diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
index ae74c914..1b80716e 100644
--- a/api/main.py
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from api.routes.collector import collector_router
 from api.routes.review import review_router
 from api.routes.root import root_router
+from api.routes.search import search_router
 from api.routes.task import task_router
 from api.routes.url import url_router
 from collector_db.AsyncDatabaseClient import AsyncDatabaseClient
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ async def redirect_docs():
     annotate_router,
     url_router,
     task_router,
-    review_router
+    review_router,
+    search_router
 ]
 
 for router in routers:
diff --git a/api/routes/search.py b/api/routes/search.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4513bb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routes/search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Query, Depends
+
+from api.dependencies import get_async_core
+from core.AsyncCore import AsyncCore
+from core.DTOs.SearchURLResponse import SearchURLResponse
+from security_manager.SecurityManager import get_access_info, AccessInfo
+
+search_router = APIRouter(prefix="/search", tags=["search"])
+
+
+@search_router.get("/url")
+async def search_url(
+    url: str = Query(description="The URL to search for"),
+    access_info: AccessInfo = Depends(get_access_info),
+    async_core: AsyncCore = Depends(get_async_core),
+) -> SearchURLResponse:
+    """
+    Search for a URL in the database
+    """
+    return await async_core.search_for_url(url)
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diff --git a/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py b/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
index 52ab2c9c..85d74146 100644
--- a/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
+++ b/collector_db/AsyncDatabaseClient.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     GetURLsResponseInnerInfo
 from core.DTOs.ManualBatchInputDTO import ManualBatchInputDTO
 from core.DTOs.ManualBatchResponseDTO import ManualBatchResponseDTO
+from core.DTOs.SearchURLResponse import SearchURLResponse
 from core.DTOs.URLAgencySuggestionInfo import URLAgencySuggestionInfo
 from core.DTOs.task_data_objects.AgencyIdentificationTDO import AgencyIdentificationTDO
 from core.DTOs.task_data_objects.SubmitApprovedURLTDO import SubmitApprovedURLTDO, SubmittedURLInfo
@@ -1778,3 +1779,18 @@ async def upload_manual_batch(
             duplicate_urls=duplicate_urls
         )
 
+    @session_manager
+    async def search_for_url(self, session: AsyncSession, url: str) -> SearchURLResponse:
+        query = select(URL).where(URL.url == url)
+        raw_results = await session.execute(query)
+        url = raw_results.scalars().one_or_none()
+        if url is None:
+            return SearchURLResponse(
+                found=False,
+                url_id=None
+            )
+        return SearchURLResponse(
+            found=True,
+            url_id=url.id
+        )
+
diff --git a/core/AsyncCore.py b/core/AsyncCore.py
index 59a892ef..f1d69fb2 100644
--- a/core/AsyncCore.py
+++ b/core/AsyncCore.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from core.DTOs.ManualBatchInputDTO import ManualBatchInputDTO
 from core.DTOs.ManualBatchResponseDTO import ManualBatchResponseDTO
 from core.DTOs.MessageResponse import MessageResponse
+from core.DTOs.SearchURLResponse import SearchURLResponse
 from core.TaskManager import TaskManager
 from core.enums import BatchStatus, RecordType
 
@@ -282,3 +283,5 @@ async def upload_manual_batch(
             dto=dto
         )
 
+    async def search_for_url(self, url: str) -> SearchURLResponse:
+        return await self.adb_client.search_for_url(url)
diff --git a/core/DTOs/SearchURLResponse.py b/core/DTOs/SearchURLResponse.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a46c0be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/DTOs/SearchURLResponse.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class SearchURLResponse(BaseModel):
+    found: bool
+    url_id: Optional[int] = None
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diff --git a/tests/test_automated/integration/api/helpers/RequestValidator.py b/tests/test_automated/integration/api/helpers/RequestValidator.py
index 07de3c95..c2d246f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_automated/integration/api/helpers/RequestValidator.py
+++ b/tests/test_automated/integration/api/helpers/RequestValidator.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from core.DTOs.MessageResponse import MessageResponse
 from core.DTOs.RecordTypeAnnotationPostInfo import RecordTypeAnnotationPostInfo
 from core.DTOs.RelevanceAnnotationPostInfo import RelevanceAnnotationPostInfo
+from core.DTOs.SearchURLResponse import SearchURLResponse
 from core.enums import BatchStatus
 from util.helper_functions import update_if_not_none
 
@@ -385,4 +386,11 @@ async def submit_manual_batch(
             url="/collector/manual",
             json=dto.model_dump(mode='json'),
         )
-        return ManualBatchResponseDTO(**data)
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+        return ManualBatchResponseDTO(**data)
+
+    async def search_url(self, url: str) -> SearchURLResponse:
+        data = self.get(
+            url=f"/search/url",
+            params={"url": url}
+        )
+        return SearchURLResponse(**data)
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diff --git a/tests/test_automated/integration/api/test_search.py b/tests/test_automated/integration/api/test_search.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..917690fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_automated/integration/api/test_search.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import pytest
+
+from core.DTOs.SearchURLResponse import SearchURLResponse
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_search_url(api_test_helper):
+    ath = api_test_helper
+
+    # Create a batch with 1 URL
+    creation_info = await ath.db_data_creator.batch_and_urls(url_count=1, with_html_content=False)
+
+    # Search for that URL and locate it
+    response: SearchURLResponse = await ath.request_validator.search_url(url=creation_info.urls[0])
+
+    assert response.found
+    assert response.url_id == creation_info.url_ids[0]
+
+    # Search for a non-existent URL
+    response: SearchURLResponse = await ath.request_validator.search_url(url="http://doesnotexist.com")
+
+    assert not response.found
+    assert response.url_id is None
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