diff --git a/src/controllers/installationController.js b/src/controllers/installationController.js
index 70a660cc..eeb7c36f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/installationController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/installationController.js
@@ -530,4 +530,49 @@ exports.assignTeamMemberToQuotation = async (request, reply) => {
       });
     }
   };
+  
+  exports.getDepartmentByFirstName = async (req, reply) => {
+    try {
+      let { firstName } = req.params;
+  
+      if (!firstName) {
+        return reply.status(400).send({
+          simplydata: { error: true, message: "firstName is required" },
+        });
+      }
+  
+      // Trim and convert to lowercase
+      firstName = firstName.trim().toLowerCase();
+      console.log("Searching for firstName:", firstName); // Debugging log
+  
+      // Search for the department with case-insensitive and space-tolerant regex
+      const department = await Deparments.findOne({
+        firstName: { $regex: `^\\s*${firstName}\\s*$`, $options: "i" }
+      }).lean();
+  
+      console.log("Department found:", department); // Debugging log
+  
+      if (!department) {
+        return reply.status(404).send({
+          simplydata: { error: true, message: "Department not found" },
+        });
+      }
+  
+      return reply.send({
+        simplydata: {
+          error: false,
+          message: "Department details fetched successfully",
+          firstName: department.firstName,
+          phone: department.phone,
+        },
+      });
+  
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Error fetching department details:", err);
+      return reply.status(500).send({
+        simplydata: { error: true, message: "Internal server error" },
+      });
+    }
+  };
+  
   
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diff --git a/src/routes/installationRoute.js b/src/routes/installationRoute.js
index 1e9b84fb..41404a45 100644
--- a/src/routes/installationRoute.js
+++ b/src/routes/installationRoute.js
@@ -212,6 +212,22 @@ module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
         handler: installationController.deleteTeamMember
       });
       
+      fastify.get("/api/getDepartmentByFirstName/:firstName", {
+        schema: {
+          description: "Get department details by first name",
+          tags: ["Installation"],
+          summary: "Fetch department's firstName and phone",
+          params: {
+            type: "object",
+            properties: {
+              firstName: { type: "string", description: "Department's first name" },
+            },
+            required: ["firstName"],
+          },
+        },
+        handler: installationController.getDepartmentByFirstName,
+      });
+      
       
       
     next();