diff --git a/api/request/src/index.ts b/api/request/src/index.ts
index 686fbd9..86eca4e 100644
--- a/api/request/src/index.ts
+++ b/api/request/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from "./schema";
+export * from "./validation";
diff --git a/api/request/src/schema.ts b/api/request/src/schema.ts
index 7816640..93447ee 100644
--- a/api/request/src/schema.ts
+++ b/api/request/src/schema.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,37 @@ import {
     IMovieDetails as IMovieDetailsBase
 } from "@autoplex-api/search";
 
+/**
+ * Basic user information schema
+ */
+export interface IUser {
+	id     : number,
+	name   : string,
+	isAdmin: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * The JWT auth token structure
+ */
+export interface ITokenSchema extends IUser {
+	iat    : number,
+	exp    : number
+}
+
+/**
+ * The general API response structure
+ */
+export interface IApiResponse {
+	status: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * A generic data response from the API
+ */
+export interface IApiDataResponse<T> extends IApiResponse {
+	data: T
+}
+
 interface IMovieRequestInfo {
     plexLink: string | null,
     ticketId: number | null
diff --git a/api/request/src/validation.ts b/api/request/src/validation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e961bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/request/src/validation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+export const ValidationConstraints = {
+	api: {
+		movie: {
+			search: {
+				query: {
+					presence: {
+						allowEmpty: false,
+						message: "The query cannot be blank"
+					}
+				},
+				year: {
+					numericality: {
+						onlyInteger: true,
+						greaterThan: 0,
+						notGreaterThan: "Invalid year",
+						notValid: "Invalid year",
+						notInteger: "Invalid year"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	login: {
+		email: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "An email address is required"
+			}
+		},
+		password: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "A password is required"
+			}
+		}
+	},
+	register: {
+		token: {
+			presence: {
+				message: "A valid token is required to register"
+			},
+			token: {
+				message: "A valid token is required to register"
+			}
+		},
+		name: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "Your name is required"
+			},
+			length: {
+				maximum: 50,
+				tooLong: "Your name cannot exceed 50 characters"
+			}
+		},
+		email: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "Your email is required"
+			},
+			length: {
+				maximum: 255,
+				tooLong: "An email address cannot exceed 255 characters"
+			},
+			email: {
+				message: "A valid email address is required"
+			}
+		},
+		password: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "A password is required"
+			},
+			length: {
+				minimum: 8,
+				tooShort: "Password should be at least 8 characters"
+			}
+		},
+		retypePassword: {
+			presence: {
+				allowEmpty: false,
+				message: "Re-type your password to confirm it"
+			},
+			equality: {
+				attribute: "password",
+				message: "Passwords must match"
+			}
+		}
+	}
+};