diff --git a/app/api/v2/managers/base_api_manager.py b/app/api/v2/managers/base_api_manager.py
index f72368790..83da39b04 100644
--- a/app/api/v2/managers/base_api_manager.py
+++ b/app/api/v2/managers/base_api_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import os
+import re
 import uuid
 import yaml
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@
 from typing import Any, List
 from base64 import b64encode, b64decode
 
+from app.api.v2.errors import DataValidationError
 from app.utility.base_world import BaseWorld
 
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ def create_object_from_schema(self, schema: SchemaMeta, data: dict, access: Base
 
     async def create_on_disk_object(self, data: dict, access: dict, ram_key: str, id_property: str, obj_class: type):
         obj_id = data.get(id_property) or str(uuid.uuid4())
+        obj_id = self._sanitize_id(obj_id)
         data[id_property] = obj_id
 
         file_path = await self._get_new_object_file_path(data[id_property], ram_key)
@@ -121,18 +124,34 @@ async def remove_object_from_memory_by_id(self, identifier: str, ram_key: str, i
         await self._data_svc.remove(ram_key, {id_property: identifier})
 
     async def remove_object_from_disk_by_id(self, identifier: str, ram_key: str):
+        identifier = self._sanitize_id(identifier)
         file_path = await self._get_existing_object_file_path(identifier, ram_key)
 
         if os.path.exists(file_path):
             os.remove(file_path)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sanitize_id(obj_id) -> str:
+        '''Removes any non-alphanumeric characters and non-hyphen/underscore.'''
+        if not isinstance(obj_id, str):
+            raise DataValidationError(message=f'Invalid id type: expected str, got {type(obj_id).__name__}', name='id', value=obj_id)
+        original_id = obj_id
+        obj_id = re.sub(r'[^a-zA-Z0-9_-]', '', obj_id)
+        if not obj_id:
+            raise DataValidationError(message=f"Invalid id: {obj_id!r}", name='id', value=obj_id)
+        if original_id != obj_id:
+            logging.getLogger(DEFAULT_LOGGER_NAME).warning(f"Sanitized ID: {obj_id}")
+        return obj_id
+
     @staticmethod
     async def _get_new_object_file_path(identifier: str, ram_key: str) -> str:
         """Create file path for new object"""
+        identifier = BaseApiManager._sanitize_id(identifier)
         return os.path.join('data', ram_key, f'{identifier}.yml')
 
     async def _get_existing_object_file_path(self, identifier: str, ram_key: str) -> str:
         """Find file path for existing object (by id)"""
+        identifier = self._sanitize_id(identifier)
         _, file_path = await self._file_svc.find_file_path(f'{identifier}.yml', location=ram_key)
         if not file_path:
             file_path = await self._get_new_object_file_path(identifier, ram_key)
diff --git a/tests/api/v2/managers/test_base_api_manager.py b/tests/api/v2/managers/test_base_api_manager.py
index 7a6495cf1..3cf4560e5 100644
--- a/tests/api/v2/managers/test_base_api_manager.py
+++ b/tests/api/v2/managers/test_base_api_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import pytest
 import marshmallow as ma
 
+from app.api.v2.errors import DataValidationError
 from app.api.v2.managers.base_api_manager import BaseApiManager
 from app.objects.interfaces.i_object import FirstClassObjectInterface
 from app.utility.base_object import BaseObject
@@ -248,3 +250,28 @@ def test_replace_object(agent):
 
     assert len(stub_data_svc.ram['tests']) == 1
     assert not stub_data_svc.ram['tests'][0].value
+
+
+def test_sanitize_id():
+    valid = '766be199-7316-4b26-b3db-e272aaf7e0d4'
+    assert valid == BaseApiManager._sanitize_id(valid)
+    assert valid.upper() == BaseApiManager._sanitize_id(valid.upper())
+    assert valid == BaseApiManager._sanitize_id('../.././&%$!"#766be19:9-73[16-]4b}26-b{3d!b-e272..\\//aaf/*7e0d4')
+    assert 'testid123TEST' == BaseApiManager._sanitize_id('testid123TEST')
+    with pytest.raises(DataValidationError):
+        BaseApiManager._sanitize_id('../../.')
+    with pytest.raises(DataValidationError):
+        BaseApiManager._sanitize_id('')
+    # Non-string IDs should raise a DataValidationError
+    with pytest.raises(DataValidationError):
+        BaseApiManager._sanitize_id(12345)
+
+
+def test_sanitize_id_logs_warning_when_changed(caplog):
+    # Capture warnings when an ID is mutated by sanitization
+    caplog.set_level('WARNING')
+    original = 'abc/def?ghi'
+    sanitized = BaseApiManager._sanitize_id(original)
+    assert sanitized == 'abcdefghi'
+    # Ensure a warning was emitted that includes the sanitized ID
+    assert any('Sanitized ID' in rec.getMessage() and sanitized in rec.getMessage() for rec in caplog.records)