diff --git a/api/src/lib.rs b/api/src/lib.rs
index 419c01e..1b233e4 100644
--- a/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ pub struct CreateHouseholdResponse {
 pub struct AddToHouseholdRequest {
     pub user: Uuid,
 }
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct UserInfo {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub id: Uuid,
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index 2db83c8..661e9d8 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use api::{LoginRequest, LoginResponse};
+use api::{LoginRequest, LoginResponse, UserInfo};
 use axum::{
     async_trait,
-    extract::{FromRef, FromRequestParts, State},
+    extract::{FromRef, FromRequestParts, Path, State},
     headers::{authorization::Bearer, Authorization},
     http::{
         header::{AUTHORIZATION, CONTENT_TYPE},
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ async fn login(
     Ok(Json(LoginResponse { token }))
 }
 
+async fn get_user_id(
+    _: AuthenticatedUser,
+    State(state): State<AppState>,
+    Path(name): Path<String>,
+) -> Result<Result<Json<UserInfo>, StatusCode>, RouteError> {
+    let Some(user) = User::find()
+        .filter(user::Column::Name.eq(name))
+        .one(&state.db)
+        .await? else {
+        return Ok(Err(StatusCode::NOT_FOUND))
+    };
+
+    Ok(Ok(Json(UserInfo {
+        name: user.name,
+        id: user.id,
+    })))
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn router(api_allowed: Option<HeaderValue>) -> Router<AppState> {
     let origin: AllowOrigin = match api_allowed {
         Some(n) => n.into(),
@@ -151,6 +169,10 @@ pub(crate) fn router(api_allowed: Option<HeaderValue>) -> Router<AppState> {
     let mk_service = |m: Vec<Method>| cors_base.clone().allow_methods(m);
 
     Router::new()
+        .route(
+            "/search/user/:name",
+            get(get_user_id).layer(mk_service(vec![Method::GET])),
+        )
         .route("/login", post(login).layer(mk_service(vec![Method::POST])))
         .route(
             "/household",