diff --git a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
index b13b19eb1..c0220b648 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
+++ b/client/homebrew/pages/errorPage/errors/errorIndex.js
@@ -176,6 +176,26 @@ const errorIndex = (props)=>{
 		
 		If the selected brew is your document, you may designate it as a theme by adding the \`theme:meta\` tag.`,
 
+		// ID validation error
+		'11' : dedent`
+		## No Homebrewery document could be found.
+		
+		The server could not locate the Homebrewery document. The Brew ID failed the validation check.
+		
+		:
+
+		**Brew ID:**  ${props.brew.brewId}`,
+
+		// Google ID validation error
+		'12' : dedent`
+		## No Google document could be found.
+		
+		The server could not locate the Google document. The Google ID failed the validation check.
+		
+		:
+
+		**Brew ID:**  ${props.brew.brewId}`,
+
 		//account page when account is not defined
 		'50' : dedent`
 		## You are not signed in
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index b39f3575f..82d64c1a3 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ const api = {
 			}
 			id = id.slice(googleId.length);
 		}
+
+		// ID Validation Checks
+		// Homebrewery ID
+		// Typically 12 characters, but the DB shows a range of 7 to 14 characters
+		if(!id.match(/^[A-Za-z0-9_-]{7,14}$/)){
+			throw { name: 'ID Error', message: 'Invalid ID', status: 404, HBErrorCode: '11', brewId: id };
+		}
+		// Google ID
+		// Typically 33 characters, old format is 44 - always starts with a 1
+		// Managed by Google, may change outside of our control, so any length between 33 and 44 is acceptable
+		if(googleId && !googleId.match(/^1(?:[A-Za-z0-9+\/]{32,43})$/)){
+			throw { name: 'Google ID Error', message: 'Invalid ID', status: 404, HBErrorCode: '12', brewId: id };
+		}
+
 		return { id, googleId };
 	},
 	//Get array of any of this user's brews tagged with `meta:theme`
diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
index e6528bb9c..0a6d1d452 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.spec.js
@@ -99,18 +99,87 @@ describe('Tests for api', ()=>{
 			expect(googleId).toBeUndefined();
 		});
 
+		it('should throw if id is too short', ()=>{
+			let err;
+			try {
+				api.getId({
+					params : {
+						id : 'abcd'
+					}
+				});
+			} catch (e) {
+				err = e;
+			};
+
+			expect(err).toEqual({ HBErrorCode: '11', brewId: 'abcd', message: 'Invalid ID', name: 'ID Error', status: 404 });
+		});
+
 		it('should return id and google id from request body', ()=>{
 			const { id, googleId } = api.getId({
 				params : {
-					id : 'abcdefgh'
+					id : 'abcdefghijkl'
 				},
 				body : {
-					googleId : '12345'
+					googleId : '123456789012345678901234567890123'
 				}
 			});
 
-			expect(id).toEqual('abcdefgh');
-			expect(googleId).toEqual('12345');
+			expect(id).toEqual('abcdefghijkl');
+			expect(googleId).toEqual('123456789012345678901234567890123');
+		});
+
+		it('should throw invalid - google id right length but does not match pattern', ()=>{
+			let err;
+			try {
+				api.getId({
+					params : {
+						id : 'abcdefghijkl'
+					},
+					body : {
+						googleId : '012345678901234567890123456789012'
+					}
+				});
+			} catch (e) {
+				err = e;
+			}
+
+			expect(err).toEqual({ HBErrorCode: '12', brewId: 'abcdefghijkl', message: 'Invalid ID', name: 'Google ID Error', status: 404 });
+		});
+
+		it('should throw invalid - google id too short (32 char)', ()=>{
+			let err;
+			try {
+				api.getId({
+					params : {
+						id : 'abcdefghijkl'
+					},
+					body : {
+						googleId : '12345678901234567890123456789012'
+					}
+				});
+			} catch (e) {
+				err = e;
+			}
+
+			expect(err).toEqual({ HBErrorCode: '12', brewId: 'abcdefghijkl', message: 'Invalid ID', name: 'Google ID Error', status: 404 });
+		});
+
+		it('should throw invalid - google id too long (45 char)', ()=>{
+			let err;
+			try {
+				api.getId({
+					params : {
+						id : 'abcdefghijkl'
+					},
+					body : {
+						googleId : '123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345'
+					}
+				});
+			} catch (e) {
+				err = e;
+			}
+
+			expect(err).toEqual({ HBErrorCode: '12', brewId: 'abcdefghijkl', message: 'Invalid ID', name: 'Google ID Error', status: 404 });
 		});
 
 		it('should return 12-char id and google id from params', ()=>{