diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b6021c4..87883d0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const sessionChecker = require('./middleware/sessionChecker');
 // -- Private Routes
 app.use('/user', sessionChecker, profileRoute);
 app.use('/post', sessionChecker, postRoute);
-app.use('/payments', sessionChecker, paymentsRoute);
+app.use('/payments', paymentsRoute);
 app.use('/bible', sessionChecker, bibleRoute);
 app.use('/songs', sessionChecker, songsRoute);
 // -- Public Routes
diff --git a/routes/payments.js b/routes/payments.js
index f3b902d..3f2b129 100644
--- a/routes/payments.js
+++ b/routes/payments.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var express = require('express');
 var router = express.Router();
 
 const DB = require("../mongoDB.js");
+const mongo = require('mongodb');
 //const Payments = require("../payments.js");
 const Stripe = require('stripe');
 const stripe = Stripe(process.env.STRIPE);
@@ -52,23 +53,46 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
             ],
         });
 
-        //Register in DB
-        const intent = {
-            paymentIntent,
-            userid,
-            price,
-            description,
-            client_secret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
-        };
-        DB.newIntent(intent);
+        // check if user is email or userid
+        const isUserId = mongo.ObjectId.isValid(userid);
+        const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+        const isEmail = emailRegex.test(userid.trim().toLowerCase());
+        console.log("isUserId: ", isUserId);
+        console.log("isEmail: ", isEmail);
+        console.log("userid: ", userid);
 
+        if (isUserId) {
+            //Register in DB
+            const intent = {
+                paymentIntent,
+                userid,
+                price,
+                description,
+                client_secret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
+            };
+            DB.newIntent(intent);
+
+            return res.send({
+                clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
+                email: await DB.getUsernameByIdCache(userid),
+                price
+            });
+        }
+        if (isEmail) {
+            //Register in DB
+            return res.send({
+                clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
+                email: userid,
+                price
+            });
+        }
         return res.send({
             clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
-            email: await DB.getUsernameByIdCache(userid),
+            email: 'guess',
             price
         });
     };
-    
+
 
     router.post("/create-payment-intent", intent);
     router.post("/intent", intent);
@@ -84,7 +108,7 @@ DB.getDB.then((DB) => {
         };
         //console.log(payment);
         const intent = await DB.getIntent(result.client_secret);
-        if(intent.description === "Subscription 1 Month"){
+        if (intent.description === "Subscription 1 Month") {
             //update profile subscription status
             const profileid = getProfileId(req);
             const isSubscriptor = await DB.isSubscriptor(profileid);