diff --git a/services/events/project/api/events.py b/services/events/project/api/events.py
index 7cff506c..d6b2bc16 100644
--- a/services/events/project/api/events.py
+++ b/services/events/project/api/events.py
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ def extract_enteries(entries):
     return [Entry(type=str(entry)) for entry in entries if entry]
 
 
+def existing_match_from_name(name, start):
+    return Event.query.filter_by(name=name, start=start).first()
+
+
+def existing_match_from_source_id(source, source_id):
+    return Event.query.filter_by(source=source, source_id=source_id).first()
+
+
 @events_blueprint.route("/", methods=["GET", "POST"])
 def index():
     if request.method == "POST":
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ def index():
         entry = request.form["entry"]
         category = request.form["category"]
         source = request.form["source"]
+        source_id = request.form["source_id"]
 
         topic_list = extract_topics(topics)
 
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ def index():
             location=location,
             category=category,
             source=source,
+            source_id=source_id,
         )
 
         db.session.add(event)
@@ -88,36 +98,42 @@ def add_event():
     entries = post_data.get("entry")
     category = post_data.get("category")
     source = post_data.get("source")
+    source_id = post_data.get("source_id")
 
     topics_list = extract_topics(topics)
     entry_list = extract_enteries(entries)
 
+    if existing_match_from_name(name, start):
+        response_object["message"] = "Event with name and start already exists."
+        return jsonify(response_object), 202
+
+    if source_id and existing_match_from_source_id(source, source_id):
+        response_object["message"] = "Event from with source id already exists."
+        return jsonify(response_object), 202
+
     try:
-        event = Event.query.filter_by(name=name, start=start).first()
-        if not event:
-            event = Event(
-                name=name,
-                description=description,
-                url=url,
-                start=start,
-                end=end,
-                duration=duration,
-                topics=topics_list,
-                entry=entry_list,
-                location=location,
-                category=category,
-                source=source,
-            )
-            db.session.add(event)
-            db.session.commit()
+        event = Event(
+            name=name,
+            description=description,
+            url=url,
+            start=start,
+            end=end,
+            duration=duration,
+            topics=topics_list,
+            entry=entry_list,
+            location=location,
+            category=category,
+            source=source,
+            source_id=source_id,
+        )
+        db.session.add(event)
+        db.session.commit()
 
-            response_object["status"] = "success"
-            response_object["message"] = f"{name} was added!"
+        response_object["status"] = "success"
+        response_object["message"] = f"{name} was added!"
+
+        return jsonify(response_object), 201
 
-            return jsonify(response_object), 201
-        else:
-            response_object["message"] = "Sorry. That id already exists."
-            return jsonify(response_object), 202
     except (exc.IntegrityError, ValueError):
         db.session.rollback()
         return jsonify(response_object), 400
diff --git a/services/events/project/api/models.py b/services/events/project/api/models.py
index 5ea55ddc..9aae0fcb 100644
--- a/services/events/project/api/models.py
+++ b/services/events/project/api/models.py
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ class Event(OutputMixin, db.Model):
     updated = Column(db.DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, nullable=False)
     deleted = Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True)
     source = Column(db.String(50), nullable=False)
+    source_id = Column(db.String(256), nullable=True)
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ def __init__(
         entry,
         category,
         source,
+        source_id,
         location,
     ):
         self.name = name
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.entry = entry
         self.category = category
         self.source = source
+        self.source_id = source_id
         self.location = location
 
 
diff --git a/services/events/project/tests/models/test_meetup_model.py b/services/events/project/tests/models/test_meetup_model.py
index 79fb80ab..6984597b 100644
--- a/services/events/project/tests/models/test_meetup_model.py
+++ b/services/events/project/tests/models/test_meetup_model.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ def test_add(self):
             entry=[entry],
             category="test category",
             source="test",
+            source_id=None,
             location="belfast",
         )
         channel = Channel(
diff --git a/services/events/project/tests/test_event_model.py b/services/events/project/tests/test_event_model.py
index 65abad6d..81c3b934 100644
--- a/services/events/project/tests/test_event_model.py
+++ b/services/events/project/tests/test_event_model.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def test_add_event(self):
             entry=[entry],
             category="test category",
             source="test",
+            source_id=None,
             location="belfast",
         )
         db.session.add(event)
diff --git a/services/events/project/tests/utils.py b/services/events/project/tests/utils.py
index 65a9e0cc..a4b3fa41 100644
--- a/services/events/project/tests/utils.py
+++ b/services/events/project/tests/utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def add_event(
     channel,
     category,
     source,
+    source_id,
 ):
     event = Event(
         name=name,
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ def add_event(
         channel=channel,
         category=category,
         source=source,
+        source_id=source_id,
     )
     db.session.add(event)
     db.session.commit()