diff --git a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/lookup_user_for_moderation.rs b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/lookup_user_for_moderation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c87a9bc840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/lookup_user_for_moderation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+use anyhow::anyhow;
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use log::warn;
+use sqlx::MySqlPool;
+
+use errors::AnyhowResult;
+use tokens::tokens::users::UserToken;
+
+use crate::helpers::boolean_converters::i8_to_bool;
+
+pub struct LookupUserForModerationResult {
+  pub user_token: UserToken,
+  pub username: String,
+  pub display_name: String,
+  pub username_is_generated: bool,
+  pub is_temporary: bool,
+  pub username_is_not_customized: bool,
+  pub email_address: String,
+  pub email_confirmed: bool,
+  pub email_is_synthetic: bool,
+  pub is_without_password: bool,
+  pub ip_address_creation: String,
+  pub ip_address_last_login: String,
+  pub maybe_avatar_media_file_token: Option<String>,
+  pub email_gravatar_hash: String,
+  pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+struct RawLookupUserRecord {
+  user_token: UserToken,
+  username: String,
+  display_name: String,
+  username_is_generated: i8,
+  is_temporary: i8,
+  username_is_not_customized: i8,
+  email_address: String,
+  email_confirmed: i8,
+  email_is_synthetic: i8,
+  is_without_password: i8,
+  ip_address_creation: String,
+  ip_address_last_login: String,
+  maybe_avatar_media_file_token: Option<String>,
+  email_gravatar_hash: String,
+  created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+impl From<RawLookupUserRecord> for LookupUserForModerationResult {
+  fn from(raw: RawLookupUserRecord) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      user_token: raw.user_token,
+      username: raw.username,
+      display_name: raw.display_name,
+      username_is_generated: i8_to_bool(raw.username_is_generated),
+      is_temporary: i8_to_bool(raw.is_temporary),
+      username_is_not_customized: i8_to_bool(raw.username_is_not_customized),
+      email_address: raw.email_address,
+      email_confirmed: i8_to_bool(raw.email_confirmed),
+      email_is_synthetic: i8_to_bool(raw.email_is_synthetic),
+      is_without_password: i8_to_bool(raw.is_without_password),
+      ip_address_creation: raw.ip_address_creation,
+      ip_address_last_login: raw.ip_address_last_login,
+      maybe_avatar_media_file_token: raw.maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+      email_gravatar_hash: raw.email_gravatar_hash,
+      created_at: raw.created_at,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const QUERY: &str = r#"
+SELECT
+    users.token as `user_token: tokens::tokens::users::UserToken`,
+    username,
+    display_name,
+    username_is_generated,
+    is_temporary,
+    username_is_not_customized,
+    email_address,
+    email_confirmed,
+    email_is_synthetic,
+    is_without_password,
+    ip_address_creation,
+    ip_address_last_login,
+    maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+    email_gravatar_hash,
+    created_at
+FROM users
+WHERE
+    users.token = ?
+    AND users.user_deleted_at IS NULL
+    AND users.mod_deleted_at IS NULL
+LIMIT 1
+"#;
+
+pub async fn lookup_user_for_moderation_by_token(
+  token: &str,
+  mysql_pool: &MySqlPool,
+) -> AnyhowResult<Option<LookupUserForModerationResult>> {
+  let result = sqlx::query_as!(
+    RawLookupUserRecord,
+    r#"
+SELECT
+    users.token as `user_token: tokens::tokens::users::UserToken`,
+    username,
+    display_name,
+    username_is_generated,
+    is_temporary,
+    username_is_not_customized,
+    email_address,
+    email_confirmed,
+    email_is_synthetic,
+    is_without_password,
+    ip_address_creation,
+    ip_address_last_login,
+    maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+    email_gravatar_hash,
+    created_at
+FROM users
+WHERE
+    users.token = ?
+    AND users.user_deleted_at IS NULL
+    AND users.mod_deleted_at IS NULL
+LIMIT 1
+    "#,
+    token,
+  )
+    .fetch_one(mysql_pool)
+    .await;
+
+  match result {
+    Ok(record) => Ok(Some(record.into())),
+    Err(sqlx::Error::RowNotFound) => Ok(None),
+    Err(err) => {
+      warn!("lookup_user_for_moderation_by_token query error: {:?}", err);
+      Err(anyhow!("query error"))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+pub async fn lookup_user_for_moderation_by_email(
+  email: &str,
+  mysql_pool: &MySqlPool,
+) -> AnyhowResult<Option<LookupUserForModerationResult>> {
+  let email = email.trim().to_lowercase();
+
+  let result = sqlx::query_as!(
+    RawLookupUserRecord,
+    r#"
+SELECT
+    users.token as `user_token: tokens::tokens::users::UserToken`,
+    username,
+    display_name,
+    username_is_generated,
+    is_temporary,
+    username_is_not_customized,
+    email_address,
+    email_confirmed,
+    email_is_synthetic,
+    is_without_password,
+    ip_address_creation,
+    ip_address_last_login,
+    maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+    email_gravatar_hash,
+    created_at
+FROM users
+WHERE
+    users.email_address = ?
+    AND users.user_deleted_at IS NULL
+    AND users.mod_deleted_at IS NULL
+LIMIT 1
+    "#,
+    email,
+  )
+    .fetch_one(mysql_pool)
+    .await;
+
+  match result {
+    Ok(record) => Ok(Some(record.into())),
+    Err(sqlx::Error::RowNotFound) => Ok(None),
+    Err(err) => {
+      warn!("lookup_user_for_moderation_by_email query error: {:?}", err);
+      Err(anyhow!("query error"))
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+pub async fn lookup_user_for_moderation_by_username(
+  username: &str,
+  mysql_pool: &MySqlPool,
+) -> AnyhowResult<Option<LookupUserForModerationResult>> {
+  let username = username.trim().to_lowercase();
+
+  let result = sqlx::query_as!(
+    RawLookupUserRecord,
+    r#"
+SELECT
+    users.token as `user_token: tokens::tokens::users::UserToken`,
+    username,
+    display_name,
+    username_is_generated,
+    is_temporary,
+    username_is_not_customized,
+    email_address,
+    email_confirmed,
+    email_is_synthetic,
+    is_without_password,
+    ip_address_creation,
+    ip_address_last_login,
+    maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+    email_gravatar_hash,
+    created_at
+FROM users
+WHERE
+    users.username = ?
+    AND users.user_deleted_at IS NULL
+    AND users.mod_deleted_at IS NULL
+LIMIT 1
+    "#,
+    username,
+  )
+    .fetch_one(mysql_pool)
+    .await;
+
+  match result {
+    Ok(record) => Ok(Some(record.into())),
+    Err(sqlx::Error::RowNotFound) => Ok(None),
+    Err(err) => {
+      warn!("lookup_user_for_moderation_by_username query error: {:?}", err);
+      Err(anyhow!("query error"))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/mod.rs b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/mod.rs
index c7c64baa01..06a79a5238 100644
--- a/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/schema/database/mysql_queries/src/queries/users/user_profiles/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod edit_user_profile_as_account_holder;
 pub mod edit_user_profile_as_mod;
 pub mod get_user_profile_by_token;
-pub mod get_user_profile_by_username;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub mod get_user_profile_by_username;
+pub mod lookup_user_for_moderation;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/docs/api_doc.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/docs/api_doc.rs
index 673813e6f4..93ae367b71 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/docs/api_doc.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/docs/api_doc.rs
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ use artcraft_api_defs::subscriptions::get_session_subscription::*;
 use artcraft_api_defs::media_file::list_batch_generated_media_files::*;
 // Handler modules with locally-defined types
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::info::moderator_token_info_handler::*;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user::moderator_user_lookup_handler::*;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::webhooks::fal_webhook_handler::*;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::image_studio::update_gpt_image_job_status_handler::*;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::voice_conversion::enqueue_seed_vc_inference_handler::*;
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ use crate::http_server::endpoints::media_files::list::list_batch_generated_redux
     crate::http_server::endpoints::tts::enqueue_infer_f5_tts_handler::enqueue_infer_f5_tts_handler::enqueue_infer_f5_tts_handler,
     // Moderation
     crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::info::moderator_token_info_handler::moderator_get_token_info_handler,
+    crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user::moderator_user_lookup_handler::moderator_user_lookup_handler,
     // Credits
     crate::http_server::endpoints::credits::get_session_credits_handler::get_session_credits_handler,
     // Subscriptions
@@ -611,6 +613,10 @@ use crate::http_server::endpoints::media_files::list::list_batch_generated_redux
     EditUserFeatureFlagsError,
     EditUserFeatureFlagsOption,
     EditUserFeatureFlagsRequest,
+    ModeratorUserLookupRequest,
+    ModeratorUserLookupSuccessResponse,
+    ModeratorUserLookupUserDetails,
+    ModeratorUserLookupError,
     GptImage1EditImageRequest,
     GptImage1EditImageImageSize,
     GptImage1EditImageNumImages,
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/mod.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/mod.rs
index c107a68107..7d83d79318 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod info;
 pub mod ip_bans;
 pub mod jobs;
+pub mod user;
 pub mod user_bans;
 pub mod user_feature_flags;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/mod.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b024cbf035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod moderator_user_lookup_handler;
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/moderator_user_lookup_handler.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/moderator_user_lookup_handler.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c503afb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/endpoints/moderation/user/moderator_user_lookup_handler.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+use std::fmt;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
+use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
+use actix_web::{web, HttpRequest, HttpResponse};
+use log::warn;
+use utoipa::ToSchema;
+
+use mysql_queries::queries::users::user_profiles::lookup_user_for_moderation::{
+  lookup_user_for_moderation_by_email,
+  lookup_user_for_moderation_by_token,
+  lookup_user_for_moderation_by_username,
+  LookupUserForModerationResult,
+};
+use tokens::tokens::users::UserToken;
+
+use crate::http_server::web_utils::serialize_as_json_error::serialize_as_json_error;
+use crate::http_server::web_utils::user_session::require_moderator::{require_moderator, RequireModeratorError, UseDatabase};
+use crate::state::server_state::ServerState;
+
+const LEGACY_USER_TOKEN_PREFIX: &str = "U:";
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct ModeratorUserLookupRequest {
+  pub search: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct ModeratorUserLookupSuccessResponse {
+  pub success: bool,
+  pub maybe_user: Option<ModeratorUserLookupUserDetails>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub struct ModeratorUserLookupUserDetails {
+  pub token: String,
+  pub username: String,
+  pub display_name: String,
+  pub username_is_generated: bool,
+  pub is_temporary: bool,
+  pub username_is_not_customized: bool,
+  pub email_address: String,
+  pub email_confirmed: bool,
+  pub email_is_synthetic: bool,
+  pub is_without_password: bool,
+  pub ip_address_creation: String,
+  pub ip_address_last_login: String,
+  pub maybe_avatar_media_file_token: Option<String>,
+  pub email_gravatar_hash: String,
+}
+
+impl From<LookupUserForModerationResult> for ModeratorUserLookupUserDetails {
+  fn from(result: LookupUserForModerationResult) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      token: result.user_token.to_string(),
+      username: result.username,
+      display_name: result.display_name,
+      username_is_generated: result.username_is_generated,
+      is_temporary: result.is_temporary,
+      username_is_not_customized: result.username_is_not_customized,
+      email_address: result.email_address,
+      email_confirmed: result.email_confirmed,
+      email_is_synthetic: result.email_is_synthetic,
+      is_without_password: result.is_without_password,
+      ip_address_creation: result.ip_address_creation,
+      ip_address_last_login: result.ip_address_last_login,
+      maybe_avatar_media_file_token: result.maybe_avatar_media_file_token,
+      email_gravatar_hash: result.email_gravatar_hash,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, ToSchema)]
+pub enum ModeratorUserLookupError {
+  ServerError,
+  Unauthorized,
+}
+
+impl ResponseError for ModeratorUserLookupError {
+  fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
+    match *self {
+      ModeratorUserLookupError::ServerError => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+      ModeratorUserLookupError::Unauthorized => StatusCode::UNAUTHORIZED,
+    }
+  }
+
+  fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse {
+    serialize_as_json_error(self)
+  }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ModeratorUserLookupError {
+  fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    write!(f, "{:?}", self)
+  }
+}
+
+#[utoipa::path(
+  post,
+  tag = "Moderation",
+  path = "/v1/moderation/user_lookup",
+  request_body = ModeratorUserLookupRequest,
+  responses(
+    (status = 200, description = "Success", body = ModeratorUserLookupSuccessResponse),
+    (status = 401, description = "Unauthorized", body = ModeratorUserLookupError),
+    (status = 500, description = "Server error", body = ModeratorUserLookupError),
+  ),
+)]
+pub async fn moderator_user_lookup_handler(
+  http_request: HttpRequest,
+  request: web::Json<ModeratorUserLookupRequest>,
+  server_state: web::Data<Arc<ServerState>>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, ModeratorUserLookupError> {
+
+  let _user_session = require_moderator(&http_request, &server_state, UseDatabase::Implicit)
+    .await
+    .map_err(|err| match err {
+      RequireModeratorError::ServerError => ModeratorUserLookupError::ServerError,
+      RequireModeratorError::NotAuthorized => ModeratorUserLookupError::Unauthorized,
+    })?;
+
+  let search = request.search.trim();
+
+  if search.is_empty() {
+    let response = ModeratorUserLookupSuccessResponse {
+      success: true,
+      maybe_user: None,
+    };
+    let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)
+      .map_err(|_| ModeratorUserLookupError::ServerError)?;
+    return Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+      .content_type("application/json")
+      .body(body));
+  }
+
+  let maybe_result = if search.starts_with(UserToken::token_prefix()) || search.starts_with(LEGACY_USER_TOKEN_PREFIX) {
+    lookup_user_for_moderation_by_token(search, &server_state.mysql_pool).await
+  } else if search.contains('@') {
+    lookup_user_for_moderation_by_email(search, &server_state.mysql_pool).await
+  } else {
+    lookup_user_for_moderation_by_username(search, &server_state.mysql_pool).await
+  };
+
+  let maybe_user = maybe_result
+    .map_err(|err| {
+      warn!("moderator_user_lookup error: {:?}", err);
+      ModeratorUserLookupError::ServerError
+    })?
+    .map(ModeratorUserLookupUserDetails::from);
+
+  let response = ModeratorUserLookupSuccessResponse {
+    success: true,
+    maybe_user,
+  };
+
+  let body = serde_json::to_string(&response)
+    .map_err(|_| ModeratorUserLookupError::ServerError)?;
+
+  Ok(HttpResponse::Ok()
+    .content_type("application/json")
+    .body(body))
+}
diff --git a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/application_routes/moderation_routes.rs b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/application_routes/moderation_routes.rs
index 42bf83f4df..6cef88d248 100644
--- a/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/application_routes/moderation_routes.rs
+++ b/crates/service/web/storyteller_web/src/http_server/routes/application_routes/moderation_routes.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::jobs::get_w2l_inference_queue_cou
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::jobs::kill_tts_inference_jobs::kill_tts_inference_jobs_handler;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user_bans::ban_user::ban_user_handler;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user_bans::list_banned_users::list_banned_users_handler;
+use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user::moderator_user_lookup_handler::moderator_user_lookup_handler;
 use crate::http_server::endpoints::moderation::user_feature_flags::edit_user_feature_flags_handler::edit_user_feature_flags_handler;
 
 pub fn add_moderator_routes<T, B> (app: App<T>) -> App<T>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ pub fn add_moderator_routes<T, B> (app: App<T>) -> App<T>
             .route(web::post().to(edit_user_feature_flags_handler))
             .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
         )
+        .service(web::resource("/user_lookup")
+            .route(web::post().to(moderator_user_lookup_handler))
+            .route(web::head().to(|| HttpResponse::Ok()))
+        )
       )
       .service(web::scope("/moderation")
         .service(web::resource("/staff")