diff --git a/mealie/repos/repository_group.py b/mealie/repos/repository_group.py
index 37115df77e49..a6a24eb2c23d 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/repository_group.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/repository_group.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Union
+
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from mealie.db.models.group import Group
@@ -22,3 +24,9 @@ class RepositoryGroup(RepositoryGeneric[GroupInDB, Group]):
         group: GroupInDB = session.query(self.sql_model).filter_by(**{match_key: match_value}).one_or_none()
 
         return group.mealplans
+
+    def get_by_name(self, name: str, limit=1) -> Union[GroupInDB, Group, None]:
+        dbgroup = self.session.query(self.sql_model).filter_by(**{"name": name}).one_or_none()
+        if dbgroup is None:
+            return None
+        return self.schema.from_orm(dbgroup)
diff --git a/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py b/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
index f8913f78baa6..488cb8284efc 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/repository_recipes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from random import randint
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Optional
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from sqlalchemy import and_, func
@@ -143,3 +143,13 @@ class RepositoryRecipes(RepositoryGeneric[Recipe, RecipeModel]):
             .order_by(func.random())  # Postgres and SQLite specific
             .limit(limit)
         ]
+
+    def get_by_slug(self, group_id: UUID, slug: str, limit=1) -> Optional[Recipe]:
+        dbrecipe = (
+            self.session.query(RecipeModel)
+            .filter(RecipeModel.group_id == group_id, RecipeModel.slug == slug)
+            .one_or_none()
+        )
+        if dbrecipe is None:
+            return None
+        return self.schema.from_orm(dbrecipe)
diff --git a/mealie/repos/repository_users.py b/mealie/repos/repository_users.py
index 78eb1b079a18..7dd5429cf79f 100644
--- a/mealie/repos/repository_users.py
+++ b/mealie/repos/repository_users.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import random
 import shutil
+from typing import Optional
 
 from mealie.assets import users as users_assets
 from mealie.schema.user.user import PrivateUser, User
@@ -34,3 +35,9 @@ class RepositoryUsers(RepositoryGeneric[PrivateUser, User]):
         # Delete the user's directory
         shutil.rmtree(PrivateUser.get_directory(id))
         return entry
+
+    def get_by_username(self, username: str, limit=1) -> Optional[User]:
+        dbuser = self.session.query(User).filter(User.username == username).one_or_none()
+        if dbuser is None:
+            return None
+        return self.schema.from_orm(dbuser)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/__init__.py
index dd5e3ba5a275..b2b49f1cd675 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter
 
-from . import admin, app, auth, comments, groups, organizers, parser, recipe, shared, unit_and_foods, users
+from . import admin, app, auth, comments, groups, organizers, parser, recipe, shared, unit_and_foods, users, validators
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api")
 
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ router.include_router(comments.router)
 router.include_router(parser.router)
 router.include_router(unit_and_foods.router)
 router.include_router(admin.router)
+router.include_router(validators.router)
diff --git a/mealie/routes/validators/__init__.py b/mealie/routes/validators/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a133c15a713f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/routes/validators/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter
+
+from . import validators
+
+prefix = "/validators"
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+router.include_router(validators.router, prefix=prefix, tags=["Validators"])
diff --git a/mealie/routes/validators/validators.py b/mealie/routes/validators/validators.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6a31070c4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/routes/validators/validators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from uuid import UUID
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
+
+from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
+from mealie.repos.all_repositories import get_repositories
+from mealie.schema.response import ValidationResponse
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get("/user/{name}", response_model=ValidationResponse)
+def validate_user(name: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """Checks if a user with the given name exists"""
+    db = get_repositories(session)
+    existing_element = db.users.get_by_username(name)
+    return ValidationResponse(valid=existing_element is None)
+
+
+@router.get("/group/{name}", response_model=ValidationResponse)
+def validate_group(name: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """Checks if a group with the given name exists"""
+    db = get_repositories(session)
+    existing_element = db.groups.get_by_name(name)
+    return ValidationResponse(valid=existing_element is None)
+
+
+@router.get("/recipe/{group_id}/{slug}", response_model=ValidationResponse)
+def validate_recipe(group_id: UUID, slug: str, session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
+    """Checks if a group with the given slug exists"""
+    db = get_repositories(session)
+    existing_element = db.recipes.get_by_slug(group_id, slug)
+    return ValidationResponse(valid=existing_element is None)
diff --git a/mealie/schema/response/__init__.py b/mealie/schema/response/__init__.py
index 95d4cd1fb2fb..919bdcffef28 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/response/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/response/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
 from .responses import *
+from .validation import *
diff --git a/mealie/schema/response/validation.py b/mealie/schema/response/validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..882725d193d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/schema/response/validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class ValidationResponse(BaseModel):
+    valid: bool = False
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/fixture_admin.py b/tests/fixtures/fixture_admin.py
index ef9ee9b02d99..640262dee21d 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/fixture_admin.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/fixture_admin.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def admin_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: utils.AppRoutes):
         yield utils.TestUser(
             _group_id=user_data.get("groupId"),
             user_id=user_data.get("id"),
+            username=user_data.get("username"),
             email=user_data.get("email"),
             token=token,
         )
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/fixture_users.py b/tests/fixtures/fixture_users.py
index 6a30902abf00..1277ebfe9a5c 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/fixture_users.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/fixture_users.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def build_unique_user(group: str, api_client: requests) -> utils.TestUser:
         _group_id=user_data.get("groupId"),
         user_id=user_data.get("id"),
         email=user_data.get("email"),
+        username=user_data.get("username"),
         token=token,
     )
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ def g2_user(admin_token, api_client: TestClient, api_routes: utils.AppRoutes):
             _group_id=group_id,
             token=token,
             email=create_data["email"],
+            username=create_data.get("username"),
         )
     finally:
         # TODO: Delete User after test
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ def unique_user(api_client: TestClient, api_routes: utils.AppRoutes):
             _group_id=user_data.get("groupId"),
             user_id=user_data.get("id"),
             email=user_data.get("email"),
+            username=user_data.get("username"),
             token=token,
         )
     finally:
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ def user_tuple(admin_token, api_client: requests, api_routes: utils.AppRoutes) -
             utils.TestUser(
                 _group_id=user_data.get("groupId"),
                 user_id=user_data.get("id"),
+                username=user_data.get("username"),
                 email=user_data.get("email"),
                 token=token,
             )
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/test_validators.py b/tests/integration_tests/test_validators.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f5c708e30ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/test_validators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from mealie.db.db_setup import create_session
+from mealie.schema.recipe.recipe import Recipe
+from tests.utils.fixture_schemas import TestUser
+
+
+class Routes:
+    user = "/api/validators/user"
+    recipe = "/api/validators/recipe"
+
+
+def test_validators_user(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
+    session = create_session()
+
+    # Test existing user
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.user + f"/{unique_user.username}")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert not response_data["valid"]
+
+    # Test non-existing user
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.user + f"/{unique_user.username}2")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert response_data["valid"]
+
+    session.close()
+
+
+def test_validators_recipe(api_client: TestClient, random_recipe: Recipe):
+    session = create_session()
+
+    # Test existing user
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.recipe + f"/{random_recipe.group_id}/{random_recipe.slug}")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert not response_data["valid"]
+
+    # Test non-existing user
+    response = api_client.get(Routes.recipe + f"/{random_recipe.group_id}/{random_recipe.slug}-test")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    response_data = response.json()
+    assert response_data["valid"]
+
+    session.close()
diff --git a/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py b/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
index 1e84934b635d..c00023d83989 100644
--- a/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/utils/fixture_schemas.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 class TestUser:
     email: str
     user_id: UUID
+    username: str
     _group_id: UUID
     token: Any