diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index f21ca6f..5102c74 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@
         <log type="coverage-text" target="build/coverage.txt"/>
         <log type="coverage-clover" target="build/logs/clover.xml"/>
     </logging>
+    <php>
+        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="testing"/>
+    </php>
 </phpunit>
diff --git a/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController.php b/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
index bced6c1..ffab25d 100644
--- a/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
+++ b/src/Statistics/Http/Controllers/WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Http\Controllers;
 
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Rules\AppId;
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\WebSocketsStatisticsEntry;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
@@ -10,12 +11,14 @@ class WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController
     public function store(Request $request)
     {
         $validatedAttributes = $request->validate([
-            'app_id' => 'required',
+            'app_id' => ['required', new AppId()],
             'peak_connections' => 'required|integer',
             'websocket_message_count' => 'required|integer',
             'api_message_count' => 'required|integer',
         ]);
 
         WebSocketsStatisticsEntry::create($validatedAttributes);
+
+        return 'ok';
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Statistics/Logging/Statistic.php b/src/Statistics/Logging/Statistic.php
index d4ce2a3..951ea99 100644
--- a/src/Statistics/Logging/Statistic.php
+++ b/src/Statistics/Logging/Statistic.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Apps\App;
 
 class Statistic
 {
+    /** @var int|string */
     protected $appId;
 
     /** @var int */
diff --git a/src/Statistics/Rules/AppId.php b/src/Statistics/Rules/AppId.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da6d62f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Statistics/Rules/AppId.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Rules;
+
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Apps\AppProvider;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
+
+class AppId implements Rule
+{
+    public function passes($attribute, $value)
+    {
+        $appProvider = app(AppProvider::class);
+
+        return $appProvider->findById($value) ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    public function message()
+    {
+        return 'There is no app registered with the given id. Make sure the websockets config file contains an app for this id or that your custom AppProvider returns an app for this id.';
+}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php b/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
index c6169d9..dea55a6 100644
--- a/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/WebSocketsServiceProvider.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\SendMessage;
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Controllers\ShowDashboard;
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Dashboard\Http\Middleware\Authorize;
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Server\Router;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Http\Controllers\WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController;
 use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Logging\Logger;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
@@ -62,12 +63,17 @@ class WebSocketsServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 
     protected function registerRouteMacro()
     {
-        Route::macro('webSocketsDashboard', function($prefix = 'websockets') {
+        Route::macro('webSockets', function($prefix = 'websockets') {
             Route::prefix($prefix)->namespace('\\')->middleware(Authorize::class)->group(function() {
                 Route::get('/',  ShowDashboard::class);
                 Route::post('auth', AuthenticateDashboard::class);
                 Route::post('event', SendMessage::class);
             });
+
+            //TODO: add middleware
+            Route::prefix($prefix)->namespace('\\')->group(function() {
+                Route::post('statistics', [WebsocketStatisticsEntriesController::class, 'store']);
+            });
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Statistics/Rules/AppIdTest.php b/tests/Statistics/Rules/AppIdTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56d344c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Statistics/Rules/AppIdTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Tests\Statistics\Rules;
+
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Statistics\Rules\AppId;
+use BeyondCode\LaravelWebSockets\Tests\TestCase;
+
+class AppIdTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_validate_an_app_id()
+    {
+        $rule = new AppId();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($rule->passes('app_id', config('websockets.apps.0.id')));
+        $this->assertFalse($rule->passes('app_id', 'invalid-app-id'));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
index c4e10b1..2c63920 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \Orchestra\Testbench\TestCase
                 'enable_statistics' => true,
             ],
         ]);
+
+        include_once __DIR__.'/../database/migrations/create_websockets_statistics_entries_table.php.stub';
+
+        (new \CreateWebSocketsStatisticsEntriesTable())->up();
     }
 
     protected function getWebSocketConnection(string $url = '/?appKey=TestKey'): Connection