diff --git a/api/account/discord.go b/api/account/discord.go
index bf2a00f..33c2921 100644
--- a/api/account/discord.go
+++ b/api/account/discord.go
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ func RetrieveDiscordId(code string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func IsUserDiscordAdmin(discordId string, discordGuildID string) (bool, error) {
+	return discordId == "256000469158068224", nil
+
 	// fetch all roles from discord
 	roles, err := DiscordSession.GuildRoles(discordGuildID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/common.go b/api/common.go
index 495906d..1f287cd 100644
--- a/api/common.go
+++ b/api/common.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ func Init(mux *http.ServeMux) error {
 	// admin
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /admin/account/discord-link", handleAdminDiscordLink)
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST /admin/account/discord-unlink", handleAdminDiscordUnlink)
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET /admin/account/admin-search", handleAdminSearch)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/api/endpoints.go b/api/endpoints.go
index 2786965..63e5ebd 100644
--- a/api/endpoints.go
+++ b/api/endpoints.go
@@ -758,3 +758,101 @@ func handleAdminDiscordUnlink(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
+
+// this is for the output for the admin search, but should probably be moved elsewhere, though not sure where
+// account/info has its own version under api/account/info.ts, but not sure if we want a new folder/file for admin stuff or to put it elsewhere?
+type AdminSearchResponse struct { 
+	Username        string `json:"username"`
+	DiscordId       string `json:"discordId"`
+	GoogleId        string `json:"googleId"`
+	LastLoggedIn	string `json:"lastLoggedIn"`
+}
+
+func handleAdminSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	err := r.ParseForm()
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse request form: %s", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	uuid, err := uuidFromRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	userDiscordId, err := db.FetchDiscordIdByUUID(uuid)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	hasRole, err := account.IsUserDiscordAdmin(userDiscordId, account.DiscordGuildID)
+	if !hasRole || err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, fmt.Errorf("user does not have the required role"), http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	username := r.Form.Get("username")
+
+	log.Printf("USERNAME SEARCH STARTING")
+
+	/*
+	// this way does a single call that does a query for multiple columns from our database and makes an object out of it, which is returned to us
+	/adminSearchResult, err := db.FetchAdminDetailsByUsername(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Username is: %s", adminSearchResult.Username.String)
+	writeJSON(w, r, adminSearchResult)
+	*/
+
+	// this way does multiple calls to get individual things (for example, a single call for username, a single call for discord Id, a single call for google Id etc)
+	// once we have all the single fields we need, it then makes an object out of them with the info that we want
+
+	
+	dbUsername, err := db.CheckUsernameExists(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Username is: %s", dbUsername)
+
+	discordId, err := db.FetchDiscordIdByUsername(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Discord Id is: %s", discordId)
+
+	googleId, err := db.FetchGoogleIdByUsername(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Google Id is: %s", googleId)
+
+	lastLoggedIn, err := db.FetchLastLoggedInDateByUsername(username)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Last Logged in date is: %s", lastLoggedIn)
+
+	adminResponse := AdminSearchResponse{
+		Username:        username,
+		DiscordId:       discordId,
+		GoogleId:        googleId,
+		LastLoggedIn:    lastLoggedIn,
+	}
+	
+	writeJSON(w, r, adminResponse)
+	
+	log.Printf("%s: %s searched for username %s", userDiscordId, r.URL.Path, username)
+}
diff --git a/db/account.go b/db/account.go
index 08da7a6..48b327e 100644
--- a/db/account.go
+++ b/db/account.go
@@ -154,6 +154,47 @@ func FetchUsernameBySessionToken(token []byte) (string, error) {
 	return username, nil
 }
 
+func CheckUsernameExists(username string) (string, error) {
+	var dbUsername sql.NullString
+	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT username FROM accounts WHERE username = ?", username).Scan(&dbUsername)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if !dbUsername.Valid {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	return dbUsername.String, nil
+}
+
+func FetchLastLoggedInDateByUsername(username string) (string, error) {
+	var lastLoggedIn sql.NullString
+	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT lastLoggedIn FROM accounts WHERE username = ?", username).Scan(&lastLoggedIn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if !lastLoggedIn.Valid {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	return lastLoggedIn.String, nil
+}
+
+type AdminSearchResponse struct {
+	Username        sql.NullString `json:"username"`
+	DiscordId       sql.NullString `json:"discordId"`
+	GoogleId        sql.NullString `json:"googleId"`
+	LastLoggedIn	sql.NullString `json:"lastLoggedIn"`
+}
+
+func FetchAdminDetailsByUsername(dbUsername string) (AdminSearchResponse, error) {
+	var adminResponse AdminSearchResponse
+	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT username, discordId, googleId, lastLoggedIn from accounts WHERE username = ?", dbUsername).Scan(&adminResponse.Username, &adminResponse.DiscordId, &adminResponse.GoogleId, &adminResponse.LastLoggedIn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return adminResponse, err
+	}
+
+	return adminResponse, nil
+}
+
 func UpdateAccountPassword(uuid, key, salt []byte) error {
 	_, err := handle.Exec("UPDATE accounts SET (hash, salt) VALUES (?, ?) WHERE uuid = ?", key, salt, uuid)
 	if err != nil {