diff --git a/handlers.go b/handlers.go
index 2430a38..e711ae0 100644
--- a/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers.go
@@ -33,16 +33,20 @@ func boardHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	args := r.URL.Query()
 	// check args pre-conditions
-	if !(checkArgExists(args, "board", w) || checkArgExists(args, "name", w)) {
+	if !(checkArgExists(args, "board", w) || checkArgExists(args, "name", w) || (checkArgExists(args, "id", w) && checkArgInt(args, "id", w, 0))) {
 		errorResponse(400, "Missing required 'board' URL parameter", w, r)
 		return
 	}
 	board := ""
+    var boardId int = -1
     if checkArgExists(args, "name", w) {
         board = args.Get("name")
     }
     if checkArgExists(args, "board", w) {
         board = args.Get("board")
+    }
+    if checkArgExists(args, "id", w) {
+        boardId, _ = strconv.Atoi(args.Get("id"))
     }
 	if !checkArgExists(args, "count", w) || !checkArgInt(args, "count", w, 0) {
 		//w.WriteHeader(400)
@@ -58,7 +62,14 @@ func boardHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	start, _ := strconv.Atoi(args.Get("start"))
 	// execute query
 	result := NewResult("", r.URL.String())
-	b, err := boardByName(board)
+    var b *Board
+    var err error
+    if (boardId == -1) {
+        b, err = boardByName(board)
+    } else {
+        b, err = boardById(int64(boardId))
+    }
+	
 	//b, ok := boards[board]
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
diff --git a/sql_service.go b/sql_service.go
index 6fecd4e..44145cc 100644
--- a/sql_service.go
+++ b/sql_service.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func sqlInit() error {
 			"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Boards (id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY, name TEXT NOT NULL, description TEXT NOT NULL);",
 			"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Entries (id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY, rank INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT -1, score BIGINT NOT NULL, player BIGSERIAL NOT NULL, board BIGSERIAL NOT NULL, time INTEGER NOT NULL, metadata BYTEA NOT NULL DEFAULT E'\\\\xFF', FOREIGN KEY(player) REFERENCES Players(id), FOREIGN KEY(board) REFERENCES Boards(id));",
 			"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Keys (id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY, token TEXT NOT NULL, player BIGSERIAL NOT NULL, time BIGSERIAL NOT NULL, metadata BYTEA NOT NULL DEFAULT E'\\\\xFF', FOREIGN KEY(player) REFERENCES Players(id));",
+			"SELECT * FROM Boards WHERE id=$1 LIMIT 1;",
 		},
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("SQL Server %s is query type %d\n", sqlServer, queryType)
@@ -121,6 +122,11 @@ func boardByName(name string) (*Board, error) {
 	return b, db.QueryRow(queryStrings[queryType][0], name).Scan(b.Intake()...)
 }
 
+func boardById(id int64) (*Board, error) {
+	b := &Board{}
+	return b, db.QueryRow(queryStrings[queryType][23], id).Scan(b.Intake()...)
+}
+
 func playerByName(name string) (*Player, error) {
 	p := &Player{}
 	return p, db.QueryRow(queryStrings[queryType][1], name).Scan(p.Intake()...)
diff --git a/sql_structs.go b/sql_structs.go
index 6414bc0..8b7733a 100644
--- a/sql_structs.go
+++ b/sql_structs.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *Board) SomeEntries(start, end int64) ([]*Entry, error) {
 }
 
 func (b *Board) Url() string {
-	return "/board?name=" + b.Name
+	return "/board?id=" + b.Name
 }
 
 // implementation of Jsonable