diff --git a/examples/golang/codex.go b/examples/golang/codex.go
index 9a60935d..55adfd9c 100644
--- a/examples/golang/codex.go
+++ b/examples/golang/codex.go
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ package main
 		return codex_spr(codexCtx, (CodexCallback) callback, resp);
 	}
 
+	static int cGoCodexPeerId(void* codexCtx, void* resp) {
+		return codex_peer_id(codexCtx, (CodexCallback) callback, resp);
+	}
+
 	static int cGoCodexStart(void* codexCtx, void* resp) {
 		return codex_start(codexCtx, (CodexCallback) callback, resp);
 	}
@@ -165,16 +169,6 @@ const (
 	LevelDb RepoKind = "leveldb"
 )
 
-type Spr string
-
-type SprJson struct {
-	Spr string `json:"spr"`
-}
-
-func (s Spr) Json() SprJson {
-	return SprJson{Spr: string(s)}
-}
-
 type CodexConfig struct {
 	LogLevel                       LogLevel  `json:"log-level,omitempty"`
 	LogFormat                      LogFormat `json:"log-format,omitempty"`
@@ -389,7 +383,7 @@ func (self *CodexNode) CodexDebug() (CodexDebugInfo, error) {
 	return info, err
 }
 
-func (self *CodexNode) CodexSpr() (Spr, error) {
+func (self *CodexNode) CodexSpr() (string, error) {
 	bridge := newBridgeCtx()
 	defer bridge.free()
 
@@ -397,12 +391,18 @@ func (self *CodexNode) CodexSpr() (Spr, error) {
 		return "", bridge.CallError("cGoCodexSpr")
 	}
 
-	value, err := bridge.wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	return bridge.wait()
+}
+
+func (self *CodexNode) CodexPeerId() (string, error) {
+	bridge := newBridgeCtx()
+	defer bridge.free()
+
+	if C.cGoCodexPeerId(self.ctx, bridge.resp) != C.RET_OK {
+		return "", bridge.CallError("cGoCodexPeerId")
 	}
 
-	return Spr(value), nil
+	return bridge.wait()
 }
 
 func (self *CodexNode) CodexStart() error {
@@ -536,7 +536,14 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal("Error happened:", err.Error())
 	}
 
-	log.Println("Codex SPR:", spr.Json())
+	log.Println("Codex SPR:", spr)
+
+	peerId, err := node.CodexPeerId()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error happened:", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Codex Peer Id:", peerId)
 
 	// Wait for a SIGINT or SIGTERM signal
 	ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
diff --git a/library/codex_thread_requests/codex_thread_request.nim b/library/codex_thread_requests/codex_thread_request.nim
index d05923cd..ecf75448 100644
--- a/library/codex_thread_requests/codex_thread_request.nim
+++ b/library/codex_thread_requests/codex_thread_request.nim
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import chronos
 import ../ffi_types
 import ./requests/node_lifecycle_request
 import ./requests/node_info_request
+import ./requests/node_debug_request
 
 from ../../codex/codex import CodexServer
 
 type RequestType* {.pure.} = enum
   LIFECYCLE
   INFO
+  DEBUG
 
 type CodexThreadRequest* = object
   reqType: RequestType
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ proc process*(
       cast[ptr NodeLifecycleRequest](request[].reqContent).process(codex)
     of INFO:
       cast[ptr NodeInfoRequest](request[].reqContent).process(codex)
+    of RequestType.DEBUG:
+      cast[ptr NodeDebugRequest](request[].reqContent).process(codex)
 
   handleRes(await retFut, request)
 
diff --git a/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim b/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08d0a1c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+## This file contains the lifecycle request type that will be handled.
+
+import std/[options]
+import chronos
+import chronicles
+# import confutils
+import codexdht/discv5/spr
+# import ../../../codex/conf
+import ../../../codex/rest/json
+import ../../../codex/node
+
+from ../../../codex/codex import CodexServer, node
+
+type NodeDebugMsgType* = enum
+  DEBUG
+
+type NodeDebugRequest* = object
+  operation: NodeDebugMsgType
+
+proc createShared*(T: type NodeDebugRequest, op: NodeDebugMsgType): ptr type T =
+  var ret = createShared(T)
+  ret[].operation = op
+  return ret
+
+proc destroyShared(self: ptr NodeDebugRequest) =
+  deallocShared(self)
+
+proc getDebug(
+    codex: ptr CodexServer
+): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
+  let node = codex[].node
+  let table = RestRoutingTable.init(node.discovery.protocol.routingTable)
+
+  let json =
+    %*{
+      "id": $node.switch.peerInfo.peerId,
+      "addrs": node.switch.peerInfo.addrs.mapIt($it),
+      "spr":
+        if node.discovery.dhtRecord.isSome: node.discovery.dhtRecord.get.toURI else: "",
+      "announceAddresses": node.discovery.announceAddrs,
+      "table": table,
+    }
+
+  return ok($json)
+
+proc process*(
+    self: ptr NodeDebugRequest, codex: ptr CodexServer
+): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
+  defer:
+    destroyShared(self)
+
+  case self.operation
+  of NodeDebugMsgType.DEBUG:
+    let res = (await getDebug(codex))
+    if res.isErr:
+      error "DEBUG failed", error = res.error
+      return err($res.error)
+    return res
+
+  return ok("")
diff --git a/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_info_request.nim b/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_info_request.nim
index 51e558cd..37a3499a 100644
--- a/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_info_request.nim
+++ b/library/codex_thread_requests/requests/node_info_request.nim
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from ../../../codex/codex import CodexServer, config, node
 
 type NodeInfoMsgType* = enum
   REPO
-  DEBUG
   SPR
+  PEERID
 
 type NodeInfoRequest* = object
   operation: NodeInfoMsgType
@@ -32,24 +32,6 @@ proc getRepo(
 ): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
   return ok($(codex[].config.dataDir))
 
-proc getDebug(
-    codex: ptr CodexServer
-): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
-  let node = codex[].node
-  let table = RestRoutingTable.init(node.discovery.protocol.routingTable)
-
-  let json =
-    %*{
-      "id": $node.switch.peerInfo.peerId,
-      "addrs": node.switch.peerInfo.addrs.mapIt($it),
-      "spr":
-        if node.discovery.dhtRecord.isSome: node.discovery.dhtRecord.get.toURI else: "",
-      "announceAddresses": node.discovery.announceAddrs,
-      "table": table,
-    }
-
-  return ok($json)
-
 proc getSpr(
     codex: ptr CodexServer
 ): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
@@ -59,6 +41,11 @@ proc getSpr(
 
   return ok(spr.get.toURI)
 
+proc getPeerId(
+    codex: ptr CodexServer
+): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
+  return ok($codex[].node.switch.peerInfo.peerId)
+
 proc process*(
     self: ptr NodeInfoRequest, codex: ptr CodexServer
 ): Future[Result[string, string]] {.async: (raises: []).} =
@@ -72,16 +59,16 @@ proc process*(
       error "REPO failed", error = res.error
       return err($res.error)
     return res
-  of DEBUG:
-    let res = (await getDebug(codex))
-    if res.isErr:
-      error "DEBUG failed", error = res.error
-      return err($res.error)
-    return res
   of SPR:
     let res = (await getSpr(codex))
     if res.isErr:
-      error "DEBUG failed", error = res.error
+      error "SPR failed", error = res.error
+      return err($res.error)
+    return res
+  of PEERID:
+    let res = (await getPeerId(codex))
+    if res.isErr:
+      error "PEERID failed", error = res.error
       return err($res.error)
     return res
 
diff --git a/library/libcodex.h b/library/libcodex.h
index c3a16ce9..ddd6dc6a 100644
--- a/library/libcodex.h
+++ b/library/libcodex.h
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ int codex_spr(
                 CodexCallback callback,
                 void* userData);
 
+int codex_peer_id(
+                void* ctx,
+                CodexCallback callback,
+                void* userData);
+
 int codex_start(void* ctx,
                CodexCallback callback,
                void* userData);
diff --git a/library/libcodex.nim b/library/libcodex.nim
index a74ee08e..43d19cda 100644
--- a/library/libcodex.nim
+++ b/library/libcodex.nim
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import ./codex_context
 import ./codex_thread_requests/codex_thread_request
 import ./codex_thread_requests/requests/node_lifecycle_request
 import ./codex_thread_requests/requests/node_info_request
+import ./codex_thread_requests/requests/node_debug_request
 import ./ffi_types
 
 from ../codex/conf import codexVersion
@@ -152,10 +153,10 @@ proc codex_debug(
   initializeLibrary()
   checkLibcodexParams(ctx, callback, userData)
 
-  let reqContent = NodeInfoRequest.createShared(NodeInfoMsgType.DEBUG)
+  let reqContent = NodeDebugRequest.createShared(NodeDebugMsgType.DEBUG)
 
   codex_context.sendRequestToCodexThread(
-    ctx, RequestType.INFO, reqContent, callback, userData
+    ctx, RequestType.DEBUG, reqContent, callback, userData
   ).isOkOr:
     let msg = "libcodex error: " & $error
     callback(RET_ERR, unsafeAddr msg[0], cast[csize_t](len(msg)), userData)
@@ -180,6 +181,23 @@ proc codex_spr(
 
   return RET_OK
 
+proc codex_peer_id(
+    ctx: ptr CodexContext, callback: CodexCallback, userData: pointer
+): cint {.dynlib, exportc.} =
+  initializeLibrary()
+  checkLibcodexParams(ctx, callback, userData)
+
+  let reqContent = NodeInfoRequest.createShared(NodeInfoMsgType.PEERID)
+
+  codex_context.sendRequestToCodexThread(
+    ctx, RequestType.INFO, reqContent, callback, userData
+  ).isOkOr:
+    let msg = "libcodex error: " & $error
+    callback(RET_ERR, unsafeAddr msg[0], cast[csize_t](len(msg)), userData)
+    return RET_ERR
+
+  return RET_OK
+
 proc codex_destroy(
     ctx: ptr CodexContext, callback: CodexCallback, userData: pointer
 ): cint {.dynlib, exportc.} =