diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/exportController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/exportController.ts
index 5c38567..1edd14d 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/exportController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/exportController.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import * as express from 'express';
+import { checkSchema, validationResult } from "express-validator";
 import {ExportJob, ExportJobsList} from "../interfaces"
 import {PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT} from "../config";
+import {exportJobSchema} from "./schema";
 
 class ExportController {
     public path = '/export';
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ class ExportController {
 
     public initializeRoutes() {
         this.router.get(this.path, this.getAllExportJobs);
-        this.router.post(this.path, this.addExportJob);
+        this.router.post(this.path, checkSchema(exportJobSchema), this.addExportJob);
     }
 
     getAllExportJobs = (request: express.Request, response: express.Response) => {
@@ -35,24 +37,28 @@ class ExportController {
     };
 
     addExportJob = (request: express.Request, response: express.Response) => {
-        const receivedExportJob = request.body;
-        const fullExportJob:ExportJob = {
-            bookId: receivedExportJob.bookId,
-            type: receivedExportJob.type,
-            state: "pending",
-            created_at: new Date(),
-            updated_at: new Date()
-        };
-        this.exportJobs.push(fullExportJob);
+        const validationResultArray = validationResult(request).array();
+        if (validationResultArray.length > 0){
+            response.status(400).send(validationResultArray);
+        }else {
+            const receivedExportJob = request.body;
+            const fullExportJob: ExportJob = {
+                bookId: receivedExportJob.bookId,
+                type: receivedExportJob.type,
+                state: "pending",
+                created_at: new Date(),
+                updated_at: new Date()
+            };
+            this.exportJobs.push(fullExportJob);
 
-        const jobIndexToUpdate:number = this.exportJobs.length-1;
-        const timeout:number = PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT[fullExportJob.type]*1000;
-        setTimeout((jobIndex:number) => {
-            this.exportJobs[jobIndex].state = "finished";
-            this.exportJobs[jobIndex].updated_at = new Date();
-        }, timeout, jobIndexToUpdate);
-
-        response.send();
+            const jobIndexToUpdate: number = this.exportJobs.length - 1;
+            const timeout: number = PROCESSING_TIME_EXPORT[fullExportJob.type] * 1000;
+            setTimeout((jobIndex: number) => {
+                this.exportJobs[jobIndex].state = "finished";
+                this.exportJobs[jobIndex].updated_at = new Date();
+            }, timeout, jobIndexToUpdate);
+            response.send();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/importController.ts b/backend/src/controllers/importController.ts
index dcbbfbf..efa0027 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/importController.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/importController.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-import * as express from 'express';
+import * as express from "express";
+import { checkSchema, validationResult } from "express-validator";
 import {ImportJobsList, ImportJob} from "../interfaces"
 import {PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY} from "../config";
+import {importJobSchema} from "./schema";
+
 
 class ImportController {
     public path = '/import';
@@ -10,12 +13,12 @@ class ImportController {
 
     constructor() {
         this.initializeRoutes();
-    }
+    };
 
     public initializeRoutes() {
         this.router.get(this.path, this.getAllImportJobs);
-        this.router.post(this.path, this.addImportJob);
-    }
+        this.router.post(this.path, checkSchema(importJobSchema), this.addImportJob);
+    };
 
     getAllImportJobs = (request: express.Request, response: express.Response) => {
         const result: ImportJobsList = {
@@ -35,26 +38,32 @@ class ImportController {
     };
 
     addImportJob = (request: express.Request, response: express.Response) => {
-        const receivedImportJob = request.body;
-        const fullImportJob:ImportJob = {
-            bookId: receivedImportJob.bookId,
-            type: receivedImportJob.type,
-            url: receivedImportJob.url,
-            state: "pending",
-            created_at: new Date(),
-            updated_at: new Date()
-        };
-        this.importJobs.push(fullImportJob);
 
-        const jobIndexToUpdate:number = this.importJobs.length-1;
-        const timeout:number = PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY*1000;
-        setTimeout((jobIndex:number) => {
-            this.importJobs[jobIndex].state = "finished";
-            this.importJobs[jobIndex].updated_at = new Date();
-        }, timeout, jobIndexToUpdate);
+        const validationResultArray = validationResult(request).array();
+        if (validationResultArray.length > 0){
+            response.status(400).send(validationResultArray);
+        }else{
+            const receivedImportJob = request.body;
+            const fullImportJob:ImportJob = {
+                bookId: receivedImportJob.bookId,
+                type: receivedImportJob.type,
+                url: receivedImportJob.url,
+                state: "pending",
+                created_at: new Date(),
+                updated_at: new Date()
+            };
+            this.importJobs.push(fullImportJob);
 
-        response.send();
-    }
+            const jobIndexToUpdate:number = this.importJobs.length-1;
+            const timeout:number = PROCESSING_TIME_IMPORT_ANY*1000;
+            setTimeout((jobIndex:number) => {
+                this.importJobs[jobIndex].state = "finished";
+                this.importJobs[jobIndex].updated_at = new Date();
+            }, timeout, jobIndexToUpdate);
+
+            response.send();
+        }
+    };
 }
 
 export default ImportController;
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/schema/index.ts b/backend/src/controllers/schema/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b52a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/schema/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import {ValidationSchema} from "express-validator";
+import {VALID_EXPORT_TYPES_ARRAY, VALID_IMPORT_TYPES_ARRAY} from "../../config";
+
+export const importJobSchema:ValidationSchema = {
+    bookId: {
+        in: ['body'],
+        isString: {
+            errorMessage: "bookId field should be a string"
+        },
+        exists: {
+            errorMessage: "bookId field is required"
+        }
+    },
+    type: {
+        in: ['body'],
+        isString: {
+            errorMessage: "type field should be a string"
+        },
+        exists: {
+            errorMessage: "type field is required"
+        },
+        isIn: {
+            errorMessage: "type is not valid",
+            options: [VALID_IMPORT_TYPES_ARRAY]
+        }
+    },
+    url: {
+        in: ['body'],
+        isString: {
+            errorMessage: "url field should be a string"
+        },
+        exists: {
+            errorMessage: "url field is required"
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+export const exportJobSchema:ValidationSchema = {
+    bookId: {
+        in: ['body'],
+        isString: {
+            errorMessage: "bookId field should be a string"
+        },
+        exists: {
+            errorMessage: "bookId field is required"
+        }
+    },
+    type: {
+        in: ['body'],
+        isString: {
+            errorMessage: "type field should be a string"
+        },
+        exists: {
+            errorMessage: "type field is required"
+        },
+        isIn: {
+            errorMessage: "type is not valid",
+            options: [VALID_EXPORT_TYPES_ARRAY]
+        }
+    }
+};