diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 71a85bd..e02953c 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {endpoint as getSegmentInfo} from './routes/getSegmentInfo';
 import {postClearCache} from './routes/postClearCache';
 import { addUnlistedVideo } from './routes/addUnlistedVideo';
 import {postPurgeAllSegments} from './routes/postPurgeAllSegments';
+import {getUserID} from './routes/getUserID';
 
 export function createServer(callback: () => void) {
     // Create a service (the app object is just a callback).
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ function setupRoutes(app: Express) {
     app.post('/api/purgeAllSegments', postPurgeAllSegments);
 
     app.post('/api/unlistedVideo', addUnlistedVideo);
+    
+    // get userID from username
+    app.get('/api/userID', getUserID);
 
     if (config.postgres) {
         app.get('/database', (req, res) => dumpDatabase(req, res, true));
diff --git a/src/routes/getUserID.ts b/src/routes/getUserID.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e7317e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/getUserID.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {db} from '../databases/databases';
+import {Logger} from '../utils/logger';
+import {Request, Response} from 'express';
+
+export async function getUserID(req: Request, res: Response) {
+    let username = req.query.username as string;
+
+    if (username == undefined) {
+        //invalid request
+        res.sendStatus(400);
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    // add wildcard to variable
+    username = `%${username}%`
+    try {
+        let rows = await db.prepare('all', `SELECT "userName", "userID" FROM "userNames" WHERE "userName" LIKE ?`, [username]);
+        if (rows.length === 0) {
+            res.sendStatus(404);
+            return;
+        } else {
+            res.send(rows);
+        }
+    } catch (err) {
+        Logger.error(err);
+        res.sendStatus(500);
+        return;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/cases/getUserID.ts b/test/cases/getUserID.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4403427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/getUserID.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+import {Done, getbaseURL} from '../utils';
+import {db} from '../../src/databases/databases';
+import {getHash} from '../../src/utils/getHash';
+
+describe('getUserID', () => {
+    before(async () => {
+        const insertUserNameQuery = 'INSERT INTO "userNames" ("userID", "userName") VALUES(?, ?)';
+        await db.prepare("run", insertUserNameQuery, [getHash("getuserinfo_user_01"), 'fuzzy user 01']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertUserNameQuery, [getHash("getuserinfo_user_02"), 'fuzzy user 02']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertUserNameQuery, [getHash("getuserinfo_user_03"), 'specific user 03']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertUserNameQuery, [getHash("getuserinfo_user_04"), 'repeating']);
+        await db.prepare("run", insertUserNameQuery, [getHash("getuserinfo_user_05"), 'repeating']);
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to get a 200', (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(getbaseURL() + '/api/userID?username=fuzzy+user+01')
+        .then(async res => {
+            const text = await res.text()
+            if (res.status !== 200) done('non 200 (' + res.status + ')');
+            else done(); // pass
+        })
+        .catch(err => done('couldn\'t call endpoint'));
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to get a 400 (No username parameter)', (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(getbaseURL() + '/api/userID')
+        .then(res => {
+            if (res.status !== 400) done('non 400 (' + res.status + ')');
+            else done(); // pass
+        })
+        .catch(err => done('couldn\'t call endpoint'));
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to get single username', (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(getbaseURL() + '/api/userID?username=fuzzy+user+01')
+        .then(async res => {
+            if (res.status !== 200) {
+                done("non 200");
+            } else {
+                const data = await res.json();
+                if (data.length !== 1) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect number of users "' + data.length + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userName !== "fuzzy user 01") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_01")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else {
+                    done(); // pass
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .catch(err => ("couldn't call endpoint"));
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to get multiple fuzzy user info from start', (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(getbaseURL() + '/api/userID?username=fuzzy+user')
+        .then(async res => {
+            if (res.status !== 200) {
+                done("non 200");
+            } else {
+                const data = await res.json();
+                if (data.length !== 2) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect number of users "' + data.length + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userName !== "fuzzy user 01") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_01")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else if (data[1].userName !== "fuzzy user 02") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[1].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_02")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else {
+                    done(); // pass
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .catch(err => ("couldn't call endpoint"));
+    });
+
+    it('Should be able to get multiple fuzzy user info from middle', (done: Done) => {
+        fetch(getbaseURL() + '/api/userID?username=user')
+        .then(async res => {
+            if (res.status !== 200) {
+                done("non 200");
+            } else {
+                const data = await res.json();
+                if (data.length !== 3) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect number of users "' + data.length + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userName !== "fuzzy user 01") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[0].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_01")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else if (data[1].userName !== "fuzzy user 02") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[1].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_02")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else if (data[2].userName !== "specific user 03") {
+                    done('Returned incorrect username "' + data.userName + '"');
+                } else if (data[2].userID !== getHash("getuserinfo_user_03")) {
+                    done('Returned incorrect userID "' + data.userID + '"');
+                } else {
+                    done(); // pass
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .catch(err => ("couldn't call endpoint"));
+    });
+});