diff --git a/apps/labrinth/src/routes/internal/statuses.rs b/apps/labrinth/src/routes/internal/statuses.rs
index dd4f8dd18..a7b09548c 100644
--- a/apps/labrinth/src/routes/internal/statuses.rs
+++ b/apps/labrinth/src/routes/internal/statuses.rs
@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ pub async fn ws_init(
                         .await;
                     }
                 }
-                ClientToServerMessage::SocketOpen
-                | ClientToServerMessage::SocketClose { .. }
-                | ClientToServerMessage::SocketSend { .. } => todo!(),
+
+                ClientToServerMessage::SocketOpen { .. } => todo!(),
+                ClientToServerMessage::SocketClose { .. } => todo!(),
+                ClientToServerMessage::SocketSend { .. } => todo!(),
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/state/friends.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/state/friends.rs
index acdbcbd63..5f5055f09 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/state/friends.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/state/friends.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ impl FriendsSocket {
                                                 let _ = emit_friend(FriendPayload::FriendRequest { from }).await;
                                             }
                                             ServerToClientMessage::FriendRequestRejected { .. } => todo!(),
-                                            ServerToClientMessage::SocketOpened { .. } => todo!(),
-                                            ServerToClientMessage::SocketClosed { .. } => todo!(),
+
+                                            ServerToClientMessage::SocketConnected { .. } => todo!(),
+                                            ServerToClientMessage::SocketDisconnected { .. } => todo!(),
                                             ServerToClientMessage::FriendSocketOpened { .. } => todo!(),
                                             ServerToClientMessage::SocketData { .. } => todo!(),
                                         }
diff --git a/packages/rust-common/src/ids.rs b/packages/rust-common/src/ids.rs
index 6b1a00203..c7baaa7ef 100644
--- a/packages/rust-common/src/ids.rs
+++ b/packages/rust-common/src/ids.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ pub mod base62_impl {
                     formatter.write_str("a base62 string id")
                 }
 
+                fn visit_u64<E>(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
+                where
+                    E: de::Error,
+                {
+                    Ok(Base62Id(v))
+                }
+
                 fn visit_str<E>(self, string: &str) -> Result<Base62Id, E>
                 where
                     E: de::Error,
@@ -144,7 +151,11 @@ pub mod base62_impl {
                 }
             }
 
-            deserializer.deserialize_str(Base62Visitor)
+            if deserializer.is_human_readable() {
+                deserializer.deserialize_str(Base62Visitor)
+            } else {
+                deserializer.deserialize_u64(Base62Visitor)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -153,7 +164,11 @@ pub mod base62_impl {
         where
             S: Serializer,
         {
-            serializer.serialize_str(&to_base62(self.0))
+            if serializer.is_human_readable() {
+                serializer.serialize_str(&to_base62(self.0))
+            } else {
+                serializer.serialize_u64(self.0)
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/rust-common/src/networking/message.rs b/packages/rust-common/src/networking/message.rs
index f59301a6b..557f16dae 100644
--- a/packages/rust-common/src/networking/message.rs
+++ b/packages/rust-common/src/networking/message.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ pub enum ClientToServerMessage {
         profile_name: Option<String>,
     },
 
-    SocketOpen,
+    SocketOpen {
+        socket: Uuid,
+    },
     SocketClose {
         socket: Uuid,
     },
@@ -40,10 +42,11 @@ pub enum ServerToClientMessage {
         from: UserId,
     },
 
-    SocketOpened {
-        socket: Uuid,
+    SocketConnected {
+        to_socket: Uuid,
+        new_socket: Uuid,
     },
-    SocketClosed {
+    SocketDisconnected {
         socket: Uuid,
     },
     FriendSocketOpened {