diff --git a/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.test.ts b/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e583e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+// src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.test.ts
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
+import { validateCreatorParam } from './creator-param.middleware';
+
+function makeReq(params: Record<string, string> = {}): Request {
+  return { params } as unknown as Request;
+}
+
+function makeRes(): Partial<Response> {
+  const res: Partial<Response> = {};
+  res.status = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+  res.json = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+  res.setHeader = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(res);
+  return res;
+}
+
+function makeNext(): jest.Mock {
+  return jest.fn();
+}
+
+describe('validateCreatorParam middleware', () => {
+  describe('valid params — calls next()', () => {
+    it('passes a standard alphanumeric handle', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'alice123' }),
+        makeRes() as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    it('passes a UUID-style id param', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      validateCreatorParam('id')(
+        makeReq({ id: 'abc123-def456' }),
+        makeRes() as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+    });
+
+    it('passes a handle with underscores and hyphens', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'jazz_king-99' }),
+        makeRes() as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+    });
+
+    it('passes a single character param', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'a' }),
+        makeRes() as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('invalid params — returns 400 and does not call next()', () => {
+    it('rejects a missing param key', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({}),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a param with special characters', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'bad param!' }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a param exceeding 128 characters', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'a'.repeat(129) }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a param with path traversal characters', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: '../admin' }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects a param with spaces', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'hello world' }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
+    });
+
+    it('error response includes the param field name', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('creatorId')(
+        makeReq({ creatorId: 'bad!' }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      const body = (res.json as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.error.details[0].field).toBe('creatorId');
+    });
+
+    it('works with a different param name (id)', () => {
+      const next = makeNext();
+      const res = makeRes();
+      validateCreatorParam('id')(
+        makeReq({ id: 'bad@id' }),
+        res as Response,
+        next as NextFunction
+      );
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      const body = (res.json as jest.Mock).mock.calls[0][0];
+      expect(body.error.details[0].field).toBe('id');
+    });
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.ts b/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f9fe1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// src/middlewares/creator-param.middleware.ts
+import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
+import { sendValidationError } from '../utils/api-response.utils';
+
+/**
+ * Allowed characters for a creator param:
+ * - Alphanumeric, hyphens, underscores (handles and UUIDs)
+ * - 1–128 characters
+ */
+const CREATOR_PARAM_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,128}$/;
+
+/**
+ * Middleware factory that validates a named creator route param before
+ * the handler runs.
+ *
+ * - Rejects missing, non-string, or malformed values with a 400 response.
+ * - Calls next() for valid params so the handler receives a clean input.
+ * - Reusable across any creator route that carries a creator identifier param.
+ *
+ * @param paramName - The route param key to validate (e.g. 'creatorId' or 'id')
+ *
+ * @example
+ * router.get('/:creatorId/profile', validateCreatorParam('creatorId'), handler);
+ * router.get('/:id/stats', validateCreatorParam('id'), handler);
+ */
+export function validateCreatorParam(paramName: string) {
+  return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): void => {
+    const value = req.params[paramName];
+
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'string') {
+      sendValidationError(res, 'Invalid creator parameter', [
+        {
+          field: paramName,
+          message: `Route parameter '${paramName}' is required`,
+        },
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!CREATOR_PARAM_PATTERN.test(value)) {
+      sendValidationError(res, 'Invalid creator parameter', [
+        {
+          field: paramName,
+          message: `Route parameter '${paramName}' contains invalid characters or exceeds maximum length`,
+        },
+      ]);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    next();
+  };
+}
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diff --git a/src/modules/creator/creator.routes.ts b/src/modules/creator/creator.routes.ts
index 9f7f690..aec27b2 100644
--- a/src/modules/creator/creator.routes.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creator/creator.routes.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { cacheControl } from '../../middlewares/cache-control.middleware';
 import { CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_CACHE_PRESETS } from '../../constants/creator-public-cache.constants';
 import { CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_NAMES } from '../../constants/creator-public-routes.constants';
 import { requireCreatorProfileOwnership } from '../../middlewares/wallet-ownership.middleware';
+import { validateCreatorParam } from '../../middlewares/creator-param.middleware';
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ router.all(CREATORS_ROOT, (_req, res) => {
  */
 router.get(
    '/:creatorId/profile',
+   validateCreatorParam('creatorId'),
    cacheControl(
       CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_CACHE_PRESETS[CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_NAMES.GET_PROFILE]
    ),
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ router.get(
  */
 router.put(
    '/:creatorId/profile',
+   validateCreatorParam('creatorId'),
    requireCreatorProfileOwnership('creatorId'),
    upsertCreatorProfileHandler
 );
diff --git a/src/modules/creators/creators.routes.ts b/src/modules/creators/creators.routes.ts
index d121179..6fde2be 100644
--- a/src/modules/creators/creators.routes.ts
+++ b/src/modules/creators/creators.routes.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_CACHE_PRESETS } from '../../constants/creator-publ
 import { CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_NAMES } from '../../constants/creator-public-routes.constants';
 import { createCreatorReadMetricsMiddleware } from '../../utils/creator-read-metrics.utils';
 import { normalizeTrailingSlash } from '../../middlewares/trailing-slash-normalizer.middleware';
+import { validateCreatorParam } from '../../middlewares/creator-param.middleware';
 
 const creatorsRouter = Router();
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ creatorsRouter.all('/', (_req, res) => {
  */
 creatorsRouter.get(
    '/:id/stats',
+   validateCreatorParam('id'),
    createCreatorReadMetricsMiddleware('detail'),
    cacheControl(CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_CACHE_PRESETS[CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_NAMES.GET_STATS]),
    httpGetCreatorStats
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ creatorsRouter.all('/:id/stats', (_req, res) => {
  */
 creatorsRouter.get(
    '/:id/holders',
+   validateCreatorParam('id'),
    createCreatorReadMetricsMiddleware('holders'),
    cacheControl(CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_CACHE_PRESETS[CREATOR_PUBLIC_ROUTE_NAMES.GET_HOLDERS]),
    httpGetCreatorHolders