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+"""
+Provides helper functions to convenience devs
+"""
+
+import requests
+from mailersend.base import base
+
+
+class NewHelper(base.NewAPIClient):
+    """
+    NewHelper extends base.NewAPIClient to inherit connection details
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        """
+        NewHelper constructor
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def get_id_by_name(self, category, name):
+        """
+        Returns an ID given a category and item name from the MailerSend API
+
+        @params:
+          category (str): Can be one of "recipients", "domains"
+          name (str): Object name
+        """
+
+        request = requests.get(
+            f"{self.api_base}/{category}", headers=self.headers_default
+        )
+
+        _json_req = request.json()
+
+        category_search_asset = {"recipients": "email", "domains": "name"}
+
+        _data_block = _json_req["data"]
+
+        for data in _data_block:
+            if data[category_search_asset.get(category)] == name:
+                return data["id"]
+
+        return request.text