diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter.php b/src/Database/Adapter.php
index 88fd7d64f..ffd7ede18 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter.php
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ abstract public function deleteDocument(string $collection, string $id): bool;
      * Delete Documents
      *
      * @param string $collection
-     * @param array<string> $sequences
+     * @param array<int> $sequences
      * @param array<string> $permissionIds
      *
      * @return int
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/MariaDB.php b/src/Database/Adapter/MariaDB.php
index bab2eb267..218f06e86 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/MariaDB.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/MariaDB.php
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public function createDocument(string $collection, Document $document): Document
 
             $stmt->execute();
 
-            $document['$sequence'] = $this->pdo->lastInsertId();
+            $document['$sequence'] = (int) $this->pdo->lastInsertId();
 
             if (empty($document['$sequence'])) {
                 throw new DatabaseException('Error creating document empty "$sequence"');
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ public function find(string $collection, array $queries = [], ?int $limit = 25,
                 unset($results[$index]['_uid']);
             }
             if (\array_key_exists('_id', $document)) {
-                $results[$index]['$sequence'] = $document['_id'];
+                $results[$index]['$sequence'] = (int) $document['_id'];
                 unset($results[$index]['_id']);
             }
             if (\array_key_exists('_tenant', $document)) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/Postgres.php b/src/Database/Adapter/Postgres.php
index 37d2edeec..f5ed93b65 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/Postgres.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/Postgres.php
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ public function createDocument(string $collection, Document $document): Document
 
         try {
             $this->execute($stmt);
-            $lastInsertedId = $this->getPDO()->lastInsertId();
+            $lastInsertedId = (int) $this->getPDO()->lastInsertId();
             // Sequence can be manually set as well
             $document['$sequence'] ??= $lastInsertedId;
 
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ public function find(string $collection, array $queries = [], ?int $limit = 25,
                 unset($results[$index]['_uid']);
             }
             if (\array_key_exists('_id', $document)) {
-                $results[$index]['$sequence'] = $document['_id'];
+                $results[$index]['$sequence'] = (int) $document['_id'];
                 unset($results[$index]['_id']);
             }
             if (\array_key_exists('_tenant', $document)) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php b/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
index 31bc7e6a3..179ea908a 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/SQL.php
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public function getDocument(string $collection, string $id, array $queries = [],
         $document = $document[0];
 
         if (\array_key_exists('_id', $document)) {
-            $document['$sequence'] = $document['_id'];
+            $document['$sequence'] = (int) $document['_id'];
             unset($document['_id']);
         }
         if (\array_key_exists('_uid', $document)) {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ public function updateDocuments(string $collection, Document $updates, array $do
         }
 
         foreach ($sequences as $id => $value) {
-            $stmt->bindValue(":_id_{$id}", $value);
+            $stmt->bindValue(":_id_{$id}", $value, \PDO::PARAM_INT);
         }
 
         $attributeIndex = 0;
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ public function updateDocuments(string $collection, Document $updates, array $do
      * Delete Documents
      *
      * @param string $collection
-     * @param array<string> $sequences
+     * @param array<int> $sequences
      * @param array<string> $permissionIds
      *
      * @return int
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ public function createDocuments(string $collection, array $documents): array
 
             foreach ($documents as $document) {
                 if (isset($sequences[$document->getId()])) {
-                    $document['$sequence'] = $sequences[$document->getId()];
+                    $document['$sequence'] = (int) $sequences[$document->getId()];
                 }
             }
         } catch (PDOException $e) {
diff --git a/src/Database/Adapter/SQLite.php b/src/Database/Adapter/SQLite.php
index be2c4b5f7..fd42e2260 100644
--- a/src/Database/Adapter/SQLite.php
+++ b/src/Database/Adapter/SQLite.php
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ public function createDocument(string $collection, Document $document): Document
             $statment->execute();
             $last = $statment->fetch();
 
-            $document['$sequence'] = $last['id'];
+            $document['$sequence'] = (int) $last['id'];
 
             if (isset($stmtPermissions)) {
                 $stmtPermissions->execute();
diff --git a/src/Database/Database.php b/src/Database/Database.php
index 6ed45aa99..71b9497f9 100644
--- a/src/Database/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database/Database.php
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ class Database
         ],
         [
             '$id' => '$sequence',
-            'type' => self::VAR_STRING,
-            'size' => Database::LENGTH_KEY,
+            'type' => self::VAR_INTEGER,
+            'size' => 8,
             'required' => true,
             'signed' => true,
             'array' => false,
diff --git a/src/Database/Document.php b/src/Database/Document.php
index 2ed634f46..9c601d038 100644
--- a/src/Database/Document.php
+++ b/src/Database/Document.php
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ public function getId(): string
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return string
+     * @return int
      */
-    public function getSequence(): string
+    public function getSequence(): int
     {
-        return $this->getAttribute('$sequence', '');
+        return $this->getAttribute('$sequence', 0);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Database/Validator/Queries/Documents.php b/src/Database/Validator/Queries/Documents.php
index 4e5c13f5f..7bef9e466 100644
--- a/src/Database/Validator/Queries/Documents.php
+++ b/src/Database/Validator/Queries/Documents.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $attributes[] = new Document([
             '$id' => '$sequence',
             'key' => '$sequence',
-            'type' => Database::VAR_STRING,
+            'type' => Database::VAR_INTEGER,
             'array' => false,
         ]);
         $attributes[] = new Document([
diff --git a/src/Database/Validator/Structure.php b/src/Database/Validator/Structure.php
index 478557697..e8f6d751f 100644
--- a/src/Database/Validator/Structure.php
+++ b/src/Database/Validator/Structure.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class Structure extends Validator
         ],
         [
             '$id' => '$sequence',
-            'type' => Database::VAR_STRING,
-            'size' => 255,
+            'type' => Database::VAR_INTEGER,
+            'size' => 8,
             'required' => false,
             'signed' => true,
             'array' => false,
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
index 3fdbb87d7..e44c29e71 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Adapter/Scopes/DocumentTests.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function testCreateDocument(): Document
         // Test create document with manual internal id
         $manualIdDocument = $database->createDocument('documents', new Document([
             '$id' => '56000',
-            '$sequence' => '56000',
+            '$sequence' => 56000,
             '$permissions' => [
                 Permission::read(Role::any()),
                 Permission::read(Role::user(ID::custom('1'))),
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ public function testCreateDocumentsWithAutoIncrement(): void
 
         for ($i = $sequence; $i <= ($sequence + $count); $i++) {
             $documents[] = new Document([
-                '$sequence' => (string)$i,
+                '$sequence' => $i,
                 '$permissions' => [
                     Permission::read(Role::any()),
                     Permission::create(Role::any()),
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public function testCreateDocumentsWithDifferentAttributes(): void
         $documents = [
             new Document([
                 '$id' => 'third',
-                '$sequence' => 'third',
+                '$sequence' => 3,
                 'string' => 'text📝',
             ]),
             new Document([
@@ -1765,9 +1765,9 @@ public function testFindByID(): void
      * @depends testFind
      * @param array<string, mixed> $data
      * @return void
-     * @throws \Utopia\Database\Exception
+     * @throws DatabaseException
      */
-    public function testFindByInternalID(array $data): void
+    public function testFindBySequence(array $data): void
     {
         /** @var Database $database */
         $database = static::getDatabase();
@@ -4228,7 +4228,7 @@ public function testExceptionCaseInsensitiveDuplicate(Document $document): Docum
         $database = static::getDatabase();
 
         $document->setAttribute('$id', 'caseSensitive');
-        $document->setAttribute('$sequence', '200');
+        $document->setAttribute('$sequence', 200);
         $database->createDocument($document->getCollection(), $document);
 
         $document->setAttribute('$id', 'CaseSensitive');