.name=master&limit=1") }
+    example { expect(last_response).to be_ok }
+    example { expect(parsed_body['builds'].first['branch']['name']).to be == ("master") }
+  end
+
+  describe "including branch.name params on non-existing branch" do
+    before  { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/builds?branch.name=missing&limit=1") }
+    example { expect(last_response).to be_ok }
+    example { expect(parsed_body['builds']).to be == [] }
+  end
+end