diff --git a/discord/types/snowflake.py b/discord/types/snowflake.py
index 341bd7670..8d8088afa 100644
--- a/discord/types/snowflake.py
+++ b/discord/types/snowflake.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
 DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 """
 
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Union
 
-Snowflake = str
+Snowflake = Union[str, int]
 SnowflakeList = List[Snowflake]