diff --git a/src/api/v1/me/friends/mod.rs b/src/api/v1/me/friends/mod.rs
index f946616..217e32b 100644
--- a/src/api/v1/me/friends/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/v1/me/friends/mod.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-use ::uuid::Uuid;
 use actix_web::{HttpRequest, HttpResponse, get, post, web};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 
 pub mod uuid;
 
 use crate::{
-    Data,
-    api::v1::auth::check_access_token,
-    error::Error,
-    objects::Me,
-    utils::{get_auth_header, global_checks},
+    api::v1::auth::check_access_token, error::Error, objects::Me, utils::{get_auth_header, global_checks, user_uuid_from_identifier}, Data
 };
 
 /// Returns a list of users that are your friends
@@ -34,7 +29,7 @@ pub async fn get(req: HttpRequest, data: web::Data<Data>) -> Result<HttpResponse
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct UserReq {
-    uuid: Uuid,
+    username: String,
 }
 
 /// `POST /api/v1/me/friends` Send friend request
@@ -74,7 +69,8 @@ pub async fn post(
 
     let me = Me::get(&mut conn, uuid).await?;
 
-    me.add_friend(&mut conn, json.uuid).await?;
+    let target_uuid = user_uuid_from_identifier(&mut conn, &json.username).await?;
+    me.add_friend(&mut conn, target_uuid).await?;
 
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }