diff --git a/client/TrackContainers.go b/client/TrackContainers.go
index 389675d..b61d7f2 100644
--- a/client/TrackContainers.go
+++ b/client/TrackContainers.go
@@ -162,4 +162,15 @@ func GetContainerInformation(ID string) (*TrackContainer, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("Container not found. ")
+}
+
+// CheckID Checks if the ID belongs to a group or a single container
+func CheckID(ID string) (string,error) {
+    // For group checks if the 1st characters is "grp"
+	if ID[0:3] == "grp" {
+		return "group", nil
+	} else {
+		return "container", nil
+	}
+	return "",nil
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/TrackContianers_test.go b/client/TrackContianers_test.go
index 0f1f7c4..ec8a90d 100644
--- a/client/TrackContianers_test.go
+++ b/client/TrackContianers_test.go
@@ -102,3 +102,19 @@ func TestRemoveTrackedContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
+
+// Test function that checks if the ID belongs to
+// a group or container running
+func TestCheckID(t *testing.T) {
+    id := "grp123"
+	checkID, err := CheckID(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if checkID == "group" {
+		fmt.Println("pass")
+	} else {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}