diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index e37a5a5..dcae1dd 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import http
-from typing import Dict
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from flask import Flask, Response, jsonify, request
 from flask_cors import CORS
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ CORS(app)
 cors = CORS(app, origins=['*'])
 
 
+class ActionType(Enum):
+    ACCOUNT_CREATE = '/AccountCreate'
+    SERVER_CREATE = '/ServerCreate'
+
+
 def generic_response_maker(status_code: http.HTTPStatus) -> tuple[Response, int]:
     match status_code:
         case http.HTTPStatus.CREATED:
@@ -35,6 +41,16 @@ def generic_response_maker(status_code: http.HTTPStatus) -> tuple[Response, int]
     return message, status_code.value
 
 
+def parse_and_validate_request(required_keys: set) -> Optional[dict]:
+    data = request.get_json()
+    if not data:
+        raise Exception("Empty request body.")
+    missing_keys = required_keys - set(data.keys())
+    if missing_keys:
+        raise Exception("Missing keys: {}".format(missing_keys))
+    return data
+
+
 @app.route('/AccountCreate', methods=['POST'])
 def account_create() -> tuple[Response, int]:
     data: Dict[str, str] = request.get_json()