diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 272279a..1922cd2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "aho-corasick"
+version = "0.7.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e37cfd5e7657ada45f742d6e99ca5788580b5c529dc78faf11ece6dc702656f"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "android_system_properties"
 version = "0.1.4"
@@ -939,6 +948,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "okapi",
  "paste",
  "rocket",
+ "rocket_cors",
  "rocket_db_pools",
  "rocket_okapi",
  "schemars",
@@ -1478,6 +1488,8 @@ version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4c4eb3267174b8c6c2f654116623910a0fef09c4753f8dd83db29c48a0df988b"
 dependencies = [
+ "aho-corasick",
+ "memchr",
  "regex-syntax",
 ]
 
@@ -1585,6 +1597,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rocket_cors"
+version = "0.6.0-alpha1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/lawliet89/rocket_cors#54fae0701dffbe5df686465780218644ee3fae5f"
+dependencies = [
+ "http",
+ "log",
+ "regex",
+ "rocket",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_derive",
+ "unicase",
+ "unicase_serde",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rocket_db_pools"
 version = "0.1.0-rc.2"
@@ -2442,6 +2470,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicase"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50f37be617794602aabbeee0be4f259dc1778fabe05e2d67ee8f79326d5cb4f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "version_check",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "unicase_serde"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6ef53697679d874d69f3160af80bc28de12730a985d57bdf2b47456ccb8b11f1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "unicase",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-bidi"
 version = "0.3.8"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cddaefc..7873229 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ futures = "0.3"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 serde_json = "1"
 paste = "1"
+rocket_cors = { git = "https://github.com/lawliet89/rocket_cors" }
 
 [dependencies.sqlx]
 version = "*"
diff --git a/src/api/event.rs b/src/api/event.rs
index 8b11482..2cafb25 100644
--- a/src/api/event.rs
+++ b/src/api/event.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ impl EventOutcome {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
 #[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
 pub struct Event {
-    /// Unique identifier of the event. This will be randomly generated and cannot be modified.
-    #[serde(default = "uuid")]
-    id: String,
     /// Has this event concluded?
     #[serde(default)]
     concluded: bool,
@@ -70,10 +67,6 @@ impl Event {
     }
 }
 
-fn uuid() -> String {
-    uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string()
-}
-
 /// # EventSpec
 ///
 /// A specification of an event
@@ -124,7 +117,6 @@ macro_rules! events {
                     };
 
                     let event = Event {
-                        id: uuid(),
                         name: self.name,
                         description: self.description,
                         concluded: false,
@@ -359,7 +351,7 @@ mod free_for_all_game {
     #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
     #[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
     pub enum FreeForAllGameRanking {
-        /// Ranking of participants by user id or team name (first element is first place, second element is second
+        /// Ranking of participants by user name or team name (first element is first place, second element is second
         /// place, etc.)
         Ranking(Vec<String>),
         /// Score based ranking of participants/teams
@@ -378,7 +370,7 @@ mod free_for_all_game {
     #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
     #[serde(crate = "rocket::serde")]
     pub struct FreeForAllGame {
-        /// Ranking of participants by user id or team name (first element is first place, second element is second
+        /// Ranking of participants by user name or team name (first element is first place, second element is second
         /// place, etc.)
         ranking: Option<FreeForAllGameRanking>,
 
@@ -437,10 +429,10 @@ mod free_for_all_game {
         /// Set list of participants participating in the game
         SetParticipants(HashSet<String>),
 
-        /// Add participant by id
+        /// Add participant by name
         AddParticipant(String),
 
-        /// Remove participant by id
+        /// Remove participant by name
         RemoveParticipant(String),
     }
 
@@ -490,11 +482,11 @@ mod free_for_all_game {
                     },
                 },
                 FreeForAllGameUpdate::Participants(update) => match update {
-                    FreeForAllGameUpdateParticipants::AddParticipant(id) => {
-                        self.spec.participants.insert(id);
+                    FreeForAllGameUpdateParticipants::AddParticipant(name) => {
+                        self.spec.participants.insert(name);
                     }
-                    FreeForAllGameUpdateParticipants::RemoveParticipant(id) => {
-                        self.spec.participants.remove(&id);
+                    FreeForAllGameUpdateParticipants::RemoveParticipant(name) => {
+                        self.spec.participants.remove(&name);
 
                         if !self
                             .ranking
@@ -502,7 +494,7 @@ mod free_for_all_game {
                             .map(|r| r.is_valid(&self.spec.participants))
                             .unwrap_or(true)
                         {
-                            self.spec.participants.insert(id);
+                            self.spec.participants.insert(name);
                             return Err(PartyError::Unknown("cannot remove participant, all participants mentioned in ranking must be participating".into()));
                         }
                     }
@@ -562,9 +554,6 @@ events!(test => Test, team_game => TeamGame, free_for_all_game => FreeForAllGame
 
 /// # Create event
 ///
-/// If an `id` is supplied, it will be replaced by a randomly generated
-/// one.
-///
 /// Returns the created event.
 #[openapi(tag = "Event")]
 #[post("/", data = "<event>")]
@@ -580,26 +569,30 @@ pub async fn create_event(
 
 /// # Update event
 ///
-/// Update the supplied values in the event with the given id. The `id` of an event cannot be
+/// Update the supplied values in the event with the given name. The `name` of an event cannot be
 /// changed and `concluded` will always be false.
 #[openapi(tag = "Event")]
-#[post("/<id>", data = "<update>")]
+#[post("/<name>", data = "<update>")]
 pub async fn update_event(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
     update: Json<EventUpdate>,
 ) -> Result<Status, PartyError> {
     let mut event = db
         .events()
-        .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+        .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
         .await?
-        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(id.clone()))?;
+        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(name.clone()))?;
 
     event.apply_update(update.into_inner())?;
 
     db.events()
-        .update_one(doc! { "id": &id }, doc! { "$set": to_bson(&event)? }, None)
+        .update_one(
+            doc! { "name": &name },
+            doc! { "$set": to_bson(&event)? },
+            None,
+        )
         .await?;
 
     Ok(Status::Ok)
@@ -607,19 +600,19 @@ pub async fn update_event(
 
 /// # Get event
 ///
-/// Returns the event with the given id
+/// Returns the event with the given name
 #[openapi(tag = "Event")]
-#[get("/<id>")]
+#[get("/<name>")]
 pub async fn get_event(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Json<Event>, PartyError> {
     Ok(Json(
         db.events()
-            .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+            .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
             .await?
-            .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(id))?,
+            .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(name))?,
     ))
 }
 
@@ -652,17 +645,17 @@ pub async fn get_all_events(
 ///
 /// Returns the outcome of an event.
 #[openapi(tag = "Event")]
-#[get("/<id>/outcome")]
+#[get("/<name>/outcome")]
 pub async fn event_outcome(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Json<EventOutcome>, PartyError> {
     let event = db
         .events()
-        .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+        .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
         .await?
-        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(id.clone()))?;
+        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(name.clone()))?;
     Ok(Json(event.outcome()))
 }
 
@@ -670,21 +663,21 @@ pub async fn event_outcome(
 ///
 /// This will conclude the event, apply the outcome to the users and return the outcome.
 #[openapi(tag = "Event")]
-#[post("/<id>/stop")]
+#[post("/<name>/stop")]
 pub async fn stop_event(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Json<EventOutcome>, PartyError> {
     let event = db
         .events()
-        .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+        .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
         .await?
-        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(id.clone()))?;
+        .ok_or(PartyError::EventNotFound(name.clone()))?;
     event.conclude();
     db.events()
         .update_one(
-            doc! { "id": &id },
+            doc! { "name": &name },
             doc! { "$set": { "concluded": true } },
             None,
         )
diff --git a/src/api/user.rs b/src/api/user.rs
index daf3662..0ce7c9f 100644
--- a/src/api/user.rs
+++ b/src/api/user.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ pub struct User {
     name: String,
     /// Score of the user
     score: i64,
-    /// Unique identifier of the user
-    id: String,
 }
 
 /// # Create new user with the give name
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ pub async fn add_user(
     name: Json<&str>,
 ) -> Result<status::Created<Json<User>>, PartyError> {
     let user = User {
-        id: uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string(),
         score: 0,
         name: name.to_string(),
     };
@@ -47,34 +44,34 @@ pub async fn add_user(
     Ok(status::Created::new("/").body(Json(user)))
 }
 
-/// # Delete user by id
+/// # Delete user by name
 #[openapi(tag = "User")]
-#[delete("/<id>")]
+#[delete("/<name>")]
 pub async fn delete_user(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Status, PartyError> {
-    db.users().delete_one(doc! { "id": id }, None).await?;
+    db.users().delete_one(doc! { "name": name }, None).await?;
 
     Ok(Status::Ok)
 }
 
 /// # Get user by id
 ///
-/// Returns a single user by id
+/// Returns a single user by name
 #[openapi(tag = "User")]
-#[get("/<id>")]
+#[get("/<name>")]
 pub async fn get_user(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Json<User>, PartyError> {
     let user = db
         .users()
-        .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+        .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
         .await?
-        .ok_or(PartyError::UserNotFound(id))?;
+        .ok_or(PartyError::UserNotFound(name))?;
     Ok(Json(user))
 }
 
@@ -88,8 +85,6 @@ pub enum UserSort {
     Score,
     #[field(value = "name")]
     Name,
-    #[field(value = "id")]
-    Id,
 }
 
 impl ToString for UserSort {
@@ -97,7 +92,6 @@ impl ToString for UserSort {
         match self {
             Self::Score => "score",
             Self::Name => "name",
-            Self::Id => "id",
         }
         .into()
     }
@@ -139,18 +133,18 @@ pub async fn get_all_users(
     Ok(Json(users))
 }
 
-/// # Set score of user by id
+/// # Set score of user by name
 #[openapi(tag = "User")]
-#[post("/<id>/score", data = "<score>")]
+#[post("/<name>/score", data = "<score>")]
 pub async fn set_score(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
     score: Json<i64>,
 ) -> Result<Status, PartyError> {
     db.users()
         .update_one(
-            doc! { "id": id },
+            doc! { "name": name },
             doc! { "$set": { "score": *score } },
             None,
         )
@@ -159,21 +153,21 @@ pub async fn set_score(
     Ok(Status::Ok)
 }
 
-/// # Get score of user by id
+/// # Get score of user by name
 ///
-/// Returns the score of a single user by id
+/// Returns the score of a single user by name
 #[openapi(tag = "User")]
-#[get("/<id>/score")]
+#[get("/<name>/score")]
 pub async fn get_score(
     _api_key: ApiKey,
     db: Connection<Db>,
-    id: String,
+    name: String,
 ) -> Result<Json<i64>, PartyError> {
     Ok(Json(
         db.users()
-            .find_one(doc! { "id": &id }, None)
+            .find_one(doc! { "name": &name }, None)
             .await?
-            .ok_or(PartyError::UserNotFound(id))?
+            .ok_or(PartyError::UserNotFound(name))?
             .score,
     ))
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c467229..fc220d2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod api;
 
+use rocket_cors::CorsOptions;
 use rocket_db_pools::{mongodb, Database};
 use rocket_okapi::{
     openapi,
@@ -23,8 +24,14 @@ fn index() -> String {
 
 #[launch]
 fn rocket() -> _ {
+    let cors = CorsOptions::default()
+        .allowed_origins(rocket_cors::AllOrSome::All)
+        .to_cors()
+        .unwrap();
+
     let building_rocket = rocket::build()
         .attach(Db::init())
+        .attach(cors)
         .mount("/", routes![index])
         .mount(
             "/swagger",