diff --git a/.idea/sqldialects.xml b/.idea/sqldialects.xml
index a118a4e78..6df4889b0 100644
--- a/.idea/sqldialects.xml
+++ b/.idea/sqldialects.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="SqlDialectMappings">
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/migrations/20200716160921_init.sql" dialect="GenericSQL" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/migrations/20200812183213_unique-loaders.sql" dialect="GenericSQL" />
-    <file url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/migrations/20200928033759_edit-states.sql" dialect="PostgreSQL" />
     <file url="PROJECT" dialect="PostgreSQL" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sqlx-data.json b/sqlx-data.json
index 82db515b4..eaad57a21 100644
--- a/sqlx-data.json
+++ b/sqlx-data.json
@@ -418,6 +418,26 @@
     },
     "query": "\n            UPDATE mods_gallery\n            SET description = $2\n            WHERE id = $1\n            "
   },
+  "1220d15a56dbf823eaa452fbafa17442ab0568bc81a31fa38e16e3df3278e5f9": {
+    "describe": {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "name": "exists",
+          "ordinal": 0,
+          "type_info": "Bool"
+        }
+      ],
+      "nullable": [
+        null
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "Left": [
+          "Int8"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "query": "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM users WHERE id = $1)"
+  },
   "124fbf0544ea6989d6dc5e840405dbc76d7385276a38ad79d9093c53c73bbde2": {
     "describe": {
       "columns": [],
@@ -1351,6 +1371,26 @@
     },
     "query": "\n                SELECT u.id\n                FROM users u\n                WHERE u.stripe_customer_id = $1\n                "
   },
+  "352185977065c9903c2504081ef7c400075807785d4b62fdb48d0a45ca560f51": {
+    "describe": {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "name": "exists",
+          "ordinal": 0,
+          "type_info": "Bool"
+        }
+      ],
+      "nullable": [
+        null
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "Left": [
+          "Int8"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "query": "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM versions WHERE id = $1)"
+  },
   "371048e45dd74c855b84cdb8a6a565ccbef5ad166ec9511ab20621c336446da6": {
     "describe": {
       "columns": [],
@@ -1974,6 +2014,26 @@
     },
     "query": "\n            INSERT INTO project_types (name)\n            VALUES ($1)\n            ON CONFLICT (name) DO NOTHING\n            RETURNING id\n            "
   },
+  "4c9e2190e2a68ffc093a69aaa1fc9384957138f57ac9cd85cbc6179613c13a08": {
+    "describe": {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "name": "exists",
+          "ordinal": 0,
+          "type_info": "Bool"
+        }
+      ],
+      "nullable": [
+        null
+      ],
+      "parameters": {
+        "Left": [
+          "Int8"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "query": "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mods WHERE id = $1)"
+  },
   "4cfafb61d38608152743c38cb8fb9a9c35e788fcbefe6f7f81476a3f144af3f8": {
     "describe": {
       "columns": [
diff --git a/src/routes/mod.rs b/src/routes/mod.rs
index 4ec16818a..f4d346c78 100644
--- a/src/routes/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/mod.rs
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ pub enum ApiError {
     Payments(String),
     #[error("Discord Error: {0}")]
     DiscordError(String),
+    #[error("Error while decoding Base62: {0}")]
+    Decoding(#[from] crate::models::ids::DecodingError),
 }
 
 impl actix_web::ResponseError for ApiError {
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ impl actix_web::ResponseError for ApiError {
             ApiError::DiscordError(..) => {
                 actix_web::http::StatusCode::FAILED_DEPENDENCY
             }
+            ApiError::Decoding(..) => actix_web::http::StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         }
     }
 
@@ -300,6 +303,7 @@ impl actix_web::ResponseError for ApiError {
                     ApiError::Crypto(..) => "crypto_error",
                     ApiError::Payments(..) => "payments_error",
                     ApiError::DiscordError(..) => "discord_error",
+                    ApiError::Decoding(..) => "decoding_error",
                 },
                 description: &self.to_string(),
             },
diff --git a/src/routes/reports.rs b/src/routes/reports.rs
index ff3dbe4a0..88dff35b0 100644
--- a/src/routes/reports.rs
+++ b/src/routes/reports.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::models::ids::{ProjectId, UserId, VersionId};
+use crate::models::ids::{
+    base62_impl::parse_base62, ProjectId, UserId, VersionId,
+};
 use crate::models::reports::{ItemType, Report};
 use crate::routes::ApiError;
 use crate::util::auth::{
@@ -65,31 +67,63 @@ pub async fn report_create(
 
     match new_report.item_type {
         ItemType::Project | ItemType::Mod => {
-            report.project_id = Some(
-                serde_json::from_str::<ProjectId>(&format!(
-                    "\"{}\"",
-                    new_report.item_id
-                ))?
-                .into(),
+            let project_id =
+                ProjectId(parse_base62(new_report.item_id.as_str())?);
+
+            let result = sqlx::query!(
+                "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM mods WHERE id = $1)",
+                project_id.0 as i64
             )
+            .fetch_one(&mut transaction)
+            .await?;
+
+            if !result.exists.unwrap_or(false) {
+                return Err(ApiError::InvalidInput(format!(
+                    "Project could not be found: {}",
+                    new_report.item_id
+                )));
+            }
+
+            report.project_id = Some(project_id.into())
         }
         ItemType::Version => {
-            report.version_id = Some(
-                serde_json::from_str::<VersionId>(&format!(
-                    "\"{}\"",
-                    new_report.item_id
-                ))?
-                .into(),
+            let version_id =
+                VersionId(parse_base62(new_report.item_id.as_str())?);
+
+            let result = sqlx::query!(
+                "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM versions WHERE id = $1)",
+                version_id.0 as i64
             )
+            .fetch_one(&mut transaction)
+            .await?;
+
+            if !result.exists.unwrap_or(false) {
+                return Err(ApiError::InvalidInput(format!(
+                    "Version could not be found: {}",
+                    new_report.item_id
+                )));
+            }
+
+            report.version_id = Some(version_id.into())
         }
         ItemType::User => {
-            report.user_id = Some(
-                serde_json::from_str::<UserId>(&format!(
-                    "\"{}\"",
-                    new_report.item_id
-                ))?
-                .into(),
+            let user_id = UserId(parse_base62(new_report.item_id.as_str())?);
+
+            let result = sqlx::query!(
+                "SELECT EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM users WHERE id = $1)",
+                user_id.0 as i64
             )
+            .fetch_one(&mut transaction)
+            .await?;
+
+            if !result.exists.unwrap_or(false) {
+                return Err(ApiError::InvalidInput(format!(
+                    "User could not be found: {}",
+                    new_report.item_id
+                )));
+            }
+
+            report.user_id = Some(user_id.into())
         }
         ItemType::Unknown => {
             return Err(ApiError::InvalidInput(format!(