diff --git a/src/api/routes/reporting/menu/message.ts b/src/api/routes/reporting/menu/message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcf02ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/routes/reporting/menu/message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+	Spacebar: A FOSS re-implementation and extension of the Discord.com backend.
+	Copyright (C) 2025 Spacebar and Spacebar Contributors
+
+	This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+	it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+	by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+	(at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+	GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+	along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { route } from "@spacebar/api";
+import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
+import { CollectiblesCategoriesResponse } from "@spacebar/util";
+
+const router = Router({ mergeParams: true });
+
+router.get(
+	"/",
+	route({
+		responses: {
+			200: {
+				body: "ReportingMenuResponse",
+			},
+			204: {},
+		},
+	}),
+	(req: Request, res: Response) => {
+		res.send([] as ReportingMenuResponseSchema);
+	},
+);
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/src/api/util/handlers/route.ts b/src/api/util/handlers/route.ts
index 30ffa2d0..8425b8c2 100644
--- a/src/api/util/handlers/route.ts
+++ b/src/api/util/handlers/route.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ import {
 import { AnyValidateFunction } from "ajv/dist/core";
 import { NextFunction, Request, Response } from "express";
 
+const ignoredRequestSchemas = [
+	// skip validation for settings proto JSON updates - TODO: figure out if this even possible to fix?
+	"SettingsProtoUpdateJsonSchema"
+]
+
 declare global {
 	// TODO: fix this
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
@@ -119,7 +124,8 @@ export function route(opts: RouteOptions) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (validate) {
+
+		if (validate && !ignoredRequestSchemas.includes(opts.requestBody!)) {
 			const valid = validate(req.body);
 			if (!valid) {
 				const fields: Record<
diff --git a/src/util/schemas/Validator.ts b/src/util/schemas/Validator.ts
index 2e5ace41..1d9daf2c 100644
--- a/src/util/schemas/Validator.ts
+++ b/src/util/schemas/Validator.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ export const ajv = new Ajv({
 addFormats(ajv);
 
 export function validateSchema<G extends object>(schema: string, data: G): G {
-	// skip validation for settings proto JSON updates - TODO: figure out if this even possible?
-	if (schema === "SettingsProtoUpdateJsonSchema") return data;
-
 	const valid = ajv.validate(schema, data);
 	if (!valid) {
 		console.log("[Validator] Validation error in ", schema)