Url Parameter breaks Routing Pattern Matching

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Hey guys, I am trying to implement a simple json api that also allows for filtering via url parameters. I’m stuck and surprised why it doesn’t work but I am quite sure it’s a stupid mistake. Maybe someone can help me.

Router.ex

pipeline :api do
  plug :accepts, ["json"]
end

scope "/api", TrainingWeb do
  scope "/v1" do
    pipe_through :api

    get "/exercises", ExerciseController, :index
  end
end

controller.ex

def index(conn, _params) do
  exercises = Repo.all(Exercise)
  render(conn, "index.json", exercises: exercises)
end

If I now query that with curl, I get the following responses:

curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/exercises
=> works, I get the full list

curl http://localhost:4000/api/v1/exercises?filters=123
zsh: no matches found: http://localhost:4000/api/v1/exercises?filters=123
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This is your shell trying to parse the ? - try enclosing the URL in double-quotes to avoid that behavior.

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:see_no_evil:
embarrassing, you’re right