diff --git a/discord/calls.py b/discord/calls.py
index 6a221e50a..94c55a146 100644
--- a/discord/calls.py
+++ b/discord/calls.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class GroupCall:
         self.ringing = list(filter(None, map(lambda i: lookup.get(i), kwargs.get('ringing', []))))
 
     def _update_voice_state(self, data):
-        user_id = data['user_id']
+        user_id = int(data['user_id'])
         # left the voice channel?
         if data['channel_id'] is None:
             self._voice_states.pop(user_id, None)
diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index 91bf878c9..87ce67efa 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Channel(Hashable):
         The channel name.
     server: :class:`Server`
         The server the channel belongs to.
-    id: str
+    id: int
         The channel ID.
     topic: Optional[str]
         The channel's topic. None if it doesn't exist.
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class Channel(Hashable):
 
     def __init__(self, *, state, server, data):
         self._state = state
+        self.id = int(data['id'])
         self._update(server, data)
         self.voice_members = []
 
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ class Channel(Hashable):
     def _update(self, server, data):
         self.server = server
         self.name = data['name']
-        self.id = data['id']
         self.topic = data.get('topic')
         self.position = data['position']
         self.bitrate = data.get('bitrate')
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class Channel(Hashable):
         everyone_id = self.server.id
 
         for index, overridden in enumerate(data.get('permission_overwrites', [])):
-            overridden_id = overridden['id']
-            self._permission_overwrites.append(Overwrites(**overridden))
+            overridden_id = int(overridden.pop('id'))
+            self._permission_overwrites.append(Overwrites(id=overridden_id, **overridden))
 
             if overridden['type'] == 'member':
                 continue
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class PrivateChannel(Hashable):
         The users you are participating with in the private channel.
     me: :class:`User`
         The user presenting yourself.
-    id: str
+    id: int
         The private channel ID.
     is_private: bool
         ``True`` if the channel is a private channel (i.e. PM). ``True`` in this case.
@@ -358,13 +358,13 @@ class PrivateChannel(Hashable):
     def __init__(self, *, me, state, data):
         self._state = state
         self.recipients = [state.try_insert_user(u) for u in data['recipients']]
-        self.id = data['id']
+        self.id = int(data['id'])
         self.me = me
-        self.type = ChannelType(data['type'])
+        self.type = try_enum(ChannelType, data['type'])
         self._update_group(data)
 
     def _update_group(self, data):
-        owner_id = data.get('owner_id')
+        owner_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'owner_id')
         self.icon = data.get('icon')
         self.name = data.get('name')
         self.owner = utils.find(lambda u: u.id == owner_id, self.recipients)
diff --git a/discord/emoji.py b/discord/emoji.py
index 81d5dabac..65a276db5 100644
--- a/discord/emoji.py
+++ b/discord/emoji.py
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@ class Emoji(Hashable):
 
     Attributes
     -----------
-    name : str
+    name: str
         The name of the emoji.
-    id : str
+    id: int
         The emoji's ID.
-    require_colons : bool
+    require_colons: bool
         If colons are required to use this emoji in the client (:PJSalt: vs PJSalt).
-    managed : bool
+    managed: bool
         If this emoji is managed by a Twitch integration.
-    server : :class:`Server`
+    server: :class:`Server`
         The server the emoji belongs to.
-    roles : List[:class:`Role`]
+    roles: List[:class:`Role`]
         A list of :class:`Role` that is allowed to use this emoji. If roles is empty,
         the emoji is unrestricted.
     """
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class Emoji(Hashable):
         self._from_data(data)
 
     def _from_data(self, emoji):
-        self.require_colons = emoji.get('require_colons')
-        self.managed = emoji.get('managed')
-        self.id = emoji.get('id')
-        self.name = emoji.get('name')
+        self.require_colons = emoji['require_colons']
+        self.managed = emoji['managed']
+        self.id = int(emoji['id'])
+        self.name = emoji['name']
         self.roles = emoji.get('roles', [])
         if self.roles:
             roles = set(self.roles)
diff --git a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
index 04dae3e92..b57e9436b 100644
--- a/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
+++ b/discord/ext/commands/converter.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class MemberConverter(IDConverter):
             else:
                 result = _get_from_servers(bot, 'get_member_named', self.argument)
         else:
-            user_id = match.group(1)
+            user_id = int(match.group(1))
             if server:
                 result = server.get_member(user_id)
             else:
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ChannelConverter(IDConverter):
             else:
                 result = discord.utils.get(bot.get_all_channels(), name=self.argument)
         else:
-            channel_id = match.group(1)
+            channel_id = int(match.group(1))
             if server:
                 result = server.get_channel(channel_id)
             else:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class RoleConverter(IDConverter):
             raise NoPrivateMessage()
 
         match = self._get_id_match() or re.match(r'<@&([0-9]+)>$', self.argument)
-        params = dict(id=match.group(1)) if match else dict(name=self.argument)
+        params = dict(id=int(match.group(1))) if match else dict(name=self.argument)
         result = discord.utils.get(server.roles, **params)
         if result is None:
             raise BadArgument('Role "{}" not found.'.format(self.argument))
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class EmojiConverter(IDConverter):
             if result is None:
                 result = discord.utils.get(bot.get_all_emojis(), name=self.argument)
         else:
-            emoji_id = match.group(1)
+            emoji_id = int(match.group(1))
 
             # Try to look up emoji by id.
             if server:
diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index 9497c2b2c..28ab18d1b 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ class Message:
     role_mentions: list
         A list of :class:`Role` that were mentioned. If the message is in a private message
         then the list is always empty.
-    id: str
+    id: int
         The message ID.
-    webhook_id: Optional[str]
+    webhook_id: Optional[int]
         If this message was sent by a webhook, then this is the webhook ID's that sent this
         message.
     attachments: list
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Message:
             return
 
         for mention in mentions:
-            id_search = mention['id']
+            id_search = int(mention['id'])
             member = self.server.get_member(id_search)
             if member is not None:
                 self.mentions.append(member)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Message:
         # the author
 
         participants = []
-        for uid in call.get('participants', []):
+        for uid in map(int, call.get('participants', [])):
             if uid == self.author.id:
                 participants.append(self.author)
             else:
@@ -204,21 +204,21 @@ class Message:
         This allows you receive the user IDs of mentioned users
         even in a private message context.
         """
-        return re.findall(r'<@!?([0-9]+)>', self.content)
+        return [int(x) for x in re.findall(r'<@!?([0-9]+)>', self.content)]
 
     @utils.cached_slot_property('_cs_raw_channel_mentions')
     def raw_channel_mentions(self):
         """A property that returns an array of channel IDs matched with
         the syntax of <#channel_id> in the message content.
         """
-        return re.findall(r'<#([0-9]+)>', self.content)
+        return [int(x) for x in re.findall(r'<#([0-9]+)>', self.content)]
 
     @utils.cached_slot_property('_cs_raw_role_mentions')
     def raw_role_mentions(self):
         """A property that returns an array of role IDs matched with
         the syntax of <@&role_id> in the message content.
         """
-        return re.findall(r'<@&([0-9]+)>', self.content)
+        return [int(x) for x in re.findall(r'<@&([0-9]+)>', self.content)]
 
     @utils.cached_slot_property('_cs_channel_mentions')
     def channel_mentions(self):
diff --git a/discord/role.py b/discord/role.py
index eb111d339..daee2c925 100644
--- a/discord/role.py
+++ b/discord/role.py
@@ -56,25 +56,25 @@ class Role(Hashable):
 
     Attributes
     ----------
-    id : str
+    id: int
         The ID for the role.
-    name : str
+    name: str
         The name of the role.
-    permissions : :class:`Permissions`
+    permissions: :class:`Permissions`
         Represents the role's permissions.
-    server : :class:`Server`
+    server: :class:`Server`
         The server the role belongs to.
-    colour : :class:`Colour`
+    colour: :class:`Colour`
         Represents the role colour. An alias exists under ``color``.
-    hoist : bool
+    hoist: bool
          Indicates if the role will be displayed separately from other members.
-    position : int
+    position: int
         The position of the role. This number is usually positive. The bottom
         role has a position of 0.
-    managed : bool
+    managed: bool
         Indicates if the role is managed by the server through some form of
         integrations such as Twitch.
-    mentionable : bool
+    mentionable: bool
         Indicates if the role can be mentioned by users.
     """
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class Role(Hashable):
     def __init__(self, *, server, state, data):
         self.server = server
         self._state = state
+        self.id = int(data['id'])
         self._update(data)
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ class Role(Hashable):
         return not r
 
     def _update(self, data):
-        self.id = data['id']
         self.name = data['name']
         self.permissions = Permissions(data.get('permissions', 0))
         self.position = data.get('position', 0)
diff --git a/discord/server.py b/discord/server.py
index fb572fc5b..7d4cb4683 100644
--- a/discord/server.py
+++ b/discord/server.py
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class Server(Hashable):
         An iterable of :class:`Channel` that are currently on the server.
     icon: str
         The server's icon.
-    id: str
+    id: int
         The server's ID.
-    owner: :class:`Member`
-        The member who owns the server.
+    owner_id: int
+        The server owner's ID. Use :attr:`Server.owner` instead.
     unavailable: bool
         Indicates if the server is unavailable. If this is ``True`` then the
         reliability of other attributes outside of :meth:`Server.id` is slim and they might
@@ -111,14 +111,13 @@ class Server(Hashable):
     """
 
     __slots__ = ('afk_timeout', 'afk_channel', '_members', '_channels', 'icon',
-                 'name', 'id', 'owner', 'unavailable', 'name', 'region',
+                 'name', 'id', 'unavailable', 'name', 'region',
                  '_default_role', '_default_channel', 'roles', '_member_count',
                  'large', 'owner_id', 'mfa_level', 'emojis', 'features',
                  'verification_level', 'splash', '_voice_states' )
 
     def __init__(self, *, data, state):
         self._channels = {}
-        self.owner = None
         self._members = {}
         self._voice_states = {}
         self._state = state
@@ -158,9 +157,9 @@ class Server(Hashable):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
-    def _update_voice_state(self, data):
-        user_id = data['user_id']
-        channel = self.get_channel(data['channel_id'])
+    def _update_voice_state(self, data, channel_id):
+        user_id = int(data['user_id'])
+        channel = self.get_channel(channel_id)
         try:
             # check if we should remove the voice state from cache
             if channel is None:
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ class Server(Hashable):
         self.afk_timeout = guild.get('afk_timeout')
         self.icon = guild.get('icon')
         self.unavailable = guild.get('unavailable', False)
-        self.id = guild['id']
+        self.id = int(guild['id'])
         self.roles = [Role(server=self, data=r, state=self._state) for r in guild.get('roles', [])]
         self.mfa_level = guild.get('mfa_level')
         self.emojis = [Emoji(server=self, data=r, state=self._state) for r in guild.get('emojis', [])]
@@ -251,22 +250,20 @@ class Server(Hashable):
         self._sync(guild)
         self.large = None if member_count is None else self._member_count >= 250
 
-        if 'owner_id' in guild:
-            self.owner_id = guild['owner_id']
-            self.owner = self.get_member(self.owner_id)
-
-        afk_id = guild.get('afk_channel_id')
-        self.afk_channel = self.get_channel(afk_id)
+        self.owner_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(guild, 'owner_id')
+        self.afk_channel = self.get_channel(utils._get_as_snowflake(guild, 'afk_channel_id'))
 
         for obj in guild.get('voice_states', []):
-            self._update_voice_state(obj)
+            self._update_voice_state(obj, int(obj['channel_id']))
 
     def _sync(self, data):
-        if 'large' in data:
+        try:
             self.large = data['large']
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
 
         for presence in data.get('presences', []):
-            user_id = presence['user']['id']
+            user_id = int(presence['user']['id'])
             member = self.get_member(user_id)
             if member is not None:
                 member.status = try_enum(Status, presence['status'])
@@ -279,7 +276,6 @@ class Server(Hashable):
                 channel = Channel(server=self, data=c, state=self._state)
                 self._add_channel(channel)
 
-
     @utils.cached_slot_property('_default_role')
     def default_role(self):
         """Gets the @everyone role that all members have by default."""
@@ -290,6 +286,11 @@ class Server(Hashable):
         """Gets the default :class:`Channel` for the server."""
         return utils.find(lambda c: c.is_default, self.channels)
 
+    @property
+    def owner(self):
+        """:class:`Member`: The member that owns the server."""
+        return self.get_member(self.owner_id)
+
     @property
     def icon_url(self):
         """Returns the URL version of the server's icon. Returns an empty string if it has no icon."""
diff --git a/discord/state.py b/discord/state.py
index ff28c496e..ad9bb172c 100644
--- a/discord/state.py
+++ b/discord/state.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
 
     def try_insert_user(self, data):
         # this way is 300% faster than `dict.setdefault`.
-        user_id = data['id']
+        user_id = int(data['id'])
         try:
             return self._users[user_id]
         except KeyError:
@@ -237,27 +237,27 @@ class ConnectionState:
         self.dispatch('resumed')
 
     def parse_message_create(self, data):
-        channel = self.get_channel(data.get('channel_id'))
+        channel = self.get_channel(int(data['channel_id']))
         message = Message(channel=channel, data=data, state=self.ctx)
         self.dispatch('message', message)
         self.messages.append(message)
 
     def parse_message_delete(self, data):
-        message_id = data.get('id')
+        message_id = int(data['id'])
         found = self._get_message(message_id)
         if found is not None:
             self.dispatch('message_delete', found)
             self.messages.remove(found)
 
     def parse_message_delete_bulk(self, data):
-        message_ids = set(data.get('ids', []))
+        message_ids = set(map(int, data.get('ids', [])))
         to_be_deleted = list(filter(lambda m: m.id in message_ids, self.messages))
         for msg in to_be_deleted:
             self.dispatch('message_delete', msg)
             self.messages.remove(msg)
 
     def parse_message_update(self, data):
-        message = self._get_message(data.get('id'))
+        message = self._get_message(int(data['id']))
         if message is not None:
             older_message = copy.copy(message)
             if 'call' in data:
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
             self.dispatch('reaction_remove', reaction, member)
 
     def parse_presence_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'guild_id'))
         if server is None:
             return
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         self.user = User(state=self.ctx, data=data)
 
     def parse_channel_delete(self, data):
-        server =  self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server =  self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             channel_id = data.get('id')
             channel = server.get_channel(channel_id)
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
 
     def parse_channel_update(self, data):
         channel_type = try_enum(ChannelType, data.get('type'))
-        channel_id = data.get('id')
+        channel_id = int(data['id'])
         if channel_type is ChannelType.group:
             channel = self._get_private_channel(channel_id)
             old_channel = copy.copy(channel)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
             self.dispatch('channel_update', old_channel, channel)
             return
 
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'guild_id'))
         if server is not None:
             channel = server.get_channel(channel_id)
             if channel is not None:
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
             channel = PrivateChannel(me=self.user, data=data, state=self.ctx)
             self._add_private_channel(channel)
         else:
-            server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+            server = self._get_server(utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'guild_id'))
             if server is not None:
                 channel = Channel(server=server, state=self.ctx, data=data)
                 server._add_channel(channel)
@@ -389,13 +389,13 @@ class ConnectionState:
         self.dispatch('channel_create', channel)
 
     def parse_channel_recipient_add(self, data):
-        channel = self._get_private_channel(data.get('channel_id'))
+        channel = self._get_private_channel(int(data['channel_id']))
         user = self.try_insert_user(data['user'])
         channel.recipients.append(user)
         self.dispatch('group_join', channel, user)
 
     def parse_channel_recipient_remove(self, data):
-        channel = self._get_private_channel(data.get('channel_id'))
+        channel = self._get_private_channel(int(data['channel_id']))
         user = self.try_insert_user(data['user'])
         try:
             channel.recipients.remove(user)
@@ -411,18 +411,18 @@ class ConnectionState:
             if role is not None:
                 roles.append(role)
 
-        data['roles'] = sorted(roles, key=lambda r: int(r.id))
+        data['roles'] = sorted(roles, key=lambda r: r.id)
         return Member(server=server, data=data, state=self.ctx)
 
     def parse_guild_member_add(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         member = self._make_member(server, data)
         server._add_member(member)
         server._member_count += 1
         self.dispatch('member_join', member)
 
     def parse_guild_member_remove(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             user_id = data['user']['id']
             member = server.get_member(user_id)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 self.dispatch('member_remove', member)
 
     def parse_guild_member_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         user = data['user']
         user_id = user['id']
         member = server.get_member(user_id)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
             self.dispatch('member_update', old_member, member)
 
     def parse_guild_emojis_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         before_emojis = server.emojis
         server.emojis = [Emoji(server=server, data=e, state=self.ctx) for e in data.get('emojis', [])]
         self.dispatch('server_emojis_update', before_emojis, server.emojis)
@@ -525,18 +525,18 @@ class ConnectionState:
             self.dispatch('server_join', server)
 
     def parse_guild_sync(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['id']))
         server._sync(data)
 
     def parse_guild_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['id']))
         if server is not None:
             old_server = copy.copy(server)
             server._from_data(data)
             self.dispatch('server_update', old_server, server)
 
     def parse_guild_delete(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['id']))
         if server is None:
             return
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         # hence we don't remove it from cache or do anything
         # strange with it, the main purpose of this event
         # is mainly to dispatch to another event worth listening to for logging
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             user_id = data.get('user', {}).get('id')
             member = utils.get(server.members, id=user_id)
@@ -567,21 +567,21 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 self.dispatch('member_ban', member)
 
     def parse_guild_ban_remove(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             if 'user' in data:
                 user = self.try_insert_user(data['user'])
                 self.dispatch('member_unban', server, user)
 
     def parse_guild_role_create(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data['guild_id'])
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         role_data = data['role']
         role = Role(server=server, data=role_data, state=self.ctx)
         server._add_role(role)
         self.dispatch('server_role_create', role)
 
     def parse_guild_role_delete(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             role_id = data.get('role_id')
             role = utils.find(lambda r: r.id == role_id, server.roles)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 self.dispatch('server_role_delete', role)
 
     def parse_guild_role_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         if server is not None:
             role_data = data['role']
             role_id = role_data['id']
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 self.dispatch('server_role_update', old_role, role)
 
     def parse_guild_members_chunk(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(int(data['guild_id']))
         members = data.get('members', [])
         for member in members:
             m = self._make_member(server, member)
@@ -612,35 +612,32 @@ class ConnectionState:
             if existing is None or existing.joined_at is None:
                 server._add_member(m)
 
-        # if the owner is offline, server.owner is potentially None
-        # therefore we should check if this chunk makes it point to a valid
-        # member.
-        server.owner = server.get_member(server.owner_id)
         log.info('processed a chunk for {} members.'.format(len(members)))
         self.process_listeners(ListenerType.chunk, server, len(members))
 
     def parse_voice_state_update(self, data):
-        server = self._get_server(data.get('guild_id'))
+        server = self._get_server(utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'guild_id'))
+        channel_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'channel_id')
         if server is not None:
-            if data.get('user_id') == self.user.id:
+            if int(data['user_id']) == self.user.id:
                 voice = self._get_voice_client(server.id)
                 if voice is not None:
-                    voice.channel = server.get_channel(data.get('channel_id'))
+                    voice.channel = server.get_channel(channel_id)
 
-            member, before, after = server._update_voice_state(data)
+            member, before, after = server._update_voice_state(data, channel_id)
             if after is not None:
                 self.dispatch('voice_state_update', member, before, after)
         else:
             # in here we're either at private or group calls
-            call = self._calls.get(data.get('channel_id'), None)
+            call = self._calls.get(channel_id)
             if call is not None:
                 call._update_voice_state(data)
 
     def parse_typing_start(self, data):
-        channel = self.get_channel(data.get('channel_id'))
+        channel = self.get_channel(int(data['channel_id']))
         if channel is not None:
             member = None
-            user_id = data.get('user_id')
+            user_id = utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'user_id')
             is_private = getattr(channel, 'is_private', None)
             if is_private == None:
                 return
@@ -655,21 +652,21 @@ class ConnectionState:
                 self.dispatch('typing', channel, member, timestamp)
 
     def parse_call_create(self, data):
-        message = self._get_message(data.get('message_id'))
+        message = self._get_message(int(data['message_id']))
         if message is not None:
             call = GroupCall(call=message, **data)
-            self._calls[data['channel_id']] = call
+            self._calls[int(data['channel_id'])] = call
             self.dispatch('call', call)
 
     def parse_call_update(self, data):
-        call = self._calls.get(data.get('channel_id'), None)
+        call = self._calls.get(int(data['channel_id']))
         if call is not None:
             before = copy.copy(call)
             call._update(**data)
             self.dispatch('call_update', before, call)
 
     def parse_call_delete(self, data):
-        call = self._calls.pop(data.get('channel_id'), None)
+        call = self._calls.pop(int(data['channel_id']), None)
         if call is not None:
             self.dispatch('call_remove', call)
 
diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index 919d6deba..fa3618374 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ class User:
 
     Attributes
     -----------
-    name : str
+    name: str
         The user's username.
-    id : str
+    id: int
         The user's unique ID.
-    discriminator : str or int
+    discriminator: str
         The user's discriminator. This is given when the username has conflicts.
-    avatar : str
+    avatar: str
         The avatar hash the user has. Could be None.
-    bot : bool
+    bot: bool
         Specifies if the user is a bot account.
     """
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class User:
     def __init__(self, *, state, data):
         self._state = state
         self.name = data['username']
-        self.id = data['id']
+        self.id = int(data['id'])
         self.discriminator = data['discriminator']
         self.avatar = data['avatar']
         self.bot = data.get('bot', False)
diff --git a/discord/utils.py b/discord/utils.py
index 831296541..5b19c8c3e 100644
--- a/discord/utils.py
+++ b/discord/utils.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def oauth_url(client_id, permissions=None, server=None, redirect_uri=None):
 
 def snowflake_time(id):
     """Returns the creation date in UTC of a discord id."""
-    return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(((int(id) >> 22) + DISCORD_EPOCH) / 1000)
+    return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(((id >> 22) + DISCORD_EPOCH) / 1000)
 
 def time_snowflake(datetime_obj, high=False):
     """Returns a numeric snowflake pretending to be created at the given date.
@@ -231,8 +231,15 @@ def _unique(iterable):
     adder = seen.add
     return [x for x in iterable if not (x in seen or adder(x))]
 
-def _null_event(*args, **kwargs):
-    pass
+def _get_as_snowflake(data, key):
+    try:
+        value = data[key]
+    except KeyError:
+        return None
+    else:
+        if value is None:
+            return value
+        return int(value)
 
 def _get_mime_type_for_image(data):
     if data.startswith(b'\x89\x50\x4E\x47\x0D\x0A\x1A\x0A'):