diff --git a/helper/utilities.go b/helper/utilities.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5eb746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helper/utilities.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package helper
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func GetIDOfElement(c *gin.Context, elementName string, source string, providedID int) (int, error) {
+
+	if source == "path" {
+		id, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Param(elementName))
+		if err != nil {
+			BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of path parameter"))
+			return -1, err
+		}
+		return id, nil
+	} else if source == "query" {
+		id, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Request.URL.Query().Get(elementName))
+		if err != nil {
+			BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of query parameter"))
+			return -1, err
+		}
+		return id, nil
+	} else if source == "body" {
+		id := providedID
+		return id, nil
+	} else {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid source of element ID")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/routes/dashboard/dashboard_middleware.go b/routes/dashboard/dashboard_middleware.go
index b51b9f8..301b52b 100644
--- a/routes/dashboard/dashboard_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/dashboard/dashboard_middleware.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/routes/scenario"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
@@ -21,21 +19,9 @@ func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, dabIDSource strin
 		return false, dab
 	}
 
-	var dabID int
-	if dabIDSource == "path" {
-		dabID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Param("dashboardID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of dashboardID path parameter"))
-			return false, dab
-		}
-	} else if dabIDSource == "query" {
-		dabID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Request.URL.Query().Get("dashboardID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of dashboardID query parameter"))
-			return false, dab
-		}
-	} else if dabIDSource == "body" {
-		dabID = dabIDBody
+	dabID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "dashboardID", dabIDSource, dabIDBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, dab
 	}
 
 	err = dab.ByID(uint(dabID))
diff --git a/routes/file/file_middleware.go b/routes/file/file_middleware.go
index 9faf537..f98c651 100644
--- a/routes/file/file_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/file/file_middleware.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/routes/simulationmodel"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/routes/widget"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD) (bool, File) {
@@ -20,9 +19,8 @@ func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD) (bool, File) {
 		return false, f
 	}
 
-	fileID, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("fileID"))
+	fileID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "fileID", "path", -1)
 	if err != nil {
-		helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of fileID path parameter"))
 		return false, f
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go b/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
index db6a4de..13cc1e2 100644
--- a/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/scenario/scenario_middleware.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package scenario
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
@@ -24,24 +22,8 @@ func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, screnarioIDSource
 		return true, so
 	}
 
-	var scenarioID int
-	if screnarioIDSource == "path" {
-		scenarioID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Param("scenarioID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of scenarioID path parameter"))
-			return false, so
-		}
-	} else if screnarioIDSource == "query" {
-		scenarioID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Request.URL.Query().Get("scenarioID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of scenarioID query parameter"))
-			return false, so
-		}
-	} else if screnarioIDSource == "body" {
-		scenarioID = scenarioIDbody
-
-	} else {
-		helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("The following source of scenario ID is not valid: %s", screnarioIDSource))
+	scenarioID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "scenarioID", screnarioIDSource, scenarioIDbody)
+	if err != nil {
 		return false, so
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/signal/signal_middleware.go b/routes/signal/signal_middleware.go
index d8c368e..672e26d 100644
--- a/routes/signal/signal_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/signal/signal_middleware.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package signal
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
@@ -21,9 +19,8 @@ func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD) (bool, Signal) {
 		return false, sig
 	}
 
-	signalID, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("signalID"))
+	signalID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "signalID", "path", -1)
 	if err != nil {
-		helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of signalID path parameter"))
 		return false, sig
 	}
 
diff --git a/routes/simulationmodel/simulationmodel_middleware.go b/routes/simulationmodel/simulationmodel_middleware.go
index a25c56f..ada13bb 100644
--- a/routes/simulationmodel/simulationmodel_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/simulationmodel/simulationmodel_middleware.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package simulationmodel
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
@@ -21,21 +19,9 @@ func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, modelIDSource str
 		return false, m
 	}
 
-	var modelID int
-	if modelIDSource == "path" {
-		modelID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Param("modelID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of modelID path parameter"))
-			return false, m
-		}
-	} else if modelIDSource == "query" {
-		modelID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Request.URL.Query().Get("modelID"))
-		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of modelID query parameter"))
-			return false, m
-		}
-	} else if modelIDSource == "body" {
-		modelID = modelIDBody
+	modelID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "modelID", modelIDSource, modelIDBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, m
 	}
 
 	err = m.ByID(uint(modelID))
diff --git a/routes/simulator/simulator_middleware.go b/routes/simulator/simulator_middleware.go
index 5dc3c35..0c02b46 100644
--- a/routes/simulator/simulator_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/simulator/simulator_middleware.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package simulator
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, modeltype database.ModelName, operation database.CRUD, hasID bool) (bool, Simulator) {
@@ -20,9 +18,8 @@ func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, modeltype database.ModelName, operation da
 
 	if hasID {
 		// Get the ID of the simulator from the context
-		simulatorID, err := strconv.Atoi(c.Param("simulatorID"))
+		simulatorID, err := helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "simulatorID", "path", -1)
 		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("Could not get simulator's ID from context"))
 			return false, s
 		}
 
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ func checkPermissions(c *gin.Context, modeltype database.ModelName, operation da
 		if helper.DBError(c, err) {
 			return false, s
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	return true, s
diff --git a/routes/widget/widget_middleware.go b/routes/widget/widget_middleware.go
index f565ec1..7d3cb3e 100644
--- a/routes/widget/widget_middleware.go
+++ b/routes/widget/widget_middleware.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package widget
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/helper"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 
 	"git.rwth-aachen.de/acs/public/villas/villasweb-backend-go/database"
@@ -14,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, widgetIDBody int) (bool, Widget) {
 
 	var w Widget
-
-	err := database.ValidateRole(c, database.ModelWidget, operation)
+	var err error
+	err = database.ValidateRole(c, database.ModelWidget, operation)
 	if err != nil {
 		helper.UnprocessableEntityError(c, fmt.Sprintf("Access denied (role validation failed): %v", err.Error()))
 		return false, w
@@ -23,9 +21,8 @@ func CheckPermissions(c *gin.Context, operation database.CRUD, widgetIDBody int)
 
 	var widgetID int
 	if widgetIDBody < 0 {
-		widgetID, err = strconv.Atoi(c.Param("widgetID"))
+		widgetID, err = helper.GetIDOfElement(c, "widgetID", "path", -1)
 		if err != nil {
-			helper.BadRequestError(c, fmt.Sprintf("No or incorrect format of widgetID path parameter"))
 			return false, w
 		}
 	} else {