diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/20230929T213219699Z-takedown-id-as-int.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/20230929T213219699Z-takedown-id-as-int.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf771c25d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/20230929T213219699Z-takedown-id-as-int.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { Kysely, sql } from 'kysely'
+
+export async function up(db: Kysely<unknown>): Promise<void> {
+  sql`alter table "repo_root" alter column "takedownId" type integer using "takedownId"::integer`.execute(
+    db,
+  )
+  sql`alter table "repo_blob" alter column "takedownId" type integer using "takedownId"::integer`.execute(
+    db,
+  )
+  sql`alter table "record" alter column "takedownId" type integer using "takedownId"::integer`.execute(
+    db,
+  )
+}
+
+export async function down(db: Kysely<unknown>): Promise<void> {
+  sql`alter table "repo_root" alter column "takedownId" type varchar`.execute(
+    db,
+  )
+  sql`alter table "repo_blob" alter column "takedownId" type varchar`.execute(
+    db,
+  )
+  sql`alter table "record" alter column "takedownId" type varchar`.execute(db)
+}
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/index.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/index.ts
index 2c7b34b9f47..9aead0d7012 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/migrations/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 export * as _20230613T164932261Z from './20230613T164932261Z-init'
 export * as _20230914T014727199Z from './20230914T014727199Z-repo-v3'
 export * as _20230926T195532354Z from './20230926T195532354Z-email-tokens'
+export * as _20230929T213219699Z from './20230929T213219699Z-takedown-id-as-int'
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/record.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/record.ts
index fbde68b2219..03f1008ef0f 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/record.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/record.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ export interface Record {
   rkey: string
   repoRev: string | null
   indexedAt: string
-  // opaque identifier, though currently tends to reference a moderation_action
-  takedownId: string | null
+  takedownId: number | null
 }
 
 export const tableName = 'record'
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-blob.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-blob.ts
index 67aa072454f..a1fed0877e5 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-blob.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-blob.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ export interface RepoBlob {
   recordUri: string
   repoRev: string | null
   did: string
-  // opaque identifier, though currently tends to reference a moderation_action
-  takedownId: string | null
+  takedownId: number | null
 }
 
 export const tableName = 'repo_blob'
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-root.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-root.ts
index b68c6c37bea..6b6c921f380 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-root.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/tables/repo-root.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ export interface RepoRoot {
   root: string
   rev: string | null
   indexedAt: string
-  // opaque identifier, though currently tends to reference a moderation_action
-  takedownId: string | null
+  takedownId: number | null
 }
 
 export const tableName = 'repo_root'
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/db/util.ts b/packages/pds/src/db/util.ts
index 4fcd93a1d44..696ac7dee8b 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/db/util.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/db/util.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const notSoftDeletedClause = (alias: DbRef) => {
   return sql`${alias}."takedownId" is null`
 }
 
-export const softDeleted = (repoOrRecord: { takedownId: string | null }) => {
+export const softDeleted = (repoOrRecord: { takedownId: number | null }) => {
   return repoOrRecord.takedownId !== null
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/index.ts b/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/index.ts
index 622fee2a11c..9e46332cf33 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/index.ts
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export class ModerationService {
   async takedownRepo(info: { takedownId: number; did: string }) {
     await this.db.db
       .updateTable('repo_root')
-      .set({ takedownId: String(info.takedownId) })
+      .set({ takedownId: info.takedownId })
       .where('did', '=', info.did)
       .where('takedownId', 'is', null)
       .executeTakeFirst()
@@ -459,14 +459,14 @@ export class ModerationService {
     this.db.assertTransaction()
     await this.db.db
       .updateTable('record')
-      .set({ takedownId: String(info.takedownId) })
+      .set({ takedownId: info.takedownId })
       .where('uri', '=', info.uri.toString())
       .where('takedownId', 'is', null)
       .executeTakeFirst()
     if (info.blobCids?.length) {
       await this.db.db
         .updateTable('repo_blob')
-        .set({ takedownId: String(info.takedownId) })
+        .set({ takedownId: info.takedownId })
         .where('recordUri', '=', info.uri.toString())
         .where(
           'cid',
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/views.ts b/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/views.ts
index b38b9fa987e..e8d89620d73 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/views.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/services/moderation/views.ts
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ type RecordResult = {
   cid: string
   value: object
   indexedAt: string
-  takedownId: string | null
+  takedownId: number | null
 }
 
 type SubjectResult = Pick<
diff --git a/packages/pds/src/services/record/index.ts b/packages/pds/src/services/record/index.ts
index 5ddc9b79a09..1914d1b8c61 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/services/record/index.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/services/record/index.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class RecordService {
     cid: string
     value: object
     indexedAt: string
-    takedownId: string | null
+    takedownId: number | null
   } | null> {
     const { ref } = this.db.db.dynamic
     let builder = this.db.db
diff --git a/packages/pds/tests/account-deletion.test.ts b/packages/pds/tests/account-deletion.test.ts
index 54f1de60c70..12bdad8875a 100644
--- a/packages/pds/tests/account-deletion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/tests/account-deletion.test.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ describe('account deletion', () => {
 
   const getMailFrom = async (promise): Promise<Mail.Options> => {
     const result = await Promise.all([once(mailCatcher, 'mail'), promise])
-    console.log(result)
     return result[0][0]
   }