diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/common/serializers.py b/api/funkwhale_api/common/serializers.py
index d10969eeb..96f5beddd 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/common/serializers.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/common/serializers.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class ScopesSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 
 class IdentSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     type = serializers.CharField()
-    id = serializers.IntegerField()
+    id = serializers.CharField()
 
 
 class RateLimitSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
diff --git a/api/funkwhale_api/common/throttling.py b/api/funkwhale_api/common/throttling.py
index 06b99f9f0..264bb92c5 100644
--- a/api/funkwhale_api/common/throttling.py
+++ b/api/funkwhale_api/common/throttling.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from rest_framework import throttling as rest_throttling
 
 def get_ident(user, request):
     if user and user.is_authenticated:
-        return {"type": "authenticated", "id": user.pk}
+        return {"type": "authenticated", "id": f"{user.pk}"}
     ident = rest_throttling.BaseThrottle().get_ident(request)
 
     return {"type": "anonymous", "id": ident}
diff --git a/api/tests/common/test_throttling.py b/api/tests/common/test_throttling.py
index 5445bfbc9..16cd44196 100644
--- a/api/tests/common/test_throttling.py
+++ b/api/tests/common/test_throttling.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def test_get_ident_anonymous(api_request):
 def test_get_ident_authenticated(api_request, factories):
     user = factories["users.User"]()
     request = api_request.get("/")
-    expected = {"id": user.pk, "type": "authenticated"}
+    expected = {"id": f"{user.pk}", "type": "authenticated"}
     assert throttling.get_ident(user, request) == expected
 
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_get_ident_authenticated(api_request, factories):
     [
         (
             "create",
-            {"id": 42, "type": "authenticated"},
+            {"id": "42", "type": "authenticated"},
             "throttling:create:authenticated:42",
         ),
         (
diff --git a/api/tests/common/test_views.py b/api/tests/common/test_views.py
index 7b08e50b4..1b4447a3d 100644
--- a/api/tests/common/test_views.py
+++ b/api/tests/common/test_views.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_cannot_approve_reject_without_perm(
 
 
 def test_rate_limit(logged_in_api_client, now_time, settings, mocker):
-    expected_ident = {"type": "authenticated", "id": logged_in_api_client.user.pk}
+    expected_ident = {"type": "authenticated", "id": f"{logged_in_api_client.user.pk}"}
 
     expected = {
         "ident": expected_ident,
diff --git a/changes/changelog.d/2248.bugfix b/changes/changelog.d/2248.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f724dc7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/changelog.d/2248.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use correct data field for rate limiting identity field (#2248)