diff --git a/src/helpers/nostr/events.ts b/src/helpers/nostr/events.ts
index e1f7a8b45..64a1db03a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/nostr/events.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/nostr/events.ts
@@ -187,16 +187,18 @@ export function pointerToATag(pointer: AddressPointer): ATag {
   return relay ? ["a", coordinate, relay] : ["a", coordinate];
 }
 
-export type CustomEventPointer = Omit<AddressPointer, "identifier"> & {
+export type CustomAddressPointer = Omit<AddressPointer, "identifier"> & {
   identifier?: string;
 };
 
-export function parseCoordinate(a: string): CustomEventPointer | null;
-export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: false): CustomEventPointer | null;
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string): CustomAddressPointer | null;
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: false): CustomAddressPointer | null;
 export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: true): AddressPointer | null;
-export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: false, silent: false): CustomEventPointer;
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: false, silent: false): CustomAddressPointer;
 export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: true, silent: false): AddressPointer;
-export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD = false, silent = true): CustomEventPointer | null {
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: true, silent: true): AddressPointer | null;
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD: false, silent: true): CustomAddressPointer | null;
+export function parseCoordinate(a: string, requireD = false, silent = true): CustomAddressPointer | null {
   const parts = a.split(":") as (string | undefined)[];
   const kind = parts[0] && parseInt(parts[0]);
   const pubkey = parts[1];
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-params-address-pointer.ts b/src/hooks/use-params-address-pointer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2f3ee165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-params-address-pointer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import type { AddressPointer } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
+
+import { CustomAddressPointer, parseCoordinate } from "../helpers/nostr/events";
+
+export default function useParamsAddressPointer(key: string): AddressPointer;
+export default function useParamsAddressPointer(key: string, requireD: true): AddressPointer;
+export default function useParamsAddressPointer(key: string, requireD: false): CustomAddressPointer;
+export default function useParamsAddressPointer(key: string, requireD: boolean = true): AddressPointer {
+  const params = useParams();
+  const value = params[key] as string;
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing ${key} in route`);
+
+  if (value.includes(":")) {
+    if (requireD) {
+      return parseCoordinate(value, true, false);
+    } else {
+      // @ts-ignore
+      return parseCoordinate(value, false, false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // its not a coordinate, try to parse the nip19
+  const pointer = nip19.decode(value as string);
+
+  switch (pointer.type) {
+    case "naddr":
+      return pointer.data;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-params-event-pointer.ts b/src/hooks/use-params-event-pointer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d648ed7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-params-event-pointer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import type { EventPointer } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
+
+import { isHexKey } from "../helpers/nip19";
+
+export default function useParamsEventPointer(key: string): EventPointer {
+  const params = useParams();
+  const value = params[key] as string;
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing ${key} in route`);
+
+  if (isHexKey(value)) return { id: value, relays: [] };
+  const pointer = nip19.decode(value as string);
+
+  switch (pointer.type) {
+    case "note":
+      return { id: pointer.data as string, relays: [] };
+    case "nevent":
+      return pointer.data;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-params-pubkey-pointer.ts b/src/hooks/use-params-pubkey-pointer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..774ef5f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/use-params-pubkey-pointer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import type { ProfilePointer } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
+import { isHexKey } from "../helpers/nip19";
+
+export default function useParamsProfilePointer(key: string = "pubkey"): ProfilePointer {
+  const params = useParams();
+  const value = params[key] as string;
+  if (!value) throw new Error(`Missing ${key} in route`);
+
+  if (isHexKey(value)) return { pubkey: value, relays: [] };
+  const pointer = nip19.decode(value);
+
+  switch (pointer.type) {
+    case "npub":
+      return { pubkey: pointer.data as string, relays: [] };
+    case "nprofile":
+      return pointer.data;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-replaceable-event.ts b/src/hooks/use-replaceable-event.ts
index a8acbf369..75dca6630 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-replaceable-event.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-replaceable-event.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 import { useReadRelayUrls } from "./use-client-relays";
 import replaceableEventLoaderService, { RequestOptions } from "../services/replaceable-event-requester";
-import { CustomEventPointer, parseCoordinate } from "../helpers/nostr/events";
+import { CustomAddressPointer, parseCoordinate } from "../helpers/nostr/events";
 import useSubject from "./use-subject";
 
 export default function useReplaceableEvent(
-  cord: string | CustomEventPointer | undefined,
+  cord: string | CustomAddressPointer | undefined,
   additionalRelays: string[] = [],
   opts: RequestOptions = {},
 ) {
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-replaceable-events.ts b/src/hooks/use-replaceable-events.ts
index b79eb2d01..5c13777ae 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-replaceable-events.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-replaceable-events.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { useMemo } from "react";
 
 import { useReadRelayUrls } from "./use-client-relays";
 import replaceableEventLoaderService, { RequestOptions } from "../services/replaceable-event-requester";
-import { CustomEventPointer, parseCoordinate } from "../helpers/nostr/events";
+import { CustomAddressPointer, parseCoordinate } from "../helpers/nostr/events";
 import Subject from "../classes/subject";
 import { NostrEvent } from "../types/nostr-event";
 import useSubjects from "./use-subjects";
 
 export default function useReplaceableEvents(
-  coordinates: string[] | CustomEventPointer[] | undefined,
+  coordinates: string[] | CustomAddressPointer[] | undefined,
   additionalRelays: string[] = [],
   opts: RequestOptions = {},
 ) {
diff --git a/src/views/badges/badge-details.tsx b/src/views/badges/badge-details.tsx
index 48d9e3b15..45ebb9662 100644
--- a/src/views/badges/badge-details.tsx
+++ b/src/views/badges/badge-details.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { Kind, nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Kind } from "nostr-tools";
 import {
   Button,
   Flex,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import VerticalPageLayout from "../../components/vertical-page-layout";
 import BadgeAwardCard from "./components/badge-award-card";
 import TimelineLoader from "../../classes/timeline-loader";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "../../components/error-boundary";
+import useParamsAddressPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-address-pointer";
 
 function BadgeActivityTab({ timeline }: { timeline: TimelineLoader }) {
   const awards = useSubject(timeline.timeline);
@@ -154,15 +155,8 @@ function BadgeDetailsPage({ badge }: { badge: NostrEvent }) {
   );
 }
 
-function useBadgeCoordinate() {
-  const { naddr } = useParams() as { naddr: string };
-  const parsed = nip19.decode(naddr);
-  if (parsed.type !== "naddr") throw new Error(`Unknown type ${parsed.type}`);
-  return parsed.data;
-}
-
 export default function BadgeDetailsView() {
-  const pointer = useBadgeCoordinate();
+  const pointer = useParamsAddressPointer("naddr");
   const badge = useReplaceableEvent(pointer);
 
   if (!badge) return <Spinner />;
diff --git a/src/views/channels/channel.tsx b/src/views/channels/channel.tsx
index da6e0b023..742c34787 100644
--- a/src/views/channels/channel.tsx
+++ b/src/views/channels/channel.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import { memo, useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Button, Flex, Heading, Spacer, Spinner, useDisclosure } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { Kind } from "nostr-tools";
 
-import { safeDecode } from "../../helpers/nip19";
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "../../components/error-boundary";
 import { NostrEvent } from "../../types/nostr-event";
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import { groupMessages } from "../../helpers/nostr/dms";
 import ChannelMessageBlock from "./components/channel-message-block";
 import TimelineActionAndStatus from "../../components/timeline-page/timeline-action-and-status";
 import ChannelMessageForm from "./components/send-message-form";
+import useParamsEventPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-event-pointer";
 
 const ChannelChatLog = memo(({ timeline, channel }: { timeline: TimelineLoader; channel: NostrEvent }) => {
   const messages = useSubject(timeline.timeline);
@@ -109,14 +109,8 @@ function ChannelPage({ channel }: { channel: NostrEvent }) {
 }
 
 export default function ChannelView() {
-  const { id } = useParams() as { id: string };
-  const parsed = useMemo(() => {
-    const result = safeDecode(id);
-    if (!result) return;
-    if (result.type === "note") return { id: result.data };
-    if (result.type === "nevent") return result.data;
-  }, [id]);
-  const channel = useSingleEvent(parsed?.id, parsed?.relays ?? []);
+  const pointer = useParamsEventPointer("id");
+  const channel = useSingleEvent(pointer?.id, pointer?.relays);
 
   if (!channel) return <Spinner />;
 
diff --git a/src/views/dms/chat.tsx b/src/views/dms/chat.tsx
index 94c30b9ad..c49de36b5 100644
--- a/src/views/dms/chat.tsx
+++ b/src/views/dms/chat.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import ThreadsProvider from "../../providers/thread-provider";
 import { useRouterMarker } from "../../providers/drawer-sub-view-provider";
 import TimelineLoader from "../../classes/timeline-loader";
 import DirectMessageBlock from "./components/direct-message-block";
+import useParamsProfilePointer from "../../hooks/use-params-pubkey-pointer";
 
 /** This is broken out from DirectMessageChatPage for performance reasons. Don't use outside of file */
 const ChatLog = memo(({ timeline }: { timeline: TimelineLoader }) => {
@@ -142,25 +143,8 @@ function DirectMessageChatPage({ pubkey }: { pubkey: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-function useUserPointer() {
-  const { pubkey } = useParams() as { pubkey: string };
-
-  if (isHexKey(pubkey)) return { pubkey, relays: [] };
-  const pointer = nip19.decode(pubkey);
-
-  switch (pointer.type) {
-    case "npub":
-      return { pubkey: pointer.data as string, relays: [] };
-    case "nprofile":
-      const d = pointer.data as nip19.ProfilePointer;
-      return { pubkey: d.pubkey, relays: d.relays ?? [] };
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
-  }
-}
-
 export default function DirectMessageChatView() {
-  const { pubkey } = useUserPointer();
+  const { pubkey } = useParamsProfilePointer();
 
   return (
     <RequireCurrentAccount>
diff --git a/src/views/dvm-feed/feed.tsx b/src/views/dvm-feed/feed.tsx
index 5ed55a8ca..8c587aa0f 100644
--- a/src/views/dvm-feed/feed.tsx
+++ b/src/views/dvm-feed/feed.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import {
   useToast,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { ChevronLeftIcon } from "@chakra-ui/icons";
-import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import {
   DMV_CONTENT_DISCOVERY_JOB_KIND,
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import useSubject from "../../hooks/use-subject";
 import useTimelineLoader from "../../hooks/use-timeline-loader";
 import { useReadRelayUrls } from "../../hooks/use-client-relays";
 import { useUserRelays } from "../../hooks/use-user-relays";
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useSigningContext } from "../../providers/signing-provider";
 import useCurrentAccount from "../../hooks/use-current-account";
 import RequireCurrentAccount from "../../providers/require-current-account";
@@ -40,8 +39,8 @@ import { CodeIcon } from "../../components/icons";
 import { unique } from "../../helpers/array";
 import DebugChains from "./components/debug-chains";
 import Feed from "./components/feed";
-import { parseCoordinate } from "../../helpers/nostr/events";
 import { AddressPointer } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
+import useParamsAddressPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-address-pointer";
 
 function DVMFeedPage({ pointer }: { pointer: AddressPointer }) {
   const [since] = useState(() => dayjs().subtract(1, "hour").unix());
@@ -124,20 +123,8 @@ function DVMFeedPage({ pointer }: { pointer: AddressPointer }) {
   );
 }
 
-function useDVMCoordinate() {
-  const { addr } = useParams() as { addr: string };
-  if (addr.includes(":")) {
-    const parsed = parseCoordinate(addr, true);
-    if (!parsed) throw new Error("Bad coordinate");
-    return parsed;
-  }
-
-  const parsed = nip19.decode(addr);
-  if (parsed.type !== "naddr") throw new Error(`Unknown type ${parsed.type}`);
-  return parsed.data;
-}
 export default function DVMFeedView() {
-  const pointer = useDVMCoordinate();
+  const pointer = useParamsAddressPointer("addr");
 
   return (
     <RequireCurrentAccount>
diff --git a/src/views/emoji-packs/emoji-pack.tsx b/src/views/emoji-packs/emoji-pack.tsx
index bce8268fb..7a4f92bbe 100644
--- a/src/views/emoji-packs/emoji-pack.tsx
+++ b/src/views/emoji-packs/emoji-pack.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { useThrottle } from "react-use";
 import dayjs from "dayjs";
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ import dayjs from "dayjs";
 import {
   Button,
   ButtonGroup,
-  Divider,
   Flex,
   Heading,
   Image,
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ import UserAvatarLink from "../../components/user-avatar-link";
 import NoteZapButton from "../../components/note/note-zap-button";
 import { QuoteRepostButton } from "../../components/note/components/quote-repost-button";
 import Timestamp from "../../components/timestamp";
+import useParamsAddressPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-address-pointer";
 
 function AddEmojiForm({ onAdd }: { onAdd: (values: { name: string; url: string }) => void }) {
   const { register, handleSubmit, watch, getValues, reset } = useForm({
@@ -220,15 +219,8 @@ function EmojiPackPage({ pack }: { pack: NostrEvent }) {
   );
 }
 
-function useListCoordinate() {
-  const { addr } = useParams() as { addr: string };
-  const parsed = nip19.decode(addr);
-  if (parsed.type !== "naddr") throw new Error(`Unknown type ${parsed.type}`);
-  return parsed.data;
-}
-
 export default function EmojiPackView() {
-  const coordinate = useListCoordinate();
+  const coordinate = useParamsAddressPointer("addr");
   const pack = useReplaceableEvent(coordinate);
 
   if (!pack) {
diff --git a/src/views/goals/goal-details.tsx b/src/views/goals/goal-details.tsx
index 13b68a5bb..c24dc0058 100644
--- a/src/views/goals/goal-details.tsx
+++ b/src/views/goals/goal-details.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Button, ButtonGroup, Divider, Flex, Heading, Spacer, Spinner } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
 import { ChevronLeftIcon } from "../../components/icons";
@@ -7,8 +6,6 @@ import GoalMenu from "./components/goal-menu";
 import { getGoalAmount, getGoalName } from "../../helpers/nostr/goal";
 import GoalProgress from "./components/goal-progress";
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
-import { isHexKey } from "../../helpers/nip19";
-import { EventPointer } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
 import UserAvatar from "../../components/user-avatar";
 import UserLink from "../../components/user-link";
 import GoalContents from "./components/goal-contents";
@@ -16,19 +13,11 @@ import GoalZapList from "./components/goal-zap-list";
 import { readablizeSats } from "../../helpers/bolt11";
 import GoalZapButton from "./components/goal-zap-button";
 import VerticalPageLayout from "../../components/vertical-page-layout";
-
-function useGoalPointerFromParams(): EventPointer {
-  const { id } = useParams() as { id: string };
-  if (isHexKey(id)) return { id };
-  const parsed = nip19.decode(id);
-  if (parsed.type === "nevent") return parsed.data;
-  if (parsed.type === "note") return { id: parsed.data };
-  throw new Error("bad goal id");
-}
+import useParamsEventPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-event-pointer";
 
 export default function GoalDetailsView() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const pointer = useGoalPointerFromParams();
+  const pointer = useParamsEventPointer("id");
 
   const goal = useSingleEvent(pointer.id, pointer.relays);
   if (!goal) return <Spinner />;
diff --git a/src/views/lists/list-details.tsx b/src/views/lists/list-details.tsx
index adf7047b9..9a964671b 100644
--- a/src/views/lists/list-details.tsx
+++ b/src/views/lists/list-details.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Kind, nip19 } from "nostr-tools";
+import type { DecodeResult } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
+import { Box, Button, Flex, Heading, SimpleGrid, Spacer, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 
 import UserLink from "../../components/user-link";
-import { Box, Button, Flex, Heading, SimpleGrid, Spacer, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { ChevronLeftIcon } from "../../components/icons";
 import useCurrentAccount from "../../hooks/use-current-account";
 import { useDeleteEventContext } from "../../providers/delete-event-provider";
-import { parseCoordinate } from "../../helpers/nostr/events";
 import {
   getEventsFromList,
   getListDescription,
@@ -27,23 +27,9 @@ import VerticalPageLayout from "../../components/vertical-page-layout";
 import { COMMUNITY_DEFINITION_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/communities";
 import { EmbedEvent, EmbedEventPointer } from "../../components/embed-event";
 import { encodePointer } from "../../helpers/nip19";
-import { DecodeResult } from "nostr-tools/lib/types/nip19";
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
 import UserAvatarLink from "../../components/user-avatar-link";
-
-function useListCoordinate() {
-  const { addr } = useParams() as { addr: string };
-
-  if (addr.includes(":")) {
-    const parsed = parseCoordinate(addr);
-    if (!parsed) throw new Error("Bad coordinate");
-    return parsed;
-  }
-
-  const parsed = nip19.decode(addr);
-  if (parsed.type !== "naddr") throw new Error(`Unknown type ${parsed.type}`);
-  return parsed.data;
-}
+import useParamsAddressPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-address-pointer";
 
 function BookmarkedEvent({ id, relays }: { id: string; relays?: string[] }) {
   const event = useSingleEvent(id, relays);
@@ -53,16 +39,16 @@ function BookmarkedEvent({ id, relays }: { id: string; relays?: string[] }) {
 
 export default function ListDetailsView() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const coordinate = useListCoordinate();
+  const pointer = useParamsAddressPointer("addr");
   const { deleteEvent } = useDeleteEventContext();
   const account = useCurrentAccount();
 
-  const list = useReplaceableEvent(coordinate, [], { alwaysRequest: true });
+  const list = useReplaceableEvent(pointer, [], { alwaysRequest: true });
 
   if (!list)
     return (
       <>
-        Looking for list "{coordinate.identifier}" created by <UserLink pubkey={coordinate.pubkey} />
+        Looking for list "{pointer.identifier}" created by <UserLink pubkey={pointer.pubkey} />
       </>
     );
 
diff --git a/src/views/note-transform/index.tsx b/src/views/note-transform/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edace0ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/note-transform/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import useParamsEventPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-event-pointer";
+
+export default function NoteTransformView() {
+  const pointer = useParamsEventPointer("id");
+}
diff --git a/src/views/streams/stream/index.tsx b/src/views/streams/stream/index.tsx
index 6a02eda73..0f6fdcaa3 100644
--- a/src/views/streams/stream/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/streams/stream/index.tsx
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ import StreamSatsPerMinute from "../components/stream-sats-per-minute";
 import { UserEmojiProvider } from "../../../providers/emoji-provider";
 import StreamStatusBadge from "../components/status-badge";
 import ChatMessageForm from "./stream-chat/stream-chat-form";
-import useStreamChatTimeline from "./stream-chat/use-stream-chat-timeline";
-import UserSearchDirectoryProvider from "../../../providers/user-directory-provider";
 import StreamChatLog from "./stream-chat/chat-log";
 import TopZappers from "../components/top-zappers";
 import StreamHashtags from "../components/stream-hashtags";
diff --git a/src/views/thread/index.tsx b/src/views/thread/index.tsx
index 1e135fdb5..1fe844e72 100644
--- a/src/views/thread/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/thread/index.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import IntersectionObserverProvider from "../../providers/intersection-observer"
 import { useTimelineCurserIntersectionCallback } from "../../hooks/use-timeline-cursor-intersection-callback";
 import useThreadTimelineLoader from "../../hooks/use-thread-timeline-loader";
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
+import useParamsEventPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-event-pointer";
 
 function ThreadPage({ thread, rootId, focusId }: { thread: Map<string, ThreadItem>; rootId: string; focusId: string }) {
   const isRoot = rootId === focusId;
@@ -61,23 +62,8 @@ function ThreadPage({ thread, rootId, focusId }: { thread: Map<string, ThreadIte
   );
 }
 
-function useNotePointer() {
-  const { id } = useParams() as { id: string };
-  if (isHexKey(id)) return { id, relays: [] };
-  const pointer = nip19.decode(id);
-
-  switch (pointer.type) {
-    case "note":
-      return { id: pointer.data as string, relays: [] };
-    case "nevent":
-      return { id: pointer.data.id, relays: pointer.data.relays ?? [] };
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
-  }
-}
-
 export default function ThreadView() {
-  const pointer = useNotePointer();
+  const pointer = useParamsEventPointer("id");
   const readRelays = useReadRelayUrls(pointer.relays);
 
   const focusedEvent = useSingleEvent(pointer.id, pointer.relays);
diff --git a/src/views/torrents/torrent.tsx b/src/views/torrents/torrent.tsx
index 3c872937a..1c0c44aae 100644
--- a/src/views/torrents/torrent.tsx
+++ b/src/views/torrents/torrent.tsx
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@ import {
   Tbody,
   Td,
   Text,
-  Textarea,
   Th,
   Thead,
   Tr,
   useDisclosure,
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import useSingleEvent from "../../hooks/use-single-event";
-import { safeDecode } from "../../helpers/nip19";
 import VerticalPageLayout from "../../components/vertical-page-layout";
 import { NostrEvent } from "../../types/nostr-event";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "../../components/error-boundary";
@@ -46,6 +43,7 @@ import TorrentComments from "./components/torrents-comments";
 import ReplyForm from "../thread/components/reply-form";
 import { getReferences } from "../../helpers/nostr/events";
 import MessageTextCircle01 from "../../components/icons/message-text-circle-01";
+import useParamsEventPointer from "../../hooks/use-params-event-pointer";
 
 function TorrentDetailsPage({ torrent }: { torrent: NostrEvent }) {
   const files = getTorrentFiles(torrent);
@@ -141,14 +139,8 @@ function TorrentDetailsPage({ torrent }: { torrent: NostrEvent }) {
 }
 
 export default function TorrentDetailsView() {
-  const { id } = useParams() as { id: string };
-  const parsed = useMemo(() => {
-    const result = safeDecode(id);
-    if (!result) return;
-    if (result.type === "note") return { id: result.data };
-    if (result.type === "nevent") return result.data;
-  }, [id]);
-  const torrent = useSingleEvent(parsed?.id, parsed?.relays ?? []);
+  const pointer = useParamsEventPointer("id");
+  const torrent = useSingleEvent(pointer?.id, pointer?.relays ?? []);
 
   if (!torrent) return <Spinner />;
 
diff --git a/src/views/user/index.tsx b/src/views/user/index.tsx
index b5e29f77f..c2528053e 100644
--- a/src/views/user/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/user/index.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { STEMSTR_TRACK_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/stemstr";
 import { STREAM_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/stream";
 import { TORRENT_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/torrents";
 import { GOAL_KIND } from "../../helpers/nostr/goal";
+import useParamsProfilePointer from "../../hooks/use-params-pubkey-pointer";
 
 const tabs = [
   { label: "About", path: "about" },
@@ -66,22 +67,6 @@ const tabs = [
   { label: "Muted by", path: "muted-by" },
 ];
 
-function useUserPointer() {
-  const { pubkey } = useParams() as { pubkey: string };
-  if (isHexKey(pubkey)) return { pubkey, relays: [] };
-  const pointer = nip19.decode(pubkey);
-
-  switch (pointer.type) {
-    case "npub":
-      return { pubkey: pointer.data as string, relays: [] };
-    case "nprofile":
-      const d = pointer.data as nip19.ProfilePointer;
-      return { pubkey: d.pubkey, relays: d.relays ?? [] };
-    default:
-      throw new Error(`Unknown type ${pointer.type}`);
-  }
-}
-
 function useUserTopRelays(pubkey: string, count: number = 4) {
   const readRelays = useReadRelayUrls();
   // get user relays
@@ -96,7 +81,7 @@ function useUserTopRelays(pubkey: string, count: number = 4) {
 }
 
 const UserView = () => {
-  const { pubkey, relays: pointerRelays } = useUserPointer();
+  const { pubkey, relays: pointerRelays = [] } = useParamsProfilePointer();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [relayCount, setRelayCount] = useState(4);
   const userTopRelays = useUserTopRelays(pubkey, relayCount);