diff --git a/src/lib/database.ts b/src/lib/database.ts
index 22a2293..6e6aacb 100644
--- a/src/lib/database.ts
+++ b/src/lib/database.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /**
- * Retrieve an arbitrary object with a matching ID from an Array.
- * Supposed to be used on collections returned by the PocketBase API.
+ * Select an element from an [objects] array where [key] matches [value].
+ * Supposed to be used on collections returned by the [PocketBase] client.
  */
-export const get_by_id = <T extends object>(objects: T[], id: string): T | undefined => {
-  return objects.find((o: T) => ("id" in o ? o.id === id : false));
+export const get_by_value = <T extends object>(
+  objects: T[],
+  key: keyof T,
+  value: string,
+): T | undefined => {
+  return objects.find((o: T) => (key in o ? o[key] === value : false));
 };