diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 117871e..dc59712 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "Didnt",
         "sponsorblock"
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/development/playground.py b/development/playground.py
index bab8e3b..744c61d 100644
--- a/development/playground.py
+++ b/development/playground.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-from python_sponsorblock import SponsorBlock
+from python_sponsorblock import SponsorBlock, _get_video_id
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sb = SponsorBlock()
-    
+
+
+    print(_get_video_id("dksaödfksöldkföslkafdsölfkas"))
+
diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
index 2b5520d..1e929fa 100644
--- a/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 import requests
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, parse_qs
+import re
 
-class SponsorBlockError(Exception):
-    pass
+from .exceptions import SponsorBlockError, SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError
+
+
+def _get_video_id(i: str, silent: bool = False) -> None:
+    # check with regex if i is already an id like r1Fa1iWJVEA
+    if re.match(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11}$", i):
+        return i.strip()
+
+    url = urlparse(url=i)
+
+    if url.netloc == "youtu.be":
+        return url.path[1:]
+
+    type_frag_list = url.path.split("/")
+            
+    query_stuff = parse_qs(url.query)
+    if "v" not in query_stuff:
+        if not silent:
+            raise SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError("No video id found in the url")
+        return None
+    else:
+        return query_stuff["v"][0]
 
 
 class SponsorBlock:
diff --git a/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0085f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_sponsorblock/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class SponsorBlockError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError(SponsorBlockError):
+    pass
diff --git a/tests/test_video_id.py b/tests/test_video_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9016268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_video_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import unittest
+
+from python_sponsorblock import _get_video_id, exceptions
+
+
+MAGIC_ID = "dQw4w9WgXcQ"
+
+
+class TestVideoIdParsing(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_already_parsed_id(self):
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id(MAGIC_ID), MAGIC_ID)
+
+    def test_non_existing_id(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.SponsorBlockIdNotFoundError):
+            _get_video_id("eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee")
+
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id("eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee", silent=True), None)
+
+    def test_youtu_dot_be(self):
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id("https://youtu.be/" + MAGIC_ID), MAGIC_ID)
+
+    def test_youtube_dot_com(self):
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" + MAGIC_ID), MAGIC_ID)
+
+    def test_invidious(self):
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id("https://invidio.us/watch?v=" + MAGIC_ID), MAGIC_ID)
+    
+    def test_piped(self):
+        self.assertEqual(_get_video_id("https://piped.video/watch?v=" + MAGIC_ID), MAGIC_ID)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()