diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/AlbumController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/AlbumController.kt
index 599713ff..d21730ef 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/AlbumController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/AlbumController.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam
+import java.util.UUID
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/albums")
@@ -23,4 +26,13 @@ class AlbumController(override val repository: AlbumRepository, val service: Alb
       dto
     )
   }
+
+  @GetMapping("/getUuidByTitle")
+  fun getAlbumIdByName(
+    @RequestParam(
+      "albumTitle",
+    ) albumTitle: String,
+  ): UUID? {
+    return repository.findUuidByMotive(albumTitle)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/MotiveController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/MotiveController.kt
index 1e33bf24..a6c633ef 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/MotiveController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/MotiveController.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ class MotiveController {
     return repository.findAll(page ?: 0, pageSize ?: 100)
   }
 
+  @GetMapping("/getUuidByTitle")
+  fun getAlbumIdByName(
+    @RequestParam(
+      "motiveTitle",
+    ) motiveTitle: String,
+  ): UUID? {
+    return repository.findUuidByMotive(motiveTitle)
+  }
+
   @PostMapping
   fun create(
     @RequestBody dto: MotiveDto
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/PlaceController.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/PlaceController.kt
index b8adb80d..8c7d9a90 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/PlaceController.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/controller/PlaceController.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ import no.fg.hilflingbackend.dto.PlaceDto
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.dto.PlacePatchRequestDto
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.model.Place
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.repository.PlaceRepository
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController
+import java.util.UUID
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/places")
-open class PlaceController(override val repository: PlaceRepository) : BaseController<Place, PlaceDto, PlacePatchRequestDto>(repository)
+open class PlaceController(override val repository: PlaceRepository) : BaseController<Place, PlaceDto, PlacePatchRequestDto>(repository) {
+  @GetMapping("/getUuidByTitle")
+  fun getUuidByPlace(
+    @RequestParam(
+      "placeTitle",
+    ) placeTitle: String,
+  ): UUID? {
+    return repository.findUuidByPlace(placeTitle)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/AlbumRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/AlbumRepository.kt
index 38056f2a..350d61d7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/AlbumRepository.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/AlbumRepository.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package no.fg.hilflingbackend.repository
 
 import me.liuwj.ktorm.database.Database
 import me.liuwj.ktorm.dsl.QueryRowSet
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.dsl.eq
+import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.find
 import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.add
 import me.liuwj.ktorm.entity.update
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.dto.AlbumDto
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import no.fg.hilflingbackend.model.Albums
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.model.albums
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository
 import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException
+import java.util.UUID
 
 @Repository
 open class AlbumRepository(database: Database) : BaseRepository<Album, AlbumDto, AlbumPatchRequestDto>(table = Albums, database = database) {
@@ -38,4 +41,15 @@ open class AlbumRepository(database: Database) : BaseRepository<Album, AlbumDto,
 
     return if (updated == 1) newDto else fromDb
   }
+
+  fun findUuidByMotive(title: String): UUID? {
+    val motive =
+      database.albums.find {
+        it.title eq title
+      }
+        ?: throw EntityNotFoundException(
+          "could not find motive title",
+        )
+    return motive.id
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/MotiveRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/MotiveRepository.kt
index 5c3ec2c1..b813bf61 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/MotiveRepository.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/MotiveRepository.kt
@@ -77,4 +77,15 @@ open class MotiveRepository {
 
     return if (updated == 1) newDto else fromDb
   }
+
+  fun findUuidByMotive(motiveName: String): UUID? {
+    val motive =
+      database.motives.find {
+        it.title eq motiveName
+      }
+        ?: throw EntityNotFoundException(
+          "could not find matching place",
+        )
+    return motive.id
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/PlaceRepository.kt b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/PlaceRepository.kt
index 28384e0c..b10f4c32 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/PlaceRepository.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/no/fg/hilflingbackend/repository/PlaceRepository.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import no.fg.hilflingbackend.model.places
 import no.fg.hilflingbackend.model.toDto
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Repository
 import javax.persistence.EntityNotFoundException
+import java.util.UUID
 
 @Repository
 open class PlaceRepository(database: Database) : BaseRepository<Place, PlaceDto, PlacePatchRequestDto>(table = Places, database = database) {
@@ -47,4 +48,15 @@ open class PlaceRepository(database: Database) : BaseRepository<Place, PlaceDto,
 
     return if (updated == 1) newDto else fromDb
   }
+
+  fun findUuidByPlace(name: String): UUID? {
+    val place =
+      database.places.find {
+        it.name eq name
+      }
+        ?: throw EntityNotFoundException(
+          "could not find matching place",
+        )
+    return place.id
+  }
 }