diff --git a/damus/Types/Ids/NoteId.swift b/damus/Types/Ids/NoteId.swift
index 5acd0961..c76233c8 100644
--- a/damus/Types/Ids/NoteId.swift
+++ b/damus/Types/Ids/NoteId.swift
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
+typealias NoteKey = UInt64
+
 struct NoteId: IdType, TagKey, TagConvertible {
     let id: Data