diff --git a/src/models/shelf.ts b/src/models/shelf.ts
index a1e6866..06a9396 100644
--- a/src/models/shelf.ts
+++ b/src/models/shelf.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface AddedWord {
     isArchived: boolean,
 }
 
-interface Shelf {
+export interface Shelf {
     name: string,
     description?: string,
     viewType: viewPermissionType,
diff --git a/src/user-profile/profile-routes.ts b/src/user-profile/profile-routes.ts
index b5a231e..703f78c 100644
--- a/src/user-profile/profile-routes.ts
+++ b/src/user-profile/profile-routes.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+import { ObjectId } from 'bson';
 import express from 'express';
 import passport from 'passport';
+import { MongoShelf } from '../models/shelf';
+import { DB_NAME, getDatabaseClient } from '../db-utils';
+import { MongoCategory } from '../models/category';
 import { MongoUser } from '../models/user';
+import { Word } from '../models/word';
 
 export const userProfileRoutes = express.Router();
 
@@ -18,3 +23,87 @@ userProfileRoutes.get('/profile/', jwtAuthentication, async (request, response)
     });
     return;
 });
+
+
+userProfileRoutes.get('/profile/deep-copy/', jwtAuthentication, async (request, response) => {
+    const user: MongoUser = (request.user as any);
+    const categoryCollection = getDatabaseClient().db(DB_NAME).collection<MongoCategory>('categories');
+    const shelfCollection = getDatabaseClient().db(DB_NAME).collection<MongoShelf>('shelves');
+    const wordCollection = getDatabaseClient().db(DB_NAME).collection<Word>('words');
+
+    let deepCategories = [];
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < user.categories.length; i += 1) {
+        let deepShelves = [];
+
+        const matchedCategory: any = await categoryCollection.findOne({
+            _id: new ObjectId(user.categories[i])
+        });
+
+        if (matchedCategory && matchedCategory.shelves) {
+            for (let j = 0; j < matchedCategory.shelves.length; j += 1) {
+                let deepAddedWords = [];
+    
+                const matchedShelf: any = await shelfCollection.findOne({
+                    _id: new ObjectId(matchedCategory.shelves[j])
+                });
+    
+                
+                if (matchedShelf && matchedShelf.addedWords) {
+                    for (let k = 0; k < matchedShelf.addedWords.length; k += 1) {
+                        const matchedWord = await wordCollection.findOne({
+                            _id: new ObjectId(matchedShelf.addedWords[k].word)
+                        });
+
+                        if (matchedWord) {
+                            deepAddedWords.push(matchedWord);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+    
+                matchedShelf.addedWords = deepAddedWords;
+                
+                
+                deepShelves.push(matchedShelf);
+            }
+        }
+
+        matchedCategory.shelves = deepShelves;
+        
+        deepCategories.push(matchedCategory);
+
+    }
+
+    let deepUncategorisedAddedWords = [];
+    
+    const matchedUncategoisedShelf: any = await shelfCollection.findOne({
+        _id: new ObjectId(user.uncategorised)
+    });
+    
+    if (matchedUncategoisedShelf && matchedUncategoisedShelf.addedWords) {
+        for (let k = 0; k < matchedUncategoisedShelf.addedWords.length; k += 1) {
+            const matchedWord = await wordCollection.findOne({
+                _id: new ObjectId(matchedUncategoisedShelf.addedWords[k].word)
+            });
+
+            if (matchedWord) {
+                deepUncategorisedAddedWords.push(matchedWord);
+            }
+        }
+
+        matchedUncategoisedShelf.addedWords = deepUncategorisedAddedWords;
+    }
+
+    response.json({
+        _id: user._id,
+        name: user.name,
+        email: user.email,
+        isVerified: user.isVerified,
+        categories: deepCategories,
+        uncategorised: matchedUncategoisedShelf
+    });
+
+
+
+    return;
+});
\ No newline at end of file