diff --git a/etherpad/views.py b/etherpad/views.py
index 4e6fdc7e..dcd2ea72 100644
--- a/etherpad/views.py
+++ b/etherpad/views.py
@@ -90,4 +90,9 @@ def create_session_group(request, group_id):
     ether_user = str(ether_user.user_ether_id)
     validUntil = int(time())+28800
     result = epclient.createSession(ether_group, ether_user, validUntil)
-    return result['sessionID']
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+    return result['sessionID']
+
+
+def get_pad_id(article_id):
+    article = EtherArticle.objects.get(article=article_id)
+    return article.article_ether_id
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