diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp b/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
index 4af1ad14..932b7e4b 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,42 @@ HandlerResponse WSRequestHandler::SendResponse(const char* status, obs_data_t* f
 	return response;
 }
 
-bool WSRequestHandler::hasField(QString name) {
-	if (!data || name.isEmpty() || name.isNull())
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasField(QString name, obs_data_type expectedFieldType) {
+	if (!data || name.isEmpty() || name.isNull()) {
 		return false;
+	}
 
-	return obs_data_has_user_value(data, name.toUtf8());
+	obs_data_item_t* dataItem = obs_data_item_byname(data, name.toUtf8());
+	if (!dataItem) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (expectedFieldType != OBS_DATA_NULL) {
+		obs_data_type fieldType = obs_data_item_gettype(dataItem);
+		if (fieldType != expectedFieldType) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasBool(QString fieldName) {
+	return this->hasField(fieldName, OBS_DATA_BOOLEAN);
+}
+
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasString(QString fieldName) {
+	return this->hasField(fieldName, OBS_DATA_STRING);
+}
+
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasNumber(QString fieldName) {
+	return this->hasField(fieldName, OBS_DATA_NUMBER);
+}
+
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasArray(QString fieldName) {
+	return this->hasField(fieldName, OBS_DATA_ARRAY);
+}
+
+bool WSRequestHandler::hasObject(QString fieldName) {
+	return this->hasField(fieldName, OBS_DATA_OBJECT);
 }
diff --git a/src/WSRequestHandler.h b/src/WSRequestHandler.h
index 4dea020b..372f8c36 100644
--- a/src/WSRequestHandler.h
+++ b/src/WSRequestHandler.h
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ class WSRequestHandler : public QObject {
 		explicit WSRequestHandler(ConnectionProperties& connProperties);
 		~WSRequestHandler();
 		std::string processIncomingMessage(std::string& textMessage);
-		bool hasField(QString name);
+
+		bool hasField(QString fieldName, obs_data_type expectedFieldType = OBS_DATA_NULL);
+		bool hasBool(QString fieldName);
+		bool hasString(QString fieldName);
+		bool hasNumber(QString fieldName);
+		bool hasArray(QString fieldName);
+		bool hasObject(QString fieldName);
 
 		HandlerResponse SendOKResponse(obs_data_t* additionalFields = nullptr);
 		HandlerResponse SendErrorResponse(QString errorMessage);