diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/controller/delete-user-controller.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/controller/delete-user-controller.ts
index 7de45fd6..d2bb7a2a 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/controller/delete-user-controller.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/controller/delete-user-controller.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class AdminDeleteUserController {
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      adminLogger.error("[DELETE USER] ", JSON.stringify({ err, userId }), "User deletion error");
+      adminLogger.error({ err, userId }, "[DELETE USER] User deletion error");
       return {
         status: "failed",
         userId,
@@ -67,4 +67,10 @@ export class AdminDeleteUserController {
     ).getEntities();
     return users.map(({ id, delete_process_started_epoch }) => [id, delete_process_started_epoch]);
   }
+
+  async getUserIdByUsername(username: string) {
+    const user = await gr.services.users.get({ username_canonical: username });
+
+    return user?.id;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/web/delete-user-routes.ts b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/web/delete-user-routes.ts
index c5c451de..f70fb232 100644
--- a/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/web/delete-user-routes.ts
+++ b/tdrive/backend/node/src/core/platform/services/admin/web/delete-user-routes.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function getUserIfValidQuery(request: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) {
   };
 }
 
+type TUserGetIdByUsernameBody = TQueryBody & { username: string };
+
 const routes: FastifyPluginCallback = async (fastify: FastifyInstance, _opts, next) => {
   const urlRoot = "/api/user/delete";
   const config = getConfig();
@@ -48,6 +50,19 @@ const routes: FastifyPluginCallback = async (fastify: FastifyInstance, _opts, ne
       if (!authenticateAdminQuery(request, reply)) return false;
       return await controller.listUsersPendingDeletion();
     });
+
+    fastify.post("/api/user-id", async (request, reply) => {
+      if (!authenticateAdminQuery(request, reply)) return false;
+
+      const { username } = request.body as TUserGetIdByUsernameBody;
+      const userId = await controller.getUserIdByUsername(username);
+
+      if (!userId) {
+        return reply.status(404).send({ message: "User not found" });
+      }
+
+      return { id: userId };
+    });
   }
   next();
 };