diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 0a5b597..ea40d82 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## v0.0.2.11
+
+### New Features
+
+- Core: add function decode_api_id and encode_api_id to convert between nodeID and normal ID
+
 ## v0.0.2.10
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9759f5d..1ee24c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ This module is used to interact with the Xurrent API. It provides a set of class
     uri = "/requests?subject=Example Subject"
     connection_object.api_call(uri, 'GET')
 
+    # Convert node ID
+    helper.decode_api_id('ZmFiaWFuc3RlaW5lci4yNDEyMTAxMDE0MTJANG1lLWRlbW8uY29tL1JlcS83MDU3NTU') # fabiansteiner.241210101412@4me-demo.com/Req/705755
+    # this can be used to derive the ID from the nodeID
+
 ```
 
 #### People
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f832ae7..045c819 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "xurrent"
-version = "0.0.2.10"
+version = "0.0.2.11"
 authors = [
   { name="Fabian Steiner", email="fabian@stei-ner.net" },
 ]
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Homepage = "https://github.com/fasteiner/xurrent-python"
 Issues = "https://github.com/fasteiner/xurrent-python/issues"
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "xurrent"
-version = "0.0.2.10"
+version = "0.0.2.11"
 description = "A python module to interact with the Xurrent API."
 authors = ["Ing. Fabian Franz Steiner BSc. <fabian.steiner@tttech.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/xurrent/core.py b/src/xurrent/core.py
index 34aeefc..28449e1 100644
--- a/src/xurrent/core.py
+++ b/src/xurrent/core.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import logging
 import json
 import re
+import base64
 
 class LogLevel(Enum):
     DEBUG = logging.DEBUG
@@ -245,3 +246,31 @@ def create_filter_string(self, filter: dict):
         for key, value in filter.items():
             filter_string += f'{key}={value}&'
         return filter_string[:-1]
+
+    def decode_api_id(self, id: str):
+        """
+        API resource IDs are base64-encoded strings with the padding bytes stripped off.
+        Ensure approproate padding and decode.
+        :param id: Encoded Xurrent resource ID
+        :return: String containing the decoded ID
+        >>> helper = XurrentApiHelper('https://api.example.com', 'api_key', 'account', False)
+        >>> helper.decode_api_id('SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ')
+        'Hello, world!'
+        """
+        #Get the length remainder of 4, fill the remainder to be a power of 4, but only if it is not already 4
+        padding_count = (4 - (len(id) % 4)) % 4
+        padding = "=" * padding_count
+        value = id + padding
+        return base64.decodebytes(value.encode()).decode()
+
+    def encode_api_id(self, id: str):
+        """
+        API resource IDs are base64-encoded strings with the padding bytes stripped off.
+        Encode and strip padding.
+        :param id: Xurrent resource ID to encode
+        :return: String containing the encoded ID
+        >>> helper = XurrentApiHelper('https://api.example.com', 'api_key', 'account', False)
+        >>> helper.encode_api_id('Hello, world!')
+        'SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ'
+        """
+        return base64.encodebytes(id.encode()).decode().strip().rstrip("=")