diff --git a/app/models/hosted_file_models.py b/app/models/hosted_file_models.py
index c20de4a..af5c3dc 100644
--- a/app/models/hosted_file_models.py
+++ b/app/models/hosted_file_models.py
@@ -67,21 +67,24 @@ class Hosted_File_Base(BaseModel):
     def map_v3_ids(cls, values):
         """
         Vision Transformer:
-        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers.
+        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers during READ operations.
+        During CREATE (POST) operations, we ensure resolved integers are preserved.
         """
-        # 1. Capture the random ID string
+        # 1. Map Random Strings to Clean Names
         rid = values.get('id_random') or values.get('hosted_file_id_random')
-            
-        # 2. Map Random Strings to Clean Names for the Frontend
-        # We always want the string version in 'id' and 'hosted_file_id' for the API response
-        if rid:
+        if rid and isinstance(rid, str):
             values['id'] = rid
             values['hosted_file_id'] = rid
             
-        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'):
-            # If we have a random account ID string, use it for the Vision API
-            values['account_id'] = a_rid
+        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'): values['account_id'] = a_rid
             
+        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population" or leakage of integers during API responses
+        for k in ['id', 'hosted_file_id', 'account_id']:
+            val = values.get(k)
+            if val is not None and not isinstance(val, str):
+                if values.get(f'{k}_random') or (k=='id' and values.get('id_random')):
+                    del values[k]
+                
         return values
 
     class Config:
diff --git a/app/models/journal_models.py b/app/models/journal_models.py
index 20f9f96..0a28769 100644
--- a/app/models/journal_models.py
+++ b/app/models/journal_models.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ class Journal_Base(BaseModel):
     log.setLevel(logging.INFO) # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, EXCEPTION, CRITICAL
     log.debug(locals())
 
-    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings) ---
-    id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['journal_id_random'])
-    journal_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['journal_id_random'])
-    account_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
-    person_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['person_id_random'])
-    user_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['user_id_random'])
+    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings for API, Integers for DB) ---
+    id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['journal_id_random'])
+    journal_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['journal_id_random'])
+    account_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
+    person_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['person_id_random'])
+    user_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['user_id_random'])
 
     external_id: Optional[str] # ID generated by or for external systems (should be stable and not change)
     import_id: Optional[str] # Used for import purposes to track the source of the data
@@ -132,24 +132,25 @@ class Journal_Base(BaseModel):
     def map_v3_ids(cls, values):
         """
         Vision Transformer:
-        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers.
+        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers during READ operations.
+        During CREATE (POST) operations, we ensure resolved integers are preserved.
         """
         # 1. Map Random Strings to Clean Names
-        if rid := values.get('id_random') or values.get('journal_id_random'):
+        rid = values.get('id_random') or values.get('journal_id_random')
+        if rid and isinstance(rid, str):
             values['id'] = rid
             values['journal_id'] = rid
             
-        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'):
-            values['account_id'] = a_rid
-        if p_rid := values.get('person_id_random'):
-            values['person_id'] = p_rid
-        if u_rid := values.get('user_id_random'):
-            values['user_id'] = u_rid
+        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'): values['account_id'] = a_rid
+        if p_rid := values.get('person_id_random'): values['person_id'] = p_rid
+        if u_rid := values.get('user_id_random'): values['user_id'] = u_rid
             
-        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population"
+        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population" or leakage of integers during API responses
         for k in ['id', 'journal_id', 'account_id', 'person_id', 'user_id']:
-            if k in values and not isinstance(values[k], str):
-                del values[k]
+            val = values.get(k)
+            if val is not None and not isinstance(val, str):
+                if values.get(f'{k}_random') or (k=='id' and values.get('id_random')):
+                    del values[k]
                 
         return values
 
diff --git a/app/models/page_models.py b/app/models/page_models.py
index c872c21..6855103 100644
--- a/app/models/page_models.py
+++ b/app/models/page_models.py
@@ -14,19 +14,11 @@ class Page_Base(BaseModel):
     log.setLevel(logging.WARNING) # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, EXCEPTION, CRITICAL
     log.debug(locals())
 
-    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings) ---
-    id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['page_id_random'])
-    page_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['page_id_random'])
-    account_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
-    site_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['site_id_random'])
-
-    # page_id_random: Optional[str] = Field(
-    #     **base_fields['page_id_random'],
-    #     alias = 'page_id_random',
-    # )
-    # id: Optional[int] = Field(
-    #     alias = 'page_id'
-    # )
+    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings for API, Integers for DB) ---
+    id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['page_id_random'])
+    page_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['page_id_random'])
+    account_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
+    site_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['site_id_random'])
 
     code: Optional[str]
     name: Optional[str]
@@ -69,22 +61,24 @@ class Page_Base(BaseModel):
     def map_v3_ids(cls, values):
         """
         Vision Transformer:
-        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers.
+        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers during READ operations.
+        During CREATE (POST) operations, we ensure resolved integers are preserved.
         """
         # 1. Map Random Strings to Clean Names
-        if rid := values.get('id_random') or values.get('page_id_random'):
+        rid = values.get('id_random') or values.get('page_id_random')
+        if rid and isinstance(rid, str):
             values['id'] = rid
             values['page_id'] = rid
             
-        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'):
-            values['account_id'] = a_rid
-        if s_rid := values.get('site_id_random'):
-            values['site_id'] = s_rid
+        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'): values['account_id'] = a_rid
+        if s_rid := values.get('site_id_random'): values['site_id'] = s_rid
             
-        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population"
+        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population" or leakage of integers during API responses
         for k in ['id', 'account_id', 'site_id']:
-            if k in values and not isinstance(values[k], str):
-                del values[k]
+            val = values.get(k)
+            if val is not None and not isinstance(val, str):
+                if values.get(f'{k}_random') or (k=='id' and values.get('id_random')):
+                    del values[k]
                 
         return values
 
diff --git a/app/models/post_models.py b/app/models/post_models.py
index b9edeba..389ccb9 100644
--- a/app/models/post_models.py
+++ b/app/models/post_models.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ class Post_Base(BaseModel):
     log.setLevel(logging.WARNING) # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, EXCEPTION, CRITICAL
     log.debug(locals())
 
-    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings) ---
-    id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['post_id_random'])
-    post_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['post_id_random'])
-    account_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
-    person_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['person_id_random'])
-    user_id: Optional[str] = Field(None, **base_fields['user_id_random'])
+    # --- Standardized Vision IDs (Strings for API, Integers for DB) ---
+    id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['post_id_random'])
+    post_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['post_id_random'])
+    account_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['account_id_random'])
+    person_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['person_id_random'])
+    user_id: Optional[Union[int, str]] = Field(None, **base_fields['user_id_random'])
 
     external_person_id: Optional[str] # Person ID generated by external system (should be stable and not change)
 
@@ -93,24 +93,25 @@ class Post_Base(BaseModel):
     def map_v3_ids(cls, values):
         """
         Vision Transformer:
-        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers.
+        Map DB keys to clean API keys and strip internal integers during READ operations.
+        During CREATE (POST) operations, we ensure resolved integers are preserved.
         """
         # 1. Map Random Strings to Clean Names
-        if rid := values.get('id_random') or values.get('post_id_random'):
+        rid = values.get('id_random') or values.get('post_id_random')
+        if rid and isinstance(rid, str):
             values['id'] = rid
             values['post_id'] = rid
             
-        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'):
-            values['account_id'] = a_rid
-        if p_rid := values.get('person_id_random'):
-            values['person_id'] = p_rid
-        if u_rid := values.get('user_id_random'):
-            values['user_id'] = u_rid
+        if a_rid := values.get('account_id_random'): values['account_id'] = a_rid
+        if p_rid := values.get('person_id_random'): values['person_id'] = p_rid
+        if u_rid := values.get('user_id_random'): values['user_id'] = u_rid
             
-        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population"
+        # 2. Prevent "Collision Population" or leakage of integers during API responses
         for k in ['id', 'post_id', 'account_id', 'person_id', 'user_id']:
-            if k in values and not isinstance(values[k], str):
-                del values[k]
+            val = values.get(k)
+            if val is not None and not isinstance(val, str):
+                if values.get(f'{k}_random') or (k=='id' and values.get('id_random')):
+                    del values[k]
                 
         return values