diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.Designer.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58cd7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+using barkmanapi;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(BarkContext))]
+    [Migration("20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID")]
+    partial class fixedOrderCustomerID
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "9.0.1")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.Customers", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Address")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("address");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("BillingTerms")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("billing_terms");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Company")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("company");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Email")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("email");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Notes")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("notes");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PhoneNumber")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("phone_number");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_customers");
+
+                    b.ToTable("customers", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.InventoryItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Barcode")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("barcode");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Brand")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("brand");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Notes")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("notes");
+
+                    b.Property<float?>("RentalPrice")
+                        .HasColumnType("real")
+                        .HasColumnName("rental_price");
+
+                    b.Property<float?>("ReplacementCost")
+                        .HasColumnType("real")
+                        .HasColumnName("replacement_cost");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("SerialNumber")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("serial_number");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StatusId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("status_id");
+
+                    b.Property<float?>("Weight")
+                        .HasColumnType("real")
+                        .HasColumnName("weight");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_inventory");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("Barcode")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_inventory_barcode");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("StatusId")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_inventory_status_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("inventory", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.ItemStatus", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("Id")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_item_status");
+
+                    b.ToTable("item_status", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.OrderItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ItemId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("item_id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("OrderId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("order_id");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("OrdersId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("orders_id");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("Quantity")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("quantity");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_order_items");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("OrdersId")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_order_items_orders_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("order_items", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.OrderStatus", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("Id")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_order_status");
+
+                    b.ToTable("order_status", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.Orders", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("id");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Address")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("address");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("CustomerId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
+                        .HasColumnName("customer_id");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("EndDate")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("end_date");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("name");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Notes")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("notes");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("StartDate")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone")
+                        .HasColumnName("start_date");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("StatusId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("status_id");
+
+                    b.Property<decimal>("TotalPrice")
+                        .HasColumnType("numeric")
+                        .HasColumnName("total_price");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Venue")
+                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                        .HasColumnName("venue");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id")
+                        .HasName("pk_orders");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("StatusId")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("ix_orders_status_id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("orders", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.InventoryItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("barkmanapi.ItemStatus", "Status")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("StatusId")
+                        .HasConstraintName("fk_inventory_item_status_status_id");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Status");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.OrderItems", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("barkmanapi.Orders", null)
+                        .WithMany("Items")
+                        .HasForeignKey("OrdersId")
+                        .HasConstraintName("fk_order_items_orders_orders_id");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.Orders", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("barkmanapi.OrderStatus", "Status")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("StatusId")
+                        .HasConstraintName("fk_orders_order_status_status_id");
+
+                    b.Navigation("Status");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("barkmanapi.Orders", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Navigation("Items");
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ead996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/20260723003407_fixedOrderCustomerID.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class fixedOrderCustomerID : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AlterColumn<int>(
+                name: "customer_id",
+                table: "orders",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: false,
+                oldClrType: typeof(string),
+                oldType: "text");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AlterColumn<string>(
+                name: "customer_id",
+                table: "orders",
+                type: "text",
+                nullable: false,
+                oldClrType: typeof(int),
+                oldType: "integer");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
index e770297..2998006 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/Migrations/BarkContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -211,9 +211,8 @@ namespace barkmanapi.Migrations
                         .HasColumnType("text")
                         .HasColumnName("address");
 
-                    b.Property<string>("CustomerId")
-                        .IsRequired()
-                        .HasColumnType("text")
+                    b.Property<int>("CustomerId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer")
                         .HasColumnName("customer_id");
 
                     b.Property<DateTimeOffset>("EndDate")
diff --git a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
index 7566374..b4bd03a 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class Customers
 public class Orders
 {
     public int Id { get; set; }
-    public required string CustomerId { get; set; }
+    public required int CustomerId { get; set; }
     public required string Name { get; set; }
     public OrderStatus Status { get; set; }
     public string? StatusId { get; set; }