diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 5c494a7..ba86daa 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express-validator": "^6.10.0",
     "is-docker": "^2.1.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.0.0",
     "logplease": "^1.2.15",
diff --git a/api/yarn.lock b/api/yarn.lock
index ec163b5..05ec0fc 100644
--- a/api/yarn.lock
+++ b/api/yarn.lock
@@ -531,6 +531,14 @@ etag@~1.8.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/etag/-/etag-1.8.1.tgz#41ae2eeb65efa62268aebfea83ac7d79299b0887"
   integrity sha1-Qa4u62XvpiJorr/qg6x9eSmbCIc=
 
+express-validator@^6.10.0:
+  version "6.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-validator/-/express-validator-6.10.0.tgz#66f70f73d04fb55c227401c75fe3713879c9cb70"
+  integrity sha512-gDtepU94EpUzgFvKO/8JzjZ4uqIF4xHekjYtcNgFDiBK6Hob3MQhPU8s/c3NaWd1xi5e5nA0oVmOJ0b0ZBO36Q==
+  dependencies:
+    lodash "^4.17.20"
+    validator "^13.5.2"
+
 express@^4.17.1:
   version "4.17.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express/-/express-4.17.1.tgz#4491fc38605cf51f8629d39c2b5d026f98a4c134"
@@ -1270,6 +1278,11 @@ v8-compile-cache@^2.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/v8-compile-cache/-/v8-compile-cache-2.2.0.tgz#9471efa3ef9128d2f7c6a7ca39c4dd6b5055b132"
   integrity sha512-gTpR5XQNKFwOd4clxfnhaqvfqMpqEwr4tOtCyz4MtYZX2JYhfr1JvBFKdS+7K/9rfpZR3VLX+YWBbKoxCgS43Q==
 
+validator@^13.5.2:
+  version "13.5.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/validator/-/validator-13.5.2.tgz#c97ae63ed4224999fb6f42c91eaca9567fe69a46"
+  integrity sha512-mD45p0rvHVBlY2Zuy3F3ESIe1h5X58GPfAtslBjY7EtTqGquZTj+VX/J4RnHWN8FKq0C9WRVt1oWAcytWRuYLQ==
+
 vary@~1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz#2299f02c6ded30d4a5961b0b9f74524a18f634fc"