diff --git a/src/common/wolves.rs b/src/common/wolves.rs
index 766ee92..c13b163 100644
--- a/src/common/wolves.rs
+++ b/src/common/wolves.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
+use crate::common::database::Wolves;
+
 /**
     This file relates to anything that directly interacts with teh wolves API
  */
@@ -11,6 +15,45 @@
 //     pub members: Vec<i64>,
 // }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
+struct WolvesResultUserMin {
+  // committee: String,
+  member_id: String,
+  // first_name: String,
+  // last_name: String,
+  contact_email: String,
+  // opt_in_email: String,
+  // student_id: Option<String>,
+  // note: Option<String>,
+  // expiry: String,
+  // requested: String,
+  // approved: String,
+  // sitename: String,
+  // domain: String,
+}
+async fn add_users_wolves(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, user: &WolvesResultUserMin) {
+  // expiry
+  match sqlx::query_as::<_, Wolves>(
+    "
+      INSERT INTO wolves (id_wolves, email)
+      VALUES ($1, $2)
+      ON CONFLICT(id_wolves) DO UPDATE SET email = $2
+    ",
+  )
+      .bind(&user.member_id)
+      .bind(&user.contact_email)
+      .fetch_optional(db)
+      .await
+  {
+    Ok(_) => {}
+    Err(e) => {
+      println!("Failure to insert into Wolves {:?}", user);
+      println!("{:?}", e);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
 /**
   This is getting data for Clubs and Socs
 */
@@ -23,6 +66,7 @@ pub mod cns {
   use sqlx::{Pool, Sqlite};
   use crate::Config;
   use crate::common::database::{get_server_config_bulk, DataBase, ServerMembers, ServerMembersWolves, Servers, Wolves};
+  use crate::common::wolves::{add_users_wolves, WolvesResultUserMin};
 
   #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
   struct WolvesResultUser {
@@ -41,6 +85,15 @@ pub mod cns {
     domain: String,
   }
 
+  impl From<&WolvesResultUser> for WolvesResultUserMin {
+    fn from(value: &WolvesResultUser) -> Self {
+      Self {
+        member_id: value.member_id.to_owned(),
+        contact_email: value.contact_email.to_owned(),
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
   struct WolvesResult {
     success: i8,
@@ -83,12 +136,12 @@ pub mod cns {
         match existing.get(&(id as i64)) {
           None => {
             // user does not exist already, add everything
-            add_users_wolves(&db, &user).await;
+            add_users_wolves(&db, &WolvesResultUserMin::from(&user)).await;
             add_users_server_members(&db, server, &user).await;
           }
           Some(old) => {
             // always update wolves table, in case data has changed
-            add_users_wolves(&db, &user).await;
+            add_users_wolves(&db, &WolvesResultUserMin::from(&user)).await;
             if old.expiry != user.expiry {
               add_users_server_members(&db, server, &user).await;
 
@@ -129,8 +182,10 @@ pub mod cns {
       return vec![];
     }
 
+    let url = format!("{}/get_members", &config.wolves_url);
+
     // get wolves data
-    if let Ok(mut res) = surf::post(&config.wolves_url).header("X-AM-Identity", wolves_api).await {
+    if let Ok(mut res) = surf::post(&url).header("X-AM-Identity", wolves_api).await {
       if let Ok(WolvesResult {
         success,
         result,
@@ -147,27 +202,6 @@ pub mod cns {
     vec![]
   }
 
-  async fn add_users_wolves(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, user: &WolvesResultUser) {
-    // expiry
-    match sqlx::query_as::<_, Wolves>(
-      "
-      INSERT INTO wolves (id_wolves, email)
-      VALUES ($1, $2)
-      ON CONFLICT(id_wolves) DO UPDATE SET email = $2
-    ",
-    )
-    .bind(&user.member_id)
-    .bind(&user.contact_email)
-    .fetch_optional(db)
-    .await
-    {
-      Ok(_) => {}
-      Err(e) => {
-        println!("Failure to insert into Wolves {:?}", user);
-        println!("{:?}", e);
-      }
-    }
-  }
   async fn add_users_server_members(db: &Pool<Sqlite>, server: &GuildId, user: &WolvesResultUser) {
     match sqlx::query_as::<_, ServerMembers>(
       "
@@ -198,4 +232,96 @@ pub mod committees {}
 /**
 get the data for an individual user
 */
-pub mod individual {}
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+pub mod individual {
+  use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+  use serenity::client::Context;
+  use crate::common::database::DataBase;
+  use crate::common::wolves::{add_users_wolves, WolvesResultUserMin};
+  use crate::Config;
+
+
+  #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
+  struct WolvesResultUser {
+    // committee: String,
+    member_id: String,
+    // first_name: String,
+    // last_name: String,
+    contact_email: String,
+    // opt_in_email: String,
+    // student_id: Option<String>,
+    // note: Option<String>,
+    // expiry: String,
+    // requested: String,
+    // approved: String,
+    // sitename: String,
+    // domain: String,
+  }
+
+  impl From<&WolvesResultUser> for WolvesResultUserMin {
+    fn from(value: &WolvesResultUser) -> Self {
+      Self {
+        member_id: value.member_id.to_owned(),
+        contact_email: value.contact_email.to_owned(),
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
+  struct WolvesResult {
+    success: i8,
+    result: WolvesResultUser,
+  }
+
+
+  pub async fn get_user(ctx: &Context, email: &str) -> bool{
+    let db_lock = {
+      let data_read = ctx.data.read().await;
+      data_read.get::<DataBase>().expect("Expected Database in TypeMap.").clone()
+    };
+    let db = db_lock.read().await;
+
+    let config_lock = {
+      let data_read = ctx.data.read().await;
+      data_read.get::<Config>().expect("Expected Config in TypeMap.").clone()
+    };
+    let config = config_lock.read().await;
+
+    // TODO: proper api key management
+    let api_key = "";
+    // request data from wolves
+    match get_user_sub(&config, api_key, email).await {
+      None => {
+        false
+      }
+      // if exists save it and return true
+      Some(user) => {
+        // add to db
+        add_users_wolves(&db, &WolvesResultUserMin::from(&user)).await;
+
+        true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async fn get_user_sub(config: &Config, wolves_api: &str, email: &str) -> Option<WolvesResultUser> {
+    if config.wolves_url.is_empty() {
+      return None;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Change teh stored env value to teh base domain
+    let url = format!("{}/get_member", &config.wolves_url);
+
+    // get wolves data
+    if let Ok(mut res) = surf::post(&url).header("X-AM-Identity", wolves_api).await {
+      if let Ok(WolvesResult { success, result, }) = res.body_json().await {
+        if success != 1 {
+          return None;
+        }
+
+        return Some(result);
+      }
+    }
+
+    None
+  }
+}
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