diff --git a/src/app/api/auth/get_user/route.ts b/src/app/api/auth/get_user/route.ts
index e4427a6..7633791 100644
--- a/src/app/api/auth/get_user/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/auth/get_user/route.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 import {createClient} from "@/lib/supabase/server";
 import {NextResponse} from "next/server";
+import getUserByUUID from "@/lib/api/helpers/getUserByUUID";
 
 // Helper function to get user data by UUID
-export async function getUserByUUID(supabase: any, uuid: string) {
-	const {data: userData, error: userError} = await supabase
-		.from('users')
-		.select('*')
-		.eq('uuid', uuid)
-		.single();
-	
-	if (userError) throw userError;
-	return userData;
-}
+
 
 export async function GET(request: Request) {
 	try {
diff --git a/src/app/api/user/send/request/route.ts b/src/app/api/user/send/request/route.ts
index f13c1ed..0247a51 100644
--- a/src/app/api/user/send/request/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/user/send/request/route.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {createClient} from "@/lib/supabase/server";
 import {NextResponse} from "next/server";
 import {SupabaseClient} from "@supabase/supabase-js";
-import {getUserByUUID} from "@/app/api/auth/get_user/route";
+import getUserByUUID from "@/lib/api/helpers/getUserByUUID";
 
 async function updateUserRequests(searchTerm: string, requestSuuid: string, supabase: SupabaseClient<any, "public", any>) {
 	try {
diff --git a/src/lib/api/helpers/getUserByUUID.ts b/src/lib/api/helpers/getUserByUUID.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5aefbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/api/helpers/getUserByUUID.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import {SupabaseClient} from "@supabase/supabase-js";
+
+export default async function getUserByUUID(supabase: SupabaseClient<any, "public", any>, uuid: string) {
+	const {data: userData, error: userError} = await supabase
+		.from('users')
+		.select('*')
+		.eq('uuid', uuid)
+		.single();
+	
+	if (userError) throw userError;
+	return userData;
+}
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