diff --git a/core/models/links.go b/core/models/links.go
index 538a2d8..c870840 100644
--- a/core/models/links.go
+++ b/core/models/links.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package models
 
 type Link struct {
-	fromNoteID int
-	toNoteID   int
+	fromNoteID string
+	toNoteID   string
 	raw        string
 }
 
-func NewLink(fromNoteID, toNoteID int, raw string) *Link {
+func NewLink(fromNoteID, toNoteID, raw string) *Link {
 	return &Link{
 		fromNoteID: fromNoteID,
 		toNoteID:   toNoteID,
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ func NewLink(fromNoteID, toNoteID int, raw string) *Link {
 	}
 }
 
-func (l *Link) FromNoteID() int {
+func (l *Link) FromNoteID() string {
 	return l.fromNoteID
 }
 
-func (l *Link) ToNoteID() int {
+func (l *Link) ToNoteID() string {
 	return l.toNoteID
 }
 
diff --git a/persistence/migrations/001_dendrite_db_init.sql b/persistence/migrations/001_dendrite_db_init.sql
index 1ebfc49..90584bc 100644
--- a/persistence/migrations/001_dendrite_db_init.sql
+++ b/persistence/migrations/001_dendrite_db_init.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notes (
-    id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
     path TEXT UNIQUE,
     title TEXT,
     slug TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notes (
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS links (
-    from_note_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    to_note_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    from_note_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    to_note_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     raw TEXT,
     FOREIGN KEY(from_note_id) REFERENCES notes(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
     FOREIGN KEY(to_note_id) REFERENCES notes(id) ON DELETE CASCADE
diff --git a/persistence/migrations/002_tags.sql b/persistence/migrations/002_tags.sql
index 739968a..f8e59dc 100644
--- a/persistence/migrations/002_tags.sql
+++ b/persistence/migrations/002_tags.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS tags (
-  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   name TEXT UNIQUE
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS note_tags (
-  note_id INTEGER,
-  tag_id INTEGER,
+  note_id TEXT,
+  tag_id TEXT,
   PRIMARY KEY (note_id, tag_id),
   FOREIGN KEY(note_id) REFERENCES notes(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   FOREIGN KEY(tag_id) REFERENCES tags(id) ON DELETE CASCADE